, 1886-01-17
BY The WAY.
Waits Caught on the Fly From
Busy Men.
Good Natured Gossip on General
Matters.

The coal men are smiling and happy.
The train from the east was over two
hours late last evening.
According TO the months, winter is now
more than half gone.
This is Sunday again. In which church
will you freeze for the LoS's sake TO day?
Several parties who are interested in
the MEG uire- Edwards case, as witnesses,
are in the city.
Mike Savage, who was SO badly injured
at the time of the shooting of McGill,
continues to improve.
Miss Tonic Bernau will appear at
Keefe's hall on next Friday evening in
fancy and trick skating.
Legislative schemes and wire pulling
will be INDUCED in to a considerable ex-
tent for the next sixty days.
The newly elected members OF the city
council will take the oath of office and
also their seats next Tuesday evening.
The thermometer had a decidedly
downward tendency yesterday, and at G
o'clock last evening it was s. below zero.
The assistant at the county clerks of
fee spent most of his time yesterday In
proof reading instruments that have been
recorded.
Lost--A bunch of keys, on a round,
fat key ring. Finder will receive a suita-
Bile reward by returning to box 2l65,
Cheyenne post office.
e Councilman elect Whitcomb was around
the city hall for a time yesterday, and the
boys accused him OF being on a tour Of
observation.
Reports frem up country are to the
effect that cattle have done as well, il not
better. than could have been expected
thus far this winter.
'Old Sam is to be released from the
county Jail to-day. The old man will
strike for a schooner of beer the first
thing he does when he gets out.
On our fourth page to-day. will be
found a striking and instructive ~illustra-
ton of the comparative worth of the va
rious kinds of baking powders now in
use,
A certain member of the legislature
who didn't get a pass is now being extern
sively advertised by two of the Cheyenne
papers. lie is set forth in the light Of a
martyr.
An assessment was made on each
member of the legislature to pay for the
t%elegraphing to Washington prior to the
reception of the news that the l~esalization
bill had passed.
G. A. Emery returned to Cheyenne
from the east yesterday, and reports be-
ing aboard a passenger train that was
showed in-or under-for five days, in
Kansas during the late blizzard.
Miss Tonic Bernau, the queen of fancy
and trick skaters, has issued a challenge
TO skate two and one half miles against
any gentleman skating three miles. Her
challenge has been accepted. This race
will take place on Saturday evening, Jan.
%.
An old lady diediu Wallineford, Conn.
the other day, whose life had been sad.
dened by a little quarrel. The day had
been fixed for her wedding, and she and
her intended husband began to put down
carpets in the house they were to oecu.
by. She wanted them laid one way, he
another. They quarreled and separated.
He died shortly aiterward, and the lady
never married. This should teach womer
the danger OF permitting their husbands.
or intended husbands, to remain in til,
house when carpets are being put down
No man will insist ON being present on
such an occasion. if his wife hints fha
his absence would give her more pleasure
The same rule applies in taking up car
pets.
FoR RENT Three nice front room
over Cowhick x Whitcomb's store. cheap
Inquire over store or at our office
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