The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1883-10-26
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der.
The Northern Pacific is about to be-
gin building. a snowshed at the west
end of Mullen tunnel. 1t will be about
], 200 feet long.
Owing to some miscalculation, No. l
in on time last night, which had
a tendency to demoralize the usual or
der of things.
T. r. Hicks house is being rapidly
pushed to completion. The roof is on
and the interior work is o being
rushed along at a lively rate.
A partial eclipse of the sun will take
place next Tuesday, the shadow reach
ing hat luminary a little before A
O'Clock, and continuing until sunset.
The highest temperature yesterday
was 5lo; lowest, $50; mean tempera-
ture, $50; mean humidity, So per cent;
highest velocity of wind, 10 miles per
hour.
The Fort Collins company have de-
cided to take no further steps at pres
ent in regard to running their proposed
ditch on the north side of the Platte
river.
Sheriff Miller has done some ''tall
rustling" to-day for jurymen. "Have
YOU formed or expressed an opinion ?"
has been the common %salutation on the
streets.-Boomerang.
Lee Bruyn's residence and millinery
store, on second street, Laramie, was
visited by a flood yesterday, caused by
the bursting of a water pipe near by.
His loss will approximate $3.50.
A Fort Collins man has been in town
for a day or two trying to make ar
engagements for entering a trotting and
a running horse in the coming races.
He will probably be accommodated.
Private advices from Loyeland say
that work is being pushed In the new
newspaper office there, and that the
Leader, the new paper, will appear to-
day in fine shape and well gotten up.
Movement in real estate is quite
active at present. Over $4,000 worth
has been transferred through Burners
agency during the past month, includ-
ing several houses and one lot of 800
acres OF land.
DIR. Hunt was applied to last evening
by a man who had u deep and rather
lengthy cash in the back part of his
head. He came from Schrader's ranch
where he became mixed in a row of
come kind with the above result.
Washington territory has followed
the example of Wyoming, and gives the
ballot to m The fair sex are
wanted III that section and every in
ducement is being held out for them
to come on ten thousand strong.-Oma-
ha Republican.
Mr.. @. f. Annette arrived in the
city to-day, TO look into the arrange
ment of the Cheyenne-Larami tele-
phone wire at this end of the line, with
a view to improving it if posi- bic. it
is to be hoped he will succeed, for the
line is of no use whatever as it is
Boomerang.
The contract for putting the founda-
tions OF the new Hellman and Linde-
meyer block has been awarded to John
Peterson. The plans are now nearly
completed and show that the proposed
block will be, as was expected, a hand
some structure and an ornament to
that locality.
The case against the Talbots and
Heath was dismissed by Judge Fisher
yesterday, the costs being saddled upon
Halsted, the prosecuting witness. In
giving his decision the Judge said he
had som misglvings when granting
the warrant, as he did not think the
case would hold.
DIR. NJ. E. Hooker, who Is SO well
known among the solid Muldoons OF
Rawlins, is greatly improving the
warm springs, near Fort Steele. The
new hotel building, which he will soon
have completed, will have forty or City
room for the accommodation of guests.
The efficacy of the springs is generally
admitted.
Q. f. Annette has given the tele-
phone line between here and Laramie
City q thorough shaking up. Satisfac-
tory communication was made yester-
between the LEADER Office and the
central office at Laramie. We trust
the line will continue to improve as its
usefulness when working right cannot
be questioned.
The Laramie Boomerang says the
Trabing Brothers, grocers, of that
place, uuloaded eleven cars of goods the
other day, while twenty-scvem more
cars are en- route. A mistake is posi-
BILE in this case. A Cheyenne firm does
not aspire to such an invoice as that,
and there are several immense oues
here. We are not doubling our con-
temporary's veracity, only a mistake-a
mistake. Such stories are only pardon
able when the local paper is endeavor.
ing to give the place a boost.
Go tn the Onara Houaa raaton-a.