The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-05-19
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ing.
Chicago convention tao weeks from
to-day.
The Joy outfit departed for Denver
yesterday.
Miners are going into North park
from Georgetown
The rights Of many Of the people Of
Colorado are trampled upon BY trampa.
ID. Fisk will depart for Colorado to-
day 70 work on the Cheyenne road TO
North park.
A pound OF gold Is worth about the
same now a. q pound Of ailyer In the
eleventh century.
Irrigation takes 70 much water out
OF the South Platte that the bed is al
mosI dry just now.
The usual prayer meeting at the Con-
gregational church this "wednesday
evening at 7:30 O'Clock.
Baptist prayer meeting at the court
house this evening at 7:S0 O'Clock, on
account OF Mrs Fosters lecture.
Works are being erected ut Orc, CAL
~ifornia, TO extract gold from tailings by
Edison's electro-ehemical process.
The departures for North park are 50
numerous these days n 10 battle q In
endeayoring 10 keep track OF them.
The great demand OF the season Is
rain. Unless Il comes soon untold des-
truction will be done the cattle on the
ranges.
The Omaha Herald says that "neycr
since Pixies Peak times have covered
wagons been rs numerous In the Platte
valley"
And now the Tiiden portion Of tie
democracy are hopping II up TO Field.
The track is gradually being cleared
for Sammy.
The biggest fool In the world was the
man who owned all the dogs In crea-
tion,-two-and didn't drown them.
His name was Noah.
Two generations ago 1t was the FASH
ion for the farmer folks 10 hold prayer
meetings for rain during dry seasons.
Here Ii n hint for our stockmen.
Small boys who crawl In under the
tents are generally invited TO withdraw
from the canvas. The politicians
should be treated In the same way.
The meeting Of the nremen TO be held
at city hall this evening will probably
decide whether there Is 10 be any cele-
bration In Cheyenne on the Fourth OF
July.
The direct road from Cheyenne TO
North park Is now open. II Is only
ninety-hve miles In length, and Is far
easier TO travel with teams than the
old route.
Denver has an ordinance against
fast driving. One Of the recent arrests
under the ordinance was m alderman
-Force-of that city. lie paid his fine
like a little man.
The court Of inquiry In the case of
Lieutenant Cummings. Third cavalry,
met ut Fort d. A. Russell on Monday,
and adjourned. The members think
they viii not need TO reassemble.
Prayer meeting at the Presbyterian
church this evening, promptly at $50,
thus early TO give time to attend the
temperance meeting. Subject: "Mis-
reading Gods Providence"-Gen. AZ:
1888.
Passenger traffic yesterday: No. Q,
o Cheyenne, 81 Colorado, and 90
through; No. 4, 8 Cheyenne, II Colora-
do. 10 through; d. p, II Cheyenne. II
west. 12 east; Colorado central. 10 Chey-
enne, 81 east, II west.
Come out and hear Mrs. J. Ellen
Foster lecture IN temperance in the
N. e. Church tonight ut u O'Clock.
She Is n lawyer and will be highly en-
tertaining. Lecture free. The ladies
Of the city are requested to meet Mrs.
Foster in the Congregational church ut
8 p. m. to-day.
A private letter received from q gen.
tleman ut Cummins City states that the
miners there are leaving for North Park,
rs the small assure veins are almost
worthless. The miner adds: "There
is not 4 claim In the district l would
give 500 for" 1t is q pity that Wyo-
ming must be deprived Of q genuine
mining boom.
The entertainment Mt Recreation
hall last evening by All. Burnett and
Miss Helen Nash was excellent, rs all
Of their entertainments are. They
have been before the public for
many years, (Mr. Burnett for thirty
eight years. and they give as good an
entertainment rs ever. James Sharp
ley, the blind concertinist, rendered
some splendid music and amusing imi-
tations on the concertina.
David Trevett returned yesterday
from his trip to his ranch TO search for
the remains Of Noah Beal, the well
known hunter who has been missing
for n long time. Mr.. Trevett made n
vigorous search for the body but failed