The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-04-17
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Deadwood this morning.
The reading room movement will he
a success. 1t is such now. .
Travel on the railroads is increasing;
likewise to the Black Hills.
What has become of the Trotting
Association-which was to bep
DIR. ]. r. Lame, yesterday, removed
his office to THE LEADER block.
Isn't it about time we had a wedding.
Jones and Rhodes please hurry up.
Major J. W. Wham will go out on
another paying expedition in about two
weeks.
T~wenty-four thousand pounds of
freight were shipped yesterday for
Deadwood.
building improvements in Cheyenne,
will be more numerous this season than
ever before.
The Colorado Democratic State
convention will meet in Denver on the
10Th proximo.
Business among our merchants has
been more lively during the past few
days than usual.
The soldier who was so badly injured
by the Fort Russell stage coach is still
rapidly improving.
Exceedingly uninteresting telegraph
news was received over the wires yes
terday and last night.
Fifteen car loads of tea, and five of
silk passed over the Union Pacific road
eastern bound yesterday.
Messrs. Stebbins, Post & Co, will, on
tomorrow. ship 81, $50 worth of Dead
wood gold for New York.
1t will 500 be the halcyon time
when church sociables and strawberry
festivals will march to the front.
Prayer meeting and teachers meet
ing this evening in the Presbyterian
church, at half past seven o'clock.
Mr.. j. Droney has purchased the Red
stables, on the corner of Seventeenth
and O'Neil streets, lately owned by Mr..
Stewart.
Five tramps, who were lodged in the
cooler on Monday night, were yesterday
released on condition that they would
leave town.
Y %Strahorn's new book, 40 the Rock
les and Beyond" is out. 1t is publish
ed under the auspices of the Union Pa
cifc railroad.
The man who is always Dragging that
his wife is worth her weight in gold,
always let's her get up in the night for
medicine for the children.
Harry McMann, who ran away from
his parents here on Wednesday, and
went to Denver, was yesterday returned
to his home as good as new.
Thirteen Cinnamon, who arrived
here on Sunday left for the Hills yes
terday. The Black Killers will be apt
to give them rather a cool reception.
Mr.. G. A. Starlight has sold his sheep,
and ranches pertaining thereto, to par
ties from Wisconsin, whose names we
failed to learn. Consideration $40, 900.
What's this country coming to, any
howP With the McGarraghan claim.
the Blair resolutions, and the Beecher
business just revived, the American
people have got their hands full.
The Swan Brothers are now the cat
tie kings of the west, sure enough. On
yesterday they closed the bargain for
the purchase of Mr.. G. A. Searight's
entire outfit of cattle, cattle ranches,
etc. The consideration is $4,000.
The Denver News contains q long
winded story about a man named Kann
having decided his child to Dennis Shea.
The plot is laid in Cheyenne. 1t is a
very ingenious story and very good to fill
up with when legitimate Denver news
are scarce.
o. F. Cowhick, Esq, comes to the
front this morning with a neat adver-
tisement. Mr.. Cowhick has got in one
of the most complete and choice selec-
tions of dry goods ever brought to
Cheyenne, and he invites his friends to
call and examine his stock.
b. +. Eberhard was arraigned before
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United States Commissioner Fisher,
yesterday, on the charge of being one
Of the parties who stole six mules from
the Government at Fort Fetterman
about four weeks ago. The defendant
a, his request had the case postponed
until next Monday.
District Court will convene in four
places in the Territory before another
session of the Supreme Court, will take
place. 1t is estimated that at least a
d : en- cases will be carried up from those
four courts, making about forty-fvs
cases in all for the Supreme Court to
look after in October.
Carve.'s Exhibition.
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