, 1884-07-08
c MAVERICKS.
Unbranded News Notes Picked Up
About the City.

The church festival season is aboui
over, at least until after the heated tern
is ended.
Several parties who were out sailing or
Sunday got pretty wet when the thunder
shower struck them.
The Kiss of the Waves" a picture By
Prof Ashe, is on exhibition at Warren
store, and is well worth seeing.
There was nothing of a judicial charac
ter which occurred to disturb the serenity
of Judge Fishers court yesterday.
There were two emigrant cars, well filled
with passengers, attached to the western
bound passenger train last evening.
Tickets for The Mascoae are being rap,
idly taken, and those who wish desirable
seats should make haste to secure them.
Contractor Mcdonald and his large force
of workmen have commenced laying the
brick in the walls of the new Idelmar
building.
Nothing definite has yet been decided
in regard to the dispute which arose in
relation to the hose contest on the Fourth
of July.
A runaway on the Fourth of July
smashed the top of a carriage belonging to
r. S. Van Tassel pretty badly, but did nc
other damage.
Frank Miller lost $500 worth of wood
by the fire at his brick yard on the Fourth
of July. He thinks the fire caught from
sparks from the engine.
A party of fifty Italians and twenty.
five Germans were secured by Mr., G. H.
Burton from Denver and sent out to work
on the Sable ditch on Sunday.
The highest temperature yesterday was
80; lowest, $50; mean temperature, GO
mean humidity, AZ per cent; highest We
locity of wind, % miles per hour
The contract for painting the outside o
the main public school building was yes
terday let by the School Board to j. C
Tuttle. Work will begin on the job a
once.
There was one little case before Judge
Lee yesterday, that of two Chicago
girls, but as the prosecution did not pu'
in an appearance the complaint was dis
missed.
The name of Joe Perry was u~ninten
tionally omitted from our list of the name:
Of the j. T. Clark, Jrs,, who ran on tho
occasion of the tournament on the Fourth
of July.
The Durant fire company were jollify
ing at the City Hall for a larger part o
the day on Sunday. They had plenty o
cigars on hand, and also a little thickenec
Crow Greek water.
The Greeley band returned home OIL
Saturday evening, well pleased with Chey
ennc and the reception accorded them b!
the committee and citizens during thei
stay in the city.
Work on the Cheyenne street canyons
is progressing finely. That across Seven
teenth street from McGregor's to Marks 4
Myers corner was filed with water ycster
day for the first time.
The cut-worms which commenced t.
play such sad havoc with L. w. Whit
combs shade trees, have entirely disap
peared since they were treated to liberia
quantities of a solution of carbolic acid.
There will be a meeting of the Cit.
Council at the usual hour this evening, a
which time the balance of the quarterl.
reports of the city officers will be present
ed for the consideration of the Council.
A lecture by Chaplain E. Brady-sub
ect Life in Libby Prison"-will be de
livered in the Chapel at Fort Russell OIL
Wednesday evening next. Admission
free. All are cordially invited to attend
The new plate glass for the south from
of tn, Carey Block, intended to take tn
place of that which has heretofore bee
broken, has arrived, and yesterday work
men were engaged in putting it in place
j. A. Bean started yesterday with on
Of his teams for Rock Greek, where h
expects to meet his freight train, whic
will run back and forth between that poin
and Fetterman during the balance of tn
season.
Now that Chief Justice Lacy has bee
confirmed, some of the members of tn
bar have strong hopes that he will com
IN here right away, and if he does it
quite probable that there will be n speci,
term Of court after all.
c. II. Lefielt, the freighter, yesterda
loaded his train with supplies at Baker
Johnson's, and will to-day start on h
way to Running Water. He expects I
make the trip III seven days, as the road
are now in good condition.
The presentation of the beautiful prize
offered by the Opera House managemer
TO the victorious firemen will be made o
Thursday evening during the performanc
of The NdEoottc. Much curiosity is mar
Tested among tho iremen us to what tn
prizes are, and an overlooking house
assured for the beautiful opers
Seeley speaks to full houses everywhere
He is entertaining, amusing and itstruc,
iyei often comical, always vivid in dc