, 1907-03-01
NEW UNITED STATES ATTORNEY
AND MARSHAL.

After one of the most spirited con
tests ever waged in this state, Hon.
Benjamin G. Ausherman of Evanston
has landed the United States attorney
ship and Captain l.. G. Davis has beer
appointed and confirmed United States
marshal. Some months ago Secretary
Hitchcock preferred charges against
Hon 7. +. Burke. United States attor'
new. charging that he had been lax In
he performance of his duties in the
matter of prosecuting those guilty OF
violations OF the land laws and the
law against illegal fencing. Mr.. Burke
took up the charges in detail and be-
fore a commission of attorneys al
Washington he disproved all and sin
gular the allegations made by the sec
rotary, but in spite of this showing
Il was not deemed wise by the presl-
dent to r%eappoint Mr.. Burke, 1t Elm
held by Attorney General Bonaparte
that his policy of prosecuting civilly
instead of c%riminally was not in &C
cord. with his view of the best practice.
Mr.. Ausherman is a man well known
to the people of Wyoming, he having
been in public life in this state Tor
many years. His residence during his
life in wyoming has been in the city
of Evanston, where he was at one TIME
a law partner of Senator Clark. Dur
ing the absence of Major Frank Foote
in the Philippines Mr.. Ausherman was
receiver of public moneys at the Ev'
anston land office, and he has held
other positions of responsibility n
trust. He has a mature legal training
and will bring to the important posi-
ton to which he has been appointed
a thorough knowledge of the work he
will be- required to perform. He Is
succeeding a man of great ability and
it will require of Mr.. Ausherman the
exercise of his highest capabilities TO
maintain the high standing the office
has acquired. Being a keen, energetic,
indomitable worker, he will doubtless
make good.
Captain Davis is a Wyoming pioneer.
having many years G established MS
home in the Saratoga valley, about
nine miles above Saratoga. He has
been one of the progressive stockmen
and has continually sought to raise
the standard of his business. He has
been successful and has accumulated
sufficient of this worlds goods to war
ran branching out into other lines or
business. He is one OF the directors
of the State bank at Saratoga. AS a
result of frugality and attention TO
business he now has one of the finest
ranches in the valley, under splendid
cultivation and probably one of the
choicest herds of Herefords numbering
$50 head of registered stock, that are
to be found In any state west OF the
Missouri river.
In 1890 Captain Davis was elected
to represent Carbon county in the first
state legislature and served in that ca
pacity for two years, making a record
for ability, judgment and discretion.
In 1898 he was elected to the office OF
sheriff, served a term and was reflect
ed to serve another term, but resigned
the 1st of May 1898, to raise a troop
of cavalry from among his cowboy
friends here in the valley. He was
eminently successful as a soldier, be-
ing elected to be captain Of the troop,
which was designed as Troop H, In
the Second United States volunteer
cavalry, under Colonel Torrey.
In 1900 he was elected to the senate
for a term Of four years but on the
1st of April, 1908, he was appointed
supervisor of the Medicine Bow forest
reserve, which Office he now holds and
which he will resign to taxi up the
duties of United States marshal.
At the time of his appointment as
supervisor of the Medicine Bow forest
reserve the forest reserves were new,
and what is new and untried is unpop-
ular. 1t remained for the officer in
charge to not only make the forest
service popular, but to prove its benefit
to the stockmeh and ranchmen living
in its vicinity. This Captain Davis
succeeded in doing in a remarkable
degree.
AS United States marshal his friends
are confident that he will carry the
same answering devotion TO duty,
honesty and integrity into everything
that he does and do not question his
ability to conduct the affairs of that
Office with credit to himself and the
service of the United States.
Captain Davis will shortly resign his
position in Saratoga as supervisor OF
the reserves in this locality and take
up his residence in Cheyenne.
LEADER BLIND WITH POLITICAL
DpEJJTDJCE