The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-10-21
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The Denver races W. begin OF
Thursday.
Deadwood is laying in lots Of hose,
It ought to lay In lots of 6remen, too.
Hackney & Dowun shipped % cars
of beef cattle from Cheyenne yester.
day.
The municipal officers of Denver had
a grand banquet on Saturday night
last.
Yesterday Rev. MI. CowbIck per-
formed his 10th marriage ceremony in
Cheyenne.
Through travel wei the q. P. seems
to keep up as briskly as during the tour,
ing season.
1t Is very unwise to get up q scare
among cattle e Nc disease exists
among the herds.
The grand lodge of Odd Fellows of
Wyoming territory, will at
Laramie City today.
Deadwood Is jealous of the new and
valuable gold discoveries In the south.
ern portion of the Hills.
The photographs Of all the principal
chiefs of the Ute nation are on sale al
D. D. Dare's photograph gallery, at 25
cents each.
Rand, Briggs & Co. shipped 81 car
loads of beef cattle east yesterday from
Laramie City. They will ship 81 cars
more to-day.
On the third page will be found a
very interesting description of a ride
over the route traversed by Major
rhornburgh's command,
w. W. jeffrey returned yesterday
from North Park. He has u wagon
load of quartz on the way here, but the
vehicle lies broken down ut Rice's
ranch.
s.. A. Bristol and wife celebrated
their crystal wedding last evening.
The occasion was awaited Of by some
of their friends to bestow appropriate
presents.
The mains Of the city water works
are now laid from the corner Of lie,
street, the terminus in that direction,
10 n point above the land office on Sher-
man street, Deadwood.
All Of the timber Hres in the noun
tains have been quenched by the snow
storms. Timber Agent Jones says
Wyoming suffered very lightly, but the
loss in Colorado is beyond computation.
The body Of Major Thornburgh was
taken eastward yesterday on No. 4
train. The casket was enclosed In a
large box which was fastened on the
front platform Of the baggage car.
The funeral will take place in Omaha
tomorrow.
A party composed Of A. Jackson,
Geo. Bescherer and David Smith, who
have been on a hunting tour of two
weeks duration, returned to Cheyenne
Sunday. They had n very successful
hunt, and report game very plenty In
the region of Laramie Peak.
When the wounded soldiers arrived
Mt the depot on Sunday Isaac Smith,
blacksmith at Haas shop, and Joe
~Crutcbaeld, Of the Railroad house, car
ried lemonade and cigars In to the poor
fellows. Their kindness was highly
appreciated by the %benenciaries.
Major Pollack, special Indian COM
missioner, was shown the various edito.
rial opinions of the Colorado press, also
of the LEADER, showing that the Indi.
II must be removed from Colorado.
They were compiled by w. b. Vickers,
private secretary to Gov. Pitkin.
Cheyenne sent the following named
gentlemen to Laramie City yesterday to
attend the meeting Of the grand lodge
OF Odd Fellows: II. Altman, grand
secretary; II. Haas, grand treasurer;
E. w. Mann, delegate from Cheyenne
lodge No. /, and L. Kabis, delegate
t;om Allemania, No. s.
The Sun Of Oct. 10th, published a
sensational yarn In regard to the break
ing Out Of u contagious disease among
the cattle of tile county. The story is,
Of course, without foundation, and
while 1t was published to injure the
stockmen of this county, who are at
present shipping beef cattle to market,
the SUMS malicious article will only
serve as a boomerang for its author.
A LEADER reporter In passing Recre-
atom Hall yesterday afternoon, and no.
ticing the number of wagons standing
around, loaded with decorative articles
OF all sorts, concluded that the city off,
Gals were preparing for n grand ova-
tion to Gen. Grant; taking courage, lie
stepped up to Il bevy of handsome young
ladies' and asked what 1t meant. One
replied. 1--WE are preparing for the
Methodist fair"
Window curtains, fringe and tass els,
lust received at