The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-10-19
N MENTION.

The cistern on the corner of Eddy
and Seventeenth street was repaired
yesterday.
Dave Miller has a brand new bull
"purp" which he calls ute" because
he is so often away from his reserva-
ton.
The Union Pacific pay car stopped
over yesterday and did its share of con-
tributing towards the happiness Of the
employees.
The photographs Of all the principal
chiefs of the Ute nation are ON sale at
D. d. Dare's photograph gallery, at 25
cents each.
During the time of the democratic
meeting last night, a prisoner in the
calaboose underneath RECALLED tho ears
Of those present by joyful bat maudlin
strains from Sunday school hymns.
VIM. G. provinces, the county sur
veyor, is at present engaged on what
will prove to be an excellent map Of the
county, which will embrace all the adj
ditions of the government surveys of
1873 and 1879.
The iron, sulphur and soda springs
Of the North Park are a new feature
Of the valuable resources of that
country. Mr.. H. E. Capson has staked
out a claim containing several iron
! springs which he claims Will prove a
bonanza In the neal future.
Rev. W. II. Gillian will lecture this
evening at the NJ. E. church on,
who wrote the Bible inspired men,
or impostors?" His discourse this
morning will be on the subject of 1.-THE
physical and spiritual wants of man, or
the internal and external life."
The project of the new lake, which
was enthusiastically spoken of during
the dry season, is receiving very little
consideration at present. VIII it be
allowed to remain in statu quo until
the dry season again? If the rainy
season Is allowed to pass without-this
addition to our water system this need
ed improvement will have to be laid on
the table for another year.
/Secretary Spates Is engaged In pre-
pairing for the meeting Of the legisla-
tive assembly on the fourth day of No
vember. A notice is published else
where requesting associations and indi-
viduals who have any government fur
niture in their possession to return the
same to him. As little enough time
remains to prepare, II would be well for
the parties interested to attend prompt
ly to the matter.-2
As the passenger train on the Denver
Pacific road was nearing Plattsville
yesterday morning, coming north, the
engineer noticed a man being thrown
violently off a horse. The train was
stopped and the man taken aboard in
al unconcious state. He was taken to
Greeley where medical aid was pro-
cured. 1t is not expected that he will
recover. Who he was, could not then
be ~ascertained.
A LEADER reporter listened to Lieut..
Bourke recitiDg his woes to a brother Off
Ger yesterday. He said ever since he had
the misfortune to return to Omaha from
his trip to the front, he has suffered a
series Of continued buttonholings from
reporters, all along the stage of human
ity to toothless old women. His com.
rade suggested, "Can't you switch them
off on m of the latest railroad disas.
ters?" He replied, he tried it once,
and was flattering himself upon his
success, when q nine year old boy
switched him back on tue track again
by noticing his bald head, saying at the
same time: sob! lieutenant, is that
where you got scalped?"
One Of the leaders of the gang who
robbed the coach a week ago last Sun
day night, at Mosquito Pass, in Colo
RADIO, between Leadville and Weston,
was seen and identified ON the streets
of this city on Friday. He goes by the
name of "Arkansaw,n and is supposed
to be the only member of that gang
now at large. There are two parties
that are kno Sn by the same euphoni-
GUS name, this being much the most
hardened character Of the two. The
officers here, assisted by Others from
Colorado, had n warm scent of him
last night, and it is more than probable
that by the time this will be in print
he win have been captured.
A business meeting Of the ladies
reading room association will be held
tomorrow tMonday) evening ut z
O'Clock. As business Of Importance is
to be transacted a full attendance is re-
quested. BY order of the president.
Mrs. A. r. CONVERSE.
MAY A. JILLIcH, Sec'y.