, 1884-08-05
C MAVERICKS
Unbranded News Notes Picked lip
About the City.

Episcopal Church festival, Library Hall
this evening.
A new sidewalk is being put down in
front of Miller's jewelry store.
The weather was very delightful yester-
day and appeared to suit everybody.
The western bound train was unusually
light last evening as was also the Denver
train.
Work has commenced on laying the
foundation for the new building on Seven
tenth street.
New buildings are going up and i'm
provements are being made in every por-
ton of the city.
A portion of the Warren Mercantile
Company's stock Of goods were moved
into the Pavilion yesterday.
A number Of colored Knight Templars
left here ON Sunday and some yesterday
to attend the conclave at Leavenworth.
Street preaching in Cheyenne does not
prosper well this hot weather. The theo-
logians ought to wait until the weather is
cooler.
The festival given by the ladies of the
Episcopal Church takes place in Library
Hall this evening. The attendance will
be large.
There were two drunks a%rraigned before
Judge Fisher yesterday and both pleaded
guilty. They were each fined $40, includ-
ing costs.
There is to be a regular meeting of the
City Council at the City Hall at the usual
hour this evening for the transaction of
routine business.
Water pipes are being put in to connect
the main on Seventeenth street with the
new buildings soon to be erected west Of
the Carey Block.
There is to be a business meeting at the
Congregational Church tomorrow evening
for the purpose of e~lecting church officers
for the ensuing year.
The people on the south side of the
railroad track are complaining bitterly
about the condition of the streets and
alleys in that vicinity.
John Brown, mot the original John,)
was arraigned before Judge Lee yesterday
on the charge of in~toxication and was
fined $40, including costs.
Some party has been around town for
a day or two with a telescope through
which parties can look at the sun, the
moon, and some of the big stars"
T. j. Hammer, Of Denver, but a for
mer resident Of Cheyenne is in this city
and is distributing a small book he has
written, entitled Hammer on Ingersoll. "
An immense number of fish are being
caught in Grow Greek by the boys. They
are suckers and the boys catch them with
their hands and also in gunny sacks used
as nets.
A warranty deed from W. d. Pease
and wife to the Union Pacific Railway
Company for lots No. IL, 10. Il. is and
l6, in block No. 429, was fled for record
in the office of the County Clerk yester-
day.
Coroner Chafin yesterday received a
letter from a gentleman named Schaeffer,
who resides at Park City, Utah, which
states that at the time ~Spitznagel left that
place to come East he had with him only
sos. so in money.
Mr.. j. NJ. Tompkins has a large drove
Of cattle on their way from Texas which
he expects will arrive in the vicinity OF
Fort Laramie within two or three days.
Mr. Tompkins will take a trip to that
point to receive them.
A Cheyenne gentleman in speaking in
public to the people Of this city on Sunday
told them that an angel came down in
1920 and taught George Washington the
use of steam. This bit of history was
news to those who heard it.
There is to be a meeting of the Board OF
County Commissioners at 10 O'Clock this
forenoon for the transaction of routine
business, and in addition thereto the
Board will determine whether or not q
special term of court is to be called.
Mr.. Joseph Knight, who returned from
north of Fort Laramie Sunday, whittier
he went to arrange for the reception oil
SOME cattle which he has purchased, states
that fully 10000 head Of cattle crossed the
North Platte river on the day before he
started to return, going north to the vari-
Gus ranges H..t7H
John Hansen has again got back into
thu calaboose. An attempt was made by
some parties only two or three days ago to
drive him out of the city, but he would
not scare worth a cent. He offered to
compromise. however, and said if they
would give him $40 he would leave and
stay away.
The largest stock Of Carpets ever in
Wyoming at Craig. Davis & Co.'S.