, 1885-12-22
BY The WAY.
Waits Caught on the Fly from Busy
Men.
Good Natured Gossip on General
Matters.

o. N. o. club at the West End rink
tonight.
Sixteenth street is now blest with a
shooting gallery.
Christmas trees are making their APP
pearance on the streets.
Select music in attendance at Keefe hall
this evening by city band.
John Underwood is building a residence
in the northeastern pant of the city.
The pay car came in on Sunday, and
the railroad men are consequently happy.
The county jail is very quiet now that
the villain brigade" has gone to Joliet.
The condition Of Mike Savage, who was
accidentally wounded in the McGill ARRAY,
is said to be serious.
The Wyoming Meat company received
to day. from the Swan Land & Cattle
company, 200 beeves.
Tomorrow will be the shortest day in
the year of 1885, which, by the way, will
not last many days longer.
The small boys and girls are doubly
happy now that vacation and Christmas
are both on hand at the same time.
The Wyoming Meat company have or
dered three additional refrigerator cars to
be used in shipping beef to Boston.
Hills & Goodsell are still selling mil
linery goods at cost, and will continue to
so until their entire stock is sold out.
Yesterday was lively to all appearances,
but it was a poor day for the unfortunate
reporter who has to hunt up the news.
The street sprinkler was out again yes
terday morning, but the blizzard flag, for
some reason, did not make its appear
ance.
The old man Doe materialized again
yesterday in consequence of a big drunk,
and Judge Lee sent him to the Gala
bose.
A large gathering of young ladies and
gentlemen is expected at Keefe hall this
evening.
Judge Lacey was busy hearing matters
at chambers yesterday, and among other
things disposed of was a proceeding in aid
of execution.
The rubbish has been entirely cleared
away from the old dump ground, south OF
the city, and it is now quite a respectable
place in that locality.
The gas was so bad after ~ o'clock last
night that all the topers in town were
compelled to go to bed by the light of
their blooming noses.
That Door dog in the dog calaboose has
got about through barking. He has
barked for about three days and nights
until he is nearly played out.
There was considerable stirring around
Yesterday after Christmas presents, and
many of them were sold. in fact there was
a considerable rush in that line.
Sunday night makes a big pull on my
coal pile" said a sad-eyed man yesterday
morning. Il have got three girls and
each has q beau, of course. | wish they
would pop and have done with it"
The Signal Service officer reports that
the highest temperature yesterday was
54.3'; lowest, 1922; mean temperature,
4l.9'; mean humidity, 6l.7 per cent
highest velocity of wind, lG miles per
hour.
There were many visitors to the city
cemetery on Sunday, most of whom
walked up thinking probably that it might
be the last chance they would have for a
quiet, comfortable walk during the present
winter.
Tables, mirrors, pictures, brackets, can
dlesticks, screens, chandeliers and every
piece of furniture, ornamental and useful,
that can be decorated with natural flowers,
are thus adorned on festive occasions this
season in London. SO says the London
Truth.
The Union Pacific Railway company
now operates 4,499 miles of road, and
either controls or has proprietary interests
in l,305 miles more, total 1904. In ope-
rating this system, which peuetrates FIVE
states and territories, over 10000 men are
employed.
Some of our people can't enjoy the
present Indian summer at all, for they
say, "Oh, well, we hal catch it after
awhile" To such it might be well to call
attention to the following from the scrip
lures or Shakespeare tthe sagebrush re-
porter don't remember which,, Sufficient
unto the day is the evil thereof"
Talking Of prohibition in Iowa to an
Iowa man yesterday, he said that the
schemes in that state to induce the soda
water clerk to put up funny prescriptions
are legion. The latest dodge is a remedy
for rheumatism, consisting of maple sugar
dissolved in whisky, and the number Of
rheumaiics who are limping around Iowa
towns is something appalling.
The East bound express pulled out yes
terday morning with a squad of thirteen
prisoners on board bound to Omaha.
They were in charge of Lieut., KEENAN,, of
the 9th infantry, a sergeant and a guard
! Of four men. -Four of the men came from