There was a rumor around town
this morning to the effect that an
engineer had been hung in Chey
enne. The agent at Ft. Steele
says he heard that an engineer
had been mobbed there, but that
he could not verify the report.
The U. P. has a company of sol
diers in Rawlins to protect their
property, but it is generally con
ceded that there was really no oc
casion for troojjs, the civil author
ities being amply able to protect
all property there. In fact the
strikers themselves were on watch
to see that no one molested the
company’s property.
Espersette.
Year before last Albert Walter
received from friends in Germany
a sack of a new kind of clover or
alfalfa seed. Mention was made
in The Stn of the fact of its re
ceipt, and Mr. Walter promised to
report his success in cultivating it.
Monday when Mr. Walter was in
town he informed us that he had
seven acres devoted to the culture
of Espersette and that it has been
ready to harvest for about three
weeks, but he let it ripen to se
cure the seed.
It thrives best on poor soil, and
matures without irrigation—in
, fact the poorer and dryer the soil
i the better. It is much like alfalfa
’ and ripens early so that from two
ito three crops may realized. It
has a bunch of bright red flowers,
some two inches in length on the
top of the plant, and a field of it
presents a lovely appearance, and
excites much curious comment.
This plant possesses many of
the qualities of alfalfa, and is es
pecially good for milk cows, al
though horses are very fond of it
after becoming accustomed to its
use.
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