The indicator., 1897-04-03
WESTERN NEWS NOTES.


train loud o' broom corn from Sterling
Kansas. arrived Zoo Kansas CITY bound for
Ououdlgu. New York where IL VIII he Iundu
iufu whlSk brpou- The trlu is mJIr up
of twenty handsomely decorated 'lr-, ana Jos
snld iu hr no, largest single shipment W
broom ruru ever mHdr from uy point va thH
world.
Irnna H. wiu-Iow bad brought suit ia the
Circuit Court Tor SZInu daWugc- against
tGr Kansas rIty lodge NJ the Kui=hts of the
NarcaNp'.s NJ ths world fr Injuries rr-
cvlvrI while bg.us Initiated Into the order
Wus.uV riHims gu was JH--pi iu ID blanket
aud pushed IN a hlsl plank failing TO the
Moor HnI receiving permanent Injuries.
gbc Union ruclnc shop force ut Cheyenne
is being gradually increased on account OF
the pressure nf work not only from the liue
ur the Union r1aue, hu. fum other lines.
The Cheyenne shops are now doing large
amount vi rcrair work flr the Denver d
Gulf and lhr oregon short Line aud for
both or lgc-o lu"- several locomotive, are
being rebuilt
The snow fall iu parts of Nouh Dakota
ua- huru pAruumruaI 10 -pm" places the
Telegraph poles have uId tp Dee lcugfheucd
ten of fifteen feet tp keep the wires above
the Snow. Many farmers have had to get
into rHrir buruS from Iho roof. cutting 70
hole, The snow. wherever % Is driffe1. is
50 hard it viii bold horse, and there is no
crust either Along the rvcr ulun- there
are raviuu- whore the snow is 100 feet deep.
Inst -ca-ou $4,000 head of sheep were
shcarod 400 and around Casper Wyoming
and lt t- estimated that @nWn will De
shcared 30 tbc same territory this year
Tie shoarlug points are Casper with four
pens; FrrclHd. Lost Cabin. Badgers Cas-
per Greek and WoOltou. Wooltou Is Ihr
most Important outside point. These pens
are slyty-Hvr miles northwest Of Casper.
Sheariug will start April lst at Lost Cabin
and at Casper about April 10Th
The Salt Lake Herald says Two mil
lions Of money are to he spent In Utah on
the construction. In SEWER county, Of the
largest natural reservoir in the world and
- contiguous system of o1uHl- for the prop
ngatlon NJ vast water power and the irriga
tiou Of the largest area u barren soil over
which the ingenuity Of man has ever had
fun scope Two years will be- required for
the completion pf q dam, canals and by
draulic plant which aggregated will consti-
tute the water plant and irrigation supply.
Arrangements have been made AZ RawIins
for shearing and dipping upward Of 800 300
head Of sheep during the coming son.
estimate plnccs the average clip to the sheep
at eight pounds, that over 5000. 900 pounds
Of wool will he marketed from this county
during the season. An effort viii he made
by the nockmasfers To take Joint action in
regard to Nc disposal of the clip. and a
meeting Of all sheepmeu viii be held here on
April ~, to which wool commission men
and purchasers viii lie invited to attend
The Free silver Republican party of Ne.
braskn was launched at Lincoln on the 25th
The convention had been called by the mem
bers of the party now In the Legislature
About forty delegates We're present. Only
twelve delegates were present from outside
Of Lincoln. Judge Gregory OF Omaha was
selected to attend the meeting Of the provis-
ional national committee 10 be held on June
3. State central committee was formed
with l.. e. Pace and w u. I'rce both Of
Lincoln. as chairman and secretary. re
spectively. The State committee is made up
Of eighteen members. three from each con
gressional district.