, 1898-12-31
BRIEFLY MENTIONED.
Write it 1899.

No daily papers will be issued Mon
day on account of the day being a legal
holiday.
Special effort will be made to have
the cathedral comfortably heated for
the services tomorrow.
1898 goes out with good r~ecollections
and '99 comes in full of promise life like
a rainbow after a storm.
Laramie Lodge No. g., A. F. and A..
NJ. hold their first meeting of the new
year next Monday evening,
The New Year will be appropriately
welcomed by those in attendance at
Nc. 2's ball this evening. Don't fail to
attend.
The city council meets tonight to
close up all business before turning
over the affairs of the city to the in
coming council next week.
At The postoflce Monday, two de-
liveries will be made in the morning and
the office will remain open until after
the noon mail arrives from the west,
Alpha Chapter, Order of the Eastern
Star, will hold their first meeting of the
new year on next Tuesday evening and
the newly installed officers will preside.
Mr.. Livingston. the jeweler, will re-
sumo his old position in Manassas
jewelry store after January LIST, sue
ceeding Mr.. Hanks, who will go in as
manager of the electric light works.
Members Of st. Matthew'S choir will
please remember to attend choir prac-
tice this evening at 7 O'Clock. All for
mer members and persons interested
are welcome to take part in this part
of the Episcopal service.
Installation exercises of the Odd
organizations occur next week,
as follows: Laramie Lodge No. 2,
Tuesday evening; Albany Lodge No. 7,
Wednesday evening; Wyoming En-
campment No. l, Thursday evening.
"A large number of Manila letters were
received here from the steamer China
which arrived at San Francisco We'd
nesday. The mail from the Orient was
so heavy that several extra clerks wers
sent west to assist in distributing the
matter.
. C.. P. Arnold on his return from Salt
found his house flooded with wat
or and carpets, furniture and floors al
most ruined. During the cold spell
of the hot water heaters and pipes
burst and the water ran all over
through the house, causing extensive
damage.
1t is not definitely settled when the
county officials will qualify, but it may
be on Tuesday or Thursday. Alfred
Cook will be deputy sheriff for Charles
H. L. PASCAL deputy county
clerk under James McGibbon and Rich
ard Butler will probably be deputy
clerk of the court.
Mr.. Jay C. Newell of Sheridan arriv-
in the city Tuesday evening to take
and operate the branch fish
hatchery at this place, he having Just
been appointed by State Fish Commits
Schnitger. Me Newell is a very
pleasant young gentleman, an old resi-
lent of Sheridan county and, we under
stand, very efficient in work pertaining
% the propagation Of fish. He informs
is that 100, 900 eastern brook trout eggs
will be shipped here soon and placed in
The hatchery-Sundance Monitor.
Jeremiah Boies. the venerable and
pioneer citizen of Laramie,
received this week tine sad news of the
Health of his son., Albert Boies, aged SO.
at Woodbine, Iowa. He leaves a wife
and five sons and vas a highly respect
citizen of the town, all OF the bust
ness houses closing on the day of the
as a mark of respect. Mr.. Boies
was unable to survive an operation per-
formed for cancer of the stomach. He
had not seen his father in Laramie for
six YEARS and had planned to come here
soon. The father, Jeremiah Boies, is
almost Frustrated ON account Of the
sah NEWS