The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-10-08
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Will icp1DllCAuo TINS year
supper at the reading room this even
ing. Everybody IS invited.
One house wife Was asking the other,
do you preserve PearsY'' Not long"
said she.
Katie Putnam has taken Laramie
City by storm. She has crowded houses
every evening.
The mining towns in Idaho are in
fashion. They have q man for break
fast every morning.
A car Of California fruit bound for
Boston, was taken through yesterday
on the overland train.
Peculiar weather these days-and
nights Busters during the day and
ulsters during the night,
Uinta county has three county tick
cts in the field, and still another Rich
mond Is preparing 10 enter.
The Ames monument is TO be built ON
a slight knoll about 1000 feet due
south Of Bosworth's hotel at sherman
station.
An exchange speaks OF a heavy black
silk dress that can stand alone. Still
most people would rather see a dress
parade.
The democracy OF Sweetwater county
give indications Of dissatisfaction with
their ticket, and talk Of putting up
new one.
IL an untruth Is only n day old 1t is
called n lie; IL it II a year old IL is called
a falsehood; but IL II Is n century old il
is called a legend.
A Louisiana journal speaks OF a
meteor about the size OF u peck mea-
sure. Its tail must have been about as
iong as a piece Of string.
It's a pity that the officials OF the in
terror department. from the chief down,
who have charge Of Indian affairs,
are not sent out defenceless and alone
among the bloodthirsty Utes.
Passenger traffic yesterday: No. 5, IA
Cheyenne, AZ Colorado, 80 through;
No. 4, I Cheyenne, s Colorado, AZ
through. G. c., Is Cheyenne, 10 east,
o west; ID. p. 16 Cheyenne, 81 east, ,
west.
The womans' Christian temperance
union will hold its regular monthly
meeting at the house OF Mrs. DIR. Ora
nam, this afternoon ut 3 o'clock. A
full attendance is desired-President Of
the union.
Custer Chronicle: A female bar
tender In one Of the dance houses at
S~cooptown shot n colored soldier be-
cause he insisted that he had as much
right TO drink at a white woman's bar
AS anybody.
A fish car containing millions OF Cal
ifornia salmon eggs, was on No. 4 train
yesterday. II Is under charge Of the
government, and the eggs will be
apportioned TO the various states. Ne
braska will get 800, 900 Egg to-day.
The government directors me ntioned
yesterday morning, in these columns,
passed through yesterday In n special
cal attached to No. 3 train. They ex-
press themselves as well satisfied with
the condition OF the road, and especial
ly with the mountain division.
An Omaha paper says: For n week or
the large force at the Union Pa
eiGc freight transfer depot has been
compelled to extend their days work
TO II O'Clock every night. Monday
night a regular night force was placed
on, which worked from 7 p. M. until
daylight.
1t was with u~nfeigned regret that we
noted the absence Of most OF the men,
beers of the platform club yesterday at
No. 4. train. There were several mill
tary gentlemen on board and the club
failed to pay the usual and proper re-
spects. Can 1t be that the decaying
hand OF time is whitening the noble
purpose Of the platform club? Or was
it because No. 4 was late2 Answers will
be handed in at the next regular meet
ing.
Elsewhere will be found the big dis
played advertisement OF the Cheyenne
driving park. The large sum Of 81, 600
will be given In racing premiums and
this will insure n big attendance from
abroad. The races will last for three
days and during that time there will be
some OF the finest sport eyer witnessed
In this city. The gentlemen who have
charge of the driving park are men OF
energy and good management, and this
will insure the success OF the grand
opening meeting. We understand that
excursion rates will be given on all
roads leading To Cheyenne.
The ladies' of the reading room asso-
citation will give a supper at their rooms
this evening, commencing at 6 O'Clock.
Everybody is invited, and will be made
welcome. Go and patronize the supper
and thus assist n worthy institution.
As the supper will commence early you
can all take your wives, children, and
your sisters and your cousins and your
aunts. No matter whom you take with
you, be sure and attend. Save your
wives the trouble Of sweating over n