The Mena weekly star., 1916-10-05
Phil. T. Stevensp'|
 Candidate for County and Probate Judee

6 The nresen county Judge employed a mail ore Oy saWbuck imported staT of accountants to audit the boo county officers after three months work aiey makst lowing report: )as2 f, @s @f s.' sll s'fs DTn summarization we feel justified in saying: it
 That the books and records of the county incomnl Uillnot admit of an intelligent audit without much time @ a '~Nr Cunningham is indebted to the County aMr Thornton is indebted to the County, MT Finger is also due the County money
 That the office of the Circuit Clerk not conducted cordanee with law sound accounting principles We % that F. L. Johnson indebted to the County sS9OO
 That the records of the Treasurer totally naden., noorv kept except the of the present Treasrr
 Judge Wear first insirucledus only period ., . years impossible to get any starting point consem~ y we had go back to 1910
 That the County Clerk paid according to his rD not keep register of fees as required by law The @ nue appears properly accounted for
 The above summarizaion shows that they Shears sav. and Wear blame everybody but their blame selves
 Let us briefly examine this report
 First books and records of the county are m plete, etc.
 port also the books of the County Clerk Sheriff m Treasurer excellent shape and we'll kept. the Ami term 1916 shows We are glad to report that the officers m @ county are performing their duties well and faithfully
 These reports of 32 who make these atemsD under oah picked from the county who the b men county and interested in the county Comr their statements with the report of ffeen-dolarawee & whose employer Wear week. raia fare and board Further comment is unnecessary
 Second Cunninghams account approved by the Count
 
 had paid into the county than he owed and paid @ to him and the account finally settled
 Mir Thornton has paid more money into the county hs Shears Savbuck all their diligence charge him with an he owes the county nothing
 These "ffeen-a-week clerks admitted to number of m that the account of Finger correc and that they in ff
 The present reluctantly complimened cons queny county judge Anderson sOOO threatens him jail It is really pity that they could find nothing with Anderson's accounts.
 charge L. Johnson with being short in his accoun SS900 Yet he has already been credited with all this shor and sss19 additional which these euths failed this item later
 comment necessary in the County Clerks account Tn own statement is enough, towit:
 That the County Clerk has not paid according to his The appears properly accounted for"
 Now Judge are you going to bring suit against these deli quen Jim Cunningham Jim Thornton, Henry Finger and F man Johnson and collect these shortages? If why? Or this audit be made your own and cal ends at cost to the county of S2260O0?
 If you paid Marvin Shields $27 00 according the report your imported auditors why don't you proceed collect from officers that the county? Your curiosity your desire jure honest officials has cost Polk County s27S7O0.
 Now when you read the report and the Dear Sam letter letter what under the oh The letter says: Tt is with that learn that conditions are ter blen
 The judge will certainly be criticized if an amount equal the expense of the audit is rcoyered"
 'Of course cannot be blamed about the condition"
 My remedy is Don't foolish things but look af the interest of the and the county and the people look after the Second Term Respeetfgly4 ,,r,,,,so,
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