The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-10-19
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By the time tie nsIt esnsas IL taken,
Wyoming viii lave become = STATE.
AId R0E the saTssd IAdlsR protests
peace and draws extra blankets for
winter.
The L. p. paywagon passed Through
yesterday, distributing sugar and bles-
sings GENERALLY ON the way.
Pretty much all there is Of the govern
ment is on the stump just nov or is en-
joying itself on the Pacific slope.
The young peoples literary society
viii meet this evening at the residence
OF Mr.. Charles RiDer, on Twenty-hrst
street.
A hop will be given at the Dramatic
theater on Thursday night. under the
management Of Chas. Russell and Jerry
Davis.
Il is easier to be an actress than TO
be the husband Of an actress. Only a
man Of tact aud genius can successfully
play the part.
Cards have been issued by the Gilliss
hose company for their second annual
ball ON the evening Of October 26th ut
Camp Carlin.
A resident Of Sidney was solicited 10
buy a cyclopediA the other day, and he
replied that he would certainly buy one
IL he was sure he could ever learn TO
ride it.
No. 4 train wa detained for over an
hour at Crow creek bridge yesterday
while the railroad workmen were get
ting one Of the wrecked engines on the
track.
An eastern exchange says that a rail-
road superintendent OF Chicago made
u requisition upon the supply agent for
'-even barrels Of red oil for danger Ian
terms"
II may yet become necessary for the
Western Union telegraph company to
adopt the underground system Of wires
over the hill between Cheyenne and
Laramie.
Mr.. G.. A. Searight desires the
LEADER to state that he respectfully
declines tile nomination for county CON-
missioner rendered him by the Laramie
county democratic convention.
The committee appointed TO notify
lion. NJ. +. Post OF his nomination by
he democracy for delegate TO congress,
attended to their duty in person yester-
lay. Mr. Post Informally accepted.
Passenger traffic yesterday: No. $40
Cheyenne, II Colorado, 50 through;
No. 4, 10 Cheyenne, o Colorado, 80
through. Z. c., o Cheyenne, 10 east,
II west; D.. r.. s Cheyenne, 80 east, 3
west.
Judge Peck heard the argument on a
motion in chambers yesterday in the
case of Stebbins, Post & Co. VS.. c.
Theresa IIoyt. It was motion TO dis
solve the attachment. Opinion re-
served.
Mr.. Geo. l.. Hot learned last even.
ing that his Leadville store was not
damaged by FIRE. The fire stopped
within two doors OF it, but the stock
was damaged in removal and In get
ting wet.
The platform OF the republican party
of Wyoming adopted by the conven-
ton which nominated Hon. A. H.Swan
for delegate to congress, appears on the
second page, and is worthy of perusal
by our intelligent readers.
A gentleman who owns a private
telephone In the city which Is used u
great deal, took dinner at u friends
mouse the other day, and was asked to
grace. He became much confused for
a moment and finally started out with
Hello. hello!"
A boy who had been engaged in a
hght was reproved by his aunt, who
told him he ought always to wait till
the other boy ''pitched upon him."
WELL" exclaimed the little Caesar.
but IL I walt for the other boy to be-
,in I'm afIald there went be any
light"
A special meeting Of the Cheyenne
Turn Vereiu WAS held on Sunday after
noon. A committee on membership.
consisting OF Messrs. NJ. d. Altman, G.
ii. Otterbach and IL. Weber, was ap-
pointed. and the meeting adjourned
until Wednesday evening to hear the
report of the committee. They will
meet in the reading room Of the Durant
engine company second floor Of city
hall.
Two locomotives were ditched on the
U. r. road near the Crow creek bridge
on Saturday night. They were attached
toa heavy @. Z. freight train, and were
proceeding slowly when they ran
through n misplaced switch. Both
engineers and 1remen jumped from
their cabs and escaped unhurt. None
OF the cars left the track. The wreck
was visited by hundreds of people ON
Sunday.