The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-04-29
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|. Cheyenne has about 5000 people.
The public park will be a fine success.
They are rapidly putting in telephones
in Laramie.
Workmen are engaged in erecting a
fence around the park.
There will be nearly 5000 trees set
out in Cheyenne this year.
The contractors are looking ahead for
lively times the coming summer.
Sociables and parties are getting in
fashion and occur more frequently than
formerly. This is a good sign.
There are one hundred trees already
e iaranteed by citizens for the park, in
addition to the $50 that will be set out
by the city.
Gen. Pope has been compelled to
send up to Cheyenne to obtain skilled
packers for service in the new Apache
Indian war.
Reports from up the country are to
the effect that there has been but little
snow or rain this spring. The grass is
starting nicely.
Thousands of trees are being brought
to Cheyenne-principally by Fisk-and
are Icing set out in profuse quantities
al over the city.
One of the saloon keepers OF Chey-
enne has skipped out and there are
several parties who mourn his departure
for certain reasons.
Fights and rows very seldom happen
in Cheyenne Of late. About all we
have to relieve the m~onotony is an oc.
casional ordinary drunk.
Those who have no water pipes In
their vicinity will read with interest
the article detailing the extensi,n n.
which appears elsewhere.
The county clerk will in a few days
commence making up the civil docket
for the coming term of court. There
are several cases yet to be docketed.
Eight years ago there were but two
or three brick blocks in Cheyenne,
while nov almost the entire business
portion of the city is made up of that
material.
l.. Kabis has gone to Rawlins where
he is to oficiate as marshal OF the day
at the Odd Fellows annual celebration
He will take in Salt Lake City before
his return.
Alfred Jackson, of Zehner, jackson
Sc Buechner, will accept subscriptions
for trees in the park. A large number
Of persons have already handed In theil
cash to him.
Rearden, Of the art exhibition, ar,
rived here from Laramie yesterday
He says he showed there to a good bust
ness and will leave in q day or two fol
Greeley, Colorado.
Next Monday will be ''bock" beer
day. 1t will be an open question
whether after some of the boys gel
away with the beer, the beer will not
BeI away Will tueu.
Thos. McInerney, for a number Of
years a faithful employe of the U. P.
company in this city, has been promot'
ell To day foreman of the gang who
examine the coaches on their arrival al
this place. He takes the place of Mr.,
Perry who goes to Sidney.
Those of our citizens who have trees
will be interested to learn that N. J.
O'Brien, superintendent of bitches, will
turn water into the bitches OeSt Of Fer
guson street, on Monday, and on the
east of Ferguson street on Tuesday.
No. 3 train of yesterday was an i'm.
mense affair. 1t left Cheyenne with
three engines, FIVE baggage cars, two
day and six sleepers-three of which
contained Philadelphia excurtionists
who came up from Denver on the d. P.
"Did you ever see such a cross,
naughty looking fellow In your lifep''
said one lady to another in the post
Office MISUNDERSTANDING to the LEAD
ER's sage brush reporter. "Oh my, he
Is ugly, aint hep" was the reply.
A light fall of snow yesterday and
last evening enwraps the surrounding
prairie in u virgin mantle this morning.
Outside CT the poetic idea Of the thing
the snow is a good thing for the grass,
which will now be expected to give
| vav Ito nraapnt Iunned color and roma