Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-03-12

hLoSuicI. nc mOnkeye
with the anti-gambling bill and wa
iectured by Speaker Giffen and now h
, Is accused Of monkeying with anothe
; Dill. 1t looks to an outsider as il tn
assembly should cut Mr.. Coopan'
official head off ut once. The positio,
he holds is too important to the state t,
be held by anybody whose integrity i
open to question.
Governor Dickerson yesterday IN
pointed William Lyon. State Auditor
under the authority of the new Stat,
Auditor bill that recently passed both
houses and was signed by the governor
Mr.. Ligon will Immediately take up m
investigation of the affairs of the State
Bank Trust Company and will work
IN conjunction with the Legislative com.
mlttee that will undoubtedly be an.
pointed this coming wcek.-Carson
News
Prominent sheep and cattlcmen from
Nevada and Idaho are in Elko today
looking after their allotments in the
humboldt National Forest reservation.
The forestry service is represented by
Inspector Fern and Forest Superinten.
dents Reed and Trcmcwan. The meet.
ing is being held in the forest services
rooms i'll Hesson a. Co.'S building. 1t is
said that about three times Il, many
sheep and cattle are represented rs
will lAn nllntx-nl ,rr,;,. ,..
When Deputy sheriff Harris reached
Shafter Saturday he found Il dead man,
but investigation proved that he came
to his death from natural Causes. The
mans name was Richard Flick. He
was n dope tiend. Deputy Harris found
that he belonged to the Eagles and the
Ely Aerie was notified OF his death and
asked to care for his remains. This
they wired Mr.. Harris they would do.
As near rs Mr.. Harris could learn, it
was case Of another unfortunate
shufiiing of.
An exchange observes that a boy can
sit ON a sled six inches square tied to a
sled moving nine miles an honr, but
can't sit On IA sofa five minutes for "A dol.
lar. 4 nan can sit on an inch board
and talk politics for three hours, but
put into "A comfortable church pew for
40 minutes and he gets nervous twists
and goes To sleep. 4 man can pouch
his cheeks with tobacco and the Juice
running down his chin feels good; but Il
hair in the butter simply knocks him
completely.
A~sscmblyman Winter has introduced
Il bill to increase the salaries of the
county commissioners to 5000 a year and
give them such mileage and other com.
pcnsatiOn as is allowed 10y law. If there
is any demand from the taxpayers of
this county that these salaries bs raised
the writer has not heard it. 1t is per
fcctly safe to say that if the taxpayers
of the county could get IA whack at
bill it would be buried under 90
per cent of the votes. Assemblymcn
Riddcll. Mcintosh and Schocr should
kill this bill.
Charley Mayer met with another nc.
Friday night that promises to
keep him out of mischief for II few days.
While showing u man to Il room outside
Of his main buildings. he slipped and
fell, breaking one of his ribs from the
breast bone. He thought it did not
amount to much but Saturday morning
he was hardly able to get around. He
DR.. Ely during the day and was
o - convinced that his injuries were
scrions than he supposed. The
DIR. bandagcd him up and he is doing as
we'll us can DO expected. 1t will he
several days, however, bcfUrs he is ablo
to get around again,
Senator Hunters hill to amend the
law prohibiting the sale of liquor with.
in three miles of Il railway construction
camp places towns under the town
government act having II population of
1000 or over on the same basis Us IN
Incorporated town or city. The object
of the amendment IL to except all towns
under tho town government act from
the provisions of the law. 1t effect in
Elko would he to throw down the bars
for more saloons. If the citizens of
Elko do not want this bill to pass. they
should get to work at once. 1t is due
to Senator Hunter to state that he in
troduccd the hill by request.