, 1902-05-22
STATE NEWS.

1t is rumored that President Roose-
welt is thinking very strongly of spend
ing a little time in Big Horn country
some time this coming ummer. He
will be accompanied by Hon H. S.
New. of Indiana.
Sheridan, which permitted gamb-
ling for a time, has concluded to sup
press the practice. The sheriff of
Sheridan county, Mr.. Nelson, says
he will see to it that the laws of the
State are enforced.
There was an attempt made last
week to fire the Union Pacific oil well
at Spring Valley. The Waterman in
charge of the place left for a few min
utes and when he came back discov-
cred that the cap had been plied of
the top of the pipe and there were
indications that an attempt had been
made to set fire to the well.
Augustus Becker, of Crook county,
who committed perjury in his testi-
mony before U. S. Commissioner as
Sundance, in a case against his father
and who admitted his guilt in the
U. ). District court, has been senten-
ced by Judge Riner to one year and
a day in the penitentiary at Rawlins,
and to pay a fine of SIS. This is the
minimum sentence in such cases.
Mrs. E. j. Engen, whose home
is in the western part of the city
of Laramie, has an orange tree
which she has grown from the
seed and which is now bearing
fruit. The tree has ten or twelve
nearly ripe oranges and buds al.
most ready to bloom.
Fish Commissioner Campbell
has received another shipment of
$4,000 eggs from the collecting
station at Soudergreen's, making
100000 brought down from there
so far. The high water caused
the hatchery force to move their
fish from the river to the ditch to
prevent them escaping into the
stream, but they we're prepared
when the rush came and were not
put out any to speak of.
J. W. Brownfeld was arrested
in Laramie and arraigned be-
fore United States Commissioner
Symons Tuesday afternoon, charg-
ed with passing counterfeit dollars
on the train from Cheyenne the
day before. The prisoner was a
member of a party going west as
laborers, and claims to have been
given the money by other parties.
a Denver secret service officer is
here to help in the case.
j. T. Norton, the Cheyenne at
torney who, under the guIse of
Mabel Dundas, a fundamentally
inclined young lady, used the
United states mails to swindls
unsophisticated men into sending
him money, was tried in the Unit
ed States District court at Chey-
enne OF the goth inst. He entered
a plea of mot guilty" when ar
raigned. He afterward withdrew
that plea and entered one of
guilty He was sentenced to
pay a fine of 500 and to serve 10
months in the penitentiary at
Rawllns.
a special from Rawlins to the
Omaha Bee the 10Th inst, says:
In the capture of four shoplifters
today the police believe they have
bagged a gang of daring profess
sional crooks. Yesterday after
noon and last night they visited
all the stores in town. committing
robbeies in each place. Two men
and two women were arrested and
a large amount of silk dress goods
and other articles recovered. They
had shipped two trunks filled with
goods to Rock Springs, and an of.
ficer has gone there to secure the
plumber. II is believed that the
gang has been operating in Oma-
ha, Denver, Salt Lake aud other
towns, where they have probably