, 1884-07-10
The Democratic Leader.
THURSDAY, JULY 10. 1884.
{ MAVERICKS.
Unbranded News Notes Picked Up
About the City.

tcTufy.
Eighty degrees in the shade for a por-
ton of the time yesterday.
Numbers of people take boat rides on
Lake Minnehaha every evening.
Are you going to attend the entertain.
ment tonight at the Opera House?
Upon the La Bonte there is plenty OF
timber, and in some instances it grows to
an immense height.
The excellent brick which is being put
into the Idleman Block front were burned
at Golden City, Colorado.
The MLscoue will be presented by Fay
Templeton and a fine supporting com
pany at the Opera House this ~;vening.
Petty thieves and burglars have begun
to play their pranks, as they invariably do
in Cheyenne when the heated term comes
on.
There was a vast amount of quiet dis
cussion yesterday in Cheyenne over the
prospects of the various candidates at
Chicago.
The passenger trains were very light
last evening. Two emigrant cars attached,
however, were pretty well filed with pas
sengers.
Not a single fishing party has been
heard Of starting put into the mountains
tn season, which is an unusual thing for
Cheyenne.
A one story brick of pretty large dinen-
sions has been erected by Culver & Ar
mold, on the lots nearly opposite the Wy
oning Block.
Baker & johnson were loading a mum.
Der of teams destined for Running Water
yesterday. Their new store at that place
is now ready for use.
Prayer meeting at the Methodist Epis
copal church this evening at 8 O'Clock.
Sunday School Board meeting at the
close OIL the prayer meeting.
The round up is nearly over in johnson
County AM the cattle gathered there were
found TO be in excellent condition. There
were a number Of mavericks.
The highest temperature yesterday was
$40; lowest, As mean temperature, GO
mean humidity, A per cent; highest We
locity Of wind, - miles per hour.
The prizes offered by the Opera House
management to the two successful fire
companies in the Fourth Of July tourna-
ment will be presented this evening.
Mr.. Charles Wilseck has gone to LIN
coin with a patient and will not be back
until Friday. Morris, the nurse Ia acting
as hospital Steward in the meantime.
The question is frequently asked, what
do you learn about Judge Lacy2r The
answer that can be made is hat nothing
as yet has been heard from that gentle
man.
There was quite a rush at the County
Clerks office yesterday afternoon by par
ties who were clamorous for the county
warrants which had been made out for
them.
Constable Smalley was specially depu-
tized by Sheriff Sharpless yesterday to
serve a set Of papers, and will probably
~oficiate in that capacity more or less until
Hosford return.
Work will soon begin on the new school
house, and it is expected that it will be
erected and finished in time for the Fall
tenn Of school, which will the
first week in September.
Several Cheyenne parties are making
calculations to attend the grand encamp-
ment of the Grand Army of the Republic,
which is to be held at Minneapolis, com.
mencing on the 23d of this month,
Several parties are quite anxious to
know what has become of the Cheyenne
public library. NJ. A. Arnold, who used
to be librarian, but not the last one, may
Probably know what has become of it.
The only transfer instrument fled for
record in the office Of the County Clerk
yesterday was a warranty deed from II.
A. Calland to Matilda A. Bean for lots
No. I and s, in block No. $50, in Chey-
enne, The consideration paid was 81, 800.
There is plenty of game a short distance
from town IN the plains south of Chey-
enne consisting of antelope, etc. There
is scarcely Il day passes that the antelope
do not come within sight of Cheyenne
and tramp around on the bluffs south of
the city.
The County Commissioners will meet
again at the County Clerks office to. NOR,
row morning at 10 o'clock, They are to
convene as a board of equalization, and
will hold sessions for ten days. They will
also transact such other business as may
properly come before the board.
There has been less complaint made
this season in regard to unjust and I'M
equal county assessments of property
than ever before. In fact, there
has been none at all so far as can be
learned, all of which is complimentary to
w. w. Jeffrey and his deputies Chafiu.
Bruner and Draper.
Ellis keeps the boss soda water.