The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-12-23
HIN0a MENTIOA

The holly days are almost upon U.S.
The cheerful conyersationalist still
haps on the weather.
A society of ~spintualits has been in
c~orporated in Denver.
The Denver pioneers OF 'GO have OF,
ganized an association.
There was an Irish land league meet
ing held in Omaha last evening.
The fare from Denver 10 Ieadyill'
has been reduced 10 fifteen dollars.
Christmas trees are in great demand
and are unfortunately very scarce.
Highesa temperature yester 20
lowest IS highest velocity Of wind. II
miles.
One OF the De..dwoOd papers persist
in addressing the LEADER At ''Chey
enne, Dakota"
To-day the days begin 10 lengthen
aud the earth is gradually going fartheI
away from the sun.
Tie LEADER ventures TO predict tina
no ''Jaek Mormon" will beehosen mayo
u Cheyenne next month.
The population of Fort Collins Il
100, an increase OF over 600 within
the last year and a half.
Judge J. W. Fisher has removed hi
Office one room back from his formel
location, in Tease a Taylor's block.
The stores are crowded with visitor
these days, and nights. Presents ar
being purchased by the wagon load.
Eastern capitalists are purchasing
lots in Denver for the purpose Of build
ing blocks of tcnemonts eastern style.
Printing types will 20 lie made O
ccllulaid. Glass types are already II
Use in many printing Offices in thu
east.
The scene in the house OF representa-
tives on Tuesday was equal TO the wors
efforts Of the ward politicians In tn
east.
The city judges and clerks of cleo
ton get 50 each for their services; bu
then the job is not a very long or ardu
Gus one.
The Catholics talk about putting .
fence around their church on Ferguson
and Nineteenth streets, very o A
good idea.
Owing TO u press OF matter, SOM
l~ai items appear on the inside of Ia
days issue. A local accident is de
tailed OH the third page.
Omaha feels u pressing need Of reform
in the government OF the city an,
county, and will press reform bills IL
the forthcoming legislature.
is it possible that there is TO be bu
one wedding in Cheyenne during tn
holidaysg II looks like IL now. ~
the court please we object"
The great storms which were pre-
dictcd 10y the weather prophets, to tax,
place ON or about the the 10th Of DE
ccmbcr, have not yet come.
On Monday two tons of rcgistere,
mail packages arrived in Omaha owe
the u. T.. road. A respectable pro
r%ortion Of this was from Cheyenne.
Affairs around tho court house yes
tcrday were very quiet, and inthc mat
ter of general business but little wa
done by tho different county oficialA
Corn is used for fuel ON some of III
railroads IN northwestern Iowa an
southeastern Dakota. 1t is cheape
than coal, and besides, coal is not TO h
had.
The rabid friends of the Chinese ca
no longer doubt the presence OF lepros
in san Francisco, now that fourtee
Chinese iepers have been shipped HON
to China.
The weather, although somewha
cold FOR the past day or two, is nevel
thcless very fair for this time OF III
year. Yesterday was the shortest da
of the season.
Tho different churches Of Cheyenn
are laying in goodly supplies OF Chris
mas trees, and preparations arc activ'
~ progressing for the great event
| Christmas eve.
The delinquent taxes arc being pai
in 10 Sheriff Draper fast, and frol
present appearances they will be CO
lcctcd more closely this year than the
have FOR n long time.
An argument, or rather n re-arg,
mcnt OF the case OF Simpson and Ba
nard Va. Dyer and M~ulqueen, took pla,
before Judge Sencr at chambers yeste
day. The east is not yet decided.
Passenger traffic yesterday: No. 3,
Cheyenne, 20 Colorado, u throug'
No. l., 4 Cheyenne, Z Colorado, :
through; e. g., . east, ) west, o Che
cnnc, ID. T., 4 east, G west, l Che
enne.
Upwards Of forty buildings of q
kinds have been erected in Chcyeni
during the past season. This Is sho,
ing up pretty well and demonstrat
the fact that Cheyenne is having
steady, permanent growth.
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Under the act Of the legislature