Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-03-19
S~almagundi
FROM FRIDAYS DAILY

Read our business locals elsewhere.
Mrs. G. b. Henderson left with her
father yesterday for San Francisco.
The next legislature will consist of
Of 10 members. 81 senators and 81 rs.
semblymen.
The amount of county money in the
defunct Nye and Or nsby bank ut
Tonopah is now sid to BE- $50, 00J.
Read the synopsis of the appropriation
bill in this issue and see how the leg
~islature spends your hard earned money.
A little signing, u little crying. II lit
tie dying and Il great deal of lying
constitute life. Philadelphia Tele.
graph
A copy of the first biennial report of
the Nevada Historical Society has
reached our desk. The report contains
several short historical sketches and is u
very interesting document. 1t will find
Il place in our library.
Senator Coryell's bill to close gam
bling games on Sunday provides that
no licensed gambling games shall be
opened, operated, conducted or main
tanned between hours of q o'clock II. III.
and IL o'clock p. Ill. on the first day of
the week commonly known as Sunday.
They tell of an American physician
who, opening the door Of his consulting
room, asked: "Who has been waiting
the longest?" An editor who had called
to present his bill, rose and said: Il
have, doctor; l took your subscription
three years ago, and you haven't paid II
cent sincc!"
The committee appointed to investi-
gate the affairs of the state university
put in u bill for $50 apiece for the mem
bers of the committee and 800 for the
s%tenOgrapher to cover expenses. In the
Committee of the Whole the bill was
considered and reported back to the
house unfavorubly.
Don't work for wages all your life.
Owning property is the first step to in
dependence. Elko real estate is n sound
Investment. Money has been made by
all who ever invested in Elko lots. We
have ground mt prices within reach of
the man drawing laborer's wages.
Lots $50 to 1915 per lot. Elko Hide and
Junk Co., Elko, Nevada.
The Legislature must have been hyp-
noticed by Sam Davis, chairman of the
publicity commission. rs the appropria-
ton bill rs introduced gives him $10,-
900 of the taxpayers money for the next
two years. lie gets $1,000 rs a salary
and $4,000 for travelling expenses. The
whole $40, 900 might rs well have been
thrown in the ocean for all the benefit
it will do the state. 1t gives Sam many
n trip at the expense Of the people and
he will doubtless enjoy them. Sans
all right but the legislature is all wrong
in appropriating this money.
The committee that investigated the
state university has made Il very favor
able report on DR.. Stubs management
of that institution. The committee pays
Il deserved tribute to Prof. Young head
of the achool of mines. There is not n
more capable man on the faculty than
Prof. Young and there are none that
have been more severely and uniustly
criticised. He has borne it all patiently
confident that his work would stand the
test. That test has been applied and he
has not beer found wanting. The IN.
DEPENDENT congratulatcs the univer-
sity on the committees favorable report.
1t should stop the mouths of the univer-
sity's enemies.
The banking law and the repeal of
tho law creating tho state board of
assessors may he the cause of an extra
session of the Legislature. The senate
Wednesday amended the banking law
by striking out tho guarantee deposit
clause and the bill went to the assembly.
The assembly restored tho clause and
sent the bill back to the senate. All
tho republican senators and three demo.
Gratis, Corycll, Hunter and Locklin,
voted against the guarantee deposit
clause. The senate also refused to re.
peal tho state assCssor law after Cover.
nor Dickcrson had sent n special
message asking its repeal. The COVER
nor seems determined on tho repeal of
thut law and the passage of a guarantee
deposit banking law.