The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-10-12


ally visit the school.
The Methodist church fair has been
postponed for a short season.
Politicians are whispering words of
comfort to each other on the corners
again.
There are a good many cases of
mountain fever reported in the city at
present.
The sidewalk in front OF Horrie's old
lumber yard o Ferguson street sadly
needs repairing.
Company /, Third cavalry, passed
west on Friday night. They came from
Camp Robinson.
Major Gilliss and his staff are suffer-
ing with hay fever. They are purchas-
ing for the front.
Col. Murrin is troubled at present to
know whether or not the Irish race
originated in Patagonia.
Stephen Bon threatened to "boot' a
kEADER man il he didn't step in and
write up his new goods
The number of applications for clerk
ships at the coming session of the leg
islature is beyond counting.
Dave Miller says that the only per-
sons who like to hold notes for a long
time are a few Of the leading singers.
The title Of blowhard sits easily on
some people at present. The sidewalks
are lined with people using handker-
chiefs.
The miners at Corlett postonice, near
Douglas creek, are showed in. Those
who want to come out discover that
they can't until a thaw sets in.
Some of the Cheyenne merchants are
thinking of employing girls for collec-
tors, giving as a reason therefor that
when the girls present their little bills,
no man a refuse.
1.-THE injustice of grumbling'' is the
theme of Rev. w. II. Gillam's lecture
this evening. 1t is the first of a series.
''The smoking fax,n is the subject of
this mornings ermon
There are 300 horses and 100 mules
en- route to Camp Carlin from the east.
When the horses are shod and the mules
fitted into wagon trains, they will be
reshipped to the seat of war.
O.. p. Putnam's heart has been thump-
ing against his ribs at a lively rate
ever since Thursday morning. HIS
happy countenance betrayed him land
gave the item away. Its a bouncing
girl.
The county democratic committee
met last evening T. Dyer, chairman,
and H. w. Foglesong secretary. A
county convention was determined
upon, the callfor which will be found in
another column.
The coward Of the Laramie Times is
initiating the towards of the Cheyenne
San in abusing a certain official whom
they know to be absent on leave. If
they were men they would reserve their
efforts until the return of the aforesaid
official.
The last statement published by the
First national bank is the best that the
institution has ever made. The re-
sources aggregate oyer half q mil
lion. The deposits alone amount to
over 1926 0o. The First national
ranks with the solid financial institu-
tions of tho west.
All of our Cheyenne citizens who
visited the Collins fair, stopped at the
Commercial house, which is run by our
former fellow townsman, Mr.. George
S. Brown. They all speak highly of
Mr.. Browns management, and predict
a most successful future for him.
George merits good fortune and the
LEADER is leased TO learn of his pros
perity.
A s~weepstake shooting match took
place observation-disclosures on the grounds
of the Cheyenne gun club. The contest
ants were Messrs. Jones, Reel and
Bergerson, and the entrance fee SIS,
IL birds each. The birds were unu-
sually strong flyers and the wind was
high. Jones and Reel tied on 10 birds,
and Bergerson killed eight. The tie
between Jones and Reel will be shot off
during the week.
More than half the transient news
papers deposited for mailing in the
Cheyenne ~postofice, are insuficiently
prepaid, and therefore go into the waste
paper basket. 1t should be remem.
bered that the postage on newspapers
is one cent for each two ounces or frac.
ton thereof Thus a Cheyenne paper
requires a n cent stamp, a Chicago O
New York paper a two cent stamp
etc., etc. When more than one news
paper is put into a package the sende
should require the postofice clerk +
weigh the package. The postage Oh
transient newspapers must be fully pre-
paid; if not, the papers are sent to tn
New York p~ostofice to be sold as vast
paper, for the benefit of the postohic,
department.
Ranch butter, very choice, just re
o12-3t PEAsE & TAYLoR's.
The best assortment of Oyercoats car
be seen at Smith & H~arrington's. 1t
Drop into Sturgis' fruit establish
1ment when you want ANYTHING in hi,