Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-03-08
Sam Davis AsaanIted.

Sam Davis and w. G. Douglas, score.
tary OK state, had II rough and tumble
fight at Carson yesterday:
Not since Corbett and Fitzsimmons
batt!ed here Tor the worlds champion
ship has an encounter been seen here
that Anywhere equslled the tiitic son.
test between Sam DAVIS, editor Of the
Carson Appeal, former state controller
and oue.time candidate for the demo-
cratic nomination for congress, and
Secretary Of State Douglass. The bat.
tleground was directly III front OF the
capitol. There under the trees the
statesmen fought aud wrestled for five
minutes. Finally the spectators inter
vened when il was seen that neither COM
blatant would obey the call Ot time to
separate tl.e contest INTO rounde. accord.
ing 20 rules Opinions differ as To the
exact outcome. Some say that :he huge
diamond worn by Douglass did much
damage to the editorial visage, and
otbcrs claim that if Sam had had a
chance to hold Douglass while he told
him one of hts funny stories the battle
wonld have gone to the statesman.
humorist.
The encounter grew O.. Of u dispute
that has been ID progress FOR some time
in regard to the state library. The JUS
tees OF The supreme court have intro.
duccd II bill providing Tor some changes
! n tu. ,.Nnfg,rF ~ N,.. l,-,- 49,, A.
measure Is being bitterly fought toy
Secretary OF State Duuglnss, who Ii ca
otticio hbrarIuu. Sam DAVIS, unwilling
to be merely a spectator to such d merry
The result detailed above.
An effort Ii beng made by some dis-
Interested persons To have the DellIg.
erent gentlemen meet III an arena.
according ,o rules, but it is thought the
effort will not be successful
Following ,s the article published by
the Appeal. TINT stirred up the blood OF
Douglass and caused the tight:
This morniuS there was very little OF
anything done OF Importance IN either
house. the proceedings, however.
were lIvened up by II very lively com.
munichtI"u from the supreme court
signed b! all th:ee al the judges asking
Tor tie passage Of senate bill II intro
ducud 10y Oddie AT tho request Of the
supreme bench. The bill provided for a
modern up-to late library which shall
be -~der tile supervision OF the suprcme
court.
Tho reason OF ne bills i~nlruductloD
WAS because Of Il growing feeling TINT
Tor the last few years tho State Library
has tliru far below what a state librnry
should Gc II bHs bUen gronIug tapidly
worse.
Attorneya h go the re To get books
complain TINT they cannot find them as
the books are not properly indexed and
catalogued and the people who want
current literature and works OF fiction
are even IN II worse plight. II takco not
only expereuc ii people To handle a
large library but there should be nj its
head a person we'll rrGd III literature
hhh hblchSl Will Ilt great world OF
letters.
Complaints have been made 10 the
supreme court OF scaut attention and
courtesy and these Complaints have bs.
come 80 numerous that the nec1 Bsity OF
having some one supervise the Secretary
81 State III the matter became apparept.
Secretary OF State Howell took "A yreat
pride III his management Of the library
and since his retirement it has become
almost useless, not from amy design ON
the part OF anyone, but II general lack of
knowledge "f the requirements.
Tho bin winch aimed to mike nm nm.
to'date library with The supreme court
in supervision. hus been bitterly fouvht
by tho Secretary Of Slnie Douplaes
md his interference with the bill ~tipaIIv
exhausted the patience Of tho court md
tho result Is n communication to boil
houses III which tho judgea handled the
matter without gloves.
IL is by far the I|iviiicst call down TIM,
II state officer over got III Nevada"