The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-11-15
BOND las BEEN CANCELLED

~ s ~. ---T $1,000 ~ - MI
Northsra rrsst 60. viii not give reason for
lis action. but threa.eas to refer matter
to District Court Rabrick refsses tssres
sign Clash betweee Cousty Connls..
sleners and County Officials.
Considerable excitement was caused
in Ward county political circles last
week, when the &c, 900 bond which 49,
Northern Trust CO. hid 4 fnrnijhed
County Auditor J, ": Fabrick, had Seen
cancelled for some unknown reason.
Nj. Fabrick was called to*the Office Of
Assistant States ATTORNEY John H.
Greene, where the county commission.
ers had assembled, one evening, and
Chairman Blacko the board, dispAJJs&
Ea letter written to him by the Trust,C
Informing thst' the bond Had BEEN cad !,
celled- Mr.. Fabrick VAS asked il he
would be able to secure personal bond.
or bond in some other Fidelity COM
pany. He replied that he had made an
attempt to secpre,a new bond in another
company, but they refused t. give hins
one until they, had been informed as I'd
the cause of the cancellation of the old
one. The Northern Trust Co. refuses to
give any cause, but states that the mat
ter will be aired in the District court.
Commissioner Carroll suggested that
perhaps it would not be suitable to Mr..
Fabrickto have the matter come be-.
fore the District court, but Mr.. Fabrick
replied that, that method Of procedure
was perfectly agreeable to him. The
commissioners state that everything has
not been running Just as it should in the
auditors sfice. While Mr.. Fabrick is
not charged with any criminal action
che commissioners hole him responsible
for the loss of the Baltimore $4,000
bond, which was to cover any loss to the
county in the Minot National Bank. 1t
will be remembered that when the bank
failed in September, the county had on
deposit something over $4,000, and when
the commissioners attempted to look up
the bond, it was no where to be found.
The bond company now refuses to stand
good for any loss, unless the bond is
produced, and so far every effort to find
the slightest clue to it, has been turtle.
1t is said that the bond was seen last,
in the spring, and at the time was in the
auditors Office.
The comm; ssioners also charge Fa-
brick in at least one instance, with send
ing a. county warrant thru the mail,
when it should have been delivered per-
sonally The commissioners say that the
system in the auditors Office is poor
one. and while they have not come out
directly and askedMr. Fabrick to resign,
that official believes that they wish him
to do so. ,Fabrick and his friends hold
that even tho the bond is lost, there is
plenty of evidence to show that such a
bond did exist. The county has in its
possession check for nearly 500 which
paid for the bond, and that the CON-
pany is just as beholding to the county,
as tho note or an insurance policy had
been lost.
The commissioners have given Mr..
Fabrick until Nov. 20 to secure new |
bonds, or until the next meeting.
Mr.. Fabrick and his friends consider
thst the actions OF the commissioners
are m outrage, and Mr.. Fabrick has NO,
inteutisn Of sending in his rssignstion..
He kalievss that the commissioners are:
trying to work political rnse nn him,
to get him out Of the way and install
some personal friend in the important
office.
1t is we'll known fact that for some
time Fabrick and at least three of the
commissioners have not agreed perfectly
on all things. Fabrick who was men,
Der of the purchasing committee some
months ago, had the purchasing power
taken away from him by the commiss-
toner's, but number of times he has
disregarded their orders, and has order
ed his work where and when he pleased.
This naturally did not cause.-the friend
lest feelings to exist between the audi
tor and the board.
The Independent at this time hesita-
tes in passing judgment on the matter.
We are investigating the matter pretty
thoroughly and by Nov. 20, will be able
to give our readers more correct his
tory of the proceedings.
A rumoris afoat that the Bot
tineau Courant has been sold to
Republicans. Could it be that
Hansbrough got his grip on Has
kits paper!