, 1884-06-22
q M~4VERICKs.
Unbranded News Notes Picked Up
About the CITY.

The day of rest.
There are only three prisoners in the
calaboose.
There was but little going on in the po-
lice courts yesterday.
A large number of people went out to
the races yesterday afternoon.
The Presbyterians cleared about forty
dollars on their festival on Friday night.
The passenger trains were all very light
last evening, especially the one going
West.
Cheyenne now has two intelligence
Offices, and a third one will probably fol
low soon.
The city tax this year for all purposes
will not exceed five mills ON the dollar and
is less than it was last year.
A good deal of soda water was con-
sumed in the city yesterday to say moth
ing of the thicker drinks.
Yesterday was the warmest day we
have had this season and the general re-
mark by everybody was ''ain't it hot"
The Pioneer Hooks and the Alerts were
out practicing for the tournament last
evening. They made good time in the
runs they INDUCED in.
The highest temperature yesterday was
81; lowest, 45o; mean temperature, 6Io;
mean humidity, 81 per cent; highest We
locity of wind, IA miles per hour.
A party of ladies and gentlemen from
Salt Lake City, who are going on a trip
through the mountain towns of Colorado
came in on No. 4 last evening and went
down to Denver.
A large portion of railroad ground w.
ing between Fifteenth street and the rail
road track has been filed in with sand and
gravel until it is now on a level with the
established grade.
Many business men seem to be opnosed
to contributing toward the expense of
sprinkling the streets of the city. Some
Of them contend that the city ought to
AVE this done and pay for it.
There have been several political states
talked over for the election in this county
next fall, but the probabilities are that
they will all have to be amended before
the time to vote.
The bakery building on the north side
of Seventeenth street between Ferguson
and Eddy was vacated yesterday and will
soon be moTed away to give room for the
Trinity Block soon to be erected.
The grounds around the Episcopal
Church are completely filed with wild
parsnips which grow so fast and luxuri-
antly that it is impossible to keep them
from %sprouting up and choking out the
grass.
Rev. D. n. Eldridge will preach in the
Presbyterian Church this morning and
Rev. Mr.. Burlson, of Laramie City, in
the evening. Rev. j. Y. Cowhick will
fill Mr.. Burlson's pulpit at Laramie City,
to-day.
Cheyenne has the reputation in all the
towns between here and Salt Lake of
being the best business city of its size in
the United States. So says Mr.. Kabis,
who has been through them all while alb.
sent on his recent trip.
All that remained of the old adobe ON
Seventeenth street was hauled away yes
terday and excavating for the foundation
of the new building will be commenced at
once. Charles McGaryey has the con
tract for doing this part of the work.
One of the chief attractions at the
depot last evening was a very tall young
man in a light suit and with two enormous
broad brimmed straw hats on. He was
exceedingly tony in appearance but
was probably a little bewildered by the
light atmosphere,
The only transfer instrument filed for
record in the office of the County Clerk
yesterday was a warranty deed from }. X.
Jeffrey to Albert Roulenn, for lots No. 8
and G, in block No. II, in the City of
Cheyenne, the consideration paid was
$500.
There is already a reckless use and
shooting of fire crackers by some of the
small boys of the city which ought to be
looked after by the police. The fire ordi-
nance of the city prohibits the firing of
these crackers within the city limits and
it ought to be strictly enforced.
Mr.. Fowler, who for a long time had a
fine ranch at the crossing of the Belle
Fouch, has sold out to a Scotch company
and will locate a new one somewhere in
the northern portion of the territory. He
has a large bunch of cattle now ON the
trail from Texas which are destined for
his new range.