, 1884-08-06
e MAVERICKS.
Unbranded News Notes Picked UP
About the City.

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Yesterday was the %liveliest day of the
season at the Court House.
There is to be a public sale Of blooded
stock in the city on Saturday.
One solitary drunk was arraigned before
Judge Lee yesterday and paid $40.
An artistic coat of paint adds a charm
ing effect 10 Mr.. A. H.. Reels residence.
When Crook County is organized it
will make eight counties in the Territory.
The weather yesterday was such as
commended itself to both saint and
sinner.
Mr.. II. b. Kelly's new residence already
shows up splendidly on upper end of
Ferguson street.
Several freight trains were loaded up
and pulled out for the northern part Of
the county Yesterday.
The workmen have begun operations in
LAYING the foundation for the new block
soon to be erected on Seventeenth street.
The gas ditch was extended for a CON
siderable distance down Ferguson street
yesterday and will be continued in the
same direction to-day.
viii Schilling, who lost one Of his
fingers in helping to lit Il barrel of wine
not long since, has resumed his old posi-
ton Mt III. Altman X Co.'S.
1t is astonishing what an mount of
fish are being caught in Crow creek by the
small boys. They pick them out for the
most part with their hands.
John Dryer, the hopeful poet, wants
to go East He is writing poetry for the
Csl, and thinks if he can get as far east
as Omaha he will be all right
The highest temperature yesterday was
so; lowest, 5l'i mean temperature, &C.
per cent; mean humidity, 80 per cent
highest velocity of wind, l6 miles per
hour.
There appears to be considerable activity
in mining matters at RAwhide Buttes
judging from the mining instruments that
are being filed for record in the County
Clerk office.
The investigation of the conuct of an
attorney by direction of the court is some
thing which has only once before happen
ed in the history of the Territory so far as
anyone now remembers.
As will be seen by a local notice in
another column, Messrs. Pierce x Murray
have made arrangements to keep on hand
a supply ofthe well known and celebrated
brand of Best's Milwaukee beer.
The business places in the city remained
open as they used to before the late 7
o'clock rule was adopted. There is some
talk, however, that steps will soon be
taken toward inaugurating an s O'Clock
rule.
DR.. Hopkins says the figures in regard
to the shipment of Texas cattle, as fur
nishedto Secretary Sturgis, of the as
sociation, are not correct, and hat many
of the cattle accredited TO Texas came
from other points.
The charter of the Second Baptist
Church of Cheyenne (colored) was fled
for record with the County Clerk yester-
day. The trustees are Charles Cushen-
berry, David Jones, Anthony Green, N.
d. d. Jones and Eliza Doan.i
Mrs. DIR. Chapman entertained her
Sunday School class Of girls at the Pres
byterian parsonage and church Yesterday
afternoon. The little misses had a jolly
time, and seemed to enjoy tho sports and
refreshments very much
There will be the usual prayer meeting
at the Congregational Church this even
ing at s o'clock. AT the close of this
meeting there will be an adjourned bust
ness meeting of the Church Society. 1t
is quite important. that members attend.
The Road Commissioners Yesterday
took a decided stand in the matter of road
petitions, and hereafter all those who de-
sire to get mp road petitions must he care
full to obtain none but the signatures of
legal ~householders upon the paper which
they present to the board.
A two year old son of Mr.. Kelly, who
lives on the corner of Twenty-third and
Themes street, showed a pebble into his
nose last evening. All efforts to dislodge
1t being unayAiling, DR.. Marston was sent
for, and removed it after placing the child