The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-06-15
MINOR MENTION

Fast flyers were out In force las
evening.
Laramie proposes a Fourth Of july
excursion to the North Park mines.
Several Colorado towns will hayt
firemen's tournaments on the Fourth
School children are preparing to &c
out on the summer range of vacation.
Gov. Spates appointed ]. p. C. Poul
ton, Of the Sun, a notary public yester'
day.
Mr.. w. S. Human s wife and fami
ly returned yesterday from their wish
to Colorado.
Twenty-four car loads of rails ara OF
their way over the U. p. road for tn,
western division.
The members OF the Methodist choir
now meet for practice on Friday even
ings at the church building.
The baggage room of the Colorado
Central RAILROAD at Denver has beer
enlarged owing to the press of bust
ness.
All of the teams In the department
except the Alerts, were ont p~racticine
last evening. Good time was made In
the main.
Golden proposes having a 1remen's
tournament on the completion of hei
water works, which will be about the
first Of July.
As an evidence Of the prosperity OF
Leadville, the papers state that two
hundred kegs of beer ara consumed
there daily.
The grand jury took n zee yester
day until next Tuesday. In the mean.
time the dry bones OF Cheyenne viii
rest at ease.
Companies f and G, Sixth infantry,
are now stationed at Fort A. Lincoln,
having been ordered to that post from
Fort Buford.
The soldier millionaire. Geo. A. Mer.
rift, has been transferred to company
A, Sixth infantry, and will still be sta.
toned at Fort A. Lincoln.
Things are so uncertain in this coun
try that it would not be far out of the
ordinary ru Of things If Crow creek
should turn out to bezs big placer re.
gion.
Albany-county thinks of taxing al
property, real and personal, situated in
the North Park mining camp, and be.
onging to residents Of the aforesaid
county. Selah. .
A. G. McGregor, OF the firm of I'm.
derwood Il McGregor, left yesterday
for the North Park. He goes to that
place to ascertain the true value of its
mineral resources.
John Baird, who was arrested by
Thomas Talbot, Of this city, the other
day, for stealing a horse in Sedalia.
Colo, was taken back to that state by
Deputy Sheriff Wise, yesterday.
BoraAe4Deputy United States Mar
shall W. L. Schnitger and wife, an
eleven pound son, yesterday morning.
The mother is doing well, and win is
iu excellent spirits over his success.
A ''careful estimate puts the present
population of Leadville, including the
prospecting suburbs, at 1885," says
an exchange Such n careful esti-
maten is about as reliable as q rough
guess.
1t was George Taylor, of Denver,
who sent the horned toad through the
mails, which caused the letter from
Postmaster General Key regarding the
transmission of live thingsin the Unit
ed States mails.
Mr.. A. Gilchrist, whsfsNocated or
Crow creek about twenty-five miles
from the city, is building himself a very
fine stone residence. Mr.. Gilchrist is
one of our most successful stock rails
ers in Laramie county. IA
The superintendent of the various
Sunday schools in our city, have depu.
tiled Mr.. A.. c. Hammond to write tc
the officers of the schools of Laramie
City inviting them to join them in the
picnic at Dale creek on July LIST.
Old iremen say that Dan Dacy, the
member of the Pioneer team who
climbs the ladder, is n of the best
they vel saw. He is always at tn,
right height to step on the fire wall o.
the building the instant the ladder
touches.
Gen. Henderson complained that h,
hadn't a national reputation, wher
mentioned for the secretaryship o
war. However, he has since been ad
yertised to the four corners of til,
country. He has now a national repu
tation. aAli EUi1W I
The Madame Rentz MINISTRIES wer,
to have performed the can can on Fri
day night, but received notice from
the police that the Jug was just yawn
ing that evening for cancaners. 1t i
but proper to state that the perform
ance did not come on as advertised.
John Evans, whose arrest at Sidne,
uaa chrnpiclad in tho laat iac,a If III,