The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1922-11-24
In Last Desperate Attempt to Land kirkelie
In Office Wiper and Grubb Frame .ss .
up Charges Against kopriya !
and Secure His Removal /
Board o! To Appear IN Cont
Court Restraints Canvassng Board from Counting Votes for
Commissioner in Rchand and Flaxton---Affidavt
of Prejudice Filed by Board against Moelllring

In a last desperate attempt to
put FL. A. Kirke1ie in office as COM
missioner of Burke county for an
other term the I. v "A. element her y
tsecured the signature Of Governor
R. A. Nestos on an order for removal
of c. J.. Kopriva from the office or
county auditor. In order to get the
order here before the canvassing
board met to count the votes cast
at the general election, A. G, Wiper,
of this city made special trip to
Valley City where he met the gov
ernor and had the removal order
signed. A the same time w. G..
Martin was appointed to the office
OF county auditor and G. K. Melby,
who was defeated by Kopriva at the
election by a majority of about 800
voters, was appointed deputy.
The charges made against Kopri-
va alIege maffeasance, Incompetence.
recfte the use of abusive language
IN the handling OF the business oi
the office, and about every other
charge that any human being could
think Of and many that they could
not. The petition to the governor
TOT the removal was signed by six
well known radicals, of I. v. "A. faith
namely Frank Woods, w. j. Will
yard and John S. Bryan, all OF Bow
beils, and w. q. Burgett. r. II. Far
mer and Lester e. Koeppen, publish
er or the Flaxton Times. all of the
village of Flaxton. The bonds -
the action were signed by a.. q.
wiper and G. A. Masters. both Of
Bowbells.
The removal order was served on
kopriya last Friday morning and
Mr.. Martin Immediately took pos
session of the office. With tha an
pointment Of G.. X. Melby as deputv
county auditor, Lawrence Konriva
FORMER deputy under G. j. Kopriya
was put out Of this position. He
was oIIered a position as clerk in
1nis office by Mr.. Martin, but could
not see 1t that way and resigned his
position. The two clerks in this Of
nee also resigned the same day.
1t is evident that the proposition
mad been framed up some time ago
but the !. v. AS had been waiting
TOT the opportune time to pull their.
dirty work. The petition to the
governor and the oroer for remoyai
We're made out at the office of II.
A. Hanson, states attorney, and
Were all ready when Wiper decided
TO get the governors signature.
What seems to disgust the people
OF the county more than anything
else Is to have Kopriva taken out
Of this office by gang of politicians
who are working solely for what
they can get out Of the county ana
the people in it, and at the same
time put Melby, whom the voters
OF the county have plainly shown
that they do not want In this office.
on the job. q,
B. L Wilson Of Flaxton was ap-
pointed special commissioners to hear
the testimony in the case and report
same to the governor. An order for
hearing was served on Kopriya at
the same time as the removal order.
and calls for a hearing at the court
house in Bowbells but does not give
any date for the hearing and is not
signed. This looks like anoth..
trick OF the IVA to confuse Kopriya
In the hope that he would not q.
pear on the date set by them and
they could get the governor to make
the order permanent on default.