The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1870-01-26
ne Claims Of Klko County Against Landsr-An


PoOr old Lander is still in tears, bewailing
the disaffection and the ingratitude of her
youngest born, who, under the seductive charm
Of the locomotive whistle, so rudely broke
away from the maternal embrace last June, to
set up in business for itself. Like the for
saken, disconsolate Jeanette, she sits and
sings ...
'Oh where, and oh where
Is my bonnie lAddie gone
Poor old lady-"with all thy faults we love
thee still"' We see thy tears gushing from
the plethoric ink-bottles of the Reveille. We
hear thy means wailing down its sounding
columns Of type. The ungrateful wretches
have partitioned off the maternal inherit
ance, and are wasting il away on the chilly
nights of the Pogonip, and in the e1trava-
gance of railroad life. Well may White Pine
and Elko counties feel the uneasy pricking of
self-accusing conscience, when they reflect on
their untimely desertion of their gushing and
respected ancestor.
The trouble now is with the old lady's ac-
counts. She has been casting them up for a
year back, and finds the footinCs uusatisfac-
tory. Arithmetic is her forte. She brides
herself on tnance-especially on close col
Letting; but the prospect is not encouraging
She owes about forty thousand dollars TO her
creditors. White Pine county owes her
Twenty-Five thousand five hundred dollars:
and Elko county, twenty thousand dollars
which they agreed to pay for the privilege Of
having nothing more to do with her. If she
had this money, she could pay off her debts
and provide some of her dear pets at home
with those little delicacies so dear to official
palates. She was content for while with the
assurance that she could collect annually
double tithes from these counties, having de-
mand on one-fifth of all the cash coming into
their treasures; but strange stories have come
to her ear. She has heard that these graceless
villains are putting up things to dodge the
payment of Il portion of their obligations.
counter claims-little bills for damages by
way of offset, and when a settlement is at
tempted she expects TO be told that il is ..vul-
gar and unconstitutional to pay debts So
our venerable and spprehensive mother slo,,s
over with indignant grief, and RACES crafty
about taxes, licenses, court cards, pleasant
games, etc.
Yes, that's what's the matter with Han
NAH" taxes and licenses-collected IN EXC:
court cards''-that would turn up Jack in tn e
Supreme Court. Their shadows are still dit
ting through the chambers Of your memory.
Yes, venerable dame, you have heard rightly.
Elko has little bill against you, which it ex-
IN hay
venience. 1t is for cash advanced by us last
Spring to your officials, the better TO enable
them to beat Elko ont of its county organiza-
ton. Do you remember that little tribe OF
eight OF nine thousand dollars. personal prop
erty tax and license, collected from our people.
when you had no more rights here than a
highwaymaH. Possibly you may also rccol.
lect the amount Of the tax extracted from
property owners here On the plea that thcy
had no deeds for their lots and therefore no
real estate! Please make u little mcln0rau.
dun of these items, and then estimate tn,
amount of interest accumulated thereon, and
likely to accumulate before you get youI
money. 1t will help you to an understanding
of the nature and amount of Elko county's
Offset to that twenty Thousand dollars. II
this amount should appear too insignificant
add thereto about five thousand more, due
from Lander to the citizens of Elko county
which Legislative act may assist you to, or
proper representation.
This is Elko's little bill, and we trust tn,
Reyeille will see that it is allowed and paid as
soon rs possible.
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