The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-04-13
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Carroll gets in a friendly lift for
Oscar.
Our stock men are beginning to pick
up their ears.
Fort Collins is advertising for the
building Of water works.
There will be a lively senatorial cam
paiRn In the Colorado legislature next
January.
The Boston excursionists arrived In
Denver yesterday. They are rushing
the season.
Tom Davis says that the rumor ia
premature as to the building OF the
machine shops.
Beck, of the Sun, did not go to see
Oscar Wilde yesterday as he passed
through on NJ. A.
The First national bank Of Leadville
had a heavy run recently, the cause OF
which remains a mystery.
The Cheyenne cemetery is visited
every Sunday by many of the friends
Of those who are buried there.
Many parties are beginning to talk
up a slate for the mex political cam
raign in this county. "Good enough"
The c. b. & Q. has let contracts for
the building OF II big depot in Denver,
to cost 100000. 1t will be 3l5x50 feet
in size.
Mr.. wetzel, the late secretary Of the
Colorado stock growers association,
says that the recent storm was worth
500, 900 to that state.
A little owe eight years ago there
were but eight brick blocks in Chey
enne. Now the greater part of the
business portion is built up with brick.
There was one senatorial vacancy in
Colorado; there were thirteen candi-
dates. The governor could appoint but
one. The consequence is twelve dis
appointed applicants.
F. E. Longhurst, express agent, is re-
pairing the express office, taking out
partitions, enlarging and otherwise im-
proving the old Office, which was too
small for the business.
John Single and Joe McGonigle
have purchased John OWENS saloon
and billiard room in Masonic block
and will hereafter conduct the same
under the name Of Shingl0 & McGoni-
gle.
Old Prob generally comes in at the
nick OF time to save US. The present
covering of snow is just what is needed
for grass on the ranges. The stock
men could not have ordered things bet.
ter.
To the credit Of Cheyenne be it said
that Oscar Wilde did not lecture here.
Oscar is u harmless individual and Is
entitled to do as he p~leaseS. The point
is that what pleases him doesn't please
u people.
Some people are very solicltous to
know why the Union Pacific railroad
company have not fenced their track on
both sides all the way along as it is
said the law provides. Will somebody
please rise aud explain what benefit
that it would be to those who are COM
PEELED from day to day to cross tie
track with their teams, cattle, sheep,
etc.
When the people far and near get
through roaming from one point to an
other seeking the precious metal-aud
get disappointed in their search, they
will begin to look near home where, Ms
We venture to predict, the time is not
far distant when it will he discovered
that between the foothills aud the
Magic City some Of the riches: mines
of the Rocky Mountains exist.
The name in which the Southern
Pacific railroad regulates freights is H.
Illustrated by IA conversation said to have
occurred between a Los Angeles farmer
and an agent of the road. The farmer
inquired the charge for carrying u car
load OF potatoes from Los Angeles to
Tucson: "What are the potatoes SELL
bAb " hSAo VIC aBthS dohtu. flILy
cents per hundred pounds" what
are they selling for in Tucson?" Two
dollars and u half" Then" said the
agent, 1.-THE charge for carrying your
potatoes there will be 3d. 90 hundred. ),
The telephone system is in some reg
poets a great benefit, but from our OBJ
seryation the advantages CT communi-
cation on account thereof are sadly
abused. Some people have nothing in
the world to say except to annoy some
other party-a business man who can
mot afford to spend the time-when
nothing is wanted OF needed except as
they sometime say, for the purpose of
seeing how the old thing works. Such
foolishness ought TO be discarded at
once.
The hearing was begun in the case
against Captain Shearburn yesterday,
q. N. Potter appearing for the prose-
%cution, and j. c. Baird for the defense.
The prosecution placed J. W. Collins,
cashier Of Stebbins, Post & Co. on the
stand, and rested on his testimony.
The defense then moved to dismiss the
0Rse or the ground that the prosecution