, 1886-01-26
NEWS NOTES.
General lettings Gathered Around
Town
Condensed for the Benefit of the
Hasty Reader.

numerously yesterday.
Born, in this city, Jan. %. to Mrs. and
Mr.. Horatio Holt, a son.
Parties Just in from the north report
the roads as being in an excellent condi-
ton.
Some shooting matches are being ar
ranged for and will take place at Maj.
Talbot grove.
A lecture on the subject of Marriage
is to be delivered at the Presbyterian
church on Friday evening.
A Wisconsin dealer in stock secured a
verdict for $4,000 as damages from the
Chicago and Alton railroad.
The three women lately locked up in
calaboose have been DISCHARGED, they hav-
ing served out their sentence.
On Beaver creek, in Idaho, the ground
is covered with sixteen inches of snow,
and cattle are dying on the ranges.
The attendance of pupils at st. Johns
school is increasing, and there are now
nearly $50 pupils at that institution.
A good many of our citizens were out
riding and taking advantage of the sum
mer-like weather which prevailed ycster-
day.
There are quite a number of ranchmen
and others from the country in Cheyenne.
Some of them are interested in Legislative
matters in a certain way.
The young night hawks or kids, with
hoodlum propensities, are not quite so
numerous around the Opera house at
night as they were formerly.
The committees of the two houses Of
the legislature are beginning to have a
little more to do than they did for the
first few days of the session.
The B. f. L. Society are to give a
sociable Thursday evening, at the Con
gregational church, at which an interest
ing programme is promised.
Cheyenne has ten barber shops, Lara
mic City four, Buffalo four, Rawlins two,
Evanston two, and Carbon, Green River,
and Rock Springs have one each.
A series of meetings are being held at
the Methodist church, and it is hoped and
expected by the pastor and members
that they will result in a revival.
kilograms are at the Western Union
Office for the following persons: G.. w.
Manning, p. A. Perry, W. Shelly, j. p.
Caldwell. II. M. French, and l.. Smith.
Several of the members of the legisla-
ture are devoting a portion their time to
the preparation of bills on various sub
iects which will be introduced in due
time.
There is to be a session Of the district
court next Monday, Feb. !, and there
may be business enough to occupy the at
tention of the court for two or three
days.
An entertainment was given by the
Good Templars at the Knights of Pythias
hall last evening, which was very largely
attended, and proved to be a grand sue
cess.
The boys say that Stoll made an in
effectual attempt to capture the spirit
BRIDE when he, she or it made an APP
pearance at the Opera house on Sunday
evening.
No freight has been received in Chey-
enne via the Kansas Pacific since Jan. J..
but there is considerable due over that
road, for which our business men are
looking.
Articles OF incorporation of the Nc
Donald lrrigating company were filed
in the Office of the county clerk yesterday.
The trustees and incorporators are John
Mcdonald, F. w. Halves and w. j. vii
liams.
The Good Templars of Cheyenne lately
purchased an organ for SIS, and now they
find that the door to the Knights of
Pythias hall where they hold their services
is too narrow and they are unable to get
it into the room.
While you are jotting matters down on
your diary, Just note the fact hat there
have been but two days during the pres
ent winter on which cutters or sleighs