Another Treasurer Alleged Short

Monroe, Mich., Oct. 23.- The investigation into the accounts of City Treasurer S. W. Lauer has caused a decided sensation, revealing an apparent shortage of about $16,000. The cause is given as business reversals. His bondsmen are responsible men and will cover the shortage. Mr. Lauer is interested with his father in the grocery and saloon business and was one of Monroe's most popular young men. He was city treasurer in 1898 and 1899, and his father succeeded him in 1900 and 1901, the son being elected for the third time this spring.