Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-02-04
SALMAGUNDI

Read our business locals elsewhere.
Willard, ''the Man of Mystery" at the
Opera hH to night.
Constable Happier brought prisoner
from Carlin last night.
Merchants lunch at the Commercial
from 1880 a. m. to 1:3O p. m. -35 CENTS
The salary of the deputy in the re-
tion tomorrow.
Sunday dinner at the Commercial
Hotel from to p. MS cents.
Watch for the bill of fare.
Look over the bills allowed by the
commissioners and see where the
county's money goes. Also read the
synopsis of the proceedings of the
board. IT.. ....
Mrs. E. H. Mead and daughters,
Misses Helena and Grace; stopped over
yesterday on their way from Salt Lake
City to Reno, where they will join Mr.
Mead and make their future home.
They are visiting Mr.. Bruce's family
wfNe here. Tomorrow afternoon they
will leave for Reno. r .'a $685..
Filth from the Jail sumps is running
through the streets of the town. This
should be sufficient argument for asking
the legislature to pass bonding act for
constructing sewerage system. A
public meeting should be called to con-
slider the matter. We will publish the
notice free of charge.
Attorney Taber left for Carson this
afternoon to present the case of Jack
Dolan to special meeting of the board
of pardons to be held tomorrow. He
will ask the board to commute the death
sentence to life imprisonment. Mr..
Taber took with him letters from many
prominent people in town asking the
board of pardons to commute the sent
ence.
Sheriff Clark has received a circular
asking for information about Fred
Draper a 14-year-old- boy with brown
hair, large blue eyes. double crown, also
small piece broken off one upper front
tooth and has scar half an inch long
I on scalp, who left his home at Atlantic
City, Iowa, GU August 4th last year.
Fred is a strong, robust boy and
We his from 40 to 115 pounds He is
supposedf1o be in this state If you
know where he is wire his father H. B.
Draper at the above address and get a
reward of 800.
There are thirty prisoners in jail AS
the board of these people is a big ex-
pense to the county and the cause of
considerable comment, we have made
inquiry regarding the number of meals
served each day and the cost to the
county per day for each. prisoner for
board. The prisoners are given two
meals a day for which the county pays
rs cents. Some people think this price
is too high and that the commissioners
should reduce it to so cents per day for
each prisoner. IF this is matter in the
control Of the commissioners, it might
he we'll for the board to look into it.
The complaint that the peace officers
of the county are too Jealous in the
performance of their duties seems to
to be without substantial found
ton. These officers are sworn to en-
force the laws and it is their duty to
arrest every person who violates them.
Money spent, in .suppressing crime of
every character is money well spent.
hssconditions in Elko, Carlin and
Wells would be something fierce If the
peace officers were less jealous in the
performance of their duties. Let us
have decent communities If it does
entail heavy expense on Taxpayers.
Better that than have our streets filed
with DRINKS and crime rampant