, 1886-01-05
BY THE WAY.
Waits Caught on the Fly From
Busy Men.
Good hatured Gossip on General
Matters.

The American encampment OF the
Colorado G.. A. r., will meet at Pueblo
Jan. 20, and the advisory council the day
before.
The Democratic committee of the Third
ward is requested to meet at the City hall
this afternoon at 3 o'clock. Business Of
importance.
The number OF local statesmen, who
are standing around in prominent places
where the Office can readily see them if it
gets to seeking, is appalling.
Members OF the Loyal Legion of the
First Class in Colorado and Wyoming are
requested to send their addresses to Col.
Ed +. Bishop, Denver, with a view of or
ganizing a Colorado ~commandery.
The Signal Service officer reports that
the highest temperature yesterday was
500; lowest, 1872; mean temperature.
25.4'; mean humidity, 10 per cent
highest velocity of wind, 30 miles per
hour.
There will be services at the Baptist
shurch each evening during the week ex-
cept Saturday evening. Rev. Sam'l A.
Dyke, of Toronto, Canada, has consented
to remain with the church during the
month OF January.
1t is an open secret that Judge Wright
has resigned his position as the attorney
of the Wyoming Stock Growers Asso-
citation. The names of certain leading at
torncys have been mentioned already as
his probable successor.
While the eastbound express which
passed through Cheyenne yesterday morn
ing was crossing the Rockies, a child Of
n of the em'grants died in its mothers
arms. A coffin was procured At a station
and the journey continued.
The stockholders Of the Library Asso-
citation hold their annual meeting at the
Office of j. NJ. Carey & Bro, Jan. 5, at
$50 o'clock. 1t is the purpose to reor-
ganize the association, and all interested
are requested to be present.
The Queen of the West in trick and
fancy skating at Keefe's hall on Friday
and Saturday evenings next. Miss Fannie
Bernaux will appear in the great bottle
trick. She will also do fancy skating
while balancing a glass of water on her
head.
Special meetings at the First Conzre
g%ational church this evening. From 1880
to s:l5 O'Clock a general prayer meeting.
Topic, Humiliation and Confession"
After this a brief address by the pastor
followed by singing. All are cordially in
vited.
The calico ball. to be given by the
Cheyenne Carpenter Union, at Library
hall, On Wednesday, Jan. lS, promises
to be the event of the season. A good
programme has been provided, and al
lovers OF dancing should remember the
above date.
An agreement has Just been signed be-
tween liver johnson, of the firm of Baker
& johnson. and Nels Nelson by which
the latter commences work on the LIST of
April on a group of mines in the Silver
Crown district, Mr.. johnson 10 furnish
the necessary means.
In the county clerks office there was
filed yesterday a warranty deed from J.
E. Brigg to Isaac Greentree, conveying
an undivided half of lots l and , and the
east eighteen feet of>lot 3 in block 424 of
the own plat of Cheyenne. The consid
Grafton was 1890. 20.
The lovers of Italian opera will be
pleased 10 learn that the Milan Opera
company will appear on the boards of the
opera house Monday and Tuesday even
ings, Jan. II and -. Monday evening
they will present the always welcome
II Troudtore, and on Tuesday the grand
opera of Martha.
There was filed with the county clerk
yesterday the articles of Incorporation of
the Fetterman Ditch company. The in
corporators are Frank s. Lusk, William
h. Guthrie and Albert NJ. Crafts. The
capital stock Of the new enterprise is
$4,000. The ditch is located in town
ship 80, range -, and the water is to be
drawn from the La Prele creek.