, 1886-02-23
NEWS NOTES.
General lettings Gathered Around
Town
Condensed for the Benefit of the
Hasty Reader.

80 Pecff> wow o'h htaihh
yesterday.
Keefe's hall will be open for skating
this evening.
One wedding yesterday. and more to
follow, according to certain reports.
Flags were displayed in various parts Of
the city yesterday in honor of the day.
Yesterday seemed more like a 4th Of
July holiday than that of February 22nd.
I Several lady equestriennes made their
appearance on the streets of the city yes
day afternoon.
Several loads of hay were brought into
town yesterday, and of course found a
ready market
Nearly all of the business places in the
city except saloons aud drug stores were
closed yesterday.
The city was exceedingly lively yester-
day, in part on occount Of the show and
the national holiday.
There were two well filed emigrant
cars attached to the westernbound passen-
ger train last evening.
Yesterday was a gala day for the aver
age Cheyenne kid, and they were out,
lots of them, IN all their glory.
The police courts were in running order
and did some business yesterday, notwith-
standing the fact that it was a legal holi-
day.
There is TO be an adjourned meeting
of the city council at s O'Clock this even
ing for the transaction of important bust
ness.
Charlie Voorhees, hitched up his Shet-
land pony, and with some little girls by
his side. followed the parade around yes
terday.
Wes Hammond and George Nagle we're
out in flying coIors on their Shetland
ponies yesterday and enjoyed themselves
hugely.
Most of the public offices in the city
were closed yesterday, and among them
the post Office, from 1870 a. IN. until
6 y. IN.
Several contractors have been interview
ing Judge Fisher in regard to the new
residence which he will shortly have
erected.
Several of the members of the leeisla
ture who went home on Saturday, have
returned, and others will be here this
morning.
E. p. Blakely. of Warm Springs,
Mont. had yesterday in the stock yards
of this city two cars Of horses which he
will ship to Nebraska.
Parasols made their appearance on the
streets Yesterday for the first time this
winter. several ladies taking them along
while out riding or walking.
Roy 4 Hawkins, surveyors and civil
engineers, sent out several men and seven
teams yesterday to m operations
on the Dater irrigating ditch.
H. J. Ashley, of this city, bought yes
terday from Neetler Il Co, of Sherman,
forty head Of fine saddle horses. The
horses will be held for sale at this place.
The work of raising the funds for the
payment of the Congregational church
debt continues very favorably, and it is
expected that the full amount will be
raised by to morrow night.
Land Register Wilson and Receiver
Garrard desire to have it known that they
are not in laramie City and haven't been
there, notwithstanding the fact that the
Laramie papers have it otherwise.
The Signal Service officer reports that
the highest temperature yesterday was
3l.oo; lowest, 2s.00; mean temperature,
800; mean humidity, SIT; highest
velocity Of the wind - miles per hour.
John Story, of Hat creek is at the In
ter Ocean. Mr.. Story has a store ON
Hat creek and reports trade looking up
in that section of country. He will buy
extensively while in Cheyenne at this
time with a view to an increased trade this
season.
The members Of the committees APP
pointed by the various churches Of this
city to co operate in efforts to create a
permanent fund for charitable purposes,
are hereby notified that an organization
meeting will be held at the house Of Gov
ernor Warren at 3 p. m, Wednesday,
the 9th. All Interested are cordially in.
vited to be present.
o. p. Woodward, who left Cheyenne
carly in last December on a prospecting
trip among the oil regions of the Rattle
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