Show Former Ephraim Official Admits Misuse o of Funds EPHRAIM I Jan 14 14 Nels H.-Nels Nels Frost former superintendent of oC the city waterworks wa wa- waterworks I W was S arrested Friday soon I after a a a. special audit audil of the department department depart depart- department under Evan ment books bool s was waa started Emerson who had replaced him In theoffice the theoffice h e office under the new city regime Frost F Is charged with misuse of ot public bile money lie is alleged to have misappropriated misappropriated approximately of ot the te city's fun funds s during the time he no was In office Frost w was Sas s taken to Mantl b by Sheriff James Sanderson where h hg was was- d ar arraigned d on the charge and pleaded ad guilty He lie was on his own recognizance and returned to Ephraim I I I where arrangements were being made Saturday by his bondsmen Erastus I Peter Lund and Rasmus Ilan Hanson on to reimburse urle the city for the amount It had lost Examination of the books showed I that Frost had made no attempt attempt to to alter lter them and he he- heis h is is said sald to have a ad admitted admitted ad- ad the tho money moner was taken for tor private private private vate us use and that he Intended to pay I It back cl upon the collection of ot his personal personal personal per per- accounts account The position position which I Frost held has a salary salan of per I annum attached to it with extra pay for certain classes of work which makes the amount average per I year according to l Ia Mayor Mayer Jacob Thompson In addition to his duties as super superintendent of waterworks Frost who has a L family of or nine children con conducts con I ducts a plum plumbing ing business b sIness in this city 1 |