The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-11-09
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Mail meeting at the court house this
evening.
Two mails per day ian be secured by
united action.
Yesterdays train from the east was
the lightest yet
Abney's new livery stables will be Of
brick, and about 40 #. by 60 #. in size.
The Alvin Joslin company departed
west yesterday. and appear at Ogden
tonight.
In spite OF the cold days, work on
the opera house is being pressed on to-
ward completion.
No, Hasenwinkle is not n relative Of
Rip Van. There is not much sleep
when he is around.
Some Of the cities west Of US are ar
ranging for public meetings to petition
for an extra daily mail.
By lending your presence at the court
house meeting this evening you will
contribute to facilitating the mails.
The government sale OF condemned
stock was largely attended, and the
prices obtained were generally good.
There have been many locations made
In the new Table mountain district,
and the same are being rapidly recorded.
Highest temperature Yesterday "a. 50;
lowest 1859; highest Velocity Of wind,
8 miles an hour; melted snow. OF of
an inch.
A train Of Mormon emigrants passed
west yesterday afternoon, up to the
usual standard OF little intellect and
much currishness.
Seats are for sale for a "Cel-
ebrated Case" by the Hassenwinkle
company, which will appear Friday
night. The entertainment will be Of
the very best.
During the space Of one month and
three days, beginning in August and
ending in October, there were hand
led at the U. p. baggage room in all,
$500 pieces of baggage.
Ferris has got the old Presbyterian
church building turned toward tho
setting sun. 1t will be placed in posi-
ton. across the street, sometime before
the next roundup season.
Presbyterian prayer meeting at the
Reading Room this "wednesday eve
ming at z O'Clock. The public cordially
invited. The place Is handy and a
profitable and pleasant hour may be
spent there.
Rev. s. p. Roundtree, founder Of
Nicodemus colony, Kansas. will give
q lecture on stepping Stones to q
Successful Life" at the colored Method
ist church OIL Thursday evening, at 8
O'Clock. Admission 25 cents.
Miss Vaders, who took the part Of
LEAH" in last evenings play, was SO
unfortunate while coming down the
steps from the dressing room Of the
theater, as to make a misstep and
strain her ankle so severely that she had
to be carried to her hotel.
A brass band was organized Monday,
of sixteen members. The organization
was completed by choosing Prof. George
f. Inman, leader, Marshall johnson,
secretary, and Gaylord Bell, treasurer.
Instruments and music have been or
dered, and o o the fun win commence.
There are very few criminal cases in
Johnson county for trial by a district
court. One Of these is . murder case,
the name Of the victim having been
Jack Lambert and the alleged murder
ers, Quincy Thomas, and a man named
Crawford. The former is in Jail. Judge
Andrews, the prosecuting attorney
OF Johnron county, thinks that the
legislature will re-district the territory
and thus provide for a term Of court to
be held in johnson county early next
year.
1t is very poor policy to ridlcule pros
pectors who happen to take poor rock
to competent assayers for ~assaying.
Our territory is filed with minerals,
and the only way to learn where 1t is, IL
TO have samples assayed. Should pros
pectors fail To find valuable mineral
in good looking ore. the fault is not
theirs, and they should not be subject
to ridicule. To do this /, to dampen
the ardor of men who desire to develop
the territory. In this thcy not only
benefit themselves, bat they help the
people at large. The LEADER consid-
ers all such efforts as most praise
worthy, and has nothing but honor to
bestow upo the men who risk their
money and time in development.
II. ID. MdCnuiey's Bad Fate.
Further advices in regard TO the