, 1886-02-27
NEWS NOTES.
General lettings Gathered Around
Town
Condensed for the Benefit of the
Hasty Reader.

ihefc VIII DC u hessiOn OF the leglslatufe
to-day.
The livery men did a thriving business
yesterday.
Accidents OF various kinds have hap
pened quite frequently in the city of late.
The real estate boom is thriving and
there will be some interesting matters to
state very soon.
G. b. Morgan paid a small fine to Judge
Lee for a violation Of one of the city ordi-
nances yesterday.
The revival meetings at the Methodist
church are still in progress and many con-
versions are taking place.
Several of the contractors were looking
around yesterday and consulting with each
other over the cheerful prospects OF a
building boom.
Deputy Sheriff Phil. Vidal, Of Lander,
Fremont county, Wyo., was married to
Mrs. Mary Morris, of the same place. last
Tuesday, Feb. %.
The boys have prepared plans Of the
prospective capitol building and the asy-
lum, which are being exhibited alongside
OF the plans for the depot.
The university, if it is erected at Lara
mie City, will be an institution which the
people there have long wanted and for
which they have a decided taste.
An examination of the court records
discloses the names of only eleven persons
as having served on the trial of the case
when Richard Duboise was convicted.
A fellow who gave his name as "Fri-
day was arrested yesterday and paid the
usual fine to Judge Lee for the using of
profane and offensive language to another
party.
James Talbot had some very good offers
yesterday for some property which he
owns in the northern portion of the city.
Jim thinks he don't want to sell just at
present.
1t is about time to begin to prepare for
the spring tree campain, and our citizens
should begin to consider the propriety of
setting out as many additional ones as
possible.
There was much discussion over the
capitol bill outside of the legislative halls
yesterday. and the general desire wa that
it might pass along with the university
measure.
Scandinavian Lutheran services will be
held at the Simmons house on Sunday
evening, at 1880 O'Clock, by Rev. II. P.
Hansen. All Scandinavian people are cor
daily welcome.
The city was very lively in many ways
Yesterday, and among others in the matter
of sending out freight, the Wyoming De-
velopment company sent out several teams
well loaded with supplies.
Judge Fisher will celebrate his golden
wedding in less than six months, if moth
ing happens or intervenes to prevent it,
and if at home at that time will observe
the occasion in an appropriate way.
The Signal Service officer reports that
the highest temperature yesterday was
52.4'; lowest, 2O.l0; mean temperature,
37.3; mean humidity, SILT; highest
velocity of the wind IA miles per hour.
II the bounty on hawks is repealed-or
rather the law-it will throw out of EN-
ployment a good many small boys and
Others out on the ranches who now make
it a business to look after that kind of
game.
'Capitol hill is the name that is now
given to the elevated plateau between the
city limits and Lake Mahpealutah, and it
is supposed by many that if a capitol
building is built that is the place where it
win be located.
Col. Downey's speech in the house, yes
terday, On the university and capitol bill
was eloquent, beautiful in diction and III
spired by noble motives. 1t was by far
the best extempore speech ever delivered
in any legislative body in this territory.
The occasion having arisen, he suddenly
blazed up into a Sudden explosion Of pro-
phetic grandeur. The n~ioeties, the ele-
gancies and the beauty Of his words
marked the genius and talent Of the man.
and should forever enshrine him in the
hearts Of his fellow citizens of this terri