The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-07-14
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completed.
The Pueblo rolling mills have shut
down for repairs.
The farmers Of Utah are in the midst
Of a heavy harvest.
The calaboose cannot now be prop
erly called ''the cooler"
A full coach load of passengers go out
this morning for Deadwood.
Travel on the Cheyenne q Black
Hills stage line Is increasing.
The races out north Of the city were
quite well attended yesterday.
Fire department meeting tomorrow
evening al 8 O'Clock in the City Hall.
This warm weather is producing
some sickness; especially among chill
dren.
Several Cheyennese talk Of going to
see the eclipse on the Goth. The adj
mission Is free.
The Utes are quiet and satisfied.
They appear to highly esteem their new
agent, Father Meeker.
by Thursday next 1t is expected that
the board of equalization of taxes will
have finished their labors.
Fort Rice, the Oldest fort on the Up
per Missouri, has been formally aban-
doned. 1t was built in 1854.
When anything happens which you
think THE LEADER has not heard
about, drop in and let us know.
General, now Governor John c. FREE
mont is expected to pass through Chey-
enne on to-morrow's west bound train.
A small seven dollar and a half tor
nado visited this city last evening max
ing the dust fly for a brief space of time.
The Denver firemen are beginning to
discuss the feasibility of sending a team
to the Chicago tournament in Septem-
Der.
The rush to the post Office last even
ing, when the belated mail arrived, was
convincing proof that we are a reading
people.
Officer Bean had a force of men ut
work again yesterday repairing the gut
tiers. His base OF operations was on
Eddy street.
Cheyenne "a truthfully boast of the
finest school building and court house
between the Mississippi river and the
Pacific slope.
Bounding Banning, the Congressman
who wanted to reduce army, ought
to be made leader of thu hostile Indians
in the North West.
The horse thieves in the Black Hills
are not all dead yet. Five horses were
stolen from the valley Of the Spearnsh
on Wednesday night.
The western bound mail and passen-
ger train which was delayed by a wash
out Mt Antelope Station, arrived here
last evening about Z O'Clock.
The one hundred and fifty head of
cattle recently bought in Colorado by
County Commissioner Sparks, are ex-
pected to arrive here this week.
1t looks a little as though Fitz-John
Porter will be reinstated in the army,
and the stigma under which he has
rested for fifteen long years, blotted
out.
The army Of tramps which took pos
session of a couple of Iowa trains a few
days ago, have arrived at Council
Bluffs. Some OF them will be here
shortly.
On Friday evening, in Recreation
Hall, the great cantata of Little Red
Riding Hood" will be presented to the
public. Particulars will be given in
THE LEADER during the week.
Its not so warm in Wyoming after
all, when we recall to mind the fact
that there were forty cases of sun
stroke in st. Louis last week, from the
effects Of which ten Of the number
died.
There is plenty of work to do on tho
ranches in Wyoming; laborers are
sought for and in many instances not
obtained. And yet there are tramps
and other dead-beats loahng about
Cheyenne who say "work can't be
had"
A six-horse team attached to a wagon
load OF flour, grew stubborn yesterday
on Seventeenth street opposite the post
Office and refused for q while to 60 any
where except upon the sidewalk. After
much persuasion of a certain sort the
outfit got in shape again.
Two fellows who broke open one of
the cars at the depot late on Friday
night, were arrested by Marshal Nc
Donald and Officer Smith, and lodged
in the calaboose. They are supposed
to be tramps in search of a place to
sleep. They found it.
Col. Luke Murrin returned Yesterday
from a brief business visit to Fort Lar
annie. The Colonel is our authority for
stating that a water spout ccurred
there on "Wednesday, accompanied Inv
several bushels OF frogs, which were
poured down suddenly upon the people.
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