, 1884-06-11

Unbranded News Notes Picked Up
About the City.

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About the City.
Services in the various churches to-
night.
The Lily has gone to bloom in other
climes.
A good many people are specializing
about lighting rods since the fire on
Sunday.
Prayer meeting will be held at the
Lecture room of the Presbyterian church
this evening at s o'clock.
The weather was warm again yesterday
which set the wheels of industry rolling
with their usual velocity.
A number of people are preparing for
their annual trip East to spend the heated
term during the present Summer.
The Strawberry festival by the ladies Of
St. Marks church guild tomorrow night
promises to be a very pleasant affair.
A pavement is being put down in front
of the Congregational Church, which will
add greatly to the appearance of hat To-
cality.
Sale of seats for Tie Rqjah, to be pro-
duced here Friday evening, will begin at
Rhodes q Troxell's at 9 O'Clock this
morning.
Trees are being set out in the grounds
around the Catholic Church and parson-
age and other improvements are also be-
ing made.
Richard Durbin, the %janitor at the
school house, was yesterday engaged in
moving the clover in the grounds. 1t is
nearly eight inches high.
The old building next west of the old
grout warehouse, on Seventeenth street,
was yesterday started on its journey be-
yond the fire limits of the city.
The highest temperature yesterday was
$40; lowest, 500; mean temperature, GO;
mean humidity, "a per cent; highest
velocity of wind, 90 miles per hour.
New tin cave troughs have been pro-
vided for the main school building and
the only thing now lacking is a lightning
rod for the west wing of the building.
An instantaneous view was taken of
Mrs. Langtry at the moment she was
mounting the tally-ho coach, Tuesday.
Several well known citizens figure in the
picture.
X. G.. Haines and Pierce Marksville,
were out to the lake last evening practis-
ing for the tournament to be held here
next summer, in which Rowell is to
figure.
Several strangers who have just arrived
in this city were heard to remark yester-
day that Cheyenne is the l~iveliest town
they have seen since they crossed the
Missouri.
Mr.. j.. Stroud returned from Omaha
yesterday and brought with him about
100 head af fine horses which were
bought in Illinois. They are to be taken
to his ranch near old Fort Casper.
Mr.. C. P. Foster came in from the
White & Sanders ranch yesterday after
noon for the purpose of taking out a lot
of cattle that have been received at this
point for the proprietors of the ranch.
Mr.. Frank Halstead, at his ranch, five
miles out on the Fort Laramie road has a
large patch of ground upon which pota-
toes, cabbage, turnips, onions and all
sorts of vegetables are growing luxuriant-
ly, and if nothing happens he will raise
pretty nearly enough to supply a small
town next year.
The California delegation it seems went
in another direction and it is quite proba-
bic that by the time they return from
their visit to Augusta, and get as far west
as Cheyenne, the enthusiasm of the boys
here will have subsidized to such an extent
that there will not be very much of a re-
ception rendered them.
Artie Snow, son of Colonel L. P. Snow,
who has of late been on the round up
which is operating in the yiciL ity of Hot
creek, has been sent oat by Foreman Cox
in charge of that braneA;of the round up
which is to work the range over on the
Cheyenne river. This is pretty good for
a boy only l6 years old.
The shipment of bullion from Running
Water to the outside will he one of the
events that will happen in the near future,
but it will be done in that why and man
ner that will puzzle an outsider 10 learn
very much about. There will be but lit
tie opportunity for would-bc road agents
to operate in their especial calling.
Every Smoker should try Little
Joker"