, 1885-03-11
Democrats primaries this evening.

Democratlc primaries TINS evening.
The Irish Benevolent society will give a
ball on the evening Of St. Patrick's Day.
Al exciting egg and basket race on
roller skates at Ksefe's hall rink this
evening.
The usual prayer meeting at the Con-
gregational church this Wednesday even
ng at 1880.
The Martens Trio at the opera house
this evening. a fine musical. character
and burlesque entertainment is promised.
A well known business man Of this city
is making arrangements to stock the
road for q stage line from the terminus of
the Sioux City & Pacific to Deadwood,
Spearfsh and possibly to Buffalo.
Mr.. W. Harper has a certificate from
Chief Justice Lacey to the effect that he,
Harper, has not made en- application for
admission to the bar here, during Judge
Lacey's term Of office.
Madame Dooley, the great clairvoyant,
has returned to this city, and is stopping
at Leighton's hotel, room No. ], where
she can be consulted on all matters re-
lating to .he past. present and future.
A number of gentlemen interested in
the trade are organizing II cooperative
grocery store. If properly conducted
such a store would be a paying enterprise
and would be given a large patronage.
The Signal Service office reports hat
the highest temperature yesterday was
SO, lowest SOe; mean temperature, 400;
mean humidity. 4s per cent: highest
velocity Of the wind, IA miles per hour.
The Democratic primary in the first
ward will be held this evening at the
Metropolitan hotel, that Of the second
ward at the Alert hose house, and the
third ward meeting will be at the city
hall.
The Star is a new bicycle which has
the smaller wheel in front. 1t is claimed
that these are much safer than the old
styles. MI. Marshall johnson has ordered
one and in a few days will show the
crank riders how the new machine works.
Proclaim il from the house-tops. Some
lucky man received through the express
office yesterday twenty dollars, as a prize
paid him by A notorious southern lottery
company. This is probably the frst
prize ever drawn in this city from the sand
lottery.
Something seemed to be the matter
over in the solid second last evening.
The Republicans were barely able to
gather a quorum. Jack was out Of
the city and Me" was left to handle n
matter in which he took no interest. In
cidentally it may be remarked that the
city appointments have been made.
There was n %reopening Of Kapp's res
taurant under new management Monday
night. During the opening a drunken
soldier named Stauffer and a companion
insulted a well known sporting man, who
promptly knocked them down. Yester-
day the sporting man appeared in the po'
lice courts and paid his fine for Furnishing
the rowdies.
The Laramie Boomerang says: Chey.
enne seems to have a fast runner in the
person of Ed. Schwalbe, who appear
anxious to run any resident of the terri
tory, and has even challenged a very fast
man Mr.. G. +. Gibson to run him,
There are four or five of the Larami,
boys who don't think Mr.. Scbwalbe is the
fastest man in the territory, and are viii
ling to match him at any time and run
him in Laramie.
Yesterday afternoon the war CORES
pondent of our esteemed contemporary
was standing on Seventeenth street when
two rather dashing young ladies passed
along the street on the opposite side.
One of the young ladies waved her hand
kerchief in a saucy way and quicker than
it takes to tell it Carroll Strengthened up
pulled down his vest and started along the
street with n %ivelier stride than he hai
assumed in ten years. Just as he wa
crossing the street a Young man passed
him and a moment later joined the younl
ladies. One of them greeted him will
Tom, have you got those groceries foI
supper p and Carroll suddenly lost al
interest in the proceedings. A crowd O.
about twenty men enjoyed the fun and
few moments later they all said something
to a man ON the other side Of the counteI
who wore a white vest and a big diamond