The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1883-12-25
Aailu Feaner,
TUESDAY. DECEMBER Is, 1888.
MINoR

a merry Cnrf8tmaS 70 all.
Supper at Carroll's tonight.
Locomotive engineers ball Tonight,
Any game desired can be played at
the Delta club rooms.
A grand free Christmas lunch at
Jake Esselborn's Today.
The cloak room will be free at the
engineers ball tonight.
Over four hundred tickets have been
sold for the e%ngineers' ball.
To-day there will be at Benis Home
Christmas egg nog and punch.
Quincy & Pierce still continue to en-
tertain crowds at the Delta club rooms.
The ''old country" mechanics intend
giving a supper on the evening of Jan
uary l..
Quincy & Pierce desire to keep with
In the bounds of the law, and wish 1t
so understood.
Skating at the rink this afternoon
and evening. Chevenne's best people
now attend the rink.
Oyster soup, turkey, chicken And
chicken salad, as a free lunch, at Jake
Esselborn's to-day.
Billiard and pool tables are among
the prospects of the Immediate future
at the Delta club rooms.
There will be district court to-mor
row again. The case of Calland va.
Clarke will be taken up.
There will be an exciting race at the
Fink tonight. Some high and lofty
tumbling is expected in the mad chase.
A merry Christmas is what Quincy
q Pierce wish all their patrons, and
those who visit the Delta club rooms
will have it.
A forfeit was put up last night for q
match to be shot to-day at twenty pig
cons by Joe Anderson and Major Tai
bot for s25 a side.
There was a perfect rush for Christ
mas goods last evening, and in the
midst Of 1t all some Of the electric
lamps refused to burn.
Don't forget to 60 to the engineers
ball this evening after your Christmas
dinner, and see the largest crowd ever
in a Cheyenne ball room.
"a prince of good fellows' is what
the patrons of the Delta club rooms
call Joe Quincy, and his partner is
equally worthy of the title.
Don't forget that Carroll will have an
elegant supper tonight for all the engi-
neers aud all their friends, and every
body else and their friends.
The highest temperature yesterday
was 24o; lowest, &c; mean temperature,
2lo; mean humidity, SO per cent. high
est velocity OF wind, % miles per
hour.
The brotherhood of locomotive engi-
neers will gyrate in Library hall to-
night. They expect it to be one of the
brilliant successes of the
tainly of the holidays.
Carroll can cater and don't you forget
Keeps the only first class place in
town,
And on his waiter you always ian bet
For good service will all others down.
Carroll of the Opera house restaur-
ant, has r%earranged his room, and to-
night at about half past IL O'Clock will
set a munihcent supper, something that
has not been excelled in the city for
some time.
The ladies connected with the Con-
gregational church and society who are
interested in making the carpet for the
Sunday school room, are requested to
meet at the new church Wednesday af-
ternoon at l O'Clock.
The electric lights did not work on
the eastern circuit until about 9 O'Clock
last night, causing a damage to mer-
chants In that section which cannot
easily be estimated. The circuit was
broken in eight different places, but the
cause is not known.
The rush for Christmas and 9th, T
goods yesterday at Cowhick & Whit
combs was almost remarkable. The
clerks and proprletors were worked al
most beyond their strength. but they
stuck to it like ''majors" for it was bust.
ness, and that was what they were there
for. The great volume and variety OF
goods of course attracted this rush.
The sales for the day amounted to
81, 800, which is, probably, Chsyenne's
greatest achievement In dry goods sell
ling for m day.
Lack Of space precludes especial
mention of the excellent hammer in
which the children and all others inter.
ested acquitted themselves last evening
at the Christmas exercises. Our Ie.
porter is under many obligations tc
Mr.. R. N. Heath, who conducted the
services at the Presbyterian church
for his assistance in obtaining a com
p1ata raport Of tho oama