The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-02-25
MINOR MENTION.

$500.
The Boomerang continues to show mp
Furay in strong style.
Judge Blair, of Laramie City, is in
tsrested in valentines. How is it judge?
A new parsonage will lie built for
st. Matthew's church in Laramie City
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The amateurs of Laramie City will
produce the play of martha Willis"
tonight.
The Omahags are enjoying about a
foot Of snow, and something less than
fifty feet of mud and slush.
Craig & Gardner shipped about $500
worth of household furniture to Lara
mic City, yesterday, for William Lloyd.
j. W. Collins is having an extensive
addition placed upon his residence at
the corner of Hill and Nineteenth
streets.
There is no better place to board in
the city than Mrs. Henderson's at the
rectory. Everything is first class and
served in good style.
The vacancy caused by the removal
of Thorp's stables, on Sixteenth street,
will be filled by two new store buildings
to be erected this season.
The Times says that the legislature
should be asked to pass a law authoriz-
ing Laramie City to issue bonds for a
water works. a good bill and one
that will pass.
John Marshall refused the associate
justiceship, and received the chief jus
ticeship from John Adams. Conklin
has refused the chief justiceship. VIII
he accept the lower position.
Painters have been improving the
front of Dare & Collins drug store
during the past few days, and fine
specimens Of sign writing have been
placed without and in the windows.
There is some talk of starting a new
stage line between Cummings City and
Tie Siding. The projectors of the en-
terprise have promise of support from
Cheyenne merchants. Laramie Times.
George W. Hoyt will soon remove his
large stock of drugs, &c, into the new
store On Sixteenth street, recently pur-
chased by him. Painters, paper hang
ers and other workmen are engaged in
fitting the store for the reception of his
stock.
Mr.. Smith gave notice in the council
yesterday Of the introduction Of a bill
for an act to purchase 1000 copies Of
the hand book of Wyoming. This book
has been the mean of bringing many
citizens into the territory, and will be
the means of bringing many when the
1000 copies are purchased and distrib-
uted, as they undoubtedly will be.
The Oregon branch of the Union Pa
cilc road in western Wyoming is de-
veloping the lorgest body of coal yet
discovered in this country. The body
of coal at Harris, 100 miles northwest
of Evanston, is sixty feet in thickness,
which is the greatest width of coal ever
found in a single bed in the west. The
coal is bituminous, and equal TO the
best anywhere.
The supper given by the Methodist
society in Library hall last evening
was a very pleasant and successful af-
fair. The people of the city attended
in liberal numbers and the various
tables were well patronized. The supply
of many Of the articles for the tables
were exhausted early in the evening
and a very neat sum must have been
realized by the society.
Highest temperature yesterday, $40;
lowest, $50; highest velocity of wind, u
miles per hour; mean temperature,
309 mean humidity, 81 per cent. Else
where-FoIt Washable, at 100 O'Clock
p. m. Cheyenne time, temperature, 44o,
wind west, clear. Deadwood tenn
perature 400; wind south, fair. Dem
yer, go; wind east, clear. Cheyenne,
SO; wind southwest; clear.
VIM. A. Feiser, who had been en-
ployed as clerk in the drug store of Drs.
j. & E. IL. Gerry, of this place for more
than eight years past, left on Friday
last for Cheyenne. Mr.. Feiser was
n of the best young men we had in
our place; we regretted very much to
part with him, but we wish him abund-
ant success in his new undertaking.
York (Pa.) Gazette. Mr.. Feiser ar
rived here yesterday oil No. 3, in COM
pany with another young Pennsylva-
nian, Mr.. MCPHERSON, both expect to
remain in the west.
AnothCT. TEusfnesa Chonye