, 1903-01-19
STATE NOTES..

600 more goods in 1902 than it did in
1901.
Rev. w. H. Harris will begin a re-
vival in the Sheridan Christian church
tonight.
Henry Tisch, one of the best known
residents of Wheatland, is dead. aged
70 years.
Several bodies have been moved
from the old burying ground at Lusk
to the new cemetery.
The output of coal at the Indian
mine near Lander has been increased
to thirty tons a day.
The Manville Converse county,
dramatic club will produce Ten
Nights in a Barroom."
1t is said that ghouls have stolen
the body of the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Keithly at Lusk.
Work will be resumed on the Devils
gate reservoir as early in the spring
as the weather will permit.
Inc pl6 Sltel biluSC dtiosS ~
Platte river at Fort Laramie, in Lar
annie county. is being repaired.
Chief Clerk of the House Boil Smith
o: Sweetwater county is called The
Highland Chief at Rock Springs.
Lusk business houses close at s
o'clock in the evening, OF account of
n ra1iutppc pnAntinu in nrnurncc in that
city.
The Laramie county jury commits
sioners have drawn the names of 1900
eligible jurors for service in that
county.
Ed Brown. wanted at Rawlins for
attempting to assault a young negro
woman, has been captured at Rock
Springs.
Prof. f. r. Farnham, who is IL
charge of the Guernsey public schools.
will move his family from Wheatland
to that place.
Harry Langheldt OF this city was one
of the guests at the dance given Fri
day evening by the Schwamaquegons
at Cheyenne.
C. E. Artist. well known in this city,
has been elected manager of Phoenix
camp No. LA, Woodmen of the World,
az Cheyenne.
A convict sent to the Rawlins pen
itentiary from johnson county for
eighteen months for diamond stealing
has been discharged.
T. s. Graves, who has been at work
for the past year on the big ranch of
Senator McGill at McGill. is visiting
friends at Wheatland.
Rev. Smith of Guernsey and Rev.
DeLaBarre of Wheatland are conduct
ing a revival meeting at the Wheat
land Methodist church.
William Dubois of Cheyenne, super
vising architect of the new city hall
at Lusk, Converse county. is rushing
the work on that structure.
The recent divorce decision at Den
yer does not prevent the marriage of
Colorado people at Cheyenne. Two
couples were united there Saturday.
The Cheyenne Leader says that
Senator and Mrs. Charles w. Bramel
of this city are quartered for the ses-
sion at Mrs. Bryant's, Of Ferguson
street.
The Murphy murder case at Casper
has been continued by Judge Carpen-
ter until July 10, and it is believed the
case will be dismissed when it is
called.
General o. o. Howard. who was sec
ond in communicating Sherman's
March to the Sea-" will probably de
liver a lecture in Sheridan shortly on
the march to the see.
DIR. E. A. Hall has resigned as house
surgeon at the Rock Springs general
hospital. to take effect today, and has
been succeeded by DR.. NJ. B%undage,
the assistant house surgeon.
George S. Walker, the legislative
correspondent at Cheyenne, won a
hand painted punch bowl offered by
the Elks, and is now preparing to get
a hand painted nose with it.
Lusk has a street called Girl" due
to the birth of several daughters to
families residing thereon. Scott Bal
lengee recently spoiled the thing by
becoming the father of a baby boy.
Gavin Barr, contesting the seat of
Representative Preston of Sweetwa-
ter, has announced that owing to the
condition of his health he has post
poned the contest. He will go east
for medical treatment.
Miss Elsie Griffith, s~tenographer in
the Leader office at Cheyenne. has
been given a position AS ~stenographer
in the legislature, and Miss Mamie
Thompson will take her place in the
Leader counting room.
The father of Homer DIETRICH, the
young railroad clerk accused at Chey-
enne of forgery, is in that city plead
ing with the railroad officials that the
boy be not prosecuted. He says the
boys mother Is almost heartbroken.
The "boys" at Cheyenne passed a lot
of Mexican dollars upon the treasurer
of the dancing club the other night.
After having all sorts of fun with him,
and proving the effects Of free coinage,
they took back their Mex" money and
made good.