Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-03-19
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IaInor yesterday IOr Dan cTAnClSCO
The next legislature will consist of
Of 70 members, 81 senators and 81 as
semblYmen.
I. The amount of county money in the
defunct Nye and Ormsby bank at
Tonopah is now said to be $66, 600.
Read the synopsis of the appropriation
bill in this issue and see how the leg
islature spends your hard earned money.
"A little signing, little crying, lit
tie dying and great deal of lying
constitute Philadelphia Tele
graph K ,
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
very interesting document. 1t will find
a place in our library. =
= Senator Coryells bill to close gam
bling games on Sunday provides that
no licensed gambling games shall be
pened, operated, conducted or main
tanned between hours of 6 o'clock a, m.
and IL o'clock p. M. on the first day of
the week commonly known as Sunday.
They tell of an American physician
who, opening the doortof his consulting
. room, asked: "Who has been waiting
the longest2" An editor who had called
to present his bill, rose and said: 'I
have, doctor; I took your subscription
three years ago, and you haven't paid a
cent sfnce!' ,-'~~'-.-' - -...:.''
The committee appointed to investi-
gate the affairs of the state university
put in bill for $50 apiece for the mem
bers of the committee and 800 for the
stenographer to cover expenses. In the
Committee of the Whole the bill was
considered and reported back to the
house unfavorably.
Don't work for: wages all your life.
Owning property is the first step to in
dependence. Elko real estate is sound
investment. Money has been made by
all who ever invested in Ellko lots. We
have ground at prices within reach of
the II drawing laborer's wages.
Lots $bv to 1915 per lot. Elko Hide and
Junk Co., Elko, Nevada.
= The legislature must have been hyp-
notified by Sam Davis, chairman of the
publicity commission, as the appropria-
tion bill as introduced gives him $1O,-
900 of the taxpayers money for the next
two years. He gets 5000 as salary
and $4,000 for travelling expenses. The
whole $4,000 might as we'll have been
thrown in the ocean for all the benefit
it will do the state. Itgives Sam many
a 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 very favor
able report on DR.. Stubs management
of that institution. The committee pays
deserved tribute to Prof. Young head
of the achool of mines. There is not a
more capable man on the faculty than
. Prof. Young and there are none that
have been more severely and unjustly
criticised. He has borne it all patiently
confident that his work would stand the
test. That test has been applied and he
has not been found wanting. The In
DEPENDENT congratulates the univer-
City on the committees favorable report.
1t should stop the mouths of the univer.
sity's enemies
The banking law and the repeal of
the law creating the state board of
assessors may be the cause of an extra
session Of the legislature. The senate
Wednesday amended the banking law
by striking out the guarantee deposit
clause and the bill went to the assembly.
The 4 tnbly restored the clause and
sent the bill back to the senate. All