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The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1921-06-10
BANKERS WANT / d, / !.
RECALL ] R || 3 JENSEN ] L !

The power of recall of public Of
fcials was placed in the hands Of
the. people by the Nonpartisan
League. SO that unfaithful officials
could be r removed before their
terms Of office expire. Because j.
R.. Jensen will not be bluffed by
the bankers into betraying the vot-
ers who elected him, he is being
threatened bv such papers as the
Columbus, Reporter and the .Flaxton
Times with a recall election, The
interests directing the policies of
such newspapers are not willing to
leave in Office anyone who sticks to
his promises made to the people,
y J. r. Jensen has stuck to his pre-
election pledges. 2 Because it was
known, that he would stand by the
principles in which he belieyes, his
election was, contested, the expenses
Of which were paid by the conspir-
ing bankers of Burke county. When
they were unable to oust him in
this manner they attempted cajolery
and then threats. Unsuccessful
again they: tried to prevent him by
Intimidation from assuming the
duties Of his Office, 1t was neces-
sary for him to get court order
busting from office Lawrence Lar
sen, faithful servant Of the bankers.
Now they are threatening a recall.
=: R.. Jensen stands where he did
last fan, In favor Of keeping the
funds In the Bank Of North Da-
kota. In fact after the experience
he has Sts had recently with the
crookedness Of some Of the Burke
county bankers, he is thoroughly
convinced that the county'sg, funds
will not be safe until they are put
back In the State Bank. Come on
with your recall. The people Of
Burke county know how to protect
2 faithful servant. and will show
you up. Il .Iis. i. Il, ", 4i ss..l. (. i
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1921-06-10
FARMER RELIEF
MEASURE PASSES

Washington, June 9.-Another
farmers relief measure, the bill of
Senator Curtis, Republican, Kan
sas, to loan up to $50,000,000 to
Federal Farm Loan banks to dis
tribute among farmers at not more
than 5 " per cent interest, was pass
ed by the senate yesterday with as
surances OF early house approval.
Passage of the measure was rec
commended by Secretary Mellon and
the Federal Larm Loan board and
the bill has been indorsed by agri-
cultural organizers.
Senator Underwood Of Alabama,
Democratic leader, and Senator
Kenyon, Republican, iowa, urged
passage of the bill.
eve might as we'll recGgrize
conditions as they are," said Sena-
tor Underwood. "The country is
in a condition OF panic,. but this
money all will be returned when
normal conditions return"
q Senators Smoot, Republican Of
Utah and Glass, Democratic, Vir-
ginia, criticized technical details Of
the bill, the Virginia member OBJ
jecting to the plan of loaning gov
ernment money to the farm loan
banks on their notes only without
other security.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1921-06-10
.N|0MEN's v CLUBS TO
MEET HERE JUNE IS

Asmeeting Of the members, of the
WOnien's Nonpartisan Clubs of
Burke county will be- held at the
court house in BoWbells y on We'd
nesday, June 18th, at two O'Clock
in the afternoon for. the purpose of
federating all the clubs in the coun-
+--rg and every momber is urgently
requested to be present. Miss
BTinlker OF Fargo of the State Fed
GRAFTON of Women's Clubs will be
present, and will address the meet
ing and explain the object OF the
federation. She is an excellent
speaker, and every woman who is
interested in bringing about better
conditions should hear her. In ad-
dition to Miss Brinker there will
be other speakers, and the meeting
will prove not only interesting, but
Instructive as we'll.
l2&During the past year or more
since the organization of Women's s
NOnpartisan Clubs was started, we
find that there are several dozen
such clubs in every county in the
state. These clubs have done a
mighty lot of good, especially be-
fore the last! general election, when
essladies met at regular intervals
In order to learn what they could
about the election laws of this state
So they could vote. intelligently.
SINCE that time the clubs have
been used to a certain extent for
the purpose Of raising FUNDS to
fight the enemies of the farmers,
and here they were. found to be in
many cases even more enthusiastic
workers than the men. r.......
~ ffn order that the clubs be: able
to do the maximum amount; Of
good for the cause for which they
are working 1t is thought best that
all the organizations in the state
work as one unit and it is for the
purpose of federating all the clubs
In Burke county that the meeting
will be held next Wednesday. There
isn't a more enthusiastic set of
ladies in the state than what is to
be found in Burke county. and The
Tribune is satisfied that the at
tendance here will be unusually
large. Ice cream and cake will be
served at the court house.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1921-06-10

them. as everyone knows, but. they
were elected just the same. The
convention at Flaxton that lie tells
about consisted of delegates from
every precinct in the county, elect
cd by the voters in that precinct!
These delegates chose the candi-
dates. and the majority OF the peo-
pie elected them. What's the use
Of being crazy and saying that it
happened amy other way? If Ma
honey isn't ridicnling the farmers
in the lies that he is publishing ev-
erv week, who is he trying to ridi-
cule? -.s.. 4
Clerk of Court Stitt and Judge
Finke have no deputy where their
offices had one before, and the
county saves the expense OF one
deputy there. Register of Deeds
C.. S. Summers, is conducting his Of
flee at profit in months when it
showed a loss before, and we would
like to have the Columbus animal
show us where he is Incompetent.
During the month just past his Of
flee cost the county in expense
$2S9.15, whereas the, same Office
took in $334.1O, showing a profit of
$44.95. During May 1920 this
same office showed loss Of $189.65
and during May 1919 it showed a
loss of $146.4O. Still Summers is
Incompetent. inefficient, and "all
wrong. 49,. ., ~. IT.
We have just one thing more to
say to this. bonehead at Columbus.
Don't makesa jackass and q fool out
of yourself any longer. Come
down to the court house any tim9
and look. things up yourself. TAe
county officers will al be courteous
to. you, and. will be glad to show
you just how; things are being done.
You haven't been giving your
readers facts which you secured
yourself, and you don't know. how
much of what you publish: is true.
You have been taking the word Of
the bankers for everything, and
they have been lying like troopers
to you. We know you have gone
wrong in the past, but show us that
you have just little manhood and
come up to the court house and ask
some of the officers about the re-
ports YOU have heard from the
bankers about them, and let them
show you whether such reports are
true or not. See II there isn't any
manhood at all in that rotten car
cass OF yours It you have no
sen Sc Of fairness at all, then it's no
: usa for us to ar"ue with you any
further. T.. fA.riT .S$ss.s3 '..stt ~
d, -
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Musical Selection -. Z, y. =. ,,...s. ~.
...$s.s ..s.s... Floyd and Glendon Bryan
The Vanguard ~. Carl, Blomgren
Song, &, Reoman Battle Hymn. s. ..
Song sof Life II, +. .. Lillian Lindquist
Red. White and Blue, go.
4. ..&. 81. Sylvia Lindquist, Ellen #
Blomgren and Stella Christ tenson
Gettysburg Floyd Christ
Piano Solo Fletcher Ingerson
The 81 Flag :S:|'. a Arthuf Christ
blue and Gray n n 4. 52ss vs. u,
Memorial Address I. Is; q.
81; |. " Archer Ralph In8ersqn
Sons. BlestE ;be the Tie that Binds
~! "a. i. !, !. A !. Audience
Mn NJ Bsn j Johnson and I'd 4 son ! a.
companied BY. Paul who has been
attending school at / Hill City, ar
rived home Saturday evening for .Sa
visit 81 the aome of MI, and Mrs.
O. P.C Chrtiten4en.
i55S 8 .siH Nenson, Sarah and Hell
Mer, l1iSe Beat0n and ! Mi q and Mrs..
John ofman; and aughter Mar
sarlegt spent i nnd At u the slumn
Ths avn dad .sre So oat lookins
oyer 4 Il q! y g ondla
eo1. ~
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1921-06-10
lake COUNTY FIGHT
TO Be REVIVED

Minot Independent: An effort is
being made to revive the old LAKE
county fight, and in case that the
recall election materializes for Nov
ember, this proposition will un-
doubtedly come up at that election.
Kenmare, which is located up in
the Gooseneck of upper Ward coun-
ty, has never fully recovered from
the political trick of some ten or
twelve years ago when the lines Of
the new counties of Renville and
Burke were so formed that Ken
mare was left in Ward county.
That city would have been too
strong a contender for the county
seat of either Burke or Renville
county and had to be eliminated.
The old Lake county project, which
took in all of Burke and Renvi,le
counties and that portion now
known as the Gooseneck in Ward
county, was defeated. Kenmarites
now hope to see Lake county
reality. They propose to trade
Ward county, in exchange for the
seven townships Of Denmarke. Elr4-
dale, Kenmare, Sauk Prairie, Spen-
GER, Baden and Greenbush in the
Gooseneck, the southern tier Of
townships in Renville county de-
scribed as follows: Townships 81,
80, 83, "a, IS and SO, Range 1853.
Glenburn is the only town located
in these townships. Ward county
would lose some of her richest ag-
ricultural territory and about 30
miles of the 500 railway. She
would gain about ten miles Of the
Great Northern railway on the
Granville e-Sherwood branch.
Kenmare is about so miles from.
Minot and claims the Gooseneck is
attached to Ward county, there can
never be a very heavy vote for a
new court house. or, anything else
that might prove OF any particular
benefit to Minot, as badly as it may
be needed. The new county of
Lake could comprise one or two
townships more than Ward county
county along the lines proposed.
There is to be a big mass meet
ing at Kenmare on June "a, when
the proposition will be discussed.
1t may be said that the fight is al
ready on. Plans are being per-
fected for hot fight. Kenmare
will argue that the counties of Rem
Vile and Burke are too small and
can never hope to build expensive
court houses. Claims will be made
that it costs too much to maintain
two sets Of county officials where
one would do.
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DENIES EXPENSES { Of: 3.
HOUSE PROBE

Bismarck, N. D., June 9.-Hold-
ing that the Legislative assembly
neither authorized the appointment
nor the expenses of the house In
vestigating committee" the supreme
court today upheld District Judge
Nuessle In quashing the petition for
mandamus Of G.. c.. Wattam and
other employees Of the committee
against State Auditor D. C.. Poin-
dexter. =
The result is that all persons en-
ployed by the house auditing COM
mittee will not get any pay from
state funds, including Francis J..
Murphy and John Sullivan, who
filed q bill for $4,000 for legal
services; G. c. Wattam, who wants
more than $4,000 for clerical and
stenographic work; E. B.. McCutch-
oonsand Staale Hendrickson who
w"nt Day for "gumshoe'. WORK; j.
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]. ESCAPE
- -.
!. . |s>BE|NG .PROBEl

s Bismarck. N b., June s.--In-
vestigation Of the circumstances Of
the escape OF Adolph Lehman, serv-
ing a 20-year term for murder. at
the state prison, was begun yester-
day. after it was learned that Leh-
mans father, aged 81, had visited
prison Saturday morning with a
lawyer, when the younger Lehman
transferred most of his property to
his father. This followed a visit
by the father to local members of
the pardon board seeking, to learn
if his sons request for pardon
would be given serious considera-
ton. \ 49, 4, '*-'t ,s''. .f'5=L
Prison officials are Offering 800
reward for the capture of Lehman.
who escaped Sunday. "'-
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w. Brinton, who has witness fees
coming; and others, amounting to q
total of around $4,000.
- Demanded Warrants
This action was brought to COM
pei the state auditor to issue war
rants to different employees of the
house auditing committee. On the
advice Of the attorney general that
there was no appropriation out Of
which their wages might be paid,
Auditor Poindexter refused to issue
these warrants. The opinion Of
the supreme court was written by
Justice H. A. Bronson, and was
signed by. Chief Justice Robinson.
Justice Grace concurring in the re-
suit. Justice Birdsell wrote dis
senting opinion which was con-
CURED in by Justice Christianson.
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CLAYTON
staft correspondent)

SAAs ~OA
Quite a few people from this vi
Scinity attends the Play Day at
SFlaxton Saturday. 4s IS MI I Il ",
34s Mrs. q Swan Olson called Y at sthe
SDignan home w Wedne esday. .@ Il
sg Mr. and Mrs. John Christ accom-
panied BY C.igs 3. Bryan transacted
business lin 4 Kenmare Friday.
ssR Oyrtngs iss on the sick list
at this writing. 4!
!. q and rs. ., I, Johnson and
family passed thru n 6 ytoni Friday
Ne Mary and Anna Uglum spent last
Sunday With Cliff ord and Helen But
3,ss Nj. II and Mrs. Jim Uslum and
daughters Anna and Mary, ssikurd
$SRsnson; Mrs y Dignan, ohm and
Loretta Gladys and Merritt Sparks
attended the May Fete I'D BOwbells
Jszuesd evening
The az eomanY 'pr 10 II am II oburng
was d decided succ ,TFh hpse eHtak
ing part we're as olloRs:
e;ss;. ass d hsplin ch s',i
OriS Sinsof slncri iaIs M. arl Christ1
ana, Ghrtlt
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The first real big< Nonpartisan
picnic to be held in, Burke county
this year will be that announced
for the; grove OF Ka1ph: Ingerson
southwest OF Flaxton on Thursday,
June 16,s and practically all the
farmers Of the county are planning
on being present. The Siemers
band of Bowbells will furnish anu-
sic all day. y. @-3sg.. .s' s Z. :.
Attorney General William Lemk!e
has been secured to deliver the
principal address or the day, and
there will also be other speakers,
Senator Baker :,of Renvi1le county,
who put Jackrabbitt Murphy on the
blink at Minot FEW weeks. ago,
and Miss Ina Brinker, state secre-
tary of the NOnpartisan Clubs OF
the state. The affair will wind up
with big dance at the Woburn
hall in the evening, at which the
Women's Nonpartisan Club will
serve lunch at&s. midnight. Music
for the dance will be furnished by
the. Bowbells orchestra. - y!
Never before in the, history of
Burke county have more elaborate
arrangements been made for the
entertainment Of the farmers Of
Burke county. All comers are in
vited to come early and stay late.
IT convenient, bring your dinner
along. and eat it in the grove.
Those who, do not bring their feed
with them may be able to secure
SANDWICHES and coffee. on the
grounds. Arrangements are also
being made to serve other refresh
ments on the grounds during the
afternoon and evening, and no one
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1921-06-10
MONSTER n. P, PICNIC At
|NGER6ONS GROVE JUNE IS

will need to go away hungry. .>-..
There are large number OF
farmers in Burke county who have
admired the splendid work done
for the state by Attorney General
Lemke for several years, but have
not vet had the opportunity, Of hear
ing him, speak. Now is your chance.
Most of your farm work is finished,
and you need q days, rest. Spend
it with your family at the 1ngerson
grove on this date by meeting all
your old friends and the old timers
of the county. Let your wife meet
her lady friends from other parts
of the county, and there will also
be plenty there to entertain the
kids. The addresses to be dellv-
cred that day alone are worth GO
ing miles to hear, and you can't at
ford to miss them.
While the dance in the evening
is given principally for the enter
'tainment of the young folks, even
the old timers may aOp to it II they
care to. The best music in this
section of the state has been secur-
ed for the occasion, and the ladies'
are promising us an excellent feed
at midnight.
Z Parties are being organized in all
parts Of the county, and 20 to 80
cars of people are expected from
each township. We have yet to
find single member of the League
who is not making arrangements to
be there. Everybody is going. and
If the weather permits there should
he at least three thousand people
present, but there will be room for
everyone. and plenty of entertain
ment for all -. -. .. ~ !.
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CARTER
<From stafr Correspondent,

- (From STAFF Correspondent3
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Daniels and
son Roy visited at w. o. fuckers
Sunday. z'5
| Mr.. and Mrs. Orval Freeberg and
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Ormiston and
Miss Marie Hansen spent Sunday at
the Joe Buske home. zs.;'
Thorval Petersen and Misses
Grace and Ruth Morrison made q
trip to Portal Sunday.
: A few of the people from around
here attended the dance in Coteau
Saturday evening. = ,Sa s
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. OrmistOn and
son Bruce attended the commence
ment exercises in Bowbeils We'd
nesday evening.
! I; Eathelyn Carter spent few days
last week at the W.. O.. Tucker
home.
Those who spent Sunday evening
at the Hansen Bros. home were Mr..
and Mrs. J, "A. Ormiston. and Bruce,
Clayton and Leslie Whitmore and
Lewis Petersen.
Mrs. Christ Briggs and sons vts-s
tied at the Christ yensen home non
Monday.
Geo. and Henry strawbridges
made q trip to Bowbells Tuesday. B,
Mi end Mrs. Christ Briggs and
sons spent Sunday at the Thomns
Pttersent home. 3$ss zssss
gss Miss Marie Hansen called at ~.
a. Ormiston Sunday. sss5,s5553
NasS# ~ fs0r
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|. Y. A. EDITORS CONTINUE
To lie. IN DESPERATION

been able to find it. ~ {
Se And the other article in, The Co
lumbus Reporter written by the ed
tor Of free love habits contains
about the same amount OF truth.
His main argument is that all the
county officers are inefficient, in
competent and Sail wrong, but
hasn't been able to- show Just IN
what way they are all wrong, and
we would like this information.
We admit that none of them are
perfect, and we admit that the work
was new to them when they took
their offices over and that it took
a. week of two for them to, get onto
the ropes, but we personally kno"
that every Office in the court mouse
and out of it is now being conduct
cd in. just as an efficient ANDY econ
onlical manner as 1t ever was.
There have been less clerks en-
ployed since the new officers took
ahold last January. and the cost to
the county has been naturally small
er. All tho officers are at their
desks every day attending to bust
ness. and are not on the streets or
ont on their farms. The county
auditor that the free love" editor
has been making so much noise
about has the same amount OF help
in his Office as his predecessor had.
that of, himself, one deputy and
two clerks. It is trne that this Of
Ace. did get along with only one
clerk for a part of the year, elaar but IT
had the full crew right up to the 1'e
time Mr.. Kopriva took the once ON q
over, and no additional help was
employed at any time since Mr.
kopriva held the Office It is also
true that Mr.. Kopriva with his
present crew is doing about twice
as much work as his predecessor
did with the same help In tho
first place he; was left about three
months OF back work in. some cases,
while .in others the work was q
year or more behind He will have
Sto catch up with; this work. On top
OF sthiaa the seed grain distribution
this spring is taking almost one
person, i continuous timc, and for 81
mer auditors employee N additional
help, to take care Of it: /. Then there
is the hail insuran ice work which. ! J. ~ is
heavier tan It ever was before sun llla
der the new, law, and the state aa75
lows the county about 100 for do.
ing this, work. It is extra work
Tor TIC audi ditor and Mr.. Koprivas
Ak "a no sxt 81 to take care aof.
lit, although the county. will isa get
that 4OD lust the same "A order I, 8 l.
to clean @uns this / 81 II heavy add i0nalS
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The Flaxton Times and the CO.
lumbus Reporter use between two:
and three columns OF their space
last week In telling about the, coun-'
~ officials, and while we dislike to
take up the time contrOverting with
couple of fellows that don't know
what they're talking about, and
have absolutely no regard for the
truth, we feel that it Is up to us
again to show our readers to what
ends the bankers association Of th-
county will 60 with their newspa-
pers in an endeavor to, discredit
county officers who were elected by
the big majority of the people here,
The two pups editing these news
papers will do anything and say
anything that the bankers tell them
to-, and any propaganda seen IN
these papers is simply dope that
the bankers do not want credited
to themselves and are using these
two fools to say for them and take
the blame II anyone has to suffer
for their sayings. The truth OF
the matter is these same bankers
owe the county q bunch Of money
which most of them. are unable to
pay. and to prevent County Treas
urer Jensen from drawing on them
they have used everyN means to tie.
these funds uD, both by giving; for.
mer treasurer Larsen time certifl-5
Gates .of deposit. and later by get
ting ]. ". A. township and schoof
district officers to garnish funds IL
their banks. They have fixed
things now 80, that even the county
cannot get its own money to use in
paying warrants We do not blame
these bankers for wnat they have
done. They were in desperate cir
cumstances, and it was up to them
to either take advantage ;,Of some
one or else close up. After taking
every adyantage@0 Of their customers
they turned loose son the county
treasury. ass everyone well knows.
and now use the two degenerate
editors at Flax ton and sC0 Columbus In
an endeayor III attract the pnblic's
attention .to som L ethinng elss. that's;
about all there SIS to the articles
aDpcaring in those u. sheets
last week II: fS
In answer to that Jensen article
appearing in both papers we Will
state that about the only truth
there III In it lis that y. R: Jensen isSS
4 county treasurer. Mr.. Jensen has
nov deposited cent of county!
money iii the First State Bank OF
s Bowbelis since he held his Office!
ne is not using this institution for
Sas| clearing house, III this institute tion
has neYor been compelled to resort
the cites that the banks at Flax
and Goteau have In 5@ order to
ke opsn, during the NJ past few
month III III fonpwicz hash 81
$3.50 time cert flcatea Of ID AZ
.Dosits ins iss bank 4; and ss iif he did
have sheS consid d er It safer
there than h4 III the
other ba1,k fcl s,lnabl
nay the 5coun tve ,1l0tney
lawrence Larsen lalin1 lcaned?
sStoa them. 40 note Tor any.
4 Her am Oup & was exSsont ins'
Sl1Yor sof . fonosI Raanh5
;aJnx s0n, All ndrey Selsoa
5slluInAS dalks.. III. ssssthere
as ygis M nsy new horiitE
sie ss.s yttliin sasSe iit, Al
n 4 ss;stl Al !. ss 81
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LIFE PRISONER HANGS
SELF IN STATE Pen

Bismarck, N. D., Jrne 9.-John
Collier, So, under life sentence for
shooting and killing a fellow miner
in drunken brawl last winter near
Kenmare, hung himself in the state
penitentiary power plant. He cut
an electric light cable, fastened it
about his neck end jumped down
cistern. He was supposed to
kave been a native of Medicine Hat,
Can
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YOUNG THIEF GIVEN
PRISON SENTENCE

Bismarck, N. D., June 9.-Arthur
Shroer, who pleaded guilty to on
tering Bismarck homes and robbfng
them, was sentenced to 3h years
in the state penitentiary by Judge
Nuessle. His sentence followed in
vestigation Of his record in Mime
sofa state reformatories. 1t was
found that he had been in correc-
tion schools since he was a boy. He
is now 22