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Show I : Diocese of beyenne CHEYENNE. Annual Dance of Y. M. I. News and Personal. The first annual dance of, the Young Men's institute was given at Turner hall, and brought out the largest crowd that has gathered in the edifice this season. Every possible arrangement for the furtherance of the guests' enjoyment had been made by the young, men of the society, and the function passed off without a hitch. A twenty-four number dance programme was rendered render-ed by Professor Nagel's full orchestra, which was never in better trim. The clock hands had journeyed past the tray mark before the last strain of i music was played. The committees in charge of the entertainment were thoroughly conversant with their duties, du-ties, which accounts in a. great measure meas-ure for the success of the affair. Mrs. Floyd McGinn has left for Salt Lake City to join her husband, who Is now running an engine west from that. city. Mrs. McGinn was formerly Miss Robitaille. O. J. Pickard and J. Patterson, prominent prom-inent men of Omaha, are negotiating with the land department of the Union Pacific for 10,000 acres of land on Muddy creek, fifty miles east of Evans-ton, Evans-ton, vhere they will establish a large colony of Nebraska farmers. A big canal will be constructed from the Muddy and the entire tract reclaimed. One hundred families from Nebraska will be moved to the new colony as soon as the deal is closed. The main line of the Union Pacific passes through the center of the proposed colony. Mrs. William McGuire returned from Denver. The Utah Employment Agency has been organized at Salt Lake by J. M. Collins and T. J. Kincaid of Cheyenne Chey-enne and D. R. Hughey. Collins and Kincaid formerly ran am employment agency in. this city, and still have a branch office here. There is a report current to the effect that the number of engineers and firemen tin the Wyoming division of the Union Pacific i3 too great for the present traffic of the road and that ten extra engineers and eight extra firemen will be let out. A number of parties of the Sho-ftfione Sho-ftfione and Arapahoe Indians from the Wind River reservation have gone to Montana to visit the Crow and Gros Ventre reservations. Many of the Shoshones travel in wagons. Amcng the parties are three sons of Chief i Washakie. Letters were received in the city I from C. W. Burkart of Seymour, Intl.. i announcing the death of his wife. Ma-j Ma-j rie, which occurred during the night of October 22. Mr. Burkart was ed-j ed-j itor of the Wyoming Democrat, pub-, pub-, lishl in this city about a year ago. Mrs. Burkart had many friends in the city who extend sincere sympathy to her bereaved husband. Mrs. Chris O'Brien has received S.j.ooo from the B. of L. E.. the amount of insurance carried in that order by hev husband, the late Chris. O'Brien. Miss Lizzie Callahan left on Sunday Sun-day for Butte, Mont. ' RAWLINS. The regular annual fair given by the Catholic, church at the opera house, Tutsday. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday nights was largely attended, says the Republican of the 26th ult. The success of it. both from a social and financial point of view, was assured as-sured from the very beginning. The ladies of the church who worked so faithfully and so arduously were rewarded re-warded for their efforts. They should congratulate themselves that the people peo-ple responded so liberally. The music was an interesting feature throughout. Every night Mr. Falk-enstein, Falk-enstein, violinist, and Miss Sypes, pianist, entertained the dancers and the spectators. Thursday night the Modern Mod-ern Woodmen band was present and rendered numerous selections of hitjh order, much to the delight of everybody, every-body, and most especially the dancers. The waltzing contest on Wednesday night and the two-step contest on Thursday night attracted much attention. atten-tion. Those who participated proved themselves skilled in the terpsichorean art and convinced any doubters that Rawlins has about as handsome men and about as fair and graceful women as the sun shines on. All were good, but of course some were better than others. The victor and the vanquished have always been and always will be. Wednesday night's waltzing contest was won by Mrs. Dan Quintan and Mr. Ole Larsen. The prizes were a gold heart for the lady and a fountain pen for the gentleman. The two-step contest con-test Thursday night was won by Miss Alice Smith and Mr. Charles Murchi-son. Murchi-son. The .prizes were, a fan for the lady and a toilet set for the gentleman. There was one contest which many men in Rawlins would have been delighted de-lighted to win. It was the contest for the most popular bachelor. There are 20,000 more males in Wyoming than females. Many of them, and male bachelors at that, reside right here in Rawlins. It is not their fault that they are bachelors. It may he their fault, too. but what is meant is that they are not to blame. This was a spirited contest with a hot finish. There were many entries. Some were left at the post, one or two fell down before the first quarter was covered. Only two made a showing. Mr. James Cosgriff won fiist money and Ed Wallace Wal-lace also ran. The following named ladies had charge of the supper: Mesdames Kandlish, Morgan. ConRyan, F. M. Kennedy. H. T. Smith. M. Wallace. Holden, Dan Quinlan, R. L. Cusick, William Hall. The ladies of the church are under many obligations -to L. F. Linden, cigar manufacturer, for 400 high-grade, hand made cigars, all of which were sold during the fair. The Cullen Commercial company is the name of a new firm that will begin business in Rawlins the first of the month, succeeding to the business of J. J Cullen. The firm will be composed of J. J. Cullen and E. M. Tierney. Both these gentlemen are well and favorably fa-vorably known in Rawlins, and it is useless to sing their praises at any length. Mr. Cullen-has been conducting the j. j. Cullen store on Front street since last February a year ago and he has been very successfuj. E. M. Tierney is a pioneer and for years has been in the railroad business. For fifteen years he was foreman of the Union Pacific Pa-cific shops here. Mike Grogan has returned from Council Bluffs, Iowa, where he spent some time. |