The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-02-14
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This is st. Valentines day.
A light snow fell in this vicinity yes
terday.
The now has entirely disappeared In
the vicinity Of Medicine Bow.
There is some talk of organizing a
blue ribbon lodge in Cheyenne. -
About half the children at Evans,
Colorado, are sick with them easles.
Stock men are highly pleased with
the rapid disappearance Of the snow.
The coal miners at Carbon are being
worked only four days out of every
week.
In q few more weeks we shall see
no more female pedestrians. They will
have been buried.
Stolen horses have recently been
found on the ranch Of the notorious
Olive, the man burner.
About twenty members Of the
Knights of Pythias will go down to
Golden this afternoon.
The military gentlemen connected
with the Reno inquiry are returning to
their posts on the western plains.
A. X. johnson, formerly of Ciey-
enne, has taken a position on the edi-
torial staff of the Laramie Times.
Train men inform us that consider
able NOW las fallen during the past
two days in the vicinity of Sidney.
Read E. R. P. Sherly's reply to Bish-
OPP Whipple, on the Indian question. 1t
will be found on the inside of this is
sue.
The members of the ladies' literary
club are making preparations to give
another literary and musical entertain
ment- n
A soldier named Hanion, Of NJ com.
pany, Seventh cavalry, was killed at
Sturgis City on the 7th inst, while try
ing to desert.
The ladies' sewing society held an
interesting meeting yesterday afternoon
at the residence Of Mrs. ]. s. Taylor
on Seventeenth street.
There are more United States cases
before the present term Of the Albany
county court than at any other time in
the history of Laramie City.
The trial Of David Stubbleheld for
the murder of John Martin is still in
progress at Denver. His lawyers have
suddenly pronounced him insane.
On Tuesday last Mrs. Helm, Of Fort
Collins, gave birth to a quartette-two
boys and two girls. All parties, in
Gliding the father, are doing well.
Griffin. who killed a fellow prisoner
named Harris with a pair of scissors
about three weeks ago at Laramie
City, has plead guilty Of manslaughter.
Deadwood has carried of the honors
of the championship in chess, Mr.. E.
w. Hurlbut winning the final game
against Messrs. Lewis and Barclay, of
Central City, Dakota.
Rev. C. NJ. Sanders preached last
night In the Congregational church on
"The objectionable SIM" which we
believe to be the failure of men to pay
the printer his Just dues.
The people Of north Idaho demand
that the act for the entry and sale Of
timber, lately passed for Oregon, Cali
fornia and Washington territory, be
extended to their territory also.
In several towns Of eastern Oregon
and Washington territory, the militia
companies are perfecting their organ
ization and keeping their needle-guns
clean, bright and ready for the reds.
The second literary entertainment by
the young people Of the Congregational
church was given last night at the
residence of Hon. E. P. johnson.
Despite the rough weather the attend
ance was large. re1.5
Mr.. James Droney, of this city, has
sold his ranch near Sherman to Mr.. NJ.
X. Williams, formerly of Ohio, and
Mr.. Albert Freeland, formerly of
Maryland. This ranch is said to be
the best n in Albany county.
Thomas Smith, charged with stealing
clothes and other things from John
Eames, was arrested yesterday by
Thomas Talbot. He was taken before
Judge Bean and found guilty Of the
charge, and sentenced to thirty days in
the county Jail.