The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-06-24
MINOR MENTION.
II. NJ. s. Pinafore.

~ A"N" 49,
r. johnson has 'tstruck it rich" after
all.
There is some talk of an amateur
boat racelon Lake Minnehaha on the
Fourth.
Tie bald headed hireling on the Sun
is advised to 'judge not, that he be not
Judged"
Times are lively in Mormondom. The
polygs are on the gm rire to avoid the
foot of the law.
Omaha turned out a big audience to
see Madame Rentz's minstrels, and is
heartily ashamed of it.
All the private rigs. and all that
could be hired or borrowed, seemed to
be out on Sunday afternoon.
1t is understood hal many horses
from abroad are coming to participate
in the Cheyenne races on the Fourth.
Aloan exhibition is in progress in
Denver. That reminds one Of a lone
exhibition to be seen frequently out
near Lake Minnehaha.
Yesterday was the hottest day of the
season. This is not news to those who
sweltered at the time, but 1t is well to
have the fact recorded, anyhow.
Two prominent merchants, not a
thousand miles from Ferguson street,
talk Of a pedestrian tour to the natural
fort and back, to settle a dispute as to
superiority.
The Deadwood Pioneer says: "Kel-
iher's train, loaded with 100, 900 pounds
of Snowflake" -four, arrived from
Cheyenne yesterday. The outfit. now
goes on tie Fort Pierre route"
The Laramie fire department has
engaged the John Thompson troupe to
play there this evening in orderto raise
money to pay for the magnificent prizes
to be given away on the Fourth.
The excursion to Dale creek, under
the auspices Of the several Sunday
schools Of this city, will start from
Cheyenne on 1.-THE morning Of July the
first. All are cordially invited to at
tend.
1t is but the wrinkled spectre of a
smile that possesses the face of the
young man who sees his rival out driv-
ing with the young lady in the case.
A certain Cheyenne young gent knows
how it is himself.
Gov. A. Worth Spates Is to be solicit
ed to pardon Jacob Thurman, recently
convicted of shooting, with intent to
kill, Jack Dunn and sentenced to if-
teen months imprisonment. A petition
was in circulation yesterday addressed
to Gov. Spates which received n num-
Der of signatures.
A teamster who was at Cold Springs,
on the old Cheyenne stage read, last
Saturday night, says a heavy snow
storm visited that section upon that
occasion, and that ice to the thickness
of an inch was formed on tranquil
water. The place is appropriately
- nv.
D""'oooo i"'eS'
Cattle men Will note with interest
the following from the .Stockman:
Judging by the course our cattle mar
ket has taken in h last three months,
prices here are likely to shrink in keep
ing with the decline in English mar
kets. we are not prepared to say that
IN shrlnkage IN value there causes the
decline here, but they are seemingly in
close sympathy.
An Omaha paper says the little son
of "a pastor in that city had been left
alone in the house for several evenings,
while his parents went ont, his mother
teiling MN that he must not be afraid,
for h Lord would be with him. On
the last occasion when the parents re-
turned they found the little fellow sit
ting up for them. lie said he "didn't
want TO be left to stay just with the
Lord any more; it was so lonesome
Conundrums were the order of the
meeting, and one of the party asked:
what is more refreshing than water
during these warm days2n Various
answers were made, but mont were sat
~isfactory to the first end man. "What
is more refreshing than waterY'' asked
several in chorus. "Why ice water"
dryly replied the e. m. When the smile