The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-02-01
WYOMING LEGISLATURE.
The Oldest and the Youngest Legislators
Proposed Amendment to the
Constitution.

Constitution.
CHEYENNE, Jan. 29.-The Oldest man
in the Wyoming legislature is Colonel w.
D. Pickett, representative from Fremont
county. He was born Oct. II, 1927, in
Tennessee, and was educated at Licking
ton, KY, where in the university he
made speciality of civil engineering,
which he subsequently followed as pro-
fession and was engaged in the survey of
railroads in Kentucky, Tennessee and
Arkansas. He worked on the construc-
ton of the Louisville and Nashville rail-
roads and became chief engineer OF the
Memphis and Ohio railroad, which is con-
nected with that system.
He took part in the war of the rebellion
and fought in the confederate army in a
number of battles, attaining the rank OF
full colonel and receiving honorable men
ton in the official reports Of those en-
gagements.
In 1875 he went TO Montana and suisse
ouently came to Wyoming, and since
1850 has been resident of Fremont
county, which sent him as representative
to the eleventh session of the territorial
legislature. He has obtained some motor
lety in the present legislature because of
his contest with Dixie for the seat.
He is tall, slightly STOPPING, has
strong face and large Roman nose, white
hair and mustachs and the air and man.
ners OF a southern gentleman. He is
stancb, straight Democrat and steady
supporter of A. L, New for United States
senator. Colonel Pickett appears to have
the respect Of the best people of each of
the political parties in the state.
The youngest man in the legislature is
B. Harvey Alfred, Mormon OF Uinta
county. He was born at ST. Charles,
Bear Lake county, Idaho, and moved
with his parents to Garden City in the
same county. His father, Byron II. All
red, was one of the earliest and most re-
spected citizens OF that region, but is
now residing in Mexico. When eighteen
years of age Harvey moved to Star valley,
Wyoming, and acquired possession
of some good land to which he now holds
the title. He became school teacher
there, having received fair education IN
the schools in Bear Lake county and
studied steadily in private. In the sum
ner he attends 20 farming and stock-ra
ing. He is six feet tall, well formed and
muscular, gentlemanly In his department
and q Young man of excellent character. !
Some years ago, when in the mountains
with several men logging, one of them in |
trying to insert his ak in the end of log, |
accidentally let it slip. It struck young
aired across tHS 1Sit eyeDroW, SpilbUlng |
the bone and almost cutting off his nose.
which lay over on his face. He bled pro- !
fuseIy, was conveyed home, when his |
father replaced the nasal organ, and with |
good attendance he recovered, but So bse-
ouently had a portion of bone removed
from the wound. That accounts for a !
deep scar on the left side OF his nose near
the brow. Alfred is also a solid New man. |
and as his name stands first on the roll |
call he attracts much attention by firmly |
announcing his support OF "A. L. New, |
in firm voice whenever the voting be-
gins.
The following amendment to the con-
stitution of the state of Wyoming win be
introduced, probably by Senator Robert |