, 1886-06-18
NEWS NOTES.
General lettings Gathered Around
Town
Condensed for the Benefit of the
Hasty Reader.

Regular meeting of the G.. A. r. to-
night.
The track system of the Cheyenne
depot will accommodate 900 cars.
The new town OF Douglas nee Fetter-
mrn, is to be watered from the La Prelle
creek.
Capt. Marsh yesterday purchased of
Mr.. John Dobyns two car loads of Short
horn bulls.
Mr.. John Dobyns has just received
thirteen head of Hereford bulls direct
from Herefordshire, England.
Geo. A. Draper yesterday shipped a
car load of general groceries to the new
town of Douglas, erst Fetterman.
Fisher < Jeffrey yesterday bought from
Mr.. John Dobyns a car load of Shorthorn
bulls for heir Green river stock ranch.
The new fume connecting Crow creek
with Fort Russell has been finished by the
city, and water will be running through it
to day.
That parting on yesterday eastern
bound train was very affecting, as well as
Graceful. Call the next transfer, gen
tlemen.
The rush of business at the land office
still continues. Everybody wants a piece
of Wyoming before the land laws are re-
pealed.
Messrs. Baker & johnson within the
past few days have put in $50, 900 worth
of machinery in their Silver Crown min
ing property.
There was a big dance at Fort Steele
last night. Several railroad magnates
with their families tripped j%oyously to the
military music.
John McShane purchased yesterday
two car loads of black Galloway bulls
from Mr.. John Dobyns, for the Bay State
Cattle company.
Highest temperature yesterday, So;
lowest, 4l0; mean temperature Csc;
mean humidity, A; highest velocity Of
wind - miles per hour.
The bridges on the Rawhide washed out
by the recent heavy rains will be Temporal
rily repaired until the next regular meet
ing of the county commissioners.
Among the bills passed by the senate
yesterday was one authorizing the repair
ing Of the barracks at Fort Russell. The
reporter is locally informed that extensive
repairs are needed.
Railroad men report surveyors busy lay
ing out a TOWNSHIP for Pine Bluffs. Lots
are already offered for sale. Improve
ments are being talkel of-among others
the erection of a Touring mill.
Two car loads of thoroughbred Short
horn bulls from the Clinton County Breed
ing Association, Plattsburg, Missouri, are
now at the stock yards, en- route for the
west. They are splendid animals.
twenty-five thorougl.bre Durham bulls,
the property of Hon. Daniel L. Moore, a
Kentucky state senator from IIarrods-
burg, arrived yesterday in charge of Rich
ard Gallaher, of Harrodsburg. The ami
mails are to be taken to Senator Moore's
ranch in North Park.
1t appears from private advices received
here hat the recent arrest OF the horse
thief Smith, at Lander, Fremont county,
vas due entirely to the energy and detect
i've instinct of Stock Inspector Sparhawk,
and not as heretofore reported to the ef-
forts of the Montana officers.
f. n. Hadsell, a well known stock man
of the Elk mountain country, lost quite a
number OF horses recently. He is in
doubt as to whether they have strayed, or
been stolen. Hearing of similar stock near
Sidney, Nebraska, he has gone to that
point, accompanied by IN officer.
John Clay, ir., the well known mana
ger OF the II cattle herd in the Sweetwa-
ter, was a passenger on the Oregon when
she went down off New York harbor.
Mr.. Clay lost everything he had with
him, including considerable money. Mr..
Clay gives a graphic description OF the
sinking Of the great steamship.
Buff" Corwin, recently a LEADER
typo, is the lucky holder ola ticket which
has just drawn one-tenth of the great
$50, 600 prize Of the Louisiana lottery.
Buff is in Omaha at present, and
when the news reaches HIM we shall
probably hear of hat city being illumi-
nataI Inv n varv rod cnncat