The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1883-12-15
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DEGEMRER lsal 1888.
mINoA MENTION.

MINOR MENTION.
"Skipo is the word nowadays.
q There were strong symptoms of an
Important skip last evening.
Montana will produce the present
year 10000, 900 pounds of copper.
And now the average Laramieite Q
poets to see a hanging bee on the 18th
of March next.
There was no court yesterday, but 1t
was a very busy time for the county
clerk and his assistants.
Now that the holiday vacation is
near, the scholars are getting uneasy
and are ready to go on the wal path.
w. r. Wightman has sold his bay
trotter, Baby, to Major Lord, who will
drive him with bis sorrel, making a
road team that won't easily be beat.
Highest temperature yesterday, 2so;
lowest temp, 10o; mean temp, 19c;
mean humidity. IA per cent; highest
velocity of wind, 16 miles per hour.
Judge Lees court was not aeitated
yesterday by any matters of impor-
lance. There was only one poor plain
little drunk showed up. 1t was dis
posed Of in the usual way.
The electric company at Laramie has
elected A. Trabing, president; w. H..
Rool, secretary, and R. Marsh, treasur-
or. 1t is believed that between fifty
and sixty lights will be subscribed for.
General Mason held a select party at
Fort Russell, last evening. The string
band rendered some fine selections from
6 till 8 O'Clock and then held forth for
the benefit of the club dance, which was
a grand success. :
The Greeley Tribune says: A color
ed sister was in town yesterday from
Cheyenne, with what she called a "pre-
scription paper" asking aid for build
Ing another colored church In the
Magic City Of the plains.
law SoMPuiooiy c0uCAtfOuh
system in this territory, but nobody
would ever dream that such Is the case.
1t Q was enforced, isn't now and
never will be. 1t never should have
been enacted for 1t is ahead Of the
times.
No n should rail to attend Pro-
lessor Robinson's grand masquerade
ball at Library hall, Thursday evening,
December 20. Costumes can be OBJ
tanned at the Professors residence, 800
Sixteenth street. Private instructions
at any time In classes or individually.
According to what DR.. Maynard, the
county physician, says, the jail ought
to be remedied at once, for 1t is almost
like a tomb as now arranged. The
grand jury called attention to this mat
ter in,their final report, but thus far
nothing has been done toward rectify-
ing the evil.
Our reporter went into the skating
rink yesterday TO see how matters
looked. A young lady wanted to sell
him a ticket to the carnival. but the
excuse was he couldn't skate. Then
she wanted to know whether he had
any children. After q slight rejection
he replied that he thought not, although
it was a leading question.
A recent issue of the Chicago Times
contains a bogus interview with A. r.
Converse, which gives such a conglom-
GRAFTON of ridiculous and n~onsensical
statements as never could have ema-
mated from the gentleman in question.
The reporter tried to interview Mr.
Converse, but being unsuccessful,
''evolved from his inner consciousness"
the interview as published.
The crank who is confined in the
county Jail ought to be attended to In
one way. He is apparently hopelessly
insane, and yet If sent to an asylum he
might cover. Some one ought to
take the necessary steps to bring him
before the probate court and have his
case heard by a jury, In order that he
may be legally declared insane. He
could then be sent to an asylum at the
expense of the territory
Tally one times for the sage brush
reporter. A certain young lady saw in
the Sun Of yesterday that "Mr. Car
roll" had won a long contested land
case, of a party by that name and
somebody else, and thereby had become
the owner of a 800. 600, tract of land.
Meeting sage brush on the street, what
do you suppose she -saidp Why, she
smiled very sweetly, the first n that
has been aimed at him for a good while
by a lady, Never mind, Sis, don't
smile any more, nor, as the old man
Spookeshake used to say, Waste your
sweetness on the desert air. SC to
speak. 1t was another fellow alto
gether, and not the chap with the old