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8H folk (Emxta (THE BOMB PAPER) DALLAS, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1915. (TWICE-A-WEEK) NO 4 JURY ACQUITS BURSELL FOUND NOT GUIITY OF MURDER ING CHAS. ZIMMERMAN. Second Trial of Former Polk County Farmer Gives Practically Same Testimony as Heard Before. Clarence O. Bursel! was found not guilty of the charge of murdering Charles C. Zimmerman at 9:30 Friday night by a jury which had been out about five hours. Bursell was accus ed of shooting Zimmerman, a neigh bor, near Silverton, May 25. The verdict closes one of the long est and most hotly contested cases In the history of Marion county, hav ing required two trials of approxi mately five days each. Bursell was released immediately following lithe verdict. Throughout both trials he had maintained in his testimony that the shooting was In self defense. Bursell has been confined In the county jail constantly since his arrest by Sheriff Esch on May 26 a few hours after the trouble. He was giv en a preliminary hearing in justice court a few days later and was bound over to the grand jury. His attor neys made application for bail, but this was denied. An indictment charging murder in the second degree was returned by the grand jury, convened June 28. The first trial of Bursell Was called July 19, and went to the jury July 24. After being out about twenty-seven hours the jury failed to agree and was dismissed. The second trial was called August 2, and the jury was selected by noon. The jury went to the scene of the al leged crime and upon its return to Salem, about 4:30, testimony was commenced, the witnesses for the state being called first. The state com pleted its testimony at 4 p. m. Wed nesday and the witnesses for the de fense were called, completing their i testimony about 4:30 Thursday. Bursell, in his testimony, claimed that Zimmerman, who, it is said, was a much larger man, had frequently threatened his life. He said that as he came along the road between his own and the Zimmerman homes, that Zimmerman advanced toward him with a scythe and that he thought Zimmerman was going to carry out his alleged threat. He said he put up the rifle to his shoulder and as he fired Zimmerman took hold of the gun, taking it from the grasp of Bur sell. Bursell claims that he started to run down the road and that Zim iL'erman pursued him, first trying to Vt the rifle, and then trying to use it .a club. He said he was carry ing Tn automatic pistol and that he fired with this over his shoulder. He said he did not know how many times he shot. He did not know, he said, where Zimmerman was when he fired the last shot. ter a few hours of investigation of the affairs of the commissioners, and making a special inquiry into the Savage bridge matter, Mr. Nagle re turned to his home well satisfied as to the integrity of the court. He will convey to his neighbors who are be ing persuaded to sign the petition for recall the results of his findings at the county seat. His district being some what isolated, is receiving careful at tention by the belligerents. HAS SANDY DOWN ON UPPER LIP Is Smooth Solicitor and Explains By "Don't You See?" Local agents of the United States Fidelity and Guarantee company of this state are being requested to keep an eye open for one calling himself J. H. Anderson, and representing himself to be special agent for this company. The warnings are being sent from the general offices at Port land and the description of the party besides stating that he Is not author ized to do business for the company, says that he is about 42' years of age, medium height and weighs 2X0 pounds, including his moustache and complexion which are of the amber color. He is said to clinch every ar gument with a "don't you see?" An derson is seen in his best work with railway employes. AWARD ROAD CONTRACT REJECTS BID FOR ONE PROJECT BECAUSE OF HIGH FIGURE. John S. Parker Appointed Fruit In speetor on Petition Signed By Thirty-Five Road Finances. ENJOINS COUNTY CODRT OBJECTION RAISED TO PAYMENT OF ENGINEERING WARRANT. Complainants Hold That Work of Tills Character Should Be Done By the County Surveyor. PORTLAND MEN IN LIMBO. Pair of Travelers Appropriate Hop Sacks at West Salem. Pleading poverty and other exten uating circumstances for the theft of a quantity of hop sacks from James Brophy of West Salem, L. W. Carson, aged 22 and C. O. Anderson, aged 31 were placed In the Polk county Jail here on Friday. The prisoners were accompanied by Constable Imlah by order of Justice Woods, who bound the men over to await the action of the grand jury which convenes In reg ular session in October. To Sheriff Orr on Friday the men talked freely of their act and said they were en deavoring to dispose of the goods at . Salem when caught, the new sacks being offered at ten cents each. They made away with the booty by boat, the conveyance being also appropri ated. The men were shabbily dressed and stated that It was Impossible to obtain work on account of their at tire. With better clothes, which they expected to procure through the sale of the stolen property, they had hop ed to find employment, so they stated. The prisoner! gave their home as Portland. What appears on the surface to be an outgrowth of the personal fight against the county court, in which the recall petition is at present the "big stick," crept to the fore on Friday, when the county clerk, the county clerk, and the county treasurer were enjoined from payment of a warrant issued in favor of the Himes Engin eerring company for services rendered the county by order of the county court. Henry Voth, a farmer, appears In the plea for the restraining order, bond being furnished by Joe Brown of the Salt Creek country. Oscar Hayter represents the petitioners and District Attorney- Sibley will have charge of the case for the defendants. The hearing will come before District Judge H. H. Belt upon his return from i the coast. I The petition is brief, merely recit ing that the county court exceeded its authority in employing the Himes company to make plats and surveys of county roads. The contest will perhaps settle question that has long vexed the coun ty courts of the state and involves the privilege of the county court to em ploy other than regular employes or officers for special work, or when fail ure to perform work or inability to do the same are in question. The awarding of contracts for grav eling county roads and the appoint ment of John S, Parker as county fruit inspector were among the im portant acts at the meeting of the board of county commissioners on board of county commissioners last week. Bids for hauling gravel on the Salt Creek road were rejected by the board because the price was higher than the cost of crushing and laying rock. The contract for graveling the Lee Hill road was awarded to B. L. Styles, J. I. Reasoner, F. Guy and W. P. McBee at 80 cents a yard. The Guthrie and Hibbard contracts were let to J. C. Guthrie after Thomas McCarty and W. C. Bevens had with-; drawn a lower bid. Mr. Guthrie got the awards on a bid of 55 cents for the Guthrie road and 40 cents on 'the Hibbard road. The Richmond road will be graveled by Thomas McCarty and W. C. Bevens, whose bid of 80 cents a yard was low. The question of opening the John Holman road to traffic was settled when the court ordered the road su-' pervisor to direct its opening. As a result of a petition presented by Hort C. Eakin and thirty-five others, John S. Parker was appointed to the po sition of county fruit inspector, and will begin upon his new duties at once. , The report of County Treasurer Fred J. Holman, which was read at the session on Wednesday, showed the cancellation of warrants amounting to 914,300.18 of which general road war rants made up the greatest amount, or $6,944.07. ATTEMPTS TO TAKE LIFE FORMER DALLAS GIRL TAKES POISON AT NEWPORT. Appropriates Several Articles From Guests at Hotel and When Dls covered Would Die. POLK SCHOOLS ADVANCE. AL. G. BARNES' RETURN VISIT. SALT ENEMY OF CANADA THISTLE Dallas Man Found Mineral Successful In Pennsylvania. In speaking' of the fight being- waged in the valley against the rav ages of the Canadian pest Mr. J. O. Van Orsdel recalls a war he waged in Pennslyvanla years ago to rid his farm of this dangerous weed. He selected a portion of the place where the weed grew thick and rank, and. knowing that no other vegetation could exist where the thistle had gained a foothold, he resorted to des perate methods for Its extermination by spreading a car load of cheap salt over the ground. While this caused many of the tourists and strangers traveling through the neighborhood to "catch cold" and sneexe as they passed the "snow-clad" hill, Mr. Van Orsdel found that the remedy was a successful one. It destroyed the this tle and the land also. Some years af ter his experiment he returned to his old home and found that the salt had In time proved of value to the soil. The salted section produced the best crops on the entire farm. Truth Will Go To Pleasant Hill. The Observer office enjoyed a short call on Friday from Mr. F. M. Nagle of the Pleasant Hill district, near Sheridan. Mr. Nagle lives In the ex treme northwestern portion of the county. He had become Interested in the matter oi the proposed recall of ie county court and msde the jour- ejr in company with his neighbor. Mr. Sam Ottinger. Mr. Nagle s at tention had been attracted to the con troversy through The Observer. Af-i Dallas Will Have a Real Circus Tues day, August 24. The circus Is comln to town to Dallas. Yes, siree. Tuesday, August 24 is the date, and within the next few days, a gaily decorated car will roll into tow4i, and the army of ad. vertlsing men' that go along with it will scatter and post flaming pictures of lions and tigers, elephants and camels, and horses and ponies, and parades, and all the things that makes one wish the day would hurry up and get here. The Al. G. Barnes' big three ring wild animal circus is going to present the biggest, brightest, and al together the best line of circus glories and features in the history of its nu merous visits here. So says Murray A. Pennock. gener al contracting agent who was here yesterday arranging the preliminaries. A busy man, Is the circus agent, for upon him falls the task of making contracts for the licenses, the show grounds, space on the billboards for the circus pictures, water,, and feed for the animals and food for the show's family of five hundred people. Livery rigs must be engaged to take the bill posters out Into the country and last but not least, he calls on the newspaper boys and says "howdy. "When the show comes this year, we believe we'll show you more new, novel, sensational, thrilling and amus ing feats than you ever saw under a canvas in your life. That's quite a bombastic statement and borders on hyperbollzetsm, but referlng to the past visits of the show here, hasn't Mr. Barnes always made good on the promises made about his show? The whole program was made over this season Its entirely different Edu cated animals give the performance largest of that character In the orld." These are the words of Mr. Pennock. Mayor Undergoes Operation. Mayor E. C. Klrkpatrlck was oper ated on at the Good Samaritan hos pital, Portland, on Friday morning for the removal of the thyroid gland, or goiter. Dr. A. E. Rockey of Portland was the operating surgeon and. at the request of the patient, Drs. A. B. Star buck and B. H. McCallon of Dallas were present The operation was suc cessful, and It la expected that Mayor Klrkpatrlck will Improve so rapidly that he will be able to return home within ten daya Sent Practice la Park. The Dallas band boys have answer ed the call of summer and have for saken the city hall, where rehearsals have been held, for the city park. where regular practice will be held hereafter. Report of County Superintendent for Term issued. The breaking of the monotony In the country school by the use of new methods, the creation of a desire to live on farms and a raising of the educational standard of Polk county are shown in a report Issued by Coun ty Superintendent Seymour covering the work of the schools during the past termr The System by which pu pils learn to make milk and cream analyses and get a -knowledge of dairying conditions was continued in the rural districts. The greatest ben efit of the system, It is said, is the weeding out of the poorer grade of cows. The pupils have saved their parents many dollars by showing the parasites in the herds. The spelling contest passed its fifth year. Every pupil in each county school, over the third grade, took the work during the last term. County educatsrs have made tests of the re sults and have found that pupils in the lower grades can spell as well as many high school students. The problem of getting the parents to vis it the schools has been partly solved by the "go-to-school" day set aside for all persons to inspect the work of the schoolroom. j.me uarver, whose relatives are supposed to reside at Corvallis, and who spent several months in Dallas lust winter and spring, attempted to take her life at Newport on Saturday oy administering to herself a dose of poison. Prompt action on the part oi a pnysician saved the girl's life. While in Dallas Miss Carver was em ployed at the Imperial hotel as cham ber maid, and while so engaged was accused of stealing from roomers at the hostelry. Afterwards she went to Portland, and while there Sheriff Orr recovered for one of the Imperial guests some stolen property. The young, woman's operations next came to sight at Newport, where she is employed in a hotel. Stolen articles were found under the mat tress of her bed, following which dis covery she decided that life was lot worth the living. It Is thought that Miss Carver Is a kleptomaniac, h.?r disposition being to appropriate to herself anything that appeals to her rancy, no matter to whom It may he long. When Sheriff Orr made a de mand upon her for wearing apparel that had mysteriously disappeared irom tne imperial, Bhe responded promptly, and tearfully told the of ficer that such a thing would never occur again. twenty or more . Dallasltes, who are cultivating a summer tan and rav enous appetites, fishing at leisure and enjoying the out-of-door life so popu lar at this time of year. The party at present is composed of Willis 81 monton, Captain Conrad Stafrln, Fred Wagner, E. A. Hamilton and V. E. Wlsner and families, Messrs. Jack Eakln and Joe Helgerson, Misses Ab bie Walker and Pearl Smith and Mrs. Manston. WOULD KNOW THE CAPTAINS. Independence Thinks It Time for Re call Promoters to Show Hand. It appears to the Monitor that It la time for other leaders of the recall movement to come out In the open and share the Initiative with Cantield. While Canfleld as David has stood by with his sling and heaved rocks at Go liath and won some renown, David's personal grievance at . Goliath Is thought by many to overshadow his interest in better government. The petition circulators report that they are doing well and recruiting a good sized army. If success is being at tained In the enlistment of privates, more generals are needed. The dear people are keenly Interested In the generals and until they appear on the battle front, will not enthuse and en dorse the movement to any great ex tent. Independence Monitor. BOYS ARE DESTRUCTIVE HALED BEFORE JUVENILE COURT YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. Severely Reprimanded By Judge Teal and Made to Pay Damage Done to School House and Mill. DALLAS HOSPITAL NOTES. POLK CROPS ARE GOOD HAY, OATS AND WHEAT YIELD TO BE ABOVE AVERAGE. Black Rock Man Nearly Loses Eye. Operations of the Week. Because he received prompt and skillful attention at the Dallas hos pital Sunday, W. J. Morse, an em ploye of the Willamette Valley Lum ber company at Black Rock, may re tain the sight of his left eye. which was badly Injured by a flying piece of steel. The lid is badly lacerated ana the eye-ball was ruptured so that much fluid was lost. T3r. A. B. Star- buck, who Is treating the case, be lieves the sight can be saved In spite of the loss of fluid. Miss Lena Tarter of Corvallis, has sufficiently recovered from a recent operation for appendicitis that she was removed from the Dallas hospit al to the home of her oouein-and phy sician. Dr. V. C. Staats. Miss Tar tar's family from Corvallis attended her at the operation. An operation was performed on Mrs. E. C. Day at the hospital last week and several gallstones were re moved. Mrs. Day Is resting quietly and Tier rapid recovery is hoped for by a host of friends. STILL AWAITING FUNDS RUSSIAN AUTHORITIES MAKE PROMISES TO BREAK THEM. Wealthy Manufacturer and Farmer In Siberia Arrives in Dallas Prac tically Without Money, Claire Snyder Draws Luckily. A "straw-lot" contest was held at K. of P. hall last evening to deter mine the candidate from Marmlon lodge number 98 to the Crater Lake conclave of Knights of Pythias. Claire Snyder was the successful contestant, Morris Dalton and Walter L. Toung were other contestants who drew short straws. Esquire Snyder will re ceive the Knight's rank In the crater as a result of the contest. Rains Throughout the District Dis color Product Somewhat Acreage Is Greater Than Usual. Hay crops are harvested and In the bale, slightly discolored from the fre quent rains, but of excellent quality, and good yield per acre. The yield of oats will average about 45 bushels an acre. The crop is slightly discol ored and has a little rust. The dry winds did some damage to the filling. Winter oats are now being threshed and farmers say they are about the same as last year with a little better stand and possibly will be a little heavier per bushel. The spring oats are doing fine, although ripening a lit tle too fast to fill well. The wheat being threshed is averaging about 25 to 30 bushels an acre. It is of ex cellent quality, and good color. There Is more acreage In this section sown to wheat than in former years. Several acres of flax have been har vested by the convicts Just a few miles north of Independence. It is of good quality and the yield Is above the average.. The barley crop Is above the average in quality and yield. Sev eral hundred acres have been sown in this section. The hop Industry has a poor chance this season as the lice and honey dew have been their ene mies. Many yards are spraying for the third time. A large yield la not expected. OUTLOOK IS PROMISING SEVENTY-FIVE PER CENT CROP OF PRUNES IN POLK. Armsby Packing Plant Resumes Pack ing Preparatory to Receiving the New Yield. An Auto Party from North Dakota. Dr. J. L. Grave, wife and two chil- ren of Fargo, North Dakota, are vis iting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. Cooper on C street Mr. Grave made the trip In an auto. He was born and reared In this vicinity and after finishing high school, attended the Bute Normal. He was surprised at the wonderful development of this city and Intimated that he "always had a warm spot in his heart" for old Oregon and especially Indepea- After keeping Its plant in idleness since February the J. K. Armsby com pany resumed the packing of prunes on Monday morning to dispose of the fruit on hand before the arrival of the first of the new crop, which is expected earlier than usual this year. The outlook for a large crop through out the valley is excellent, according to Mr. A. C. Peterson, who estimates a 76 per cent yield. Most of the large orchards are bearing maximum crops, although the yield Is small in others, and If good weather prevails In the meantime the first prunes of the sea. son should reach the packers not lat er than September 20. The European trouble has closed the markets abroad to the United States and makes a forecast of sale difficult to make. In spite of these adverse conditions about one-half the total crop of the state has already been contracted for, and the sale in this section Is even better than the average. English markets will take soma of the supply, but for the bulk of the pack shippers must depend up on American markets. Mr. Peterson expects no difficulty in disposing of the pack from ' Dallas through the Armsby company offices at New York. Chicago, Boston and San Francisco. Repairing Bridge In Polk. With a gang of about twelve la borers J. E. Shourh Is directing re pair work on several Southern Pacific railroad bridges In Polk county. At present activities are centered upon the Summit bridge, and It is expected that the work planned will occupy the laborer for another month at least T-Ne-na-Rest Camp Is Popular. Five mile toward the throat of the splashing Rlckreall la located for the dene. He will visit the exposition season Camp U-Ne-Da-Rest, which Is enroute home. Independence Enter-1 unmw4 nf thru Iprise. I equipments and inhabited by some After waiting for three months with vain hopes for Russian author ities to send him the money they had held out of his fortune when he left Siberia for America, Aaron Lepp, his wife and three children, found their way from Manitoba to Dallas, where their traveling companions, A. S. Frlesen and wife; have friends. Mr. Lepp was a successful farmer and manufacturer In Omsk, Siberia, when the Nihilist revolution threatened that city and the lives of members of his family. The most pleasant course open to a peace-loving and wealthy citizen under such conditions Is to move. Mr. Lepp moved toward America with $500 allowed him by the author ities, who promised to advance a like amount each day after his arrival In the new country. That was early In March, and for all the satisfaction Mr. Lapp has received his financial cen sors are unaware of his arrival. It Is probable that Mr. Lepp will settle In or near Dallas and continue to look forward to the receipt of money from Siberia, meanwhile undertaking to amass another fortune by the ef fective exercise of his agricultural talents on Polk county's more peace ful and productive sou. Upon complaint of O. N. Harring ton, whose sawmill had been entered and property destroyed between the hours of five in the evening Thursday and the morning working hours on Friday, Sheriff Orr took into custody Saturday Aides R. Lloyd, R, and Ray mond J. Zachary. sons of the widow Zachary, five miles north of Dallas, and Frank K. Relmer. aired 12. son of Mrs. Relmer, North Dallas resi dent. The sawmill is close to the Pio neer school house where the windows had been demolished, the school room entered, the glass In the book case smashed, books destroyed and other damage done of a senseless nature. Upon questioning the mother of the Relmer boy It was found that her son had been from home during the night of the occurrence. He admitted hav ing been in company with the other lads and when they were confronted with a little fiction manufactured by the officer they gave a partial confes sion, placing the blame upon the Relmer lad. The Judge of the Juve nile court was Inspecting the road work near Falls City when the sheriff brought the quartet to the court house and the sheriff delivered them to their respective homes, exacting a promise to appear before the Judge on Mon day. At the sawmill pulleys and nor. tlons of the engine ,were tampered with and destroyed and the damage is esumaiea aDout 110. To replace the loss at the school house will cost about $25. The father of the Zachary boys Is serving time at Salem for a criminal offense in this county. The mother of the same boys figured in a court case against the county some months ago. When the lads appeared before Judge Teal yesterday, they were reprimand ed for their conduct and collectively assessed the amount of the damage. aggregating $26.60. , COMMUNITY SING A SUCCESS. BRIEF FILED IN POWELL CASE. Fight tor Estate in Polk County Goes to State Supreme Court. The brief will be filed with the clerk of the supreme court this week in the matter of the will of Lucy Ellen Rowell, deceased, and the ap peal will be heard In the regular or der, Frank Rowell originally brought the case to trial before the county court to have his late wife's will, by which she bequeathed her wealth to the Seventh Day Adventlsts, set aside, contending that she was Insane. The county court returned a decision in favor of the contestant, and the church appealed to the circuit court, which sustained the ruling of the county Judge. The Adventlsts will take the matter to the state supreme court with the contention that Mrs. Rowell was in full possession of her faculties when she made the will Just before her death on August 28, 1913 It is estimated that the estate was worth $10,000 when the will was first contested. Oscar Hayter, Ed. F. Coad and Hawkins & Clusky of Toledo are at torneys for the contestant, Mr. Rowell, while Senator Gus C. Moser and John C. McCue, representing the .Portland firm of Moser A McCue, will repre sent the Seventh Day Adventlsts. LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS GROWS. Fanners and Orchardlsts Liberal With Donations to the Exhibit. Those who have contributed to the county exhibit for the week ending August 7 are: Mrs. Anna Coad, crab apples; F. Rashke, flax and pepper mint; Gilbert Patterson, peaches: A. W. Vernon, barley, wheat and ap ples; Seth Fawk, barley and wheat; L. Hawley, barley and wheat; J. Waldo Finn, wheat; Henry Domes, oats; A. T. Vincent spelts; Wm. Red- dekopp, wheat and oats; Al. Brown, wheat; F. A. Koser, oats, wheat plums, blackberries and catnip; Frank Farmer, wheat and oats; Mrs. R. M. Bosley, plums; H. L. Fenton, plums; W. Bears, oats and wheat; Mr. Fishback, plums: Wm. Light wheat and oats; Fred Elliott apples, pears, plums and crabapples; W. H. Post plums; Elmer Gilliam, oats; Mrs. Win- le Braden, beans; W. D. Wright peaches, plums, prunes and crabap ples; H. B. Plummer, prunes. Hundreds of Polk County People As- seinoie on court House Lawn. That the first community sine was a decided success seems to be the opinion of the hundreds of Dallas and Polk county people who surrounded the court house on Saturday evening. The band played many spirited selec tions in Its usual entertaining: wav. and later played the accompaniment for the large chorus. As an ac companiment for the voices band mu sic was too heavy and this was chief ly responsible for the difficulty the audience had In hearing the singers. However, the evening was made thor oughly enjoyable with the program of patriotic songs, including "America," "Columbia the Gem of the Ocean." "Onward Christian Soldiers," and 'The Star Spangled Banner." Much credit Is due to Mrs. Ella J. Mtzirr. whose efTorts are largely responsible for the success of the first commu nity sing. Although definite Diana have not been made for a repetition of the sing it Is probable that a second one will be a feature of the last band concert of the season. Much enthus iasm was displayed by Dallas people In attending the concert and the curblngs were lined closely with Dal- , las automobiles, and many from sur rounding towns. Building Operations Begun. The Himes Engineering company of Dallas completed the location of the new $50,000 training school building at Monmouth on Mondav. and excavating for the foundation and basement began this morning. The new building will be directly across the road from the present main build ing and domltory, and Is to be com pleted, according to plans, about Jan uary 1. The new building, modern In every respect will accommodate the rapidly growing training classes and j ill relieve congestion In buildings. Gone to the Haunts of The Deer. M. D. Ellis, Hugh and Roy Black and Flnley Whitney left today to pre pare for the annual slaughter In the famous deer country near Eugene. Mr. Black will drive to Eugene with Messrs. Grant and Whitney, leaving his car there, and Mr. Ellis goes by way of Albany, where he will be driven by his son Floyd, going to Eu gene by train, near Oak Ridge, their destination. Mr. Ellis has some good bags of deer to his credit In the Cas cade range country and other mem bers of the party are also well ac quainted with conditions there, hav ing naa similar good fortune, so that after a two weeks' outing during the open season, friends will expect to learn of the hunters' fondest dreams r disappointments. Elected For Second Term. E. U Keesel of Philomath has been elected to serve a second term as principal of the Monmouth high school. Miss Armllda Doughty will be Instructor In history, Miss Vlda Fat land, of the 11S class of Reed col lege, will teach English and Miss Au gusta Baker will teach music, accord ing to an announcement made by the city school board late last week. Special provision has been mad for increased efficiency in business In struction. Additional typewriters will be added to tha equipment and com mercial correspondence and business arithmetic will be new course. The study of latin ha been dropped. Some Signers Are Sorry. It Is developing that the charge In the recall petition against the county court have not been overly well takes and the defense Is having the beet of it Men who were expected to circu late petition would have nothing to do with them and the Herald Is in formed that some of the signers are sorry that they attached their name to th petition. The recall measure la a good on but may b used unwise ly. In th present Instance It went unwise to call It Into effect bestds It would cost the county some $200. other j We believe the court would be sus jtained. Monmouth Herald.