, 1886-07-11
NEWS NOTES.
General lettings Gathered Around
Town
Condensed for the Benefit of the
Hasty Reader.


The fence around the reservation ~
nearing completion.
The work on the new depot is progress
ing slowly but surely.
Everybody seems to think each day
hotter than the day before.
The Fort Laramie stage will discontinue
their Sunday trips from this on.
The new through train is to commence
running about the 25th Of this month.
This city evidently requires another
street sprinkler, judging from the dust
yesterday.
Some persons have picked out their
stock for the coming fair TO be held in
this city this fall.
Prayer service at First Presbyterian
church on Wednesday evening at s; sub
ject, Counting the cost"
The coroner's jury met last night, but
owing to the absence of some important
witnesses nothing was done.
There will be prayer service at the Bap-
fist church Wednesday evening at s
o'clock; subject, Where shall we draw
the line?"
A fight between two bartenders and two
COW punchers in the rear of Kabis' saloon.
last night, resulted in the arrest of one of
the cowboys.
80
Highest temperature yesterday, 900;
lowest, 5O'; mean temperature IL;
mean humidity, 80; highest velocity of
wind % miles per hour.
The lakes which supply the water for
this city have fallen two feet within the
last week. owing to the large amount of
water used this hot weather.
The county commits sioners and the
county clerk took a TIP to Buford and
back yesterday for the purpose of inspect
in1 the fire guard along the road.
There will PROBABLY be a rife match
between three of the marksmen of this
city aud three picked men from Fort Rus
sell. for $3.50 a side, in the near future.
The printers base ball nine of this city.
will play a match game wiih-he- For
Russell cIuO to du.-at . p. III. The game
will be played on the grounds at Fort
r Issell.
Several parties are contemplating the
importation of Merino sheep into the ter
ritury, as there seems to be Il demand for
good breeding stock, and greatly Improves
the fleeces both in weight and quality,
weighing from fifteen to thirty pounds.
The fifth volume of California, Ban
croft's works, will be Issued during the
latter part of July. the terribl, loss sui
fered by the author in the fire Of April 80
having checked the publication Of his
work only temporarily. The volume ~
ferred to covers the period Of gold discov-
cry in ls49. and will be Of very great gen
eral, as well as local, interest.
The concert last evening. by some Of
our best home talent, was one Of the best
entertainments Of the kind ever given in
this city. Every body carried out his or
her part excellently. The audience being
very small, it must surely have tended to
discourage those taking part, although
they did not show it. Ifit had been some
minstrel show, the house would have been
crowded, but if some enterpiising parties
get up an entertainment like that of last
night, they do not make enough to pay
for the gas.
Frank Bond, draughtsman of the sur
veyor generals office, combines artistic
ia to with professional skill to a degree
not far short of genius. Among his re
cent productions is an illustrated and
Illuminated calligraphic copy Of a touch
ing narrative of an incident of the civil
war entitled, ga Confederate Story"
which he has executed at the req lest Of
DR.. Garrard, the receiver of the land
Office, who admired the vivid and graphic
story both for its sentiment and its liter
airy merit, and thought it worthy of a
more appropriate setting than ink and
types afford. Mr.. Bond accordingly took
the matter in hand, and the result is two
wide columns Of text in exquisite script,
with tasteful border and a beautiful de-
sign in colors of the lowered flag of the
confederacy. The story-that Of a par
doned deserser who died in redeeming his
furnished honor-ls the same which was
read with spirit and effect by Mrs. Gov
ernor Warren at a recent meeting of the
Library Association. An incident in it
self illustrating the fact that the pathos
and the glory of the memorable contest is
rapidly becoming a common heritage of
sympathy and pride.