, 1886-02-12
NEWS NOTES.
General lettings Gathered Around
Town
Condensed for the Benefit of the
Hasty Reader.

The city was rather lively Yesterday.
The city band in attendance at Keefe
hall rink.
The juvenile land are to give a grand
ball Feb. 10.
The shooting maniais again getting
possession of some of the people.
Ferguson street is now blest with a full
iegdeG Chinese brio a brac store.
Secretary Morgan, who has been on the
sick list, wa around again yesterday.
Still the elopists are in the sage
brush somewhere, not having been heard
from.
Several equestrians, both ladies .and
gentlemen, were out riding around the
city yesterday.
The flag at the city hall will be hoisted
to day in honor OF the memory of the late
Gen. Hancock.
Travel over the Union Pacific which
has been quite light for some time, is
now picking ap.
The Woman's Missionary Society will
meet at the Congregational church this
afternoon at 3 O'Clock.
The flag at the court house was flying at
half mast yestesday on account of the
death of Gen. Hancock.
The valentine folly which occurs at the
Presbyterian church tomorrow evening
will be an attractive affair.
John Underwood moved into his new
residence at the corner Of Eighteenth and
Van Lehman streets yesterday.
The j. T. Clarks are getting very
anxious for the city to furnish them with
a fire cart and other fire apparatus.
There were two emigrant cars attached
to the eastern bound passenger train last
evening, both well filed with passengers.
The fremen, and especially the j. T.
Clarks, are very well satisfied over the
result of the department meeting night
before last.
There are more than the usual number
Of people from up the country" in the
city, drawn here by the fact that the legis-
lature is in session.
An embryo runaway was promptly ad-
ministered upon at the west end yesterday
afternoon and before the fiery animals
could get a good start.
There have been of late two Or three
sales of mines at Silver Crown, but it is
not expected that the situation in that
district will change very materially before
spring opens.
JEFF Davis mot the old man who
raised y was arraigned before Judge
Fisher yesterday on the charge of having
INDUCED in a big drunk. jeff is now in
the c~alaboose.
Prairie dogs have thus far escaped the
watehful, protecting care of our law
makers. They could be raised at a profit
if the territory would pay a bounty of
twenty five cents each.
let 'er rip" is what William Booth
said At Buffalo, Wyo., when informed of
the fact hat he would have to hang
March 9TH. There is little doubt but that
Williams advice will he taken.
The Signal Service officer reports that
the highest temperature yesterday was
SAP; lowest, %. 30; mean temperature,
$500; mean humidity, 6s.S per cent +;
highest velocity of wind, % miles per
hour.
There should be a large attendance at
the memorial services in honor of the late
Gen. Hancock. The services will be held
at the court house at 1870 o'clock this
evening, under the auspices of the John
+. Reynolds post
Owners of goats and sheep will here
after be compelled to have ear marks,
provided the bull regarding the ear
marks on goats and sheep made applicable
to owners of such animals passed by the
house, shall also pass the council.