The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-01-17

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Searching Investigations into the
doings of the late city officials are to be
speedily instituted by the new Council.
j. w. Hammond may safely be char
acterized as the most popular man in
the Third Ward. He received the
highest majority in the recent election.
Robert Morris, land commissioner
of the Denver Pacific Railway, reports
that his land sales thus far this month
Appropriated 1900 acres, at All average
price of SIS per acre.
'sBaneful support of THE LEADER"
is good. 1t was the baneful and bought
en- support of the morning mud
thrower which defeated the Fisk outfit.
Squirt again, BOBBY ~Straddlebug.
The injunction case of Henry Alt
man VS.. the Board of Trustees of Chey-
enne was dismissed by Chief Justice
Fisher, yesterday, oil the ground that
no Board of Trustees il now in eX-
istence.
AS we expected, Straddlebug Slack
claims the glory. He and his partner,
Fisk, carried the Second Ward by one
majority. This is glory enough for the
precious pair, and we cheerfully award
it to them.
Our fire department is to be thor
oughly recognized Immediately. Every
member will pay a small sum monthly
as dues, the fund so gathered to be ap-
piled in caring for disabled firemen and
other good purposes.
At the recent session of the Legisla-
ture Albany county was authorized to
issue $780, 900 in bonds for the purpose
of building II school house in District
No. l. The people have voted to issue
the bonds, and the work will coon
begin.
There are eight or ten cases of small
pox in Denver, and the disease is spread
ing. Our authorities should take
prompt measures to prevent the disease
from reaching Cheyenne. Let the
trains on both railroads be properly
quarantined.
The dead mans trunk and baggage
swindle, which was started by Lee and
Morgan ut Sidney, was just beginning
to work admirably when they were ar
rested. About seventy letters were re-
ceived at Sidney on Friday addressed
to "Joln F. wilson,
Red Conway, n brakeman on the
Cheyenne train of the Colorado Central,
fell from the cars at Longmont Monday
night and dislocated his shoulder.
Norman Stone, the brakeman who was
injured mt Golden junction some days
ago, is rapidly growing worse, owing to
internal hurts.
The members of the Pioneer Hook
and Ladder company made u handsome
success of their recent ball, the figures
footing up about seventy-five dollars
after payment of all expenses. The
company desire to return thanks to
Mr.. Jas. McDaniels for his generously
furnishing the free Use of his theatre
on this occasion.
Spotted Tails Indians made them
selves quite disagrecable along the Mo-
brara river, on their way to the Missou-
ri. They went into severalhouses, where
the occupants were not at home, and
helped themselves to such things as
they wanted. At Paddock it was nee
essary for the liquor dealers to turn
their whisky out on the ground to keep
the Indians from getting it. The peo-
pie of the Niobrara valley are somewhat
alarmed, and are making efforts to have
a military post established on that riv-
er for the protection ofthe settlers.
The splitting and barking of the news
paper Whit, We came near saying n
eve word,-at THE LEADER, are
amusing. Will these fellows please
understand that THE LEADER will
choose its own good leisure to consider
all matters OF public interest ? We
shall therefore, in ample time, take
occasion to present in a logical manner,
the reasons why we believe the interests
of this place, may best be subserved,
by acting honorably and even generous
1y toward the Union Pacific company,
in the matter of bonds. Our cotempo-
will find an ample field for the
exercise of their versatile talents, in
the commendable occupation of rum
ming their own concerns. THE LEADER
declines the advice so freely rendered
by these tyros in journalistic expert
ence.
Purity, strength and reliability stamp
the character of Dooley's Yeast Powder
as being par excellence the best Of all
preparations used to perfect and facil
tate the process of baking. So strong
and pure is this admirable article the
most skillful housekeepers have learned
TO discard all others.
A NEW CREW in the culinary de-
partment of the INTER OCEAN HOTEL.