, 1884-05-16

The g.. a. r.. post will be in session to-
night.
Trees are beginning to leave out in all
parts of the city.
The trains were well loaded with pas
sengers yesterday.
Herne's Hearts Of oak at the Opera
house this evening.
Don't forget iEerne's Hearis Of Ouh
at the Opera house this evening.
The Justices courts were not over
crowded with business yesterday.
The Knights of Labor will meet in
Library hall Sunday afternoon at > o'clock.
A stone pavement is shortly to be laid
in front of the Presbyterian parsonage.
A new sidewalk has been put down on
Sixteenth street in front of the property
owned by Mr.. 7. c. Dickson.
The j. y. Reynolds post of the G. A. R.,
in this city, has rented the Masonic hall
in which to hold their meetings.
Cheyenne gets two ofthe four delegates
which are to go to the Democratic convcn-
ton at Chicago, Messrs. Dater and Coad,
Mr.. Dan Mcdonald is about to start a
new brick yard on Grow creek a short dis
lance above the city toward Camp Carlin.
A patient sick with the measles was
received into the County hospital yester-
day. There are other cases in the city
also.
The work of repairing the Warren
block on Sixteenth street has progressed
so far that the laying of brick has com
menced.
Our streets are fast being put in excel
lent shape but there is a vast amount of
work to be done on them before they are
in perfect shape.
Sales of property in the city, and also
of ranches, cattle, etc, for good prices,
indicate a state of prosperity such rs the
city has seldom seen.
The foundation for a new two story
brick, to be built by r. b. Horrie, is be-
ing put in on the west side of Eddy street
near the residence of d. Fallen.
The papers up the road" are resorting
to all kinds of arguments to prove that
Rawlins and also Laramie City ought to
to have the mail route to Buffalo.
Harry Oelriehs was out with his tally
no yesterday, and as usual, it attracted
more or less attention from the small
boys and curious people generally.
The highest temperature yesterday was
GS0; lowest, $50; mean temperature, SO;
mean humidity, 81 per cent; highest
velocity OF wind, % miles per hour.
Mr.. S l.. Lanier, of the firm of Ho-
sick & Co, has gone to the Ogden hot
springs and writes back that his health is
much improved since his %soiourn there.
One of the prisoners lately received in
to the calaboose, carries with him all the
time it seems, a complete opium smoking
outfit and is much addicted to that bad
habit.
One solitary drunk was all that put in
appearance before Judge Fisher, yester-
day, and after being fined $40, John, for
that was his name, paid up in full and
was discharged.
The contract for building the approach
es to the Nineteenth street bridge has
finally been let to James Talbot, at thirty
cents per yard. There will be about 800
yards of dirt to be handled.
During the thunder storm last evening
nearly all of the lights on the all-night
circuit went out. Whether this result
was due to the lightning or for some 9TH
er cause we are unable to state.
There is not a regular opium den in the
city so far as known to the police, al
though there are plenty of pipes and OPT
um to be found by those who are addict
ed to the habit of using this poison.
An immense pavement stone, destined
to be placed in front of the door of the
Catholic church, was unloaded at its
place of destination, yesterday. 1t is
about seven feet wide and nine feet long,
A stock of household goods, furniture,
etc, were sold at auction by Constable
Nolan, yesterday. They were taken on
execution as the property of j. w. How
ard in n suit brought by Hunt & Whipple
against him.
The city brigade of nine men are being
utilized every day in work on the streets
Of the city. As a natural result the
tramps who have invaded the
ity for Il long time are beginning to seek
more congenial climes.
No surveyor has, as yet, been appoint
ed to take the place of c. W. Brown,
who has rendered his resignation. En-
gineers Roy and Apperson are the only
ones who have thus far been mentioned
in connection with the vacancy.
'. Baker, who has established Il large
trade in u town in II remarkably short
time, has now adopted u new feature in
his business, that of marking the price of
every article in his store in PLAIN figures.
He has also, ny will be seen by our adver-
Using columns, made a heavy reduction
in prices, and as the reduction lasts but Il
limited time, the public will no doubt
take advantage of it.
As the ultimate result of the prodig-
ious efforts of our contemporary around
the corner IN rranta "A first class manic tUn