The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-08-26
MINOR

The dry goods establishment Of j.
Jay Joslin closes to-day.
There was q brief session of the dis
trict court yesterday morning.
The Juvenile Pinafore troupe will
peform In Laramie on Thursday and
Friday evenings.
A new morning paper is to be started
in Leadyille by C. B. Wilkinson, of the
st. Joseph Herald.
Recreation Hall is nicely re6tted with
entirely new scenery, and presents a
most handsome appearance.
The Evanston Age will not be sold.
The invention of the rumor is ascribed
to the jealousy Of the Rawiins-Sun-
Cheyenne-Journal outfit.
There was q car load of horses re-
ceived at Thorp's stable on Saturday.
Mr.. Converse tried the merits Of some
Of the best Of them yesterday morning.
The three thousand dollar apparatus
for heating the school building arrived
yesterday, but rs school commences
next Monday, it Is questionable
whether 1t an be placed in position or
| not.
There is an extensive FIRE raging iu
the woods on the mountains about rs
miles to the southwest of Cheyenne.
The effects of It have been quite appa-
rent in the atmosphere for the past two
evenings.
There was an audience on the out
| side Of Recreation Hall last evening
that was almost as large as that inside.
and the urchins kept up a loud chorus,
to the disgust Of the people who patron
lied the little opera.
The news from North Park is more
cheering daily. Those Of our citizens
who are interested there are highly
elated yer the prospects. Mining ex-
perts claim that It will prove a bigger
bonanza than the Leadville discovery.
The Sun got left on Sunday morning
in picking up an idle rumor to the effect
that Kalloch had died on Saturday
night. The LEADER received later
dispatches, as usual, and the rumor OF
the death was denied therein, hence nc
mention of it was made.
The boy Thayer. who has been con
fined for the past few weeks on account
of the magazine muddle," was to have
been examined before a justice Of the
peace yesterday, but for some reason
known only to the powers that be, he
was not presented in the Justices sane
tum.
Are III people becoming afflicted
with the ~footracing epidemic that exists
at Laramie Cityp Laramieites should be
| quarantined at Hazard to prevent the
spread Of the disease. Three new
cases reported yesterday. They will be
taken to Sloan's race track this even
ing.
A stranger going into Laramie city
Is strongly reminded Of o. w. Holmes
visit to the d~ilapidated punster asylum.
The only difference is, instead of being
accosted by a wild looking interrogation
asking, why is q, a, a, like a, a, a, 1t is,
"I'll bet you twenty dollars l can give
you twenty feet in two hundred yards -
There was to have been a foot race
| yesterday between two men Of blood,
Mr.. Killian and another butcher, who
is employed at MI. Ulman's, for one
hundred dollars, but the excessive heat
caused the would-be competitors to
weaken. 1t is understood one Of the
parties forfeited the stake OF twenty
dollars.
There were three COW boys on a stam-
pede Sunday evening. The policemen
lassoed them, and placed them In the
city corral, amongst the other maver-
icks who had been rounded up the
day previous. The justice turned them
loose yesterday morning, after contrib
uting the usual amount to the public
funds.
County Attorney johnson informs
the LEADER that the criminal business
of Laramie county is well advanced
and that most Of it will be disposed Of
before the legislative session com,
mences, the ap~prehensions, therefore
Of our correspondent in Sundays issue
are not we'll grounded. Mr.. johnson
will be able to take proper care Of thu
interests Of u county in the courts a
well as in the legislature. No one who
is acquainted with the energy and bust
ness qualifications of Mr.. Johnson vii
doubt his ability to perform all the
duties he may assume.
Elsewhere will be found the adyer
tisement Of Jarvis Hall, the Episcopa
boarding and day school for boys, which
is located In Denver. New and com
modious buildings have been erected
which are situated SO as to afford good,
fresh air and Fairgrounds for the
scholars. A swimming bath will b.
established in connection with tn,
school, where scholars will be taught
the natatory art. Rev. j. F. Spalding
D. D., is the rector, which insures un
qualified success. There will be class
ical, English and general course, with
q primary department, and lecture.