Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-10-01

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tice whsn" he WA rstirsd BY popular:
vote. Ben. ". Coleman of Ely. present
associate justice. defeating him for the
nonlnauon.- -. :..A-.:..;- =. .:....:>y =.
Talbot has. been grooming. himself
for the nomipation for some time. He
displayed paEtteulaE-interest In the El-
10 roden and the Gallon fair, .attrac-
tions visited. by; all prospective candi.
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= Since his retirement from the bench
Judge Talbot.ir beensangase6 In the
insurance.business, and has resided ut
Carson City,. .,:..:., =, 80. 49,.
Equalization Board plvldes.;....: =.
The state aaGeasprR. and thA member
OF the tax -conmiasion= reached the
parting Of the ways yesterday, when
Gov. Boyle.s recommendation for. an
increase, In the assessed valuation OF
classified lands were made. The GOV.
ernor recommended .iicreases aggre.
eating over s1,7oo, ,ooo the advance be:
ing confined to Waahoe, Elko, Hum
boldt; Clark, Lyon and. Douglas. coua-
ties. lfiko' count. wGS hit the hardest;
the proposed: :incfSaSa amounting TO oy:
er half n. million. dollara.. -.
A storm of: HFotest-Mas aroused when
the Recommendation were read. :They
were. referred to . committee OF the
whole board and Eenerally dtacuased.
The vote on a. motion. TO report the
recommendations .fayoFably from the
committees OF the whole carried. 9. to
IL, Commissioner. aharehneasy. voted
against the molten; b2t It later devel.
oped that he did no because he be-
lieves: the increases proposed should
be nearer $4,000, 900 inGtaad OF. less
than 100000.
Budget Estimates ExeseaSa.
= The beard. %. uaAiSations :. in= case
the accommodation. made. by Gov.
Boyle. on land Increases arr sustained,
has increased the. total assessed .yalu-
ations- during the present sassiop to
$152, 100000; which is- $500. 900. in ex.
cess Of the. budget estimates. ......
Next year.:it 1t will be necessary: to
'boo6t the .yaluatien. up TO about. $l75..
100000 in order to take care Of the
states expenditures while working un-
der the further decreased state tax
rate. $780,. ., ..,.,....
PostmaStsrship Mot ;sst4ISS.z. 49, =,
1t appears that tha Aght eyer the ap.
pointment OF postmaster Loe.: Carson
City has not been settled, It, was
hoped to slip =. the ;..indorssmeBt Of
Billy, Murry through without oppo-
sitionI, OK Drptest, but the eat got out
OF tne Dag" = %=.. .:,..t.; - .N::.:.~: "a.
The result IL. that friends OF :.fBill"
Harrington: and Col. Harry. pay hsye
Jumped Into the fray. Consequently
the affair .yspaalns in an unsettled Gag:
aitlon' -, r.: ::-s.g..; ...: -. - j:l.S
Preston Gaze Hsla; Up. .e,.,,:,
No action. has been taken. by. the
board Of pardons on the application. OF
M. r.. Preston for pardon. Gov. Boyle
said yesterday that no decision wiz be
announced til; the board Of S0IaliSa.
tlon has ended -ite labors. - ,...
Preston Il repoTtsd to be lootpring
in behalf Of the i W, ". organization
In Chicago. Other sliaEsd iippya6eht
acts on his part have beeA brought 70
the attention Of tho board.
Some OF tho nsmhers aEe said 70
favor an investigation before consid-
ssing7 1is apDAeGtiun. -:-:---+-75s-r,-. -
DeadiaysskRik kaAeasr case. 3r;.:
It has devS VNd that in several cesij
es considered. ~, tlio board aitis vote
was the cause sSlnS actsen bsi9E tax
en-, AZ Gov. Boyis wns' sbsSnt from
some. of the sessions al. the board.
Among '.thSss cases was thsa'of John
Phncner.+ssi.=.' .i. Il,
In this case the attorney geasrel end
chief justice voted sor parole and the
two associate justisee opposed It. It is
said the chief jaatlcs Wfil insist on
another vote SsanS SzRSaS ~ aii cases
where a dst@bSR fssutaSg Slfoush the
absence Of hSikasSrnet:; u SqpeF zAs
an I. w. W. aeitator 1t Tbhobab. and
was sentencsdI % Syi5op for sa aasault
to kill. .Ni FP EH fE
Nswlands Doesn't Clks Assessment
James 4. BOYD. the fsssi represents
tive Of Senator Newlsnas. wsa :schsd- |
uled to appear beSSy; the SoRrd OF
equalization today and argue against
the reoant insSSase psaereA nv th9I
ssnstor'6 hcHs property III iE<l$.t AS 1
SCISSOR Hsygs biseSd M" iEswtAnas
home 6fi the tcfl Il an assessed vaisa.
tion II 1850. The board oe eauaiisa-
ton 96ta basy win the rasaFss; sid
whom IL Had 'hRisbsdsths vssHs ef tHs
rruckee fiSsr property hadlifpen boest- |
ed to sa1.d tip asuraS ~ sssksntfns |
what tHS b6dfd c6hsIdervu 70tpey osha