, 1884-08-10
4 MAVERICKS.
Unbranded News Notes Picked Up
About the City.

Unbranded News Notes Picked Up
About the City.
This IL the day for picnics, but very
few are contemplated for to-day.
The trains were light last evening and
the Denver train was a little behind time.
City warrants are at par, or so near to
it that they are taken at their face in
most cases.
Some of the friends of r. II. Kipp talk
OF running him for Justice of the Peace
at the coming Fall election.
Rev. Mr.. Sanders will this evening
preach a sermon, specially prepared for
laboring men, at the First Congregational
Church.
1t trnnspires that the city tax this year,
while a trife more than 7 mills on the
dollar, is less than it was last year by
nearly one third.
There is a general complaining that
rents are rather high in the city. How
ever that may be, it is certainly an indi-
cation OF prosperity.
Several freight outfits that were to have
started out yesterday were delayed and
held back on account Of the rain and the
bad condition of the roads.
Between the rain and mud the streets
were in an awful condition yesterday md
almost impossible except through puddles
of water and oceans of mud.
About five o'clock last evening, after it
had rained almost constantly all day, there
was a slight furry of snow, much to the
edifcation of everybody.
The highest temperature yesterday was
55'; lowest, 50'; mean temperature, SIS
per cent; mean humidity, 90 per cent.
highest velocity of wind, l6 miles per
hour rainfall, l.27.
While the rain may be all well enough
here in the city, it is found to be a detri-
ment to the curing of the grass and feed
for winter purposes, and will not be at all
iNiAauth ~ tilt lbnCulutu.
On account ofthe rain and mud yester-
day the races had to be postponed. Nearly
every time races have been announced
during the present season it has rained
when the appointed time arrived.
This sort of weather is very bad for
fishing and hunting purposes, and some
of the parties who are now out OF the city
on trips of this kind will find it very I'M
pleasant no doubt during this rainy time.
DIR. Hopkins, the veterinarian, is ex-
peeted to return from his trip to the
northern country in the course of u day
or two so as to be in readiness to assist in
the matter Of enforcing the quarantine.
Some parties have parceled off a portion
Of the school section hat adjoins the city,
and are selling it off into town lots. There
will probably be litigation of some sort
growing out of this state of affairs sooner
or later.
There is considerable talk among some
Of our citizens about taking some steps
toward sending a small parry into that
portion of the tin mine region that lies
within the bounds of Wyoming for the
purpose of prospecting a little.
1t Is said that j. A. Riner has sold the
McLaughlin's corner, which he recently
purchased, to Judge Carey, for a con-
sideration of 81, 900, making $1,000 in
the bargain Mr.. Riner will get to be a
bloated householder in a little while if he
keeps on in this way.
Two Mormon elders will discuss the
question of the correctness of the doctrine
entertained by the Latter Day Saints at
Keefe's Hall this afternoon at 2 O'Clock.
1t is presumed that the discussion will be
an interesting one, as both speakers fully
understand the matter.