, 1886-05-22
NEWS NOTES.
General lettings Gathered Around
Town
Condensed for the Benefit of the
Hasty Reader.


are out on a surveying expedition.
The Post Percheron Association yester-
day received two more carloads of Clyds.
dale 6llies.
The train from the West brings in
| every day heavy shipments Of fruit ior the
Denver market.
The foundation OF the new Hook and
Ladder bull ling will be ready to receive
the brick work by Monday.
Twenty carloads OF cattle were received
at tho stock yards yesterday for John
DJbyns. They will be sold here on COM
missisn.
Gerard &. Green, Of New York City,
was yesterday appointed by Acting Gov
ernor Morgan commissioner of deeds for
Wyoming.
Highest temperature yesterday. $40;
lowest, 45'; mean temperature 60;
mean humidity, So; highest velocity Of
Is miles per hour.
Go to " %arren's to dav if you would
view the National Academy of Design
brought home to your doors. You may
not have another chance.
The reporter has heard the well known,
experienced cattleman. j. w. Snyder, ex-
press the opinion that the prospects for
fall beef were very fine
The city engineer was busy yesterday
surveying the ground for the race track of
the Wyoming Fair Association. Work
will go forward now as rapidly as pos
sible.
The Germans of this city are kindly in
vited to a German service at the First
congregational church Sunday afternoon
at 3 o'clock. Rev. Geo. +. Albrecht, of
Omaha, superintendent of German work
for the American Home Society, will
preach the sermon.
Mr.. W. J.. Lockwood, the well known
Pennsylvania oil expert. who was so
favorably impressed with the oils of Wyo-
ming, is expected in this city in a short
time. Mr.. Lockwood had no hesitation
in saving that the oils of the territory
were the best he had ever seen.
Mr.. Tod Branner, the well known horse
dealer, came over from Laramie ycster-
day. Mr.. Branner sold day before yes
lerday to Messrs. Caldwell & Gardner, of
Laramie seventy head of stock horses for
so per head. This stock is a portion of
the 400 head recently brought from Ore
gon by MIR. Branner and are of Clydsdale
strain.
The Dairy Maids Festival at Keele' 5
hall in aid of the PRESBYTERIAN church,
promises to he an elegant, as well as a
unique entertainment. Twenty of Chey
enne's fair daughters will personate the
maids. and bestow upon the lasses Of the
milking stool a reputation for beauty
and grace which even the much vaunted
comcliness of the race has not heretofore
been able to attain.
On Yesterdays westbound passenger
was the Rev. Mrs. Sexton, of Columbus,
o. Mrs. S xton is a preacher of the
United Brethren, and though so years of
age, is still in active ministerial work. She
is fresh from a course of sermons in the
towns of Kansas, and intends to do some
preaching in Utah. She is working her
way in the faith westward to Sacramento,
Gala, where a son of hers resides.
Hon. Edward +. Thome, of New York
city, isa guest of the Cheyenne club.
Yesterday Hon. NJ. + Post drove Mr..
rhome out to the former 5 ranch, return
ing in the evening. At the receivers
sale held at Evanston on the 18th int.
Mr.. Thome purchased all Of the property
vi the Yellowstone National Park Im
provement company, including the nam
moth Hot Springs horel. This sale was
confirmed on the 18th inst. at Rawlins,
Edward Crouch was released from Gus
tody yesterday morning, having served
nut his tine. lie was at once re arrested,
however, on a complaint sworn out by
officer Nolan, charging abusive language.
Arraigned again before Judge Lee. he
was fined Sl3 and costs. This, with con
siderable difficulty he paid, and shook
the dust Of the court room for the time
being from his feet. As the reporter has
had occasion to before observe, Edward
is undoubtedly II hard nut, but he seems
TO have been pretty thoroughly cracked
this time.
Prof. Aughey is daily receiving letters
OF inquiry in regard to Wyoming. These
letters ask questions about mining in all
its variations. Hosting machinery, drill,
ing, smelling and a hundred different
varieties Of ore are inquired about. The
professor things hat an immense amount
IF mining will be done in Wyoming this
season and that it will be carried on by
heavy capital. During his recent visit TO