The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-07-26
MINOR MENTION.

in our stock exchange here.
Sidney must realize by this that ''the
way of the trangressor is hard"
The Laramie Times thinks the Big
Horn live stock association will bear
watching.
Mrs. Van Tassell shst a buffalo a few
days ago on her range, near Fort
Fetterman.
Ahrens & Braun open up the Coils
cum this evening under the name Of
Atlantic Hall.
Our sheep growers should read a
notice in our local column, headed
"Sheep for Sale"
The juvenile Pinafore company of
Denver is booked for a performance in
this city, August LIST.
Russell Thorp is straining his eyes
towards the east, watching the coming
of a cargo Of innocent mules.
Sweet strains from the p%racticing
choir of the Presbyterian church were
floating around or the air last night.
Our usually reticeut sheriff has been
opening kegs of--of nails for the boys
since yesterday morning. It's a boy.
Ogden has had a "a, 200 blaze. W.
G. Child's planning factory and contents
is a s%mouldering heap. Insurance
thereon 80, 900.
Sheriff Draper offers a reward of one
hundred dollars for the capture of the
thieves who stole fourteen horses from
Mr.. I. A. Kent.
Secure your seats for the Lawrence
Barrett entertainment at Recreation
Hall, this evening. Reserved seats at
the postoffice newsroom.
Snow fence carpenters will have
plenty to do for some time mending the
wrecks made by the snow and hail be-
tween here and North Platte.
John Sparks refused yesterday a
bonus Of FIVE thousand dollars for his
$50, 900 purchase of Judge Tracy's cat
tie, ranch and other property.
Quite a number of dead jack rabbits
are found along the track of the storm,
killed by the chunks of ice commonly
called hailstones) that fell.
The three Us, Tuttle, Thorp and
Taylor. are happy. They received the
assays Of their new mine yesterday,
which runs all the way from IS to 100
ounces.
A a load of blooded cattle, and
another of horses, belonging to Con.
Corr, of Montana, tarried all day yes
terday at our depot stock yards on their
way west.
An unfortunate weasel was discov-
cred yesterday under some logs in the
alley at the rear of the Tivoli, and it
took about twenty men, six women and
a dazen boys to capture him.
Well w thought we were never 60
ing to have a good Pinafore troupe.
"What, never?" Well, we got fooled
SO badly. Hardly ever" But now
we have it "~oficially" that there is an
excellent juvenile troupe coming.
A little son of Rev. Mr.. Gillian while
playing in the new parsonage building,
yesterday, fell and cut a deep, ugly
cash over his eye. DIR. Crook was
called, who brought the lips of the
wound together very nicely. The little
fellow was resting easily late last night.
b. F. Thompson. formerly a resident
Of Cheyenne, but recently residing in
the neighborhood of Greeley, Colo., lost
heavily a few nights since by the vista
ton of a cloud burst, which completely
demolished and carried away his saw
mill.
Gov. Evans takes charge Of the Den
yer Pacific on the first of the coming
month, and the employees are afflicted
with the usual dread of change onse-
gent upon a new administration step
ping in. Our citizens would not like
to lose the efficient and genial agent,
j. p. Fashbaugh.
We learn through private sources
that a party of citizens have had a
desperate fight with Doc. Middleton
and his gang Of cut-throats. The fight
is said to have occurred on the Mo-
brara, in Nebraska, and that Middleton
was badly wounded, but not killed. We
are unable to give details. -Lardmie
Times.
When we made up our report of the
receipts at the festival Thursday even
ing, it seems that there were other
counties to hear from, although it was
not thought so then, for we have been
OFFICIALLY" Informed since that the re-
ceipts amounted to 3d. 80. Taking the
cause into consideration this is not neal
what it should have been.
A tremendous rain storm prevailed
along the Union Pacific track Thurs
day night, from Hillsdale to North
Platte. 1t is onlya week since a similar
affection was experienced in precisely
the same locality, and the damage then
done was not in all instances repaired.
1t will take several days now to COM
pletely mend matters. Five years g
a fall of rain, such as this, in that
neighborhood, was a thing unknown.
A couple of close-mouthed strangers
walked into the Methodist parsonage