Show AUDITOR PAYS OUT CHRISTMAS MONEY State Officials and Employees Get Salaries Sala-ries Early In Order to Replenish Holiday Purses Forty five thousand dollars was d s tr buted by btate Aud tor L Q Kelly s depa tment yesterday to the var ous state offices and mst t tions Th s handsome sum represents the salary roll for the month of December the state employees rece ving the r checks today so that if need De they can expend some ot the December increment for Chr stmas presents Salar es for some of the elect ve and appo nt ve offices are pa d quar terly while the great mass of state workers rece ve the r salar es monthly Yesterday s distr but on by the aud tor ho vever represented both quarterly payments to the officers alluded to and the egular monthly roll In add t on the state auditor dis tr buted about $10 000 to defray the cont ngent expenses in different depart ments |