, 1900-03-15
WYOMING NOTES.

The Wyoming division OF the Union
Pacific handles on an average four
solid orange trains every day. Ihey
are run on passenger train time.
IT is now stated hat the Union Pa
cifc may build n cutoff from Hershey,
near North Plat, to Laramie, anu
running to Hartville.
State Veterinarian Seabury has is
sued a circular warning the
of the state against Texa ltch OF
mango. He urges the stockmen TO take
| the necessary precautions TO stamp OUT
the disease If it appears and to report
all cases to his office.
Colonel w. f. Cody, just returned
from Washington, states that lie mas
been given assurances that the gov
| eminent wis rescind its recent order
forbidding Indians leaving their reser-
vations for the purpose of taking part
in Wild West and kindred exhibitions.
George II. Hunt, for many years Il
leading business nan at Laramie, has
been arrested on warrants charging
him with stealing cattle. He was Civ
en- n preliminary hearing and bound
over 10 the District Court, which con
veneS next Monday. There were nine
different charges filed.
State Examiner Henderson's report
of the condition of the state banks of
Wyoming Mt the close of business Feb
ruary 31st last, shows the loans and
discounts of these institutions aggre-
gated $500 ,21O.94. with aggregate re
sources of 1852, 251. so. The deposits
of the banks aggregate 1921 ,251.52.
The Big Horn basin is to have an
other big canal for irrigatirg purposes,
Colonel Cody states that ne Is making
arrangements for water rights, etc,
for a canal project which will be
known as he Co~dy-Salisbury canal.
Water will he taken from the Shoshone
river and a tract of 10000 acres will
he irrigated. Men and teams are now
on the ground ready to m work
on the canal. headgates, etc.
At the coming city election Rawlins
people will vote on a proposition To
bond the city for S25,0O0, with which
to put in IA sewer system. The prOpu.
sition is submitted at the request of Il
majority of the heaviest taxpayers
who believe that the city will expert
ence a growth during the present year
which will make such n system an alb
solute necessity. The plans n speci-
fications, which ave already been pre-
pared, provide for a system adequate
for a city of 10000 people.
A bold attempt TO run off a herd of
cattle from the ranges near Bags was
frustrated last Friday by ranchmcu
who discovered the herd fifteen miles
west of the Muddy bridge. The thieves
We're a number of notorious cattle
"rustlers' who have been operating in
Carbon county for several years. They
had been warned of the approach OF
the ranchmen and got away. Their
identity is known, but 1t is doubtful
whether evidence could be secured that
would convict them.
Attorney Norton, whose professional
canduct in connection with the motor,
ious Gerber divorce case was investi.
gated by the bar committee. is max,
ing a hard fight to obtain an order from
the court granting attorney fees AM
alimony pendente lite. The District
Court has twice refused to grant mo.
tions made by Norton for this purpose
and now the matter will be taken To
the Supreme Court. AS the case devel.
ops 1t becomes more sensational and
more persons are being drawn nto the
controversy.
The details of the Big Horn Basin
colonization scheme We're arranged Sat.
urday at a conference between Apostle
Abraham Woodruff and other officials
of the Mormon Church and Wyoming
state officials. The Mormons file on
1000 acres Of land lying along the
Sinking Water river as an experiment
paying % cents an acre at the time OF
filing and % cents per acre when ffnal
proof is made, and If the colony is q
success more and larger tracts will be
taken up next year. Seventy families
or about 400 people, will imimigrate 10
l tho hp sin Nav lot nGfAnd -F ..,Y.t.
ing the MormOns to cultivate one.
eighth of their land, the first year, the
state officers have agreed TO give them
four years time.
Judge NJ. C. Brown of Laramie. who
has been nominated by the President
TO be United States Judge for the Dis.
trict of Alaska, is the Oldest member
OF h Wyoming bar. He is about ff.
ty-nine, and came to Wyoming In
1857, since which time he has Dracticel
law continuously. Aside from being
II of the oldest practitioners in the
state, he is one of the ablest LAWYERS I'm
the West. He is known In every city,
town and hamlet in the state and has
an extensive practice. The office ia
which Judge Brown has been nominal,
ed has a four-year tenure, and II Is be.
lieved he will be given the Sitka dis,
trict. the most desirable of the three
Alaskan districts. AT present the DO.
sition carries n salary of $1,000 per
year, but the bill pending in Congress
! increase this to $4,000.
Engineer Fonda, with a light engine
went to Athol, ten miles south of Chey-
enne. early Monday morning with n
lineman to repair wires. While re-
turning to Cheyenne "A man whas seen
seated on the CrOSS-nrms nf a taIoyronL