The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-02-02
HIINOR MENTtON.
Literary club tonight.

The traffic, both freight and pas
senger, Is light oyer the U. p. Just
now.
The members Of the Presbyterian
society are making preparations for a
church fair In the nea future.
The auditors certificates OF eleven
different insurance companies were filed
at the county clerks Office yesterday.
s. II. Hardin, president of the John.
son couhty stock association, is spend.
Ing a few days In town ON his return
from Denver.
DR.. Corey writes to the Butte Miner
explaining his recent letter regarding
that city, and showing that the Butte
Is on the other foot.
Arrangements are on foot which may
result in giving Cheyenne thester goers
an opportunity to listen to Colorado's
opera, Brittle Silver"
1t seems that the company endeayor-
ing to obtain a patent for the oil claims
in this county are shortly to be in-
volyed In litigation with adverse claim
ants.
Yesterday the Inter Ocean introduced
a new program ia Its course of meals,
being breakfast from 6 until IL O'Clock,
lunches from l until 3, and dinner from
5 until 8. It works well.
Attention is called TO the notice of a
sheriG's sale, printed elsewhere, ut
which will be sold u number OF valuable
horses. The opportunity for purchase
should not be overlooked.
Highest temperature yesterday, 36o;
lowest. 100; highest velocity OF wind,
10 miles per hour, northwest; melted
snow, l.0l; mean temperature, 1872;
mean humidity. 70 per cent.
A letter received Ia this city from the
p~ostofice department brings the wei.
como information that the numerous
complaints concerning the mails over
the U. p. route shall receive immedi.
are attention.
The lecture committee connected
with the literary, musical aud dramatic
society have made arrangements wiiicl,
Will insure lectures from four gentlemen
Of ability on the lecture course which
they are preparing.
DR.. IL. J. Maynard, who has been ly-
ing Ill at home for several weeks, is
now convalescent, and is on duty at his
Office. He has had IA hard seige of il, is
somewhat disHgured, but still in the
ring Us large as life.
In suite of all Signal Officer Nc
Govern IA do he has failed to give
much Of a storm as yet. Tuesday evening
he called on the LEADER to prophesy n
snow storm which came, slightly, but
the sun came out next morning and
spoiled II all.
The members of the amateur band,
or In other words, the kinder symphony
boys, who have dispensed so much
lively music In the evening serenade of
late, have issued invitations for n social
hop at Prof. Burtt's dancing academy
for this evening.
w. j. Collinshas purchased the resi-
dence Of II. A. Gardner on 10th street.
Mr.. Gardner has resigned his position
as book keeper for Stebbins and Post,
and 1t is understood has accepted a
position at Salt Lake. He is succeeded
by Mr.. White. of Atchison.
Dare s. Collins are removed to their
new store adjoining Stebbins & Post's
bank, and are ready for business,
although the work Of improvement still
goes on. When the work Is complete
1t will excel the old location In CONVEX
ience and neatness; which is saying
considerable.
M. Wasserman, for a long time past
connected with the clothing establish
ment of Marks & Myers, In this city,
has resigned that position, and yester-
day accepted a position as salesman for
IL. and n. d. Altman, also OF this city.
Mr.. Warserman has many friends In
this city and elsewhere who wish him
the utmost success In his new departure.
Bradnow, the brakeman who wal
killed last week by falling from the top
OF a freight car, was formerly "a member
of Co. F, 4th infantry, Captain e.. l..
Luhn commanding, and was lately dis
charged from his company at Fort
Bridger, Wyoming. He took part in
the Sioux campaign of 1876, under Gen.
Crook, and was in the Ute campaign of
1879, at White River agency, Colorado.
Boomerang.
The bill 10 the council fixing the min
imum punishment for f~eionies ut one
year, should be amended to six months.
The trouble heretofore has been that
the juries refused to convict In extenu-
ating cases because the minimum pun
ishment was SO long as one year. Now
should the bill pass in its present shape
1t will really be a beneit to accused
persons, AT any rate 1t might be well
to defer action until the bar meeting
expresses Its opinion on the matter.
The plans for a parsonage for st.
johns Catholic church have been pre-,
pared. The building will be OF brick,
a story and n half high, and designed
after the most approved cottage style.
There will be Eve rooms on the first
foor-the parlor, pastors bed chamber,
dining rom kitchen and n snara nod