The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-10-30
The fog and the wind are worse for
cattle than the deep snow.

cattle than the deep snow.
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The passenger list for Cheyenne yes
terday was the lightest of the season.
One a of merchandise will arrive
from the EAST on the T.. p. road to-day.
The November term Of the District
Court opens here next Monday morn
ing.
Many school children were forced to
stay at home yesterday by cheap
snow"
If you want visiting or business
cards call at THE LEADER steam print
ing house.
AT 3 O'Clock this morning all Union
Pacific trains due here to-day were
moving on time.
The Fifth Legislative Assembly of
Wyoming Territory here one
week from to-day.
We have been requested to state that
there is more snow on the ground than
there was Saturday night.
1t is pretty certain that the great
snow storm has not troubled the Sioux
who are now en- route from Red Cloud
and Spotted Tail to the Missouri.
Several boys who could not get to
school on account of deep snow, yes
terday, picked up many honest nickels
by cleaning sidewalks '.just the same
S. II. II. Clark, superintendent of
the U. p. r. r., shipped from Utah
recently a carload of potatoes to New
York. These, we believe, are the first
ever shipped to any Of the Eastern
States.
The circus season is past and gone,
and the man who sold his heating stove
for two full and five half tickets, now
steps around to the sunny side of the
house to wa. m his feet. But his heart
CLOVIS with honest happiness when he
remembers how the baby enjoyed see
ing the animals.
McSorley, the San Franciscan who
became insane, cut his throat and
jumped from the west bound U. p. ex-
press near Bushnell, last Saturday, died
at Sidney Sunday, from weakness caused
by loss of blood. His body will be sent
to San Francisco for intermcnt.
Owing to the inclemency of the
weather and the fact of the Con
cordia club" holding their dance
Thursday evening in McDaniels' New
Dramatic theatre, Prof. Shambeck has
postponed the opening of his dancing
school until Saturday evening, Nov.
Sd, ut Z O'Clock.
AT Salt Lake City, last Saturday, n
team Of citizens made a rifle match
with a military team composed Of Capts.
Vanderslice and Trotter, and Lieuts.
Hasson, Warrens, Patterson, Yeatman
and Taylor, all of the 14th Infantry.
At 200 yards, shooting off-hand, the
citizen team scored 254 while the mill
tary team scored but 1888. .
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The bottom dropped out of Sidney
several months ago, but since the re-
moval of the Indians the sides of that
wicked burg have literally caved in.
Naught remains of the place now save
the railroad eating house, depot and
the newspaper office. Gossage and
Brainerd, the editors, are dying of de-
lirium tremens, and will not last long.
Good bye, Sidney.
The Evanston Age, speaking of the
banquet given the Grand Lodge, L. O..
o. F., by Cheyenne Lodge No. l,
at Dyer's last week, says: 1--WE
must say that it was one of the
most pleasant and enjoyable affairs that
we have had the pleasure of attending
for many a day. The people of Chey-
me never do anything by halves, and
in this instance did all that could have
been done to make the banquet suc-
cess
The latest agony, known as the
''mum sociable" has reached Denver.
At this affair ten cents admission is
charged, and on entering the room
everybody is expected to keep silent,
but if any do speak they are fined fifteen
cents, permitted to speak thereafter,
and have Il ticket for refreshments.
Laughing is permitted, as is also any
manner of grimace OIL facial contortion
that will provoke thosepresent to speak.
Let's have one here.
The Age tells of an Evanston shoe
maker who recently repaired a pair of
boots for a young man, and was asked
for credit. He refused it, but the
young man, having the boots on,
waltzed away. He returned in a few
minutes with the necessary funds, but
the shoemaker then refused it and