The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1883-10-07
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sign for a new gate for irrigating
bitches. n
wantsd-A competent dishwasher,
either man or woman. Apply at La
fayette restaurant, 900 Eddy street.
How would it do to put on a stage
line between Omaha and Ogden in or
der to get tue mails through on timer
Colds are very prevalent just at pres
emit, and the amount of coughing and
sneezing going on is something. remar-
kable.
Yesterday was a light day for the
hotels, the arrivals at all of them
being few compared to what they u.s.
ually are.
Nc. 3 came in about five hours late
yesterday in consequence of some
freight cars being off the track On the
e,stern division.
The fifteenth annual meeting of the
Colorado Congregational association
will be held in Denver on the 18th and
18th of this month.
Those who purchased articles at the
Presbyterian fair and did not take
them away, can have the same by call
ing at the Presbyterian parsonage.
The preliminary dwelling for the
foundations of the new block on the
American house site has been done
and work on the building will soon be-
gin.
The highest temperature yesterday
was $50; lowest, 800; mean tempera-
ture, 4So; mean humidity, 81 per cent;
highest velocity of wind, II miles per
hour.
DR.. Marston says that Officer Sulli-
vans fractured jaw is healing up in
good shape, but it will be some time
before he will be able TO resume his
duties.
The work on the Congregational
church is going on speedily, a large
force of workmen having been secured.
They expect to begin the roof in about
ten days.
Surveyor Owen and party will leave
in a day or two to run the line between
Laramie and Albany. 1t is 1913 miles
long and the work will occupy about
Eve weeks.
One of the workmen engaged on
Charles Hecht's house, named Hanni-
f~n,Ifell yesterday, through a misstep,
and severely injured his ankle. He
was attended by DR.. Marston.
Those interested should not forget
that a meeting of the Cheyenne literary
society will be held at the residence of
ex-Gov. Hoyt, occupied 70 the present
by Judge Carey. 4 full attendance IS
requested.
Paul Vandervoort, the chief clerk of
the r. NJ. S. at Omaha, is in Washing
ton, awaiting the return of Postmaster
General Gresham, when he will make a
personal appeal to the latter for rein
statement.
c. A. Bussche has completed a small
map of about three inches square,
showing a part of the Clear creek
country and the mountains adjoining.
1t is drawn to a scale of 1-2500O, and is
a remarkably clear and neat specimen
of Typographical draughtmanship.
Several days ago an engine on the
Northern Pacific railroad set FIRE to the
grass sixty miles below Dickerson, Oak,
a station bet ween Miles City and Bis
marck, east of the Little Missouri, and
since then it has spread and burned
over an immense scope of country.
One OF C%heyenne's citizens was en-
joying himself the other night in The
pleasant pastime of beating his wife,
when the woman's brother stepped 10
and put a new face on matters by
bruising the face of the husband in a
way that he despised. The wife beater
goes around now with his eyes in
mourning.
Green River Gazette: The survey
ing party, Colonel Wallace and Mr..
Joe r. Boutwell,, returned to the
agency to-day, after an absence of
twenty days to the Yellowstone. They
report that a practicable route can be
made through this neighborhood and
say that by next summer the people
a expect $50 miles of road, ready and
running.
A tidal wave of music may be looked
and listened for tomorrow evening at
Library hall, the occasion being a
preliminary rehearsal to organize a vo-
cal society and prepare a brilliant dra-
matte oratorio. The leading vocal talent
OF the cty will be present, probably a
larger proportion of it than has before
been gathered together. The commit
tee desire to invite any and all singers
whose names have been overlooked,
also those who possess good voices
which they desire to cultivate.
The statement of the First National
bank Of this city, as published else
where in this issue, is but another evil
dence of the prosperous condition of
our city. The statement shows fully
three bundled thousand dollars more
business than a year ago, and there is
every reason to believe hal tue solidity
and prosperity of The institution WI /
be contemporaneous with the inward
march of the city aud territory.