The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-05-04
NEWS BREVITlES
Picked Up Here and There BY a
Leader" Reporter.

Going to a May-day picnic?
Where, oh where is Clifford
We rise to remark that 1t was exceed
ingly windy and dusty yesterday.
Charles Warner, who stole a coat
from Ed. Kapp, vas sent to jail for
thirty days.
Mr.. John Durbin yesterday sent
three tons of Granite Canon ore, for as
say, to Denver.
Gov. Hoyt has consented to deliver
two lectures in aid Of the fund to build
a Methodist church parsonage.
We are under obligations to Capt. J.
II. Smith, OF the United States signal
office at this place for late Washington
city papers.
There will be no preaching in the
Congregational church this morning
nor evening, but there will be Sabbath
school as usual.
Owing to high winds, the Colorado
Central was thirty minutes, and the
Union Pacific west bound an hour and
a half behind time yesterday.
A meeting of the members of the
Cheyenne fire department will be held
in the City hall on Wednesday night.
Let there be a full attendance.
Geo. G. Cook was arrested Friday
for stealing eggs from Charles Webb's
grocery establishment, and sentenced
yesterday to twenty days imprison-
ment in the county jail.
The old gentleman will look out of
the front window the first warm sum-
mer evening, and the faint vision of
two forms near the sidewalk will cause
him to remark. with a sigh: ''Ahl they've
struck their old gate again."
Some choice silver ore was on exhi-
bition yesterday at Caswell's Inter
Ocean hotel. 1t is from the Elkhorn
mine belonging to George b. Syme and
John Myer. They will take a ton of it
to Denver tomorrow for assay.
Judges w. II. Miller and J. S. Spaun
will appear for the defense, and E. p.
Johnson for the prosecution, in the
Dunn case, which promises to be an ex-
ceedingly interesting one, as a number
of witnesses-male and female-wil be
examined.
There will be a business meeting of
the Ladies' reading room association,
for the election of officers, at their
room, Ferguson street, on Monday
evening, May 9th, at 8 O'Clock. All in
terested in the reading room are in
vited to attend.
Mr.. Sam. J. Kelley returned yester-
day from the stronghold of Mormon
dom. He jerks lightning bald headed
every time, being one of the best tele-
graph operators in the country. If he
were half so successful marrying he
would doubtless have secured a dozen
Mormon wives during his absence.
J. d. Gardner, esq.,, of the firm of
Craig & Gardner, arrived yesterday
from Rawlins. Mr.. Gardner brings
his family with him and will make
Cheyenne his future home. He is an
excellent gentleman and will be well
coined to our city with the wish that he
may meet with the best of success in
his business enterprise.
For the information of those who
mis-read the article entitled "Dunn
Peaches" in last evenings edition of
the LEADER, we will say that Mr. B.
Hellman, the clothier, was not referred
to in any name whatsoever. Only
careless reading could possibly confound
the above NAMED gentleman with the
one mentioned. The correction is nee
essary, as the mistake has been made
by several persons.
The Presbytery of Colorado will meet
in the Presbyterian church on Tuesday,
May 9th, at . O'Clock p. m. At the
spring meeting the session of each
church will be req6ired to present:
First, Seasonal records for review.
Second, Statistical reports as to the
condition of the church. Third, A
statement as to whether the salary of
the pastor or stated supply has been
furnished up to date. All the sessions
will be open to the public. who are cor
daily invited to attend. The presby-
terry consists of 80 ministers and SO
churches. Each pastoral charge is en-
titled to one ministerial and one lay
delegate.