, 1886-12-31
WINTER NOTES.
Common Occurrences in and About
the City.
Matters of Minor Importance
Hastily Gathered.

The Alerts will hold a special meeting
this evening.
A Grand Army post has already been
organized and named after Gen. Logan.
Quite a number of Cheyenne citizens
will leave for Denverto-da and to-mor-
row.
The Thalia Theater club will give theii
second entertainment In Keefe's hall this
evening.
The NJ. f.. lyceum gave a very interest
ing entertainment last evening in the
Methodist church.
Die Menicaner ind Roeschen is the
play announced at the Thalia theater to-
night at Keefe's hall.
The snow was falling heavily at Little
Bear creek last evening, and the Their
mometer was at the freezing point.
The city Democratic committee has re-
quested Messrs. j. NJ. Tompkins and j.
Hunton to assist in the conduct of the
pending campaign.
The hides OF one bear, twenty.six
coyotes, three badgers and three wild cats
were presented at the county clerk's office
for bounty yesterday.
The county clerks office affords u busy
scene Just now, the different officials &C
counts being checked up and the making
out of the railroad bonds.
If YOU are going to keep open house to.
morrow, don't forget to leave your name
at this. Office so that it will be published
with a long list of Others.
There will be a great live pigeon tour
nament in Denver tomorrow. p. Ber-
gersen and c. Channel leave this morn
ing and will participate in the shoot.
Mr.. G. A. Gordon says that the report
that Brenninger, the man who passed a
bogus check yesterday, was working for
him is not true, as he has never been in
his employ.
Memorial service will be held in the
Masonic hall by John f. Reynolds post at
7:30 O'Clock this evening, for the purpose
Of taking action on the death Of Gen.
John A. Logan. The public is cordially
invited.
Information was received in this city
last evening of the death of the wife Of
Thomas Jessup, a contractor upon the
Cheyenne & Northern, at the camp near
Bordeaux, yesterday. The gentleman is
well known in this city and has a large
number of sympathizing friends.
The Young Ladies' Mission band of the
Presbyterian church give a phantom social
in the church parlors this evening. Doors
open at 1870; grand march OF phantoms
at 5. Ice cream. orange ice, cake and
coffee will be served in the parlors by the
phantoms. Abundance, % cents. Music
and recitations.
\ young man by the name of +. A.
Brenninger was arrested yesterday fol
passing a check upon George Bescherer,
signed &c. A. Gordon, by F. A. Bren
ringer, agent As the check was worth
less, the young man being no agent OF
Gordon's, he will be charged with obtain.
ing money under false pretenses.
The city Democratic central committee
has called a mass meeting of the voters Of
the first and third wards, this evening, at
7;30 O'Clock, for the purpose of placing in
nomination candidates for the city council
from these two wards. The place OF
meeting of the first ward is the city hall,
and that of the third ward the court
house.
The vacancies on the Democratic ticket
caused by the designations of Messrs.
Finnegan and Martin. will be filed by the
Democratic voters of the first and third
wards this evening. Mr.. Martin was
compelled to decline owing to his having
been elected road supervisor, which office
will absorb most of his time, and Mr..
Finnegan resigned because, after his nom
nation, he received official notice that
within a month or two his duties as train
dispatcher would require his removal to
North Platte, Neb. Two good men will
be chosen tonight to fill the vacancies.