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Show LARAMIE RIVER CASE IN SUPREME COURT WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. The supreme su-preme court yeeterdey took up the argument ar-gument in the Wyoming-Colorado case Involving primary rights to divert waters from Laramie river, but involving in-volving also the principle of control of water in non-navigable streams! which flow through two or morel states. N B. Corthell made the opening argument ar-gument for the state of Wyoming, and was followed by V. E. Keyes, attorney at-torney general, and D. E. Carpenter, both for the state of Colorado. Today Assistant Attorney General W. D. Riter was to present the government's gov-ernment's case, appearing as lntor-venor. lntor-venor. Piatt Rogere will close for Colorado, and John W. Long Will conclude con-clude argument for tho state of Wyoming. Wyo-ming. Th court allowed bIx hours for reargument of the case, which Will consume practically the whole session today. From the standpoint of I'tah and most other western states, th most important feature of this case will be brought out by Assistant Attorneys Ri-ter, Ri-ter, when ho presents to tho ourt for the first time the novel contention that the United states government, as original owner of the lands of tho west Is also the owner of the unapproprl- j itted water! of non-navigable streams within those states. This feature of t;ie case was not touehced upon dur- lng the argument yesterday. |