The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-02-19
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The L. P. pay car VIII Inc along on
Saturday.
The Deadwood papers grant that the
new road is assured,
Deadwood hasn't yielded a shooting
scrape for a long time.
The Cheyenne and Black Hills tele-
graph line has been connected with
Rockford.
There is one divide in Dakota that
isn't a divide, and that is a division of
the territory.
Omaha congratulates itself that most
of the Colorado bound passengers 60
over the U. T.
Cheyenne isn't going to take on
much OH W~ashIngton's birthday-Sun-
day next, the 22d.
The bronze countenance of the Vest
ern Enterprise is a sad reminder of the
high price of paper.
Several west bound passengers yes
terday inquired how far it was from
Cheyenne to the nearest gold mines.
A party OF Scotchmen, bound for
home, we're on the western train yes
terday. They had been in Australia.
Attorneys briefs for the March
term of the supreme court are being
printed at the LEADER Office OH short
notice.
A newspaper has been started at the
national capital; but newspapers there
are of no more account than members
of congress.-Laramie Times.
E. A. Sothern, the famous Lord
D~undreary." is on his way to San
Francisco, with his troupe. They have
a long engagement in Frisco.
Knights of Pythias entertainment
this evening. A fine programme has
been arranged and the affair will be
most enjoyable to all the guests.
Sheriff Draper received two new
boarders yesterday, In the persons of
w. j. Spratt and Jos. Scholteass, pro-
fessional tourists and tie inspectors.
Jack brought in Douglass, who was
the chief of the White River Utes.
Jack was not animated by personal
motives, of course, but Douglass cap
ture makes Jack the head chief of the
tribe.
The LEADER printing company be-
ing the lowest bidder, has been awarded
the contract for the publication Of $50
copies of the proceedings of the Grand
Lodge of I. o. o. F., Of Wyoming ter
ritory.
Deadwood Pioneer: 1.-THE prospect
now is that the Cheyenne and Black
Hills road will be built this spring to a
point commanding for the Union Pa
eifc road the great bulk Of the Black
Hills freight.
1t is now considered certain that
young Frank Lawrence poisoned his
aged father Mt Grand Island, Neb., to
obtain S11 900 of insurance money.
Tie Lawrences hailed from Swanton,
Vermont, and were on their way to
Colorado.
The station looked like Il regular
union depot Yesterday. The east and
west bound trains on the U. p. arrived
almost simultaneously, while the Den
yer Pacific and Colorado Contra trains
were on side tracks. Four trains wait
ing for orders afford an unusual sight
IN Cheyenne.
A meeting Of the sewing society of
the Presbyterian church will be held at
the parsonage at . O'Clock this after
noon. All ladies interested in the
church are cordially invited to be pres
ent. The teachers meeting will be
held at the same place ut 1880 in the
evening. Lesson: Matthew VI, lib.
Omaha Bee: Judge w. A. Carter,
one of Wyoming's most respected and
honored pioneers, is spending a few
days in this city OF his way east.
| Judge Carter's lovely home mt Fort
Bridger has entertained more distin-
guished men of national and European
reputation than any other west of the
Hudson.
Lee Miner, formerly foreman for
Coad Bros, departed for Oregon yes
terday on the U. p, together with a
party of fifteen men. 1t is the inten-
ton of to drive eight herds of Oregon
cattle 10000 head in ally, into Wyo-
ming, for Lang s. Ryan, the well known
trail cattle men. The stock will prob
ably arrive here during the latter part
| of July.