The 200 and odd dollars or so of
good Lander money was taken in
charge by the sheriff, who turned
it over to Mr. Preston uj)on Ken
dall's order.
Sheriff Stough received a tele
gram Monday from the sheriff of
Sweetwater asking him to arrest
Kendall on the charge of obtain
ing money under false pretenses.
On account of the failure of the
telegraph line to work, noth
ing further has been heard from
him, ard Kendall is still in jail
awaiting developments.
The State Board of Water Con
trol met at the capitol last week.
Only routine business was trans
acted preparatory to the session in
February, when water rights will
be adjudicated.
I COUNTY NOTES.
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II In July 1,200 cars of coal were
i ship{>ed from the Carbon mines.
Big sales of wool at good prices
, were made in rawlins last week.
I County Commissioner R. A.
Smiley talks of removing to Raw
lins.
At Medicine Bow, last week,
Smiley & Co. sold 176,000 jxninds
of wool, at 13$ cents, for $23,625.
Miss Jennie Ruffcorn, of Raw
lins, is teacher of the Dixon school
that opened August 3 with fifteen
scholars.
A new school-house is building
at Baggs, on Snake river. R. C.
Magor is also putting up a big
warehouse there.
Medicine Bow river is getting
very low. Coe <t Carter expect to
have their big drive of ties in such
a shape that all will be delivered
by the middle of August.
B. & M. railroad men are re
ported to have been prospecting
for coal northwest of Carbon. That
j company prospected here in the
Platte valley several years ago and
found good veins, too.
