, 1884-07-22
LOCAL MAVERICKS.
Unbranded News Notes Picked Up
About the City.

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All passenger trains were on ;imo yes
terday.
The thermometer ran up 70 So in-the
shade yesterday.
Another block was ditched yesterday
and the gas pipe put down a part OF the
way.
Rev. Geo. C. Rafter baptized two
small children at the Episcopal church.
on Sunday.
The Territorial Board of Equalization
meet at the office of the Governor on
next Monday.
|. c. Whipple and family have return
ed from a short fishing excursion in the
vicinity Of Virginia Dale.
How do you like the Z O'Clock p. M.
closing up plan which went into effect
with business men last evening?
The pay car arrived in Cheyenne at
$3.50 last evening and the Union Pacific
employees are correspondingly happy.
There was a good deal Of freight loaded
in the city yesterday aud several small
trains will start out for the north to day.
The County Commissioners will consid-
er the a%rtesian well question as o as
they get through with the assessment
roll.
There was a picnic party at Kingman's
ranch, southeast of the city, on Sunday
which was attended by quite a number of
people.
A small sized picnic party ven out to
Chalk Bluffs on Sunday, and a still small
er one went to the Natural Fort duck
shooting.
A SEVER will be necessary to remedy
the evil caused by striking u vein of
water in the cellar oil the Trinity block on
Seventeenth street.
1t seems to be the belief of nearly every
body who ought to know something about
the matter that there will be no special
term Of Court called
A special policeman hit a contractor
last evening who was a little laxative and
the contractor swore out a warrant but it
will probably never be served.
The highest temperature yesterday was
49,; lowest, $50; mean temperature, II o.;
mean humidity. % per cent; highest
velocity of wind, 90 miles per hour.
The boys are pokiug fun at the Sheriff.
because to-day he is going to sell a full
and complete keno outfit, and they say he
is just going out of the keno business.
The boys poke considerable fun at
Frank Clark, and refer to him as n Star
Reuter- liable TO be investigated. Such
things don't seem to trouble Frank very
mu h.
Mr.. r. n. Heath contemplatcs getting
up a fishing and camping out party of
ladies and gentlemen which will probably
take "trip to the northern portion of the
county.
The aggregate valnc of all the taxable
property of the county as will be shown
when the final record is made up will fall
but little if any short of 50, 600, 900 which
is a pretty fair showing.
The Commercial block on Seventeenth
street will be ready for occupancy in u
few days. The upper story of this build
ing is now being used in connection with
the Inter Ocean hotel TI
j. Routsen has commenced haying on
his ranch close TO the city and says that
the grass is the best in quality and more
abundant than on any previous year since
he has occupied the place.
Mr.. AL. Dunlap, one of the veteran
and most skillful bartenders in the Far
West, has accepted a position in that "a,
pacity at Colonel L. Murrin's establish
ment on Seventeenth street.
Messrs. c. F. Miller and L. W. Whit
comb will go north to the Belle Fourche
in the course of a day or two, where they
will receive their cattle now on their way
from Ogalalla to that point.
Richard Durbin was on yesterday au-
thorized by the School Board to exclude
from the school house grounds all persons
not having business there and If necessa-
ry he will be appointed a special police,
man for that purpose.
The School Board yesterday opened
the bids that had been received for the
building of the new school house. There
were five bids in all, but the contract was
awarded to NJ. P. Keefe for $500.
Work will be commenced at once,
The FoHesters will soon give one of
their pleasing entertainments at the OPP
era House, when the entire audience will
be photographed by the electric light pro-
cess. The performance will be given for
the benefit of the Cheyenne Firemen's
Relief Association.
The Board Of Equalization listened to
numerous parties yesterday who had com
plants 10 make in regard TO the assess
ment ( their property. One party said
that if his request was not complied with
he would move out Of town. Another
party complained that he had been as,
sessed TOO high and it turned out that he
had given i'll his property himself