The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-02-04
FORT COLLINS NOTES.


press, was in Denver the first of the
week,
Miss Grace Patton commenced col
lege on Monday.
Miss Emma Sweeney has been ID
Cheyenne tits week.
Mr.. Frank Stools moved his family
to Elvira, Iowa, on Tuesday last. They
leave many friends who wish them a
speedy return to Collins.
Senator Rhodes paid Collins a short
visit this week.
Quite a number of new buildings are
being built in Collins this winter.
DIR. and Mrs. II. C. Stephenson gave
a social hop to a few of their friends at
their residence last Tuesday evening.
The talk about the railroads has kent
every II a little excited the past week
or two.
The engine for the new foundry has
arrived. 1t will be placed in order and
work commenced as soon as possible.
Miss Purcell and Mrs. Wilson were
in Cheyenne a portion of this week.
MI. III. Y. Harding and Mr.. Sturde-
want returned from North Park the
first Of the week.
Mr.. Frank Abbott is now a member
of the college.
Mrs. w. G. Stephenson gave a pleas
ant hop at her residence last Tuesday
evening, in honor of her cousin, Mrs.
Thomas, of Golden, who is visiting
here.
MI. q. w. Ramer, one of our popular
merchants, is in Denver this week buy
ing goods for the Avenue grocery store.
Mr.. Elmer McClelland has returned
from Loveland, and is again attending
college.
Rev. Francis Byrne held service at
Laporte last Tuesday evening.
There vas a very pleasant party held
at DIR. Irwin's residence last Wednes-
day evening. The house was filled to
its utmost capacity. Refreshments
were served at an early honr and the
guests departed highly satisfied, as they
always do when they leave Mrs. IT.
wins.
There are over forty students at the
college at present.
The mill race belonging to the Lindell
mills of this city, has broken and con-
siderable damage has been done; work
has been stopped. Mr.F. W. Carter
cottofi's race is also broken, but the
damage is not rs great AS at the Linden
mill.
A good many horses have been lost
lately in the mountains-killed by
mountain lions. Mr.. Wookey lost
eight colts and another gentleman lost
nine or ten.
Mr.. j. a. c. Kissock has sold his
stock of goods, and we understand he
will leave for Arizona some time this
month.
AS the bill has been passed in the
legislature that fifty young Indians are
to be sent to Collins to attend the COL
lege, the students are ready for them
any day; the sooner the better.
There is to be a masquerade in Col
Inns soon.
Miss Mary E. Sackett has opened a
school as Mrs. Bush's residence.
Mr.. Burt Fuller, of Loveland, was
married last week to Miss Graham, of
Collins.
The question for debate at the next
P~hilsophian society, which is held in
the college chapel, is: Resolved, .sThat
the Utes should be educated 1t
will be seen by this that the students
enter right into the heart of everything.
Mr.. Hardin, who lives in the noun
tains, was annoyed by some animals
which he supposed to be wolves. He
put some poison out to kill them, and
was surprised to find four mountain
lions, the largest measuring eight feet
from tip to tip, dead the next morning.
Mr.. Geo. L. Kirchner, one of our
merchants, returned from Iowa last
week.
The new opera house block is nearly
finished.
Messrs. Page and Durkey gave a
dance at Wilson's hall on Wednesday
evening.
Rev. Z. L. Allen has returned from
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