Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-07-02
TOWN TALK

"'NH NOOaJ . ISSUE Ol the lluepen0-
ent Ye Scribe casts his castor into the
political ring. We are out to give
Bert Castle n run for the district at.
torneyship. Ye Scribe, always a mod
est sort of duck, hates TO talk about
himself the worst way in the world,
but when people simply can't see any
good in fellow it's up to him TO tell
them where they are mistaken, at
least in his own opinion. So it looks
like we were going 10 have to write
a lot OF nice stuff about ourselves
pretty soon. Notice. this is all edi-
torially speaking. Apything's fair in
politics so the only thing for Bert to
do now is to buy or hire a newspa-
per.
Lee mcNew returned from the east
last night and went out TO Lamoille
this a. NJ. The celebration at La
moil!c will take place just as sched-
uled. With the return of Mr.. McNew
last evening everything has been
Strengthened out again. The Home
Guard band will go out and it is prob.
able that the Home Guard will attend
in uniform and give an exhibition
drill. The dance will come off on
| schedule with an orchestra OF six
! pieces to furnish the music. The
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! ord breaker County Chairman OF
War Savings Charlie Cantwell and
his little roulette wheel will be there
to sell baby bonds and Johnnie Nc
Kinney will be there with his fast
mare, so everything necessary to
make mighty swift Fourth of July
celebration will be on tap.
Attorney Carey Van Fleet this
morning issued a subpoena duces te-
cum for J. H. Cazicr, foreman of the
Elko county grand jury. Van Fleets
intention is to examine Cazier thor
oughly when the motion TO dismiss
any attorneys alleged to be represent
ing the state comes up for hearing be
fore Judge Walsh next Monday with
n view to discovering whether the
authority of those attorneys is per
sOnal matter between Cazier and the
legal talent representing the state at
this time. A subpoena deCes tecum
in law is subpoena commanding q
witness to appear and bring with him
any and all. books he may have bear
ing upon the subject under examina-
tion. Assuming that Van may be able
TO oust the states attorneys from
their job and the matter SINNERS
down to a point where Cazier is OBJ
liged to pay the attorneys conducting
the case on the part of the plaintiff,
we suppose the object of Vans sub
pocna is to compel Cazier to bring
his check book with him.
Newspaper men arc always in hot
water or in other stages Of dry clean.
ing. Yesterday we nailed scoop on
Ed Steningcr on that shale oil item
where we announced that Mr.. Sher-
man, a government engineer was here
to build a government test plant on
the Elko shalc beds. Now today Mr..
Fred G. Sherman. that being the gen
tlcman's namC in full, came in and
showed us three places in the article
where We were dead wrong. In the
first place he says he is NOT a gov.
| ernmcnt man, nor does he represent
himself to be Il government man. lie
is in employ of and representing DR.,
David T. Day, who Is himself mem.
Der Of the United States Bureau of
| Mines. and who is conducting the
Elko experiment but Mr.. Sherman ex
prcssly denies any knowledge OF
whether the project is being backed
by the government or Or. Day or any
other person His business no says