The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-05-31
CAUGHT ON THE FLY


Shall we have Pinafore3
We will tackle June tomorrow.
Another strawberry festival is on the
taps.
Almost cold enough to snow last
night.
Public school will be resumed on
Monday.
City Council meeting on Tuesday
night next.
The Fourth of July will be the next
National holiday.
There is hot weather ahead. Lay in
a full stock of patience.
District court will meet again this
morning at 8 O'Clock.
May, the month of fresh flowers and
young onions, is nearly gone.
An alleged cattle thief will be put
upon trial at the court house this morn
ing.
That new Methodist Episcopal church
parsonage must be built--so the ladies
say.
The passenger train from the west
was twenty minutes behind time yester-
day.
Who can tell when the new United
States attorney for Wyoming will ar
rive?
An extensive sale OF blooded stock
will take place in Cheyenne on the Goth
prox.
The Literary clab Of Cheyenne met
last night at the residence of Prof.
Wells.
All the members of the petit jury are
expected to be at the court house this
morning.
The ladies of the NJ. E. church con-
template holding another festival at an
early day.
Tw~enty-seyen Cheyenne business men
are also engaged in stock raising-elther
cattle or sheep. ;
A number OF our citizens contem-
plate going to the Fort Collins camp
meeting, July 8.
Reform is necessary. There must be
more lemons and less water in this sea-
sons picnic lemonade.
The new passenger rates go into
effect on the Colorado Central railway
next Monday morning.
Many men claim to be Arm in their
principles, when, really, they are only
obstinate in their prejudices.
We trust that O year hence the
weather will be more favorable for dec
orative purposes than it was yesterday.
The criminal cases in the district
court will take precedence Of other
matters until all the accused have been
tried.
Yesterdays refreshing showers were
very acceptable to the stockmen. Cat
tie and grass will thrive better than
ever.
We simply rise to remark that Mr.. J.
G. Pratt ought to have his hair cut. If
you don't believe it, take a look at his
Uranium.
The members of the Gilliss hose, as
also those belonging to the Alert and
Durant companies, decorated several
graves yesterday.
Mr.. W. n. Mast talks of getting up a
railway excursion to Fort Collins. We
trust he will complete the arrangements
o being made.
Several splendid orations were born
to bl~ush--unheard yesterday. All be-
cause Signal Officer Smith refused to
grant us fair weather.
Twenty-Five recruits under Lieut..
Hardie arrived here yesterday from
Omaha. On Tuesday they will be sent
to Fort Laramie for duty.
Now that the Decoration Day exer-
cises have been disposed of, let us turn
our attention to the one hundred and
third anniversary Of Americas procla-
nation that ''the colonies ought of
right to be free and independent"
All the members of the petit jury
here can read and write. Not 80 in
Missouri. Scarcely one Missourian in
ten knows B from a bovine's hoof, and
''readin' and writin'" always disquali-
ies a man there from serving on the
jury.
The slim condition of our telegraphic
columns is accounted for this morning
by the fact that yesterday, being a holt
day, very few kilograms came over the
wires. We point with pride, however,
to the excellent variety of local news
presented for the benefit of our many
readers.
Information Wanted.
What has become Of the Cheyenne
Library association? 1t was thought a
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