, 1901-03-07
WYOMING NOTES.

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on the sherman hill cutoff, near the
crossing of Dale creek. 1t viii retain
the name of Sherman. the old office be-
ing discontinued.
Under the new bounty law for which
an appropriation of $4,000 was made,
bounties viii be paid at the rate of So
for wolves. SIS for mountain. lions and
81 for coyotes.
Governor Richards is making ar
engagements for the construction of a
$4,000 residence in Douglas, where he
has n bank and large commercial and
sheep growing interests.
Senator Warren has been assured by
the Wal Department that Fart Russell
will he used MS a recruiting and riga
iZing headquarters for one or more of
the new regiments to be raised in this
section.
Captain James Hayes of company G,
W. y. g.. has resigned his position. 1t
is understood that he has been offered
an appointment in the regular army,
and will be placed on duty in the re-
r%ruiting department.
Plans are being considered and COM
mittecs have been appointed by the Ma
sonic bodies of Cheyenne looking to
the construction of n Masonic temple,
the building to be n large II hand
some structure of pressed Erick or
stone.
j. w. Green, serving an eight-year
sentence in the Laramie p~cnitentiary,
for assault with intent to murder, has
beer pardoned by Governor Richards,
after completing six years of his SEN
tcncc. He started at once for his old
home in New Mexico.
State Senator G. A. Guernsey, pre-
vious to adjournment of the Legisla-
ture. was elected president pro TEN. of
the Senate. As there is no lieutenant
governor, he would become acting gov
ernor in case of the absence of both
the governor and secretary of state.
The business men of Cheyenne will
give n dollar dinner soon. Plans look
ing to the building of houses for Chey-
enne's increasing population will be dis
cussed. Efforts will also be made to
induce capitalize establish manufactur-
ing plants.
The Union Pacific land department
made two big sales of land February
23rd, a~ggregating $1,000 acres. The
sales embrace nearly 100 square miles
Of territory in Carbon county to two
stock firms. Rivers Il Co. and Kindel Il
Co, who will use the lands for grazing
sheep.
Ten carloads of fat lambs were ship
ped from Wheatland February 21st, a
special train being made up to accom-
MEDIATE shippers. The whole shipment
comprised 1900 head. 1000 belonging
to j.. h. Boyer Inc 1000 to s. V. Moody.
They were destined for the Chicago
market.
State Examiner Harry b. Henderson
has compiled n statement showing the
expense in each county of the state of
conducting the late election for Presi-
dent, congressman, Legislature and
county officers. The total expense OF
the election was $14 ,2l4.01, n consider
able decrease.
State Superintendent of Schools TH-
nan has received n communication
from the National Educational Associ-
alton requesting him to name n number
of Wyoming school teachers who would
like TO undertake school teaching in the
Philippines. After his return from the
meeting of the association at Chicago
Mr.. lyman will have his arrangements
made to announce selections for that
service.
a few days 2 an agent of the Bur-
lingtnn railroad made filings in the
Cheyenne lane office on 3.a2O acres of
cOal lands in Carbon county. The lands
aiken are north of Rawlins in the Sem
mole mountains and are near the main
line of the projected extension from
Guernsey to Salt Lake. This is the
second large filing made by the Bur-
lington rOnd on coal deposits in Wy
oming within the last wo months.
Senator Clark's bill to amend the re-
vised statutes limiting the use of tim
Der taken from public lands to resi-
dents of the state, so ms not to apply to
the south slope of Pryor mountains, in
the state of Montana, lying south of
the Grow reservation. west of the Big
Horn river and east Of Sage creek, but
hat within these boundaries the citi-
2ens of Wyoming and Montana shall
have equal rights. passed the Senate
Governor Richards las been invited
by the British governor Of the Bermu-
dls to be II guest ut the islands on the
occasion of his forthcoming visit. The
Bermuda governor has offered Cover
nor Richards party the use of his
yacht III making Il cruise of the islands.
White owl and Saddle Blanket. two
.Arapahoc Indians, have been brought
into Cheyenne from the ShoshOne res
ervation by Sheriff I.afors of Fremont
county and lodged in the county Jail.
The Indians are charged with stealing
''A "iilhE 'NlAN bh Aht ItS'lN dllOI.
and will he held for trial at the May
term of the United States court.
Richard c. Sujctte. Western pioneer.
about seventy years old, died at Chey-
'nne, February 18th, of paralysis. u
lette had lived in Wyoming for ten
years, having Il ranch and horse herd
m the C~hugwatcr. He was one of the
f~orty-nincrs of California. having cross
ed the isthmus -four times, spent sever
I'll years in Oregon. where he fought in
the Rogue river Indian war of 1853.
and was engaged in freighting from
Walla Walla to Boise basin. He after
wards engaged extensively in the stock
business, and Ht one time owned eX-
t%ensive ranch properties ut Grdnde
lionde, Oregon. About twelve years
ago he went to Bear river. Uinta coun-
~. where he located. and brought in
Il large herd Of horses. \ few years
later he moved To Laramie county. In
addition to the horse business he in