The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-07-20


Talbot's race course next week.
A large number of citizens were
out horseback riding last evening.
The Green River Courier is getting a
new press and some new material.
The members Of the Greeley base ball
club returned home yesterday evening.
The Cheyenne Red Stockings leave
for Salt Lake to-day. We wish them
success.
A large and valuable dwelling house
was destroyed in Evanston, by fire, on
Wednesday.
superintendent H.H. Clark and fam
lily have gone to Minnesota. Omaha is
too hot for them.
Operetta Of Red Riding Hood again
tonight at Recreation Hall. See pro-
gramme in this issue.
The Pioneer Hook and Ladder COM
pany is thinking of sending a team to
the Chicago tournament.
Love is blind. II it wasn't no woman
could adore the bow-legged nan that
parts his hair in the middle.
The Utah Northern railroad will be
completed to a point in Idaho $50 miles
north Of Ogden this summer.
Messrs. Helphenstine & Durbin have
adopted the plan Of sprinkling their
sidewalk in order to keep cool.
In the last case where an editor was
sued for libel, the jury was out a good
deal more than the editor was.
The general impression among those
who know s. s. Stanton best, is that he
is the victim Of a conspiracy.
Some Of the bitches were repaired
yesterday. Mr.. Hansen, the new su-
perintendent is taking hold earnestly.
These are the mornings when n man
kicks the drapery of his couch on the
floor and lies down to be eaten up with
flies.
The family OF G. w. Ritter, who
have resided in Laramie for ten years,
have gone to make a new home in Col
orado.
There are no new developments in
the Northumberland house moving af-
fair mentioned in yesterday mornings
LEADER.
One Of the best agricultural ranches
In the county is that Of Simpson &
Baxter, about seven miles from the
city. Larry McGinn boasts of having
the finest garden.
1t is said that Edison is about to.
throw on the market u new corkscrew
crimper that will twist the hair of
trusting women forty different direc-
tons at the same time.
This hot weather raises the mischief
with young ladies' who wear artificial
c~omplexions. Some Of them look as
though they'd run into the butt end of
q dirty mop and forgot to wash their
faces.
And now 1t is reported that Gov.
John c. Fremont will not go to Arizo-
ma until August. Those visits of Gen.
David, Marshal Schnitger and two or
three reporters to the depot to see the
Governor were all for naught.
Another presumptious base ball club
has arisen, and it lives in Georgetown.
1t wants to play the Denver Browns,
the Cheyenne Reds, the Boulders, etc.,
but desires the clubs to visit George
town, rs the members have no time to
leave their work.
The members Of the Pioneer Hook
and Ladder company held a meeting at
their rooms on Seventeenth street last
evening, and instituted measures for
getting up a special team to take part
in tournaments. After auditing sew
eral bills the meeting adjourned.
The Denver Democrat is dissatisfied
because we predicted its early demise,
now that the Denver news is the recog-
nized organ Of the Colorado Democ-
racy. When W. wrote the paragraph
We believed the 'falthfuln of the Gem
tennial State will not support two or
gans, and believe so still. No one an
ticipates the death Of the News.
Superintendent Ferrish, Of the Faith
er De Smet mine, near Deadwood, has
arriv in Cheyenne to oversee the
shipment Of 100000 pounds Of machi-
merry which have recently arrived here
from California. The De Smet mine
u one Of the great bonanzas Of the
Black Hills, and is producing over
soo,ooo Of the precious metals DER
month for the owners. The new ma.
chinery now en- route will double the
product Of this mine; it takes Califor.
mans and California 1OO-stamp mill, 70
develop new mining districts and to
bring the gold to the surface.
Red Riding Heod.
This charming operetta was rendered
at Recreation Hall, last evening, before