, 1886-02-21
NEWS NOTES.
General lettings Gathered Around
Town
Condensed for the Benefit of the
s Hasty Reader.


The city was very lively again yester
day.
No legislature again until next Tuesda,
forenoon at 10 O'Clock.
W. Camp, ST., is very low, and the
prospects of his recovery are doubtful.
The champion minstrel troupe will be
at the opera house next Saturday evening.
The members of the Legislature are
already beginning to talk about holding
evening sessions.
The erection OF several new residences
may be looked for in Cheyenne very soon.
SO say some of the contractors.
Our business men are beginning to CON
slider tho plan of having branch houses
on the south side. A good idea.
A lady elo~cutionist entertained quite a
large audience at the Baptist church with
Rotations, both humorous and otherwise.
| A location notice was filed by W. p.
Crandall yesterday for the Grover Ceve-
land lode in the Rawhide mining district
A gentle zephyr prevailed in Cheyenne
for the greater part of the time yesterday,
but otherwise the weather was delightful.
Miss Rogers won the silver cup at the
Library hall dance last evening.
There were two judges.
Real estate matters appear to be l~iyening
up in Cheyenne, and we may reasonably
expect TO hear Of more large sales very
soon.
If the new Sunday bill becomes a law
at all, one week from to-day will see bust
ness houses Of all kinds closed in Chey-
enne.
Steps are being taken to get up an in
teresting shooting match at Talbot's, and
it is presumed arrangements will be made
for n very soon.
There is a number Of men in Cheyenne
who are honestly seeking employment,
but are unable to find it at present. Times
will be better soon.
Several parties had offers for the pur-
chase of town lots and other property in
Cheyenne yesterday and some important
sales may be looked for.
kilograms are at the Western Union
Office for the following named persons:
George Lam, r. +. Townsend, J. w.
Terrence, j. @. Ferguson.
Several of the members Of the legisla-
ture who belong in the western portion Of
the territory went home last evening and
will return on Tuesday morning.
More sidewalks are needed in various
parts of the city. Property holders can
afford to build them. as it would greatly
enhan se the value of their property.
w. A. Richards, city clerk, has moved
his office to the room lately occupied by
w. p. Carroll as a law office, in the sec
ond story Of the city hall, next to Judge
Lees.
The bill now pending in the legislature
providing for the restriction of the roam
ing at large of sheep, etc, is liable to
meet with serious and determined oppo-
sition.
Several of the Wyoming Legislators
went out driving yesterday and took a
view of the sights Of the capital. Some
of them have seen Cheyenne by gas light
already.
The soldiers at Fort Russell are making
preparations to give another entertain
ment, and it is to be hoped that 1t will be
more successful in point of numbers than
the last one.
One of the neatest and best finished
delivery wagons ever manufactured in
this city was seen on the streets yesterday.
1t came from II. Haas carriage shop and
was made for a Colorado brewery.
John Short was arraigned before Judge
Fisher yesterday for a big drunk, and, as
Short was short of funds, he was con-
signed to the ~calaboose in default of pay
ment of the usual fine and costs.
The Signal Service officer reports that
the highest temperature yesterday wal
So 50; lowest, 27.2'; mean temperature,
3S.6s; mean humidity, G2.3 per cent
highest velocity of wind, 40 miles pei
hour
Hon. A. II. Swan sailed from New
York for Liverpool yesterday. From on,
of our Iowa exchanges we learn hat on
recent visit to his former home in Indi
anola he donated $4,000 to the colleg,
and $500 to the Methodist society Of tina
city.
This is Sunday again. Read the churcl
notices, make your selection. and if you
cannot leave the little ones, take then
along with you to church. There ha
been an extremely warm corner fitted NJ
in the land where they don't shovel snov
for those people who get mad because
baby is brought to church.
The STANDARD Cattle company, OF Wy
oming, has purchased 5000 acres Of Ian,
In Dodge county, Neb., seven miles ives
of Fremont, paying 100000 for it. Tn