, 1884-06-17
The Democratic Leader.
TUESDAY, JUNE IL. 1884.
LOCAL MAXERICKs.
Unbranded News Notes Picked Up
About the City.

witnessed in this city for a long time.
The Court House boys want to bet that
there will be judge appointed within a
week.
The foundation for the Warren pavilion
is nearly completed and the structure will
begin to rise very soon.
Erbert Clarke will probably give bail
and be released from confinement in the
course Of two or three days.
Grand openings and re-openings seem
to be the order of the day, or, rather, the
night in Cheyenne just at present.
Several freight outfits loaded up and
pulled out for the ranches in the north
ern portion of the county yesterday. b
The County Commissioners will meet at
the court house this forenoon at 10 O'Clock
for the transaction of routine business.
Considerable work has recently been
done at the Chug crossing which betters
the condition of things there exceedingly.
There will be at least four separate road
petitions to be acted upon by the County
Commissioners at their meeting to-day.
The jail is now so crowded that some of
the prisoners have to be kept in the cor
ridor, the cells being full and OVERLOOKING.
The oats in the Court House grounds
have grown two inches between Satur-
day night and ten o lock yesterday fore
forenoon.
The city is fairly swarming with strang-
ers, some of whom appear to take a great
interest in the city, probably with a view
Of Floating here.
The grand stand where the maiu 4th of
July exercises arc to be held, is to be
erected near the place where Coles circus
gave its entertainment while here.
The highest temperature yesterday WINS
74'; lowest, 43'; mean temperature, 5G0;
mean humidity, 81 per cent highest We
locity Of wind, SO miles per hour.
Commissioner O'Brien with a force of
men was yesterday engaged in putting in
new crossings on west Seventeeth street,
which will be a great imrovement over
the old ones.
A pretty stiff sort of an embryo cyclone
swept up Ferguson street yesterday after
noon with such force that for a moment
the Postoficc block shook from ENTER to
circumference.
Messrs, Whipple, Gilchrist and Voor-
bees, the Happy jack road viewers,
went out yesterday on their official miss
ion. 1t is to be presumed that they had
a happy time.
George MKenzie, a subject of Great
Britain, and Therkel Yenser Of Denmark,
yesterday declared their intention to be-
come citizens of the United States, before
the clerRrof the court.
A. j. Edwards came in from his ranch
yesterday and reports that he will cut
sixty tons of hay this year where he only
cut twenty o II in 1883. He has eight
acres of potatoes growing.
A section of artillery from Fort Rus
sell is to participate in the exercises on
the fourth. 1t is to be manned by the
Grand Army men and will probably be un-
der the command Of Capt L. Smith.
There was plenty of dust flying i'll all
directions yesterday, and it was also a
pretty bad time for hats. Several ofthcm
cayorted around for a block or two to the
supreme delight of their owners.
The Fort Russell and Cheyenne bands
will probably both be called into requisi-
ton on the 4th of July, while the John
L. Reynolds bugle and drum corps will
also participate in the exercises of the day
Seventeen emigrant trains passed
through the city yesterday, all bound for
Oregon and Washington Territory. Sev-
eral of the emigranrs purchased supplies
during the short time they fingered in the
city.
A certain old gentleman was around on
Sunday looking for a policeman to arrest
certain parties for working on that day.
lie was informed that such conduct was
not in violation of any law or ordinance
and gave up the idea.
The bridge at Fort Fetterman, although
in danger, has not as yet been carried
away, as was reported on Sunday, and
even the condemned Laramie river bridge
still stands the tide which probably in the
end will prove too much for it.
Many parties in the city who desire to
put down stone walks are delayed in their
good intentions by the fact that stone can
not be obtained without considerable de-
lay. Parties who ordered stone three
weeks ago have not obtained it yet.
The only transfer instrument filed for
record at the Office of the County Clerk
yesterday, was a warranty deed from Ar
thur Clarke to Erbert Clarke, for lots No.
S and 9, in block No, 4l4, in the city OF
Cheyenne. The consideration paid was
5 1900.
The first through passenger train over
the Oregon Short Line since the great
washout of over two months ago will start
out from the western terminus Of that
road, coming east tomorrow So stated q
telegram which was received in Cheyenne
yesterday.
Crazy Jane, who has been in the Gala.
boose for some days, watched her OPP
portunity and slipped out Yesterday while
the door was left open temporarily and has
not been heard from since. 1t is to be
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