The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-07-03
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lightning rods left.
Omaha has a big mystery, and it isnt
a plate of hash either.
There is plenty of good coal in the
North Park mining camp.
Cloud-bursts are visiting the Hills
too frequently to be healthy.
The Barlow Wilson minstrels are to
appear in Omaha tomorrow evening.
Charles Hecht, esq, received a car
load of wagons yesterday from the east.
Councilman-elect McGregor wears
his new honors with becoming meek
ness.
Those who intend to go to Laramie
will leave this afternoon and return on
Friday.
Gen. Merritt has declined to permit
the Fifth cavalry band to go out of
town on the Fourth.
There win be several trotting and
running races at Sloan's trotting park
on the Fourth of July.
w. B. Vickers, Esq, secretary to
Gov. Pitkins, of Colorado, will soon
| witer the history Of Denver.
Theodore H.. Loback, one of the first
settlers in the Black Hills, died sud
denly last Saturday in Deadwood.
A good boy can secure the position
of paper carrier by applying at this
office between the hours OF n and
two O'Clock to-day.
The Sun Is off wrong on the trip of
Gen. Tyner, a distant relative, of the
San local. He did not go through
Cheyenne yesterday, nor will he to-
day.
Extensive preparations are being
made for the grand $500 shooting
match at the Wyoming rifle clubs range
at Maj. Talbot's place on the Fourth
of July.
The Denver Tribune says: Mr.. Frank
Hunter, of the firm Of Terry 4 Hunter,
is at the Alvord. He is about starting
a fine stable Of horses on Curtis street,
in this city.
Omaha has too many beggars, too
many tramps, too many burglars, too
many gamblers, too much whisky and
too much dust. Thus confesses the
Repu5iicdn.
Three boys, of Omaha, got to playing
with pistols and powder, and managed
to ignite a quantity of the latter, which
burned the boys terribly. This should
serve as a warning to Cheyenne urchins.
No matter how much Laramie City
insults Cheyenne, the San has never a
word to say in reply. It's mouth is
sealed. 1t is the organ of Laramie,
and hence doesn't object to any Sights
put upon Cheyenne.
While we are writing the prospects
for fine weather on the Fourth are not
very encouraging. The hremen's tour
nament will probably have to be post
poned until July, 1880, when it will
take place at the Colorado Switch.
We have been assured by Chief Engi-
neer Haas that none Of the fire appar-
atus owned by the city will be taken
out Of town for the tournament. This
will reassure those who have so repeat
adv aufarad from Eourtb ~ InI,, Grau
Jay Gould and S. II. ii. Clark, gen.
eral superintendent Of the Union Pacific
railroad. will leave for Europe on the
Germanic on Saturday. 1t is given out
that the trip Is one Of pleasure exclu-
sively. but strange to say, this assertion
is not believed on Wall street.
The few iremen who SO reluctantly
visit our little jealous neighbor owe the
hill, for a Fourth Of July tournament,
have to spend three days in so doing.
1t is a wonder that the Laramie City
folks did not arrange for a weeks stay,
in order to increase their revenue.
o. w. Norris, superintendent of the
Yellowstone National Park, has a party
of carpenters at work, building a house
on the Sinking Water, to accommodate
the Reeves boundary surveying expe-
dition. They will also open a trailroute
from the foot Of Yellowstone Lake to
the Big Horn.
There not being sufficient of an audi
ence last evening at the Methodist
church, the temperance lecture was not
delivered. The lecturer will meet with
the ioficers of the Red Cross society
this morning, and try to arrange mat
tiers so that he can deliver a lecture
under the auspices of that organiza-
ton.