1870Esther Morris became the first justice of the peace. She was also a leader in the passage of a Wyoming’s suffrage amendment. In 1869, Wyoming became the first jurisdiction to grant women the right to vote, which was not granted to women nationally until 1920.1907A customs officer, discovering that dogs were being utilized to smuggle opium and silk into the country, arrested who turned out to be the chief smuggler, Thomas Smith. This led to the seizure of 3 pounds of opium and silk material.