, 1885-07-01
c MAVERICKS.
Unbranded News Notes Picked up
About The City.


A splendid rain yesterday
Small houses for rent are very scarce.
There will be a big crowd in Cheyenn,
to-day.
Judge Lee performed a wedding cere
mony Yesterday.
Parties have commenced cutting hay OF
the prairie north of the city.
Judge Lacey will probably render hi
decision in the De Walt case to-day.
A reward should be offered for the un
r%aveling Of the headless trunk mystery.
Service preparatory TO the communion
will be held at the Presbyterian church to
night "wednesday, at s o'clock.
One of the most beautiful double rain
bows ever seen, SPAWNED the heavens in
the direction of the southeast yesterday
afternoon.
The east bound passenger train came
in yesterday morning in two sections. The
first section had four cars loaded with
California fruit.
A young man going home from Califor-
mia died on the emigrant train Monday
night at Point of Rocks, of consumption.
The body was taken from the train at
Laramie.
People who have seen the Cold Day
play, which is now running at the Tabor
Grand, and which is to be here shortly,
say that it's the most uproarously funny
thing OF its kind ever seen.
The Signal Service officer reports that
the highest temperature yesterday was
75o, lowest, 81. 50; mean temperature, 60. 50;
mean humidity, sc per cent; highest We
locity of wind lG miles per hour; rainfall
.25 inches.
Yesterday City Marshal Schnitger
lightly tapped Sumner johnson of the
Sun, on the cheek with a large steel
screw driver, and the screw driver fell on
the floor broken in pieces. This is a fact,
and it shows what kind of a cheek John
son has got.
Charley Charlton has put up a wind
mill on his ranch, about four miles north
of Cheyenne. Mr.. Charlton is adding
other improvements to his ranch apd
when completed he will have one of the
best located and improved road ranches
in the territory.
A young man at Ellis bakery offered
three girls, yesterday. a dollar to walk
around the block with paper Ounce caps
on. The dollar was theirs with a sudden
ness that was stunning, and it ven into
the hands of soda water and ice cream
dealers with even more s~uddenness.
The death of Lieut., Col. Gentry causes
the following promotions: Maj. j. j..
Van Horn of the 18th infantry, to be
lieutenant colonel of the 25th infantry,
Capt. d. NJ, Vance of the 18th infantry,
to be majory of the 18th infantry, and
LIST Lieut.. and Quartermaster NJ. Y.
Richards, of the 10th infantry, to be
captain in the 10th infantry.
Mr.. Erickhorn, recently the proprietor
of a restaurant in Joe Roses building on
Seventeenth street, and who was reported
as having left the city without paying his
debts, returned yesterday. He claims
that he left no unpaid bills, and that it
was generally known among his acquain-
tances that he had obtained employment
with a surveying party under County
Surveyor Roy,
An amusing incident at the depot yes
terday was that of a young German who
can't speak English trying to talk
to a young lady who can't speak
German. Between them they butcher
ed the language horribly, and produced
something from which a new language
might be built, as they managed to
make each other understood. Love i:
very cute in such things.
Last Sunday morning a large Mountain
lion came close TO Mr.. A. Simmons
ranch, ON Middle Crow creek. about
twenty-five miles fom this city. and
killed a calf belonging to p. II. Nichols
The animal was discovered by Mr.. An
drew Simmons and Burrill Bradshaw who
gave chase, and Mr.. Simmons made the
animal bite the dust by a shot from hi
rife. The carcass will be Brought To tn,
CITY.
Some hos. had - :, from, g. Al
no,'s s,ahios ,,os,ard,r Mi oroato,
on;,o an ovc;,omon, in ,bo, Iooal;ty Co. ,
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whip Ed .Jarboe. who works at the stable
and went there in force. The foremost
Boat Darling. attacked Jarboe with har,
names and the latter laid Darling ont with