The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-01-25
GRAND JURY FINDS
EVERYTHING IS D k
Two-Day Session of Inquisitorial
Body Completed Friday After
noon; Three Indictments
and Brief Report Made

noon; lhree indictments
and Brief Report Made
Humboldt county's grand jury
completed duties the members We're
called upon to perform in the record
time of two days, converting a week
ago Wednesday morning and ad-
journing about o'clock the follow
ing Friday afternoon. Three indict-
ments were brought in against Til
den Martin and his wife, Lille Mar
tin, charging them with cattle thefts,
and the committees which visited
county buildings and inspected the
conduct of county offices found
everything in fine shape and the
officers functioning in unexcelled
manner.
One other case, that of w. H.
Ayres, publisher of this newspaper,
was investigated, with the decision
being reached that the jury has no
recommendation to make in the
matter at this time. The contention
of the editor was that the county
printing is costing Humboldt county
several thousand dollars per year,
perhaps $4,000 as a gross maximum
total, and that he has repeatedly
offered to do the printing for one
half the price it is now costing the
county, thus saving to the taxpayers
4 sum in excess of 5000 per year.
The publisher blamed the county
commissioners for not putting the
work up for bid.
The complete final report of the
grand jury is as follows:
\ Final Report of Grand Jury
We, the Grand Jury of said Hum
boldt County, Nevada, duly i'm
paneled and sworn, at this, our
January session for the year 1923,
respectfully submit the following
Final Report of cases investigated
and other business now pending:
In addition to the indictments
already returned, we have investi-
gated the complaint of w. H. Ayres
editor of The Silver State, a news
paper published in Winnemucca,
Humboldt County, Nevada, in rela-
ton to the county printing of Hum
boldt County, and have decided that
the Grand Jury should take no ac-
ton thereon at this time.
The Committee reports attached
hereto and made part of this re-
port were adopted by a unanimous
vote of the Grand Jurors.
Respectfully submitted this 10th
day of January, A. D. 1923.
w. H. ABEL,
Foreman.
Attest: A. d. Dern, Clerk.
Court House Jail
The undersigned ON m t e
formed to report on Court House
and County Jail submit the follow
ing:
We find all county offices orderly
and well kept, the county officers
reporting offices well equipped.
We find the court room ceiling
settling noticeably, and recommend
the County Commissioners repair
same at once, which the architect
estimates will cost about 100000.
We also recommend that a ventila-
tor be put in the ceiling of the
court room.
The County Jail was orderly and
being well conducted.
The High School
Your committe appointed on high
school building make the following
report on examination of the higt
school building:
We find the assembly room not
large enough to accommodate the
students, and recommend a larger
room be furnished as soon as pos
sible. Also that suitable ventilation
be put in the chemical laboratory to
take out the fumes. Also that a
suitable store room be furnished, as
the room that is used for a store
room at the present time is too
small and is needed for a class
room. We also recommend that
more dishes be furnished for the
domestic science room, to eliminate
borrowing dishes.
County Hospital
Your committee appointed to visit
and examine into the management
and condition of the county hospital,
beg leave to report, that we have
performed that duty and we hereby
report:
That we are of the opinion that
said institution has been, and is
being ministered under the SUPER
vision and management of Mrs.
Frances Vandermade.
We find that the hospital and
rooms therein are kept in clean,
tidy and sanitary condition, and that
the wants and needs Of patients are
carefully considered and promptly
looked after. No complaint was
made by any patient and all seemed
cheerful and satisfied.
We suggest and recommend that
a number of additional fire exiting
uishers be procured for the hospital
as the present number to us, it
seems, is inadequate.
We would suggest that the base
ment of the hospital have a con-
crete floor.
We suggest and recommend that
the county road machinery be put
under cover; and that a number of
fire extinguishers be purchased for
the county garage.
(Signed)
GEORGE A. Balm,
NELLIE r. ROBERTS.