, 1884-05-02

$500 49,
And most intense
But strawberries at fifty cents
A basket
Are too high"
-Nep York Journal.
Skating at the Rink tonight.
There is another temporary lull in real
estate business.
The May Queen had to wear u wreath
of sage brush yesterday.
The finest creamery butter in the world
at Jay Pettibone's market.
Not such bad weather after all as it
might have been yesterday.
There will be no lack of water for all
purposes in Cheyenne during the coming
season.
There is to be a meeting of the q. A.
r. post at their headquarters on Eddy
street this evening.
Some thirteen men altogether were in
from the foot hills yesterday to attend
the trial of case before Judge Lee.
A very fine portrait ola young son of
Mr.. George Neagle. painted by Professor
Asch, is on exhibition at Masi's store.
There was considerable speculation in
the city yesterday in regard to what action
would be taken by the convention at
Evanston.
The case of the Territory of Wyoming
VS.. James Fenton. charged withdrawing
money under false pretences, will be held
before Judge Lee to-day.
The bids for building the approaches to
the new bridge across Crow creek on Six
teenth street will be opened at the next
meeting of the City council.
The new iron bridge across Crow creek
on Nineteenth street is completed, and is
one of the most substantial structures of
the kind in the whole territory.
The County Clerk 5 office is now rugged
out in irst-class style, newly papered,
painted and polished, and it looks almost
like the inside ola little palace,
Mrs. McKeeyer pleaded guilty to the
charge of creating a disturbance and
breach of the peace, and paid a fine of
sl3, after which she was discharged.
A colored lady was OUT last night look
ing around for the fellow who said that
the woman Wilson who was sent to jail
for stealing Il bottle of whisky was a colored
woman.
The Woman Missionary society will
meet at the congregational church this
afternoon AT 3 o'clock. Mrs. j. $. Taylor,
President, and Mrs. p. F. Powelson,
Secretary.
One of the prisoners at the County jail,
who has been incarcerated for nearly three
months for obtaining money under false
pretences, was released yesterday. His
name is Nelson.
"Scotty, who vas formerly in the EN-
ploy of the Electric Light company, and
who got very enthusiastic, not to say
cranky, on religious matters, is now in Jail
at Laramie City,
There were no real estate transfer in
struments filed for record at the County
Clerk Office yesterday. which fact had a
somewhat depressing effect ON y. X"
and the rest of the boys.
Mr.. j. d. Carey is engaged in moving
the graves of some of those who have
heretofore been buried in the streets in the
City cemetery to lots that are procured by
the friends of the deceased.
\ proposition is now made to renum-
Der the blocks in the city. A petition to
the City council for that purpose has been
numerously signed. There is consider
able opposition To this among a good
many.
c. W. Wright has sold his ranch on
Bridger creek together with his herd,
consisting of about three thousand head
of cattle, to j.. d. william. of Albany
county. Consideration not stated.-Rdr-
Inns .Lomndi
Two shots were fired late last night
away south of the railroad track, but Il
reporter who was in that vicinity, on
trailing the matter up, could ascertain
nothing beyond a rumor that it was a COW
boy on a ''tare,
So far there promises to be but one
candidate for appointment to the vacant
cadetship at West Point, who will go be
fore the examining committee tomorrow.
This is Master Farrell, son of Thomas
Farrell, of Laramie City.
Laramie City seems to be having rather
troublous times, politically speaking. AT
a mass meeting held Wednesday evening
j. p. Caldwell was put in nomination for
Mayor; c. w. Spaulding, for Clerk, and
A.. G. Dunn, for Treasurer.
Sheriff Sharpless says that he would
like to have a bell at the Court house well
enough, ''but then" said he, who is GO
ing to ring it," Some one suggested that
the j%anitor would attend to that. But, -
he asked, who will ring up the ianitor?"
A civil case which was tried before
Judge Lee yesterday attracted consider
able attention from the funny things
which occurred during the trial and the
curious questions involved The defend
ant, who got the worst Of the trial. gave
notice of an appeal.
ABeautiful store,
The Affirmative new dry goods establish