The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-12-21
DECEMBER DMFnkss.

LIE DoRtnning TO look very Cnrist-
mas-like.
Do not forget the printers hop on
Christmas Eve.
The sheriffalty contest wa again In
progress yesterday.
Holt and his aids were very busily
engaged yesterday,
The evergreens for the Presbyterian
church have arrived.
Cheyenne urchins are happy because
the shedding Is excellent
Notwithstanding the storm all trains
came In Yesterday on time.
There are one hundred and seventy
five feet Of the sewer yet to be finished.
A sale Of government horses Is ex-
pected to take place at Camp Carlin to-
day.
The Catholic church will be com
pleted In about six weeks. This is
Official.
Large quantities of freight we're
started for Deadwood during the week
Just closing.
There has been no new daily paper
established in the Black Hills for well
nigh two days.
Judge Carey a sports fine horse and q
handsome wagon which goes exclusive
ly on n
An interesting meeting Of the Red
Cross order was held last night at their
hall In Bon's block.
Dill Fl. James has gone west TO ac-
cept q place in the Green River Courier
Office. He Is an excellent printer.
Fashion demands that gloves shall be
still longer, tho buttons being too nu-
merous to mention with propriety.
Many diaries are commenced on the
first Of the year, but few are completed.
1t takes grit to follow up the thing.
An Old Citizens club Is talked OF In
Cheyenne. Its members will be those
who came to Cheyenne at a very early
day.
Before you purchase holiday goods.
take q glance ut the LEADER. Many
Of our business men are talking to you
through its columns.
And nov the mean man comes for
ward and promises his wife a nice
Christmas present IL she will get up in
the morning and make the fires.
The habit Of young lads lettering In
our saloons is q most reprehensible one,
and should be discouraged by those who
have the control and power to exclude
them.
1t is quite generally understood that
President Hayes has offered the Berlin
mission to the Rocky mountain diplo-
mat-R. G. Head Of the Laramie Sen
tinel.
Mrs. Z. q. Darlington, of Laramie
City, appeared at the Wyoming club
masquerade last night in a costume
composed entirely Of copies Of the
LEADER.
The stock holders of the Colorado
Central railway expect to hold a meet
ing at the Office of Hon. w, w. Corlett
to-day for the purpose Of electing trus-
tees for the road.
From July 4th to December 10th the
following live stock was received at the
Omaha Union stock yards: 44,30o cat
tie; COS hogs; 1856 sheep; II horses.
There were also 1856 head of cattle
sold in that market.
The cunning youths of Wyoming
now play at sham battles in the snowy
lot next to the school house; not so
"sham'' either, for their ammunition
is the w~ater-soaked snow ball with a
stone in the middle.
| There are some men who never sub
scribe for a newspaper, but visit the
various saloons who so literally patron
ize the press, and purloin from the
tables the papers kept for the enter
tainment of their customers.
The debating club will meet again on
Monday night. Subject: Which has
accomplished the most COED; the press
or the pulpit Modesty alone prevents
us from answering this vexed question
and thus setting the public mind for
ever at ease on the subject.
DR. c. W. Meyer is reported on his
way from Deadwood to Washington
where he will labor(p p the remainder of
the winter In behalf Of q
new territorial organization for the
Deadwood region. AS long as DR..
Meyer is delegated withthe task, the
Deadwooders will never see their fond
dream realized.
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