, 1885-12-25
BY THE WAY.
Waits Caught on the Fly from Busy
Men.
Good Natured Gossip on General
Matters.
MERRY CHRISTMAS.

A slight runaway occurred on Themes
street yesterday, but no enc was hurt and
no particular damage done.
A ranchman from Horse creek brought
in thirteen coyote pelts yesterday and got
the bounty papers Tor them.
John Doe, who says he won't Doe so
any more, was fined $40, including costs,
for a Christmas drunk yesterday.
The Mannerchor club will give a grand
ball at Lake Mmnehaha tonight, which
promises to be a very grand affair.
A Merry Christmas to all this morning
without regard to age or color, past or
prospective condition Of servitude.
Yesterday was the finest Christmas
eve day" anybody ever saw in Cheyenne
or anywhere else, for hat matter.
For a useful Christmas present buy a
pair of fine shoes ar slippers at 5. Bon's.
His prices are the lowest in the city.
There is as yet considerable government
land within only a few miles of Cheyenne
that has never been taken up or filed on.
The county clerk and his assistants were
remarkably busy yesterday, notwithstand-
ing the fact that Christmas was SO near at
hand.
The rush for Christmas presents yester-
day was almost unprecedented in Chey-
enne, Notwithstanding tie supposed hard
times.
The skating rink at Keefe hall is the
only place Of innocent amusement. and
should be Literally patronized during the
holidays.
Mayor Reel. who has for the past week
suffered from the fleets of a severe cold,
is slowly recovering, and will soon be on
duty again.
A watering trough has been provided at
the Tinker a~rtesian well by which ranch
men and others can water their horses as
they travel past.
A new sidewalk has been put down
along side OF the Marks block on Seven
teenth street, which makes quite an i'm
provement in that part Of the city.
There will probably be some pretty i'm
portant business considered by the city
council at the regular meeting to be held
on Tuesday evening next.
II. Housemnn, who was for SO many
years a resident of Cheyenne, but now of
Rock Island, Ill. contemplates moving
back 10 Cheyenne within a few months.
The Cheyenne Mannerchor will have a
ball and distribution Of Christmas presents
at Kimme's hall this Christmas evening.
None except holders of invitation tickets
will be admitted at the door.
The Signal Service officer reports that
the highest temperature yesterday war
500; lowest, 3l.s';; mean temperature,
40.S 50; mean humidity, GA per cent.
highest velocity of wind, 20 miles pei
hour.
The person who writes Christmas will
an X has been on the rampage for thu
past week, the week preceding Christina
being his peculiar cranky time. Xmas n,
more spells Christmas than it does tn
Fourth Of July.
1t is an old English expression, and on
that is revived in the eastern part of tn
United States. hat "a green Christina
makes a fat churchyard. So far fror
this being the fact on the plains, we ca
truly say "a green Christmas makes fi
cattle
Z a slight unpleasantnoss took place b.
; tween two gentlemen at the Tivoli saloo
, yesterday. 1t is unknown upon what sci
! iect they disagreed, but the time occupiC
in talk was short and they proceeded
pick out spots on each others counte
t ances that would be nice to hit. The
a was a knock down. an arrest, and the usu
fine at the Justices Office.
The school board has engaged the ser
y ices of a male %ianitor for the south Ell
school. He will be awake during the d
IL and sleep with one eye open at nigl
5 This %precaution is rendered necessary
the outrageous conduct Of the "hoodlum
in that locality, who break the windo
and make Rome howl at night.
A young man who had evidently be
gazing upon the wine while it vas T
G. made a good deal Of sport last evening
a his unsuccessful efforts to induce a frie
"a to go in and take another swallow of u
.. Kentucky" His friend was the sill,
D. Indian cigar sign at Altman's. The you
man either discovered his mistake, or 3
that he was being guyed by those "
IT. we're enjoying his bad break, and he 81
to gave up the attempt and ambled of
himself.
ms The LEADERS advice to Young n
.p- to day: Don't measure the slippers /
&C. your best girl has worked for you; DC
growl because they have no bay wind
OF built into them for your favorite co
don't use bad language because they
.bo three sizes too small fol you. Don't
ea- any of these things, but have Il
mounted as watch pocket, and hung a
your bedroom where you can see
~. admire them as you lie awake wonder
whether she did not put too much ~
into that delicious cake. which she
L. &C.,.