, 1886-01-12
BY THE WAY.
Waits Caught on the Fly From
Busy Men.
Good Natured Gossip on General
Matters.

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it's session has recommended.
The case of John j. Mcclure came up
Def IRE Justice Fisher yesterday, and was
o ntinued for the l6 inst.
The train due here Sunday night made
it, appearance at 10 o'clock yesterday
m jrning, and the Monday night train at
an early hour this morning. The train
to night will probably be on time.
Frederick C. Russell, OF Arapahoe,
Col, secured a license from the county
clerk yesterday, by which he is at liberty
to be married to Miss Nettie Horn, of
Laramie county.
County Clerk jeffrey was busy issuing
warrants Yesterday, the tide of applicants
flowing from his Office over to Treasurer
Bergman's, and out by the door, armed
with their checks.
The Signal Service officer reports that
the highest temperature yesterday was
32.S0; lowest, Is. 90; mean temperature.
20.5'; mean humidity, 70 7 per cent;
highest velocity of wind, "a miles per
hour. Snowfall, OF inch.
The land office will be moved into new
and commodious quarters in the Post
bank building to-day. Paperers and
painters and also upholsterers were at
work all day yesterday, and the new quar-
tiers are bright and pleasant.
The bible class of the Congregational
church presented their teacher, Deacon
Slaughter. with a set of commentaries, on
Sunday. DR.. Quimby made the presen-
tation, and the deacon was grateful for the
gift, and said so in well chosen language.
Fred Kellner was fined $l3 90 by Jus
tice Lee yesterday. He overloaded with
alleged Republican whiskey and rammed
his head through a pane of glass. The
glass proved thinner than a politicians
promise before election, and was shivered.
The Methodist social will be held this
evening at the residence OF John II. Dur
bin, Warren avenue and Twentieth street
The attendance at these socials is ~increas-
ing, and they are really socisbles. The
Methodist people are nothing if not So
ciable.
Election to-day. Vote early and then
bring in your neighbors. The polls close
at shutdown, and when the votes are
counted they are taken sealed TO the city
clerk. The official canvass will be made
by council on Friday evening, and certif-
Gates issued to the successful candidates.
Coal thievs are ripe now, and Special
Officer Bean is plucking them and bring
ing them before Justice Lee to be sam
pied. Mary Smith, Jennie Wilson and
julia Forbes were introduced to the JUS
tice yesterday, and he assessed them each
with a fine of sc. so. That is paying
dearly for a bucket or so Of coal. They
could have bought a ton for the same
price.
The fnst annual calico hop" given by
the Carpenter Union No. ca, will be at
Library hall Wednesday evening, Jan. 10.
The tickets for this entertainment are sell
ing readily, and a large attendance and
enjoyable time is promised. The com
mittee in charge are doing their best to
provide an excellent programme, and
have given their time and attention to
perfect the details.
Maria Antonio, an Armenian woman,
poor and helpless, came up from Denver
saturday. Officer Bean took care OF her
over Sunday. Her husband was killed
by a mine explosion at Leadville four
months ago, leaving her with three little
children to support, She is trying to Sc
rure funds enough to return to her native
land. She has papers from Leadyille
officials, vouching for the truth of her
story. That she needs help sadly her APP
pearance indicates. Her papers tell her
story. because she canno speak a word of
English.