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Show IDAHO CITIZENS DEFEND HIGOINS Certify to Good Character, Forceful- ness and Success of Attorney While Public Prosecutor. Some few weeks since an article was printed in an Idaho weekly paper of Bear Lake county, and given more or less circulation in this judicial district, dis-trict, reflecting upon the legal attainments attain-ments of Attorney Will B. Higgins, who was county attorney one term of that county and who is now a candidate candi-date for tho district attorneyship of this tho Fifth district. The matter being brought to the attention of Mr. Higgins, he wrote to some of the prominent people of Paris, Idaho, at which place he had his residence, for a statement of the true conditions respecting re-specting his tenure in office, and tho following sworn statement was tho result: "State of Idaho, County of Bcnr Lake, ss. "We, the undersigned, hereby certify cer-tify as follows: "That wo arc and have been for several years acquainted with William B. Higgins. That for about two years he was county attorney of Bear Lake county, Idaho, und that during that time he made his home in Paris, Idaho. That Mr. Higgins was a progressive pro-gressive attorney of good character and habits. That he was forceful and successful in his work ns county attorney at-torney nnd did much good in reducing tho liquor traffic to a minimum in our county. That he was always interested inter-ested in local problems for tho good of the general community and was always al-ways on hand to take any step to pro-moto pro-moto tho moral standards of tho county. "We regurd him as being in that class of young men out of which any community could well afford to choose and ought to choose their leaders and officers. During tho time that Mr. Higgins lived in our county from May 9th, 1910, until tho end of 1912, ho was busy in his field of work and was never afraid to take a stand for that which was right nor to lend his time and assistance to any good institution. Signed: "Alfred Hart, superintendent nf schools. "Roy A. Walker, prin. Fielding Academy. "Edwin McClane, abstracter. "S. H. Kier, treasurer. "Joel II. Right, ex-sheriff. "Russell Shepherd, cashier Bear Lake State Bank. "W. E, Ballintino, assistant cashier. "F. L. Shepherd, mayor. "II. II. Broomhead, county clerk. "Joseph R. Shepherd, merchant. "W. R. Holmes, editor Paris Post." |