, 1886-05-29
NEWS NOTES.
General lettings Gathered Around
Town
Condensed for the Benefit of the
Hasty Reader.
No court Monday.

NO court MONDAY.
The compilation commission met yes
terday.
Marty l.. Lowe yesterday sold to John
w. Collins lots |, >, 3, A., 5, G., I and s,
in block 10
Tlainmen report the Nebraska round
up considerably this side of Ogallala, and
working rapidly.
The body of Charles Gassway, a colored
man, was shipped from here to Denver
yesterday morning.
President Yates of the Nebraska Ma
tional bank will improve his Lander
property during the coming summer.
Two colored men INDUCED in a fight
yesterday aud the aggressor was fined sl3
in Judge Lees court, in default of which
he went to jail.
The body of Fred St. Denis was ship
ped yesterday morning to Fort Collins for
burial, Mrs. St. Denis Directing to its
being sent to Canada.
A vagrant up hefotc .Sadge Lee yester-
day was fined $40. He said he believed
he would pay his fine, and did SO from a
roll of bills containing 800.
Mrs. VIII Swan sings the aria "Swee.
Dreaming Life Enhancing from the
epera Pierre Medicis, at Miss Mitchells
concert, Tuesday evening, June l.
The grand jury Yesterday brought in a
United States Indictment against Edward
S. Bird for forgery, and failed to find a
true bill against Annie Crawford, charged
with grand larceny.
Water Superintendent Nolan made a
trip yesterday along Crow creek above the
city. and reports that various ditch own-
ers have, in compliance with notifications
from the mayor, turned of their bitches,
and the clty's water supply is once more
ample.
Those who desire to become members
Of the Building K Loan association can
do so upon application to the secretary,
or Of any member of the board, who will
also explain the workings of the institu-
ton. The first payment will be due on
Monday.
Edward K. Bird, indicted yesterday by
the grand jury for forgery, isawell known
offender. lie has been in the clutches of
the law several times, serving one term OF
six months for the theft Of saddle from
Mr.. Charles Coffey. The present in
dictment charges the forging of a post
Office order. Bird is at present in the
p%enitentiary at Laramie City for safe
keeping. He will probably be brought
over from Laramie and arraigned to.
morrow.
The grand jury have brought in an in-
dictment against John Roberts for at
tempted murder. This is the shooting
case that occurred in last February on the
corner of Sixteenth and Ferguson streets.
Roberts accused a man named Galloway
OF undue intimacy with his wife, and at
tempted to kill him, shooting him through
the arm. Both men are coIored. Rob
erts has been lying in the county Jail
pending action of the grand jury.
On yesterday mornings passenger was
a detachment OF The LIST artillery, Lieut..
Sturgis in command. The regiment is
stationed at San Francisco, and the de-
tachment had in charge four military
prisoners from Fort Alcatraz. whom they
were taking to the military prison at Fort
Leavehworth. These men will serve a
term of two wears each at Leavenworth,
and are transferred on account of their
desperate character. The Leavenworth
prison hos regulations of stringent and
rcpressive character. and these will espec
Tally meet the requirements of the Cali
fornia convicts.
A party Of gentlemen from New York
were on board the western bound passen-
uer yesterday. They have come to Wyo-
ming with the intention OF investing
largely in land. They will leave the train
at either Rawlins or Green River and
purchasing a conveyance and team will
make a thorough inspection of Sweet
water and Fremont counties. Several
months will probably be consumed in this
way as the party have come prepared 10
anenl Tho summer in Wvominr Thev