, 1886-02-18
NOTES.
General lettings Gathered Around
Town
VI .nN
Condensed for the Benefit of the
Hasty Reader.

Did you lose your hat yesterday
The train from the east was an hour
late last evening, owing to high winds.
There is still some ice in Lake Mime
hahh, aud also in one or two OF the upper
lakes.
It was quite dull in police circles yester.
day, and the officers were c~orrespondiDgly
unhappy.
The usual Wednesday evening meeting
occurred ut several Of the churches last
evening.
Who will receive the silver cup that
will be awarded next week to the best
waltzer in the territory
The people north of Cheyenne, and in
deed all over the territory, complain of
Inadequate mail facilities.
There are nine bound over cases to
be certified TO the district court from
Judge Fisher justice court.
The female prisoner in the city Gala
boose is quite sick, and may have to be
removed to the county hospital.
Judge Lees office is now profusely
adorned with maps, pictures, and not less
than two small American flags.
Fourteen miles of water and sewer
pipes. besides the branch pipes, is very
good for a city the cize of Cheyenne.
Governor Warren's message is out in
pamphlet form, it having made its ap-
p~earance at the Legislative halls yester-
day.
New mining claims are constantly being
located in the Silver Crown district, and
everything points toward a boom in the
spring. e4e 4-llIa Nlll
John A. Martin has just finished one
of the finest book eases in the territory,
which has been put in the new office of
City Clerk Richards.
The prisoners at the county jail, in
order to keep up their spirits, devote a
portion Of their tiue to giving concerts,
with themselves as the audience.
The revival meetings at the Methodist
church arc still progressing, and the pas
tor of that church now has the assistance
of Rev. Mr.. Lucas, of Greeley, Colo.
There was a secret meeting yesterday
OF some members of the Stockgrow-
ems association for the purpose of consid-
ering the wages of cowboys next spring.
A brisk whirlwind struck Seventeenth
street early last evening, and all sorts of
movable things were carried round and
round like dry jokes at a country tavern.
Miss Mabel Sylvester, OF Boston, cham
pion expert and scientific skater, will APP
pear at Keefe hall this evening and to-
morrow evening. Music in attendance.
The third house is raising money by
subscription to buy an ear trumpet for a
member Of the council who can't vote
when noisy lobbyists prevent him from
hearing bills read.
There is usually much talking and
busting about in the lobby of the house
of representatives, and the matter is very
annoying to the members who have bust
ness to attend to.
Several Of the expressmen of the city
congragated neal the Holt corner early
last evening aud measured the height of
their horses. One horse in the collection
was found 10 be seventeen hands high.
Y Some Of the members Of the house of
Representatives in discussing the convict
labor bill made pretty free use of w. II.
Holidays name, winch was hardly the
proper thing to do in a legislative body.
There are some queer telephone mes
sages received in the city, as, for instance,
a young lady. a day or two ago, was
asked, How long before you are going
to send round that wine | ordered two
hours ago?'
The tobacco bill, or in other words
the bill to prevent the sale OF tobacco to
minors under sixteen years of age, and
which passed the council, appears TO have
been showed under in the house Of
representatives.
These are dull times for reporters on
the w~ar-path after news, and there is but
little, unless Legislative matters are re
sorted to, for a hll-up.' which would
be done if people wanted that kind o.
reading and nothing else.
Miss Mabel Sylvester comes to our city
highly indorsed by the press Throughout
New England, as well as by the papers o
Chicago, beaver, and other places wher'
she has appeared in her phenomenal ex
hibitions Of graceful skating.
A. Giichrist. manager for tho Frontie
Land and Cattle company, will leave thu
city ip q few days for Nebraska. Thi
wcll-kpowp company is feeding nea
Omaha a large number of cattle, which
are now being held for a rise in the east