, 1884-08-12
LOCAL MAVERICKS.
Unbranded News Notes Picked Up
About the City.

John A. Martin and VIM. Jeffrey have
sold to Martin NJ. Zoller, lot /, in block
274. Consideration. $40.
Theatre goers are having a vacation I'M
til the 23rd inst, when the Devils Auc-
ton will be given at the opera house.
There are now eighteen prisoners in
tle County Jail, fifteen of whom are
awaiting the action of the Grand Jury.
The race announced to occur at the
Driving Park Saturday afternoon, and
which was postponed on account of the
weather, is now declared off.
Elder Eames, assisted by a migratory
Elder of the Latter Day Saints persua-
sion, held forth at Keefe's Hall Sunday
afternoon to an edited audience.
The highest temperature yesterday was
1872; lowest, 49'; mean temperature, o.
per cent; mean humidity, SO per cent
highest velocity of wind, Is miles per
hour.
A quartette, consisting of two young
ladies and a brace of weakened dudes,
gave an entertaining matinee at the cor
ner of Hill and Sixteenth street, at n
late hour last night.
A meeting of the scandinavian Society
was held in the p~arlors of the Congrega-
tional Church last evening. The Society
is discussing the feasibility of erecting an
edifce for its own use.
A suppressed excitement, a sort of coy
and reluctant hilarity, was evident ut the
Court House yesterday. 1t was all caused
by a rumor that Deputy Sheriff Hosford
is now in the vicinity of Egbert, herding
sheep.
Lawrence Barrett, who has just clos, d
a very successful engagement in Denver,
will appear in Salt Lake this week, His
majestic strut and cleaning eyes will not
strike awe TO the hearts of a Cheyenne
audience this season.
Justice Fisher and Justice Lee had a
vacation and mutual admiration soiree
yesterday. Not a criminal case engaged
their attention, and Deitrick passed the
heavy hours away in a profound perusal
of Bakers Saints Rest.
A hearing was had before Chief JUS
tice Lacey, in Chambers yesterday, in the
case of Talbot VS.. Talbot. I. NJ. Fisher
made an application, as solicitor for the
complainant, for compensation, against
the defendant for his services in the case
to date.
Mr.. Thomas w. Rutledge reports that
the eighteen mile ditch at Horse Creek is
just finished. He has already cut 200
tons of hay and will probably cut 300
tons more. There are now four machines
running in good hay, and a large force of
men at work at his place.
The sportsmcn over in the western por-
tons of the Territory are having grand
times. Every few days some party GOES
out among the sage brush and slaughters
young chickens and cold lunch. A num-
Der Of Cheyenne shooters are talking of
forming parties for similar expeditions.
A number of emigrant wagons passed
through the city yesterday en- route east
ward. In the Spring the emigrants' fancy
lightly turns to western wilds, and later in
the season his wagon takes a retrospective
road. 1t is alleged that ~emigrants affirm
that better water is found for their stock
in the streets of Cheyenne than any
where between the Green River and the
Missouri.
Mrs. D. Fink, of Denver, President of
the Denver and Boulder Presbytery of
the Woman's Missionary Society, lee
tured at the Presbyterian church Sunday
evening. Missionary work was the theme,
and the lecture was particularly addressed
to the ladies of the Church. The con-
~gregation was a large one. Miss Clara
Terry sang with unusual sweetness and
pathos the ~well-known song Jesus Lover
of My Soul"
what Was Told Governor Hale.
From a Denver Tribune Interview.
For some months the experts have
been at work in the Territory and on
Saturday they returned to Cheyenne and
came to Denver on the train with me.
Anxious to know their opinion of our
resources l had a conversation with them,
and I'M pleased to be able to say that the
gentlemen state that, while the representa-
tons made to them were brilliant. a close
Investigation has revealed that the re-
sources have been greatly under estimated,
and they found things in even much better
shape than Mr.. Boutwell, had led them TO
expect. This will be good news for the
people of Wyoming.