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Show BANKER'S ALLEGED ACTIVITIES SHOWN BOISE. Ida , June 10 "Evidence that two loans aggregating $221,500 were obtained from tho Spokane Cattle Loan company by S L. Koecc, former president of the Bannock National bank, being tried in federal court for misappropriation of funds, was Introduced Intro-duced Friday by Colonel E. G. Davis, United States attorney. Tho first of these loamj amounted to $96,000 and was obtained on three bands of eheop, aggregating about' 12,000. A first mortgage on the sheep was given the company. The second loan, it is alleged by tho) prosecution, amounted to $126, "00, ' was secured by Mr Rcece on tho same three bands, by changing the name ;of the owners of the- sheep Another ' mortgage was given to secure the payment pay-ment of tho second loan on this herd of rheep. although Mr. Davis snys, the company was led to believe two en- tirely different herds of sheep were involved. I The prosecution attempted to snow Friday that tho money released from these two loans was In turn loaned out by Mr. Reoce to his correspondent banks without security. Mr. Reece was acting, at the time the loans were made, a? tho loan agent for 1 lie I Spokane Loan company. |