The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1922-06-23

official notices, ETC., an0 your charge
that the tax payers have been over
charged, win say that the board of
directors have depended entirely
upon the manager TIC do these things
right. In the instance you mens
tion Of notice to tax payers which
you say you set in SUCH way that
1t cost more than 1t should, you
never consulted me or any other
director, but presented your bill to
the county com missioners anc GER
titled to them that it was correct on
the regular bill form. So il the
tax payers were over-charged, you,
Mr.. Carl Nelson, are responsible.
In regard to the conduct of the
county, the organized farmers have
in the past, successfully conducted
their political affairs without the
assistance Of fy-by-night editor
and will do SO in the ruture in spite
of your interference.
Following is a statement of your
collections, disbursements, cash and
cash items as found by the board
of directors who have asked me to
notify you to make good the short
age OF $9O.11 as shown.
Very truly yours,
RALPH INGERSON.
To the above letter was attached
statement of a complete checkup
Of Nelson's alleged accounts show
ing shortage Of $90.11.
The following letter was received
by Senator Ingerson from the for
mer editor and manager of The
Tribune, B. A. .Stefonowicz, who is
well known to all Tribune readers:
Devils Lake, N. Oak,
June 8, 1922. &
Senator Ralph Tngers0n.
Flaxton, North Dakota.
Friend Ingerson:
ss have before me copy of the
rather lengthy letter. written you
by one Carl Nelson gfv1ng his rea
sons for leaving The Tribune at
Bowbells, and was somewhat sur
prised to see him give almost every
reason he could think Of except the
right one. AS near as / could learn
from the directors and stockholders
Of the paper he was asked to resign
after it was found that he was
grossly incompetent, neglectfuI, and
the paper could not possibly stand
up for any length of time il man
aged the way he was managing it.
This was plain to everyone, and of
course it would only be a question
OF time until he was found out and
the way through sound to a disins
terested person like the yelping Of
a whipped dog, or the belching Of
a discharged employee.
The records at The Tribune Of
flee are the best evidence as to how
he handled things. Several people
who have had experience as book
keepers or accountants have put
in some time trying to unravel his
system Of keeping track OF the Dus-
mess, and learn that no one vel
has been able to tell anywhere near
what money he took in, what he
paid out, or what business he did
during the time he managed The
Tribune. The board of directors
asked him repeatedly to keep the
books up, but he left without any.
record OF his work that could be
understood by anyone, and doubt
If he would understand it himself.
To an outsider it looked very much
as though he went to BoWbells with
the express purpose OF wrecking
The Tribune, and did everything in
his power during his stay there to
accomplish this, and iS now sore
because he was fired before the
paper went entirely to the bad.
Mr.. Nelson's letter TO you further
shows that the Nonpartisan county
convention held at BOwbells was
not conducted In q satisfactory man
ner 60 him. have no way OF
knowing just how the convention
was conducted, but have talkeo
with quite number OF league
members OF Burke county and also
have had correspondence with 9th
lers. and have vet to nnd al single
one that has any kick coming.
hardl-y think Mr.. Nelson should have
the right to come In as an outsider
not knowing local conditions and
expect to tell the farmers Of Burke
county how to run their own affairs.
The farmers OF Burke county have
gotten along splendidly iii managing
their own political affairs ever since
they got into politics, and I don't
believe that It is up to Nelson to-
tell them where to head in at now.
IL the league county affairs were
conducted III the same manner as
Nelsont conducted The Tribune, III
would only be short time before
there wouldn't It be any league iii i
Burke county. ri
IN regard to those several legal
notices that Nelson says should have
cost the county q good deal less
SHOULD have Sat UP nights trying ~
figure out some way of saving the ]
c0unty Il few pillars ii their print
l1g KILLS.. hut 4 had plenty of other
Or and the county hoard ua-
9ontiniled on ast pare