The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-12-22
nINoR MENTION

Christmas is coming buy and buy.
see CarToil 4 BryaH's poem else.
where.
burglars arr doing good business in
Denver.
A lne piano IS advertised for sale
elsewhere.
Denver's police f"roe consists OF
twenty -four.
Both Union Pacific trains were very
light yesterday.
The Denver FTg,na is now issued on
Monday morning.
Buffalo hams command q cents per
pound in Dcadwood. .
There vas a Leayy snow all over
southern Wyoming yesterday.
a goyerness adyertises for a situa-
tion in this issue of the LEAEEI.
The walls Of the new Baptist church
are rapidly approaching compilation.
Highest temperature yesterday 81 +,
loTest.s2 highest velocity Of wind. 5
miles.
Joe Gurney is preparing To get eVe
with the friends Who sent him a double
ply summer ulster.
Many Of our dumb animals exhibit
strong attachments. Even the draft
horse is attached to a vehicle
Prayer meeting at the Presbyterian
church this evening. Subject, ''Good
Things Of Great JOY Isaiah 80: lilo.
lufIaloe's are numerous ia the north
ern edge Of the Black Hills, and hun
ters are killing many Of them just for
sport.
la this climate You no l%sooner get the
bore trained TO close the door than the
weather changes and you want the
door left open.
The LEADER hired men will receive
no Christmas presents-but possibly the
sage brush detail would compromise on
a box Of cigars.
a Deadwood miner attempted 10 drill
out = blast that failed TO 60 of with n
fusc. II went OF with his drill and
also took of his head.
The Inauguration Of the new county
officers will take place on the first
Monday of next month, which will lie
the lrd day Of January.
When you want Ia say The sweet
bye and bye hifalutcnly-like, you
have only to pueker up and observe
g aaccharine subsequently,"
According TO the new Irritation code,
1t isn't safe for n fellow TO wipe his
mouth with his handkerchief on the
street, II is safer To use your coat
tail.
The funeral of John Smith, found
dead rs related in yesterday mornings
LEADER, took place yesterday. lie
vas buried ut the expense OF the
county.
Many OF the mining claims that were
located near iiawhidc last winter are
being relocated. The McIIenry mines
are showing up about 10 per cent. pure
copper.
Boys out skating should remember
that frozen lakes must have air holes.
Many families have lost n pair of skates
and u little boy through ignorance and
u hole ia the ice.
II is about time that we had another
fair or festival. The holidays will be
ON hand coon now and the boys and
girls will want some place 10 attend
where they can have u good time.
Passenger traffic yesterday: No. 3, 4
Cheyenne, $ Colorado. ~ through;
No. 1, . Cheyenne, g Colorado, %
through; 4. e., 4 east, I west, l Chey-
enne, ID. T., east, IA west, l Chey-
cnnc.
Mr.. j. ). McIlenry, superintendent
OF the liunning Water mines, is in
town. lie reports u heavy body of
copper ore In one OF the tunnels, and
predicts u big strike in the mines before
spring.
According to the assessors figures,
there are some forty thousand more
head OF cattle in this comfy than there
were in 1879. The number of horses
and sheep has increased in about the
same proportion.
a few unknown COW boys made
certain parts Of tho city hideous on
Monday night. A policeman or two
appeared however, in the vicinity, and
their was u lirst-class stampede imme.
diately thereafter.
The crop OF ice being harvested this
winter is the largest and best that
has been gathered in for a number OF
years. Messrs. Dyer and Ellis are put.
ting in the largest stock of those who
are engaged in the business.
Mr.. i.afcver. of North Park, is In
town, and is very positive that the new
mining camp will ''rin out" in good
shape before long. Mr.. l.. lately sold
out his interest in n of the mines in