The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-12-18
MINOR MENTION.

churches to-day.
A Christmas concert will be one of
the features OF the holiday week.
Highest temperature yesterday, 45o;
lowest, 25o; highest velocity Of wind %
miles an hour.
The working people of Laramie City
are planning to open a cooperative
store in that burg.
The U. p. pay car came in last night
and poured out its tale of ~well-earned
shekels to the railroad boys here.
The directors car of the Utah Gen.
trail railroad was attached to yester-
days overland train going west, but
was unoccupied.
kirkland was engaged yesterday af-
%ternoon photographing the new show
case erected in Zehner, Jackson q
Buechner's store.
Some one prophesied snow and stormy
weather for yesterday. 1t is suggested
to these weather prophets that false
prophets were %summarily dealt with in
olden times.
Cheyenne, not to be behind her sister
cities in any respect, offers those who
desire 1t abundant opportunity for re-
ligious services to-day. Examine the
religious notices elsewhere.
The professional ''vag'' on a cold
day, with the picture of lodging and
free GRUB" in store, makes himself
conspicuous about the police, and
seems to say, ''give us arrest"
at the last meeting of the Laramie
City lodge, r. A. M, John Reid was
elected high priest; James McGibbon,
king; ]. II. Hayford, Scribe; Otto
Gramm, treasurer; and j. L. Gates,
secretary.
Col. Downey has received all the ne
cessary appurtenances for running the
Fitchbourne Metallic Acoustic tele-
phone which will be erected between
his residence and bdsiness Office in a
few days.-Lardmis. Times.
A fellow attempting to enter the
rear of HamEond's hardware store
was discovered by Ex-Deputy Smith,
who challenged him. He took to his
heels and escaped, however, followed
by a shot from Smiths revolver.
Professor Stanton is setting up a new
furnace in his assay office, which is a
great improvement over the old style.
Gasoline is used for fuel, and the. pro-
fessor says he can get up a white heat,
suitable for reducing ore, in ten min
tes.-Ldraaiie Boomerang.
Back in Goods country" they are
|taving snow and sleet and storms, and
where 10 is not these, they enjoy mud
knee-deep and cold rains. In this be-
nighted country we have been having
neither but sunshine and pleasure sea-
soned with Wyoming breezes and dust,
you know.
Donovan & Johnson desire it to be
stated that although they propose to &C.
cupy. the Belle Union building, they
were in no way responsible for the de-
post Of the pile of waste which became
fired yesterday morning, and they de-
sire corrected any erroneous opinion
which may exist to the contrary.
MRS. Smith, the milliner, has just
got her new stock in" said Jones to his
wife, land it is n large one. ~ should
suppose So" said she ironically, ',judg-
ing from her SHOE" Mrs. Smith is
pretty "Hose shoep Oh, shoe!
who said anything about s~tockingsP
This is toe good; III tell Smith, and
heel laugh, you bet"
II Henry Harrington attacks you
with n of those stories OF his own
copyright, ask him about that little girl
over at his house. This bright healthy
young lady arrived last evening and
will make Cheyenne her home; she is
clothed with more than passing affec-
tion on the part of the parents and of
course they are suited.
The mammoth holiday edition of the
WEEKLY LEADER will be issued dur
ing the first of this week. Those de-
string extra copies, to make sure of
them, should send in their orders at
once, as, although the edition is a
large one, it is not without limit and
orders already received make a large
demand upon the number.
Cheyenne should have a public IL
brary. Who will resuscitate the scheme
so long lying dormant; or what is much
better, who will be the first to set on
foot u new scheme up with the spirit of
the timesr Such y he will merit and
receive the thanks of scores OF young
men in this city who feel the want of it,
and from countless others who wonld
lend the weight of their efforts and in
fiuence in the favor of such a scheme.
That was a slight omission In yester-
days issue which made Joe Quincy re-
open the Inter Ocean last night and
barred Mr.. Chase out entirely. The
fact is that Mr.. Quincy afforded his
friends and patrons a very pleasant
time at the Inter Ocean bar last even
ing at which time he took formal
charge of 1t. There was an excellent
lunch spread for all and a good time
was had by all, as well.
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