, 1886-03-09
NEWS NOTES.
General lettings Gathered Around
. Town
Condensed for the Benefit of the
Hasty Reader.

h Irish Benevolent Society are pre-
pairing to give a grand ball.
The Magic City Gun Club had a practice
shoot IN Sunday afternoon.
A new sidewalk is being put down in
front of Justus' on Seventeenth street.
Snow, sunshine and all sorts of weather
was dished out to us in quantities to suit,
yesterday.
Only three days more after to-day and
then the Legislators will return to private
life again.
The contractors expect the biggest
building boom this season Cheyenne has
ever witnessed.
The NJ. Il. lyceum will hold regular ex-
ercises again ut the Methodist church on
Thursday evening.
The Irish Benevolent Society will give a
grand ball at Keefc's hall March II, 1886.
Price of tickets 81.
A fine and cost amounting to the sum
of $I3, was paid by a dark horse often
der to Judge Fisher yesterday.
For some unexplained reason there are
an unusual number of drummer from
Chicago, Omaha, and elsewhere in the
city.
G. +. Miller, yesterday, sold to John
Roberts lots s and 6, in block 234, in
Cheyenne. The consideration paid was
81, 900.
There Is to be a sociable given by the
b. Il. l.. Society at the congregational
church this evening. A fine time is ex-
pected.
City Clerk Richards, who is also ex-
oficio assessor, has commenced the work
ofmaking the annual assessment o taxable
property within the city.
The schools of the city are to take a
vacation mex week, which fact is highly
appreciated by the small BOYS and girls,
and perhaps by some of the older ones.
A warranty deed from Geo. B. Kas to
j. M. Carey and r. d. Carey for lot .,
in block 354, in the city of Cheyenne, was
filed for record in the county clerk office
yesterday.
The death of John +. Miller, United
States senator from California, is an
nounced. He will have a Democratic
successor who will be appointed by Cover
nor Stoneman.
This is the week when the average as
plrant for-well, for something in the way
Of a position, will watch the outgoing and
and incoming of the governor with CON
siderable sohcitude.
The next rehearsal for the charity con-
cert will be held this tuesday evening at
s o'clock at Warren's store. All mem
bers of the chorus are requested to be
prompt in attendance.
A reception will be held in honor of the
ninth Legislature at the residence of Gov
ernor and Mrs. Warren, on Wednesday
evening from $3.50 to lI:30. All citizens
are cordially invited to be present.
The present term of the Cheyenne
schools will close this season a month
earlier than has been the practice hereto
fore, as it doesn't seem to pay to keep
the school running in the month Of
June.
A. G. McGrcgur will send out a party
L al psan al nnaa 10 uu,~l- o, Isu It'll, laal
ing from Bear creek toward Goshen hole.
1t is calculated that the water from this
ditch will be sufficient to irrigate a tract of
5000 acres Of land.
There have been a large number of sol
diers from Fort Russell and Camp Carlin
in the city for the greater part of the
time since they were paid off. They have
thus far given the police no occasion to
camp on their trail"
The Signal Service officer reports that
the highest temperature yesterday was
80. 80; lowest, %. 30; mean temperature,
27.2; mean humidity. 500; highest We
locity of wind, Is miles per hour; snow
fall unmelted, IL inches.
The first official statement of the Chey-
enne National bank appears in these col
umns this morning. Considering the
short time this bank has been in bust
ness and also the season of the year, the
statement must be most satisfactory to
the stockholders as well as the community
at large.
The governor has distinguished him
elf by some of the appointments he sent
to the council last evening; but then the
political strikers must be rewarded, and
they are thus unloaded from his excel
lency's shoulders upon the broad back OF
the dear and long suffering people. oh,
man, oh, mani
Grain, stocks and provisions bought and
sold on margin every day at our office,