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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Sun
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1889
Page
3
The Third Day reviews the Ways and Means Committee work and Sun office offer as Wyoming’s constitutional convention advances. Rules adoption, printing plans, and committee formations proceed amid speeches, decorum, and concerns over expenses and stenography.
A red tinted eleven inch circumference apple grown by Edward B Chapline near town highlights Wyoming fruit potential. The Tetofsky variety bears a heavy load as Buffalo apples loom, signaling a broader agricultural capability beyond cattle.
John Bower, arrested at Ava by Sheriff Martin as a possible Julesburg killer, was cleared by Sedgwick County Sheriff as not the culprit. He pleaded guilty to vagrancy before Justice Carroll and was jailed fourteen days. The text also notes Mrs. Becker’s election as assistant secretary and the convention’s support for female suffrage.
The Wyoming convention assigns standing committee members across 18 panels led by President Brown. The body receives a prepared constitution by ex-chief justice J. W. Fisher and discusses printing, stenography, and a potential U.S. Senate irrigation visit to Cheyenne with Governor Warren’s input.
The Burlington and Missouri tunnel through Pine Ridge measures 710 feet with about 600 feet finished. Three eight hour shifts push work day and night, averaging about twenty feet daily. By mid next week workers from both ends should meet and daylight will appear, with full completion around September 11 and tracklayers advancing toward Crawford. Major MS Baldwin, Fremont County pioneer merchant, arrived and was sworn in by Justice Carroll as an active conven member.
Geologist Ricketts and Engineer Mead plan a Wyoming mineral and agricultural exhibit at the territorial fair with aim to form a permanent state collection. They seek Capitol Commission room in the capitol building, advance talks note New Orleans exhibit assets and Yellowstone finds, while urging rapid action and broad territorial support.
From Arizona commissioner J E Parrish to Engineer Mead argues for federal irrigation support steering scarce water to productive homesteads. He favors territories as states to allow self government, aimed at efficient canal surveys, fair water distribution, and maximum public good. He warns against partisan changes and external interference.
The report notes a large expected turnout for the upcoming fair and mentions near completion of construction on the new railroad shops with plans ready for advertisement. A county jail guard was added by the commissioners, and Prosecuting Attorney Harvey will attend the convention replacing ill Editor Calkins. The Union Debating club reorganized with Charles Mallin as president. In Denver, Shaneman tied for first among 25 shooters. Bergersen, Von Kennel, Lane and others shared other prizes. A Saturday session on the 7th was set to introduce resolutions, and a constitutional draft by ex Chief Justice Fisher was sent to committee for review as the convention prepares a new constitution.
A party of seven Japanese officials accompanied by a parish minister rode westbound, staying in a drawing room car. They spoke English well and described a tour of observation about American life, politics, and enterprises. They expect to return with notes to apply insights to their own country. They will stop briefly at Salt Lake City before continuing.
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