The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-11-01
TO VOTERS OF DAWSON COUNTY

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Owing to sickness and the press o
work in my Office, it hasbeen impossi
BILE to make a campaign in supper
of my candidacy for reelection a
County Attorney. L feel, however
that in seeking reelection shoul'
in some way inform the voters concer1
ing the work that has been done ant
the results that have been accomplish
ed in the County Attorneys Office dur
ing my incumbency, and to this enc
l submit the following statement:
Since the first of January, 1917,
have conducted over $50 criminal cas-
es in the District and Judicial Courts
Sofneof these cases have ben prose.
cuted for felonies resulting In convic.
lions with sentences of Imprisonment
in the State Penitentiary. Most OF
them, however, have been misdemean-
or cases disposed of in Justice Court
Owing to the scarcity of labor result
ing from the induction into the army
of so many off our able-bodie1 men,
we have thought it inadvisable to i'm
prison and confne in jail offenders
convicted of lesser crimes and for that
reason in great majority of the Grim
ina classes disposed of in Justice
Court tho offenders have been punish
ed by the imposing of fines instead of
Jail sentences. The fines thus imposed
in misdemeanor cases, which I have
handled since January, 1917, amount
to the sum of $5535.45. Bail money
forfeited by defendants in criminal
casesduring my term of office amount
to 100000 In addition to money so
recovered for the County in criminal
cases,I have recovered judgments in
Civilizations prosecuted by me in be-
half of the countyamounting to the
sum of $529953. The total of all re-
coveries in both civil and criminal
cases prosecuted by me and including
bail money forfeited since January,
1917, amounts to $13,834.98.
In addition to handling of criminal
and civil cases and the other work
which is ordinarily transacted by the
County Attorneys office in normal
lines, the Office has had great deal
If extra work to do in connection
With the operation and enforcement
# the Selective Service Law and the
induction of mon into the army. AS
Government Appeal Agent, and as a
member oil the Legal Advisory Board
have had great amount of work
O do as advisor of the Local War
,oard and in looking after the in
erests of registrants in the matter
f classification, securing of furloughs,
Extensions of time, etc. This work
as been taken care of by the office
,itilout any extra compensation and
-ithou any additional lseip.
There are a number of other matters
might report on and a number of
latters pertaining to the affairs of
lie County in general which I had
intended to discuss with the votes
ad here been the usual speaking
but in a brief statement,
&c has this, it will be impossible to
0 into any of those matters.
In the prosecution of cases and in
lie handling OF business in the office,
have endeavoreo to perform my du-
es in keeping with my official cath
Id to do what was right and just IN
cry instance. Undoubt> idly l have
ade some mistakes, but I lust that
ywork in general has been 8, lch as
merit your approval and my re-
sction for a second term. Tho ex.'
rience which 1 have had in the office
ring the past two years and the
quaintance which it has given me
tn the affairs of tho County in gene
should enable me to give better
rvice during secoud term if you :
ould see fit to re-elect me.
Respectfully, 4
ALBERT ANDERSON. l,
ublished and Paid for by
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