The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-01-04
NEWS IN BRIEF.


along the line Of the Colorado Central
railway.
In the course of human events q girl
is certain to get kissed more or less,
probably more.
This snowy weather Is reported by
stockmen rs being extremely seyere
upon their cattle.
As teamsts 5 the redskins at new
Red Cloud agency have been voted a
lamentable failure. 5
Hon. E. P. Johnson's bonds as coun-
ty~ attorney were approved last night by
the county commissioners.
It is expected that the county COM
missioners and county officers elect will
be sworn into Office on Monday.
Hon. Geo. A. Diapers bonds as sher-
III of Laramie county were approved
yesterday by the commissioners.
AS we expected and all along predict
ed, the Silver Clif mining region in
Colorado is beginning to play out.
The bonds Of the newly elected coun-
ty commissioners were approved yester-
day by Probate Judge c. F. Miller.
Perhaps God will pity the poor IL you
refuse to, but it is not always best to
trust others with what you should do
yourself.
Mr.. Dill II. James has taken charge
Of the local columns Of the Green River
(Wyo.) Courier. May success attend
him in his efforts.
Geo. Washington Jones, the boss
lightning ierker, crack marksman and
accomplished skater, has gone to Colo
RADIO in search Of game.
The news from all points of the COM
pass reveals the fact that the present
snow storm is almost universal in all
sections of the country.
Morris, the brakeman who lost his
limbs at Canon by being run over by
the cars, died yesterday. He leaves no
family, but has friends in Pueblo.
The storm north of Fort Laramie in
terfered seriously with the Cheyenne &
Black Hills coaches. The last one due
in Cheyenne came in thirteen hours be-
hind time.
The Presbyterian church sociable at
the residence of W. F. Swan last
night, was attended by a large number
Of persons. The exercises were unusu-
ally interesting.
The county commissioners were in
session a portion Of the time yesterday
and last night, and a large number of
bills were allowed. Another session
will be held to-day.
The New YEARS. Day number Of the
Denver Tribune is a splendid specimen
Of live Journalism, and betokens enter
prise on the part of Mr.. Herman
Beckurts, the talented and gentlemanly
proprietor.
Parties who came up from Denver
yesterday inform US that Mr.. w. j.
Hardin's address was the ablest and
most eloquent one delivered in that city
during the emancipation exercises New
Years night.
MI. A. j. Mann has removed his
large stock of second hand goods to
the northeast corner of Seventeenth
and Eddy streets, where he will be
pleased to meet all his old customers
and a thousand new ones.
The present population Of Cheyenne,
as shown by the census just completed,
is understood to reach the neighbor-
hood Of five thousand. The official
report to the city trustees, however,
may be q trifs lower than the estimate
herein given.
Mrs. Matilda Fletcher, Of women
suffrage memory, has arrived in Dem
yer, and will deliver q COURSE of lee
lures. We had the pleasure of listen
ing to n of her able lectures about
six years ago. Hope she will visit
Cheyenne.
Henry Marks, an accomplishedswind-
Ter of French nativity, has departed
from Cheyenne indebted to j. Ringolr-
ky, =. Morris and others, for sums of
money amounting in all to two hun
dred dollars. Marks career here was Of
short duration-two weeks.
Sheep husbandry in Western Texas
has grown at a marvellous rate. In
1866 San Antonio received hut 600, 900
pounds Of wool, while in 1877 she re-
ceived 2,0O0,O 600. In 1866 there were
shipped from Corpus Christi 800, 900;
this year there win be shipped $780,
600.
The second quarterly meeting Of the
Methodist Episcopal church win con-
tinue over Sabbath, including all the
usually quarterly meeting exercises.
DIR. B. F. Crazy will be present and
oficiate. A general invitation is ex-
tended to the community to attend all
the services. ar~G4
VI The Red Farmers al Fort keooh