Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-03-09
TOWN TALK


E. c. RiddelI is here from Starr
Valley.
Judge Taber will return from Las
Vegas Monday.
Mr.. Otto simonsen has taken charge
OF the Elko Garage.
District Attorney Frank curlan Is
in Elko today from Austin. his home
town.
Manager Parsons of the Holden
Mining 6 Milling company of Tusca-
rora, is in Elko today.
Bob Newman will leave for San
Francisco Monday where he will
spend a couple of months.
Lake City convalescing from a recent
operation performed there. is report,
ed to be gaining strength daily, and
is expected home within ten days.
Deputy District Attorney cantweII
returned from his trip below this
morning. While gone Mr.. Cantwell
enjoyed visit with his father. and
stopped off in Reno on his way home.
Bill Mayer returned home from col
lege in Salt Lake City last week and
is coaching for the entrance examina-
ton to Annapolis, which takes place
the middle of April. Senator Hender-
son was instrumental in securing
young Mayors appointment to the
naval academy.
Charles Crane, who has been con-
fined to his room at the Commercial
for the past few weeks with a severe
attack of pneumonia. is now able to
be up and out again. Charles had !
somewhat of a siege of it and told us
this morning that he had expected to
be fitted with a wooden box, but evil |
IDENTIFY was too tough or too good TO |
die.
Captain Jensen of the Home Guard
yesterday made the following ap-
pointments: Lieutenants of even
rank, Roy Corbett, Robert Hesson
and John Robbins: 1st Sergeant. Mr.
Milton Badt; 2nd Sergeant, Mr.. De
NOISY; Sergeants, Mr.. Jack, right
guide of End platoon; Will Reinken,
left guide 2nd platoon; company left
guide, Otto T. Williams: company
right guide, Mr.. Carey Van Fleet.
Captain Jensen stated that no grad
ing was given the lieutenants on ac-
count of desire on his part not to
influence the members of the Guard
in selecting a captain.
Considerable discussion has been
heard concerning the possible action
of the county liquor board regarding
the closing of the saloons near Wend-
over. 1t strikes us that such discus
sion is superfluous. In the first place
If the people of the state of Utah, or
those who were anxious to have these
licenses revoked, had adopted the
right tactics there probably would
have been a decision closing these
places Immediately. There isn't much
question but that every one OF these
places has violated in some respects
the terms of the county liquor ordi-
nance and II the applicants for revoca.
ton had confined themselves to proof
Of these violations there could have
been no choice upon the part of the
board but to revoke them. But simply
sending a delegation to Elko that in
dulges in nothing more than super
fluous oratory: and appeals to the
liquor board to take a valuable right
away from man. which Is conferred
upon him by the laws of the state, be-
cause the state of Utah is unable to
enforce her own laws as long as this
man lives within his rights, seems to
be a proposition bordering on the ri
diculous. We are not passing, or at.
tempting to pass, upon the general
proposition OF whether saloons should
exist or not, but we do take the
stand that If our law permits man
to do thing then he should be per-
mitted to do IL so long as he Observes
the strict letter Of that law. If he
violates the law. bounce him. That's
what the people of Utah should con.
fine themselves to, a showing that
these places have violated the law
We venture to say that after they
make such a showing there will be no
hesitation in arriving at the desired
result on the part of the board. Ask.
ing n board of commissioners sworn
TO enforce the law to take n right
away from man just because Utahs
officials can't enforce their own laws
as long as he is around, sounds like