, 1884-05-22
LOCAL MAVERICKS.
Unbranded News Notes Picked Up
About the City.
Mud everywhere.

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Not a single real estate transfer instru-
ment was fledfor record yesterday.
Did you go to the show last night, and
are you going to the circus tomorrow?
Several freight teams were loaded yes
terday with freight for Runningwater.
Divine services were held at all the
churches in the city last evening, except
the Episcopal.
Sheriff Sharpless on yesterday ordered
200 trees for the court house grounds.
They are to be cottonwOods.
Ascension day services will be held at
the Catholic church this morning at 6 and
10 o'clock and also at 7:3O this evening.
If it should rain tomorrow, as it prob
ably will, the circus could hold forth in
the Big stone warehouse on Fifteenth
street.
Colonel A. $. Emery has gone to Fort
Collins to look after some real estate and
other property which he owns in that
place.
1t was another dull day for the Police
court yesterday. There was not even a
poor little circus drunk before Judge
Fisher.
As will be seen from an item elsewhere
in this issue, it would be well to
guard as much as possible against the
poison wood.
Mr.. Dunlap brought to the city by rail
on Monday 100 fine bulls that are des-
tined for sale to ranchmen in this part of
the territory.
There was much speculation around
town yesterday in regard to the mysteri-
Gus conduct of the men who brought in
the body of MetcaIf.
The mud and water raised particular
Cain in some parts of the city ycster-
day, and did considerable damage in vari-
Gus parts of the city.
The highest temperature yesterday was
56o; lowest, 4l'; mean temperature, 450;
mean humidity, 81 per cent; highest
velocity OF wind, 25 miles per hour.
A horse fell dead at one of the stables
in the western portion Of the city, and
was hauled along Seventeenth street to-
ward the dump grounds near Lake Min
nehaha.
w, d. Peare. IN yesterday, sold at auc-
ton at the old warehouse, his stock of fur
niture and also considerable other prop
erty. Henry Harrington invested quite
largely in the sale.
Hon. A. Worth Spatcs, well known
here, has had himself interviewed by Il re-
porter Of the Washington Smday Gazcttc,
and tells al anxious country that Logan
is the coming man.
Colonel Benjamin, ofthc firm of Bcnja-
min Il Weaver, brought to the city yes
terday 100 fine graded bulls, which were
purchased in Illinois and will be taken to
the ranch at once.
The old buildings which were recently
moved from the site of the soon to be
erected Warren block, were moved to the
shores of Lake Minnehaha, and are now
being fitted up for residences.
Rev. George G. Rafter Is absent at
Rnwlins, whittier he went to attend the
Episcopal council, and for that reason
there will be no Ascension day services at
the Episcopal church to-day.
An entertainment of the Literary So
cicty will be given at the lecture room of
the Congregational church this evening,
beginning at s o'clock. Everybody is
cordially invited to be present.
The man who has pitched his tent on
the eastern shore of Lake Minnehaha,
and has commenced the erection of u
house, has made a mistake, if nothing
else, and has located on another man
land.
There is to be a stone pavement laid in
front of the school house grounds by the
the Cheyenne Transfer company, and
there is also to be a wooden pavement
laid on the other three sides of the school
house grounds by Mr.. d. Fisk.
a tent, which had been put up to be
used as a photograph gallery, ~diagonally
across the street from the Phoenix block
and near the depot grounds, collapsed yes
terday, and made a terrible piece of work
for the proprietors of the institution.
Considerable difficulty was experienced
by Coroner Chafin in getting a jury yes.
terday, and some of the boys contended
the candidates for jury service we've a little
afraid that they might get lynched if Il
trip is made to the Sabille for the purpose
of holding al inquest.
A special committee ofthe City Council,
consisting of Mayor Carey and Council
men Dyer and Collins, on yesterday ac-
cepted the 500 trees recently set out in
the hospital grounds by d. Fisk, and
found them according to contract. They
will also accept 200 more.
The little Kindergarten school taught
by Miss Daloff, adjoining The LEADER
office, is a pleasant feature of this par. of
the city, The childish prattle of the or
derby and well behaved little ones who at
tend this school is like the singing of birds
in the midst Of the forest.
IL there could, without making a sensa-
ton, be given the names OF all those of
both parties who are talked of for sheriff
next fall, The LEADER would chcerfully
do 30. 1t appears. however, that some of