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Show CALL FOR NEW DEPUTIES " A call has been made for the stationing of a deputy sheriff at Copperfield and one at Highland Boy. These are two large unincorporated towns in the county, and there is no -question but thTpeSpTe of those communities are entitled to some protean. The matter has been taken up by the committee of public safety and that body has petitioned the sheriff and county com-misSs com-misSs to place a deputy at both these places. Copperfield Sid Highland Boy are both towns nearly as large as Bingham . ftself and has absolutely no patrol protection at all Bingham has a police force and in addition to this four deputies are sta-Soned sta-Soned here. Copperfield and Highland Boy have no police and - n iburiSSmen of those places are" asking for assistance. Everybody knows that a resident officer can do much m enforcing enforc-ing 7he law .without having to make arrests. His mere presence has a vital Effect. When the violators know that an officer is rfffht at hand they are more careful and the people of the com-- com-- " ' mS thave VrotLtion, The way it is now those communities ' Sh their large populations of many nationalities have abso-' abso-' lutelv no protection at all of this kind. . n . The committee on public safety has done well to call attcn-tion attcn-tion to the sheriff and county commissioners to this fact The sheriff and the commissioners were probably unaware of this and t is likely that they will take steps at once to afford the nee essary relief. We understand that there is a great deal of gambling gam-bling and other violations of the law taking place and there, is no one preset to molest the evil doers It is i not hkely that anywhere any-where else in the state can places of half the size of either of these towns be found that have no police protection. |