The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-10-23
OCTOBER zgPHYRS,
Rarus will go to Salt Lake this week
Prairie fires are more thai

ingly dull.
Only two of the Canon Springs stage
robbers are now at large.
1t is o thirty days since a drop of
rain has fallen OF Denver.
1t is almost time to begin practice on
the art of shutting the door.
The Sidney sheriff with that unpro-
~nounceable name, is in u midst.
Croquet is the only game in which
the stakes are put up at both ends.
Several well known horse fanciers
want to see the great Rarus exploits in
Denver.
Con Kohr shipped twenty-seyen car
loads of cattle east from Laramie City
yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. Charles Reals is in luck. 1t
weighs III lbs. and belongs to the
masculine persuasion.
Carey Brothers shipped 20 and J
II. Mingle IL car loads of cattle yester-
day from Pine Bluffs for Chicago.
Madam Rita has applied for a di-
yorce from Henry J. Byron. the beast
who was cowhided at Colorado Springs.
The trotting horse Rarus, now in
Denver, has a very long tail, and this
may explain why he so often sweeps the
field.
1t is a sad truth that the average
boy Of the period is so weak that he is
unable to carry q whole stick of candy
the distance of a block.
The tyranny of tailors is commented
on by the young men Of the day. The
tyrants actually demand pay for new
oyercoats on delivery.
Notwithstanding the high wind the
west bound passenger train was on
time yesterday, but the train going east
was an hour and a half late.
Prayer meeting at the Presbyterian
church this evening at u o'clock.
Subject of conference, "The Rich Man
and Lazarus" All are invited.
The jewelry and bullion, captured at
Atlantic, Iowa, from Doug. Goodale,
one of the Canon. Springs stage robbers,
have been shipped by express for this
city and will arrive this afternoon.
The question has been asked, "Why
doesn't God kill the devil?" We sup
pose 1t Is because he is anxious 70 see
what new platform jokes the old fellow
will teach Charlie Bramel and Beauti-
full Pease.
Wright Durham, who murdered Mr..
Frank Keiger, at Deer Trail, Colorado,
has been sentenced to the penitentiary
for life. lie took the sentence very
philosophically, and still retains a hope
that his counsel may get the verdict set
aside. .ffH
The sociable given at the residence
Of Mrs. Ellen Housman, under the aus
pices of the ladies connected with the
Methodist church, last night, was at
tended by a large number of persons.
n very pleasant time wa passed by
those present.
A party of New York editors and
railroad men are en- route for Colorado.
The party includes Noah Brooks, of the
New York Times, ''Ike" Bromley, of
the New York Tribune, and VIM. b.
Somerville, general manager of the
national associated press.
Frank Whitney, the boss Laughter and
bull train manager of Wyoming, was IL
passenger on Thursdays north bound
coach. He is the republican candi-
date for probate judge and treasurer
Of Laramie county, Wyoming, and will
run like a wild maverick. Block Hills
Journal
"Old Joer came near being torn all
to pieces by a freight train on Monday.
He was driving across the track in the
western portion of the city, and came
into collision with the train. The
wagon was hurled from the track and
received severe financial injuries. Joe
escaped unframed.
Mr.. George Ketchum's horses, at
tached to his milk wagon, ran away
last evening about 8 O'Clock. Their
line of travel was along Nineteenth
street west to Bent, where fortunately
they were stopped, and no injury done.
The rumor that a little boy was thrown
from the wagon and hurt, is, so far us
We were enabled to learn, without
foundation.
Why Did He Die?
E. a. Cronin, n sprightly lawyer of
Portland, Oregon, who gained so much
nntoripty In coupaof;op u,,tb thn ~