Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1888-01-04

s squares-9 insertions $52 so
This bill was cut down by the Com.
missioners to $a7 80 which is IS so q
square for 8 squares.
1t will be remembered that this is
the Hospital advertisement.
1.-THE notice calling for bids for the County
Hospital was printed last year by the Bu1ie-
tin for S." What do the records showi In
December, 1895, J. NJ. Campbell was allowed
81 SO for printing bid for County Hospital.
That is correct, the publisher of this
paper did not 60 over the records.
There was distinct recollection that
it was short notice as there was no
friendly Clerk to extend it to five
squares. Instead of being two
square notice as was supposed, it was
a three square notice and the bill was
presented and paid for. at the rate of
% 80 square as Mrs. P. herself tes-
titles. The BULLETIN did this work
when there was no competition. II
regarded the price as fair and would
not have worked for lower rate.-Nor
did it ask a higher rate because it
could enforce its terms. 1t will be
interesting to compare this bill for
full and fair rates, with the bill of the
paper advocating Hospital economy
which was presented for $52 so. In
connection with the Hospital economy
matter, it Is an agreeable task to. answ-
err the following:
No, you never offered to work for less, but
your overwhelming love for the people ip;
duced you to make bid to do county print
ing for nothing. Lie No. nailed.
That is just what the BULLETIN will
always do. 1t belongs to an associa-
ton that is pledged to keep rates on. a
living basis by all honorable means
This is the second time it has had rat
opposition and when rat makes an
offer to reduce rates the BULLETIN will
DO the work for nothing if its custom.
ers can pot afforn to pay a fair price,
Ii will either be paid fair price or
nothing If it works. 1t will never try
to get work from another by offering
to do it for less, and it will not over.
charge because it can compel payment.
When yon started your friends made
strong effort to persuade the Commissioners
that the Clerk was the officer in whom the
law placed the disposal of the printing of
the Boprd of County Commissioners. The
fact is that before any action in regard to
printing was taken Commissioner Jewett
made motion that Jno. M. Campbell be
allowed to DO all printing authorized by the
Board, and thereby started an argument
among the members OF the Board, which re-
suited in the Board asking for bids. Lie No.
2 nailed
During the argument the District
Attorney appeared for Mrs p. and
made a strong effort to persuade the
Commissioners that the Clerk had the
disposal of the printing, When the
friends of Mrs P discovered that thew
could not get control of the work
without limit to the amount or charges
they then wanted the work for ten cents
q square.
This much extends ever the period of but
one year: do you want us to 20 still further
back and show what you really did charge for
printing? The above is sufficient for the
purpose of this article
That is just what would be agreeable.
20 right back. The BULLETIN will
enjoy an investigation and will be
able to make explanations that will be
much more entertaining and amusing
to the people than to the rats and
deputy mugwumps who run the Jews.
paper. tH-
In conclusion, having now proved
lis statements, the BULLETIN, owing 10
the lavish use of the word "lie" by
Mrs r, is excusable in informing the
public that all interested in the jews
paper are sneaking rascals, This has
been told them personally from time
to time and will be repeated upon the
slightest intimation of desire for