The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-03-12
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the puuilc to-day.
XHay is worth from $40 to $50 per ton
in the North Park.
Robert Lincoln has assumed the
duties Of secretary of war.
Some new book cases are being put
in at the Territorial library room, over
Nagle's store.
President Garfield has nominated
Charles w. Kramer for postmaster at
Fort Collins. Col.
Meeting of o. K.club this, Saturday,
evening. AL members are expected to
be present at II. Housman's.
Highest temperature yesterday $50;
lowest temperature, 24o. Highest ve-
locity Of wind, A miles per hour.
Two shots were fired by some up-
known party on Fifteenth street, at
about half past 0 o'clock last night, but
no damage was done.
Severe transforms, which caused
washouts between Grand Island and
North Platte. detained the westward
bound train yesterday.
The scheme for building a railroad
from Laramie City to North Park seems
to be on the decline. The trouble
seems to be lack of capital.
The stock men say that larger pur-
chases of Texas cattle will be made for
this region of country during the pres
ent season than ever before.
The Congregational Sabbath school
has now among its different classes one
composed entirely of Cinnamon. 1t is
under the supervision of Miss Susie
Coffey.
The weather on yesterday was very
disagreeable. The wind and dust
caused a good many things to be said
that would not have been exactly proper
in a Sunday school.
Seven thousand dollars were sub
scribed towards the new opera house
enterprise, yesterday. and it is supposed
that the remainder of the amount needed
will be obtained to-day.
The cremation fever has struck
Cheyenne, and it is rumored that GER
tain parties in the city propose very
soon to take steps looking to the estab.
lishment of cremation works.
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There is probably not a town in the
far west of the size of Cheyenne that
can boast of as many churches as this
city. There are at present eight here;
all well attended and sustained.
The snow storm of Thursday night
extended south throughout Colorado.
At Greeley, Collins and Denver they had
fourteen inches Of the beautiful snow,
which, however, melted soon after.
Hon. f. U. Snider will return to
Fort Mckinney in a few days, carrying
with him the appointments and COM
missions of the new county officers of
Johnson county, who will be located at
ouhhiVs tho county StdI.
O%ne2thing is very certain, and 1t is,
that unless the Wyoming legislature
sees ft, in its wisdom, at some future
time, to enact a different law than that
now in force in this territory in regard
to tax titles, they will not be much
sought after BY those having money to
invest. This matter ought to receive
attention.
There is no end to the speculations
in regard to the loss of cattle during
the present winter, but it is safe to say
that the full extent of the same will not
be known until the roundup takes
place. There seems to be no doubt,
however, from recent reports, that the
loss has been largely overestimated, and
will not much exceed that which nat
urally occurs every year.
The prospects are now that the Mid
die Park will soon develop into a first
class mining camp. Several of the best
mines belonging to the Galena CONSOLE
dalton company of Colorado, of which
Hon. w. II. A. Loveland is president,
are located there, and steps will be
taken at once to open them up. We
may reasonable expect to see a lively
town built up in that region during the
coming season.
v The origin Of the name of Crazy
Woman's Fork,a branch of the Powder
river in this territory, is explained as
follows: When a party of white men
camped in that locality, a white woman
was found roaming about in distracted
condition. 1t was subsequently ascer-
tanned, or rather it was believed, that
she belonged to q party of white people
moving to California, all of whom ex.
cept herself had been killed by the
Indians.
An honest looking gentleman dropped
in upon the editor Of his excellency'.
organ around the corner recently and
inquired in%nocently: as there much
change in the new version of the
Bible?" swell, yes; many changes
responded the editor. do you know
for certain whether Annanias and Sap
phira were struck dead for lyingP II ]
was you l would End that out for SURE