The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1922-10-20
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EFFORTS TO ruin BANK

dence that the present state admin.
istration is deliberately plotting the
destruction by undermining public
confidence in their practicablene Is
contained In a. letter by Mrs. Peter
j Church OF the state league execu-
tive committee Mrs. Johnson was
one Of the subscribers OF the first
series Of state mill and elevator
bonds sold during the Frazier admin
istration and she Is vet looking for
the delivery OF these bonds.
Not only that, but way back in
1921 she received letter from the
present Industrial commission say-
ing that the state was not issuing
anything but $1,000 bonds and would
not deliver any Of smaller denomin-
alton. AS Mrs. johnson had pur-
chased 81 800 Of these bonds, the
dustrial commission offered, in that
letter to send her one $1,000 bond
and the balance In cash at once If
4 that was satisfactory to her. She
Immediately replied that this woula
+ be alright but she Is still waiting
! for the bond and her money.
lii letter to Senator Church Mrs.
Johnson also reveals q situation at
the state mill at Drake, which was
declared by League headquarters
yesterday to- provide still further
correlation Of charges made that the
NestOs' administration is sabotaging
the state industries. The letter fol
lows:
Drake North Dakota. October
/ 18th, 1922. 4
.'Mr. W. Church, Fargo, North
Dakota. 81
Mr.. Church: / have the first, I
mean had the first 13 500 Mil
and Elevator bonds sold when we
I bought the mill at Drake here, no~
T have an interim certificate.
Last July the Bank Of North Da-.
kota wrote to me they were issuing
bonds In $1,000 amounts, and IL I
would send them my interim certifi-
cate they would at once send me a
$1,000 bonds and the $500 in cash,
L plus interest due to the time of pay
ment. Well i thought IL that was all
they could do, ] would take the one
Thousand dollar bond and the $500
so sent them at once. I registered
the letter; it was sent on the 20th
a OF July. @
well wrote 70 the Dank ana !
got no answer ana wrote again ana
" tne same tlme ! wrote 70 the at
storAey general This time. got an
answer and also my interim certifi-
cate and interesting July 1st. This
was around the Goth OF September,
and also got letter stating they
had no bonds and no money as they
mad 70 Ilnisn the elevator at Grand
FORKS. nave the letters. II you need
them to prove to the people how they
! are building down the Bank OF North
dakota, you can have them. The
mill here last year paid at this time
l.l2 Ior wheat and sold flour Tor
1910 or something like that. Shorts
ana nran was selling lor W. NOW
i Wneat g arouna sOc at 9ne mill ana u
iiour - II. per nundreQ ana snorts
ana bran are selling Tor $4,000 The
Doys are now working ~ hours am.
seLting less pay ana eVerytning the
farmers sells IS less ana everything
Z the MILL sells is more. Il It Will be Of
any use to you can get the facts
and prove 1t TO you BY their owl1
dealings how they are building up
the mill and elevator.
II makes me SO mad the way the
people are fooled Twould like to help
open their eyes. .--Y Yours for progress
Mrs. Peter Johnson
Mrs. johnson lis only one Of q
large number Of the people who pui-
chased mill and elevator bonds Wa
are complaining that they have not
received the bonds they paid tor.