, 1884-01-29
The Democratic Leader.
TUESDAY. JANUARY 90, 1884.
MINOR
The moon changed yesterday.

That landau cost 81, 1850, so we learn
from Jim himself.
The bright sun brought out many
promenaders yesterday.
Ex-Governor st. John, of Kansas,
the great temperance advocate, will
lecture in this city In the near future.
The little child OF Mr.. and Mrs.
John Single is still seriously i'll and
fears are entertained that it will not
recover.
The revival meetings are still in
progress and attended with good sue
cess, but they are not held in union
any longer.
ThereA will be services held every af-
ternoon this week at 9 and every even
ing at 1880 O'Clock in the Presbyterian
church. Everybody welcome.
There will be an Episcopal church
sociable at the residence of Mrs. Judge
Carey, on Ferguson street, this even
ing. All are invited to be present.
The Uinta Chieftain fails to give
the LEADER credit for several articles
which it %purloined and published in its
columns as original. But ''twas often
thus"
A Mono man has succeeded in graft
ing grape cuttings upon sagebrush.
This wedding of the grapevine to the
s~agebrush is said to disgust the phyl-
loxera.
The justice courts were very quiet
yesterday. Justice Lee had one or two
little civil cases, and Judge Fisher a
small matter of not much Importance
to attend to.
The LEADER will publish q lengthy
account Of the Ceur d. Alene gold
mines, Idaho, tomorrow. 1t is re-
ported that the mines are the richest
ever discovered.
A ball will be given on February IA
by the FIRE department In behalf of the
freman's relief fund. A good idea.
Let 1t be largely attended and every
encouragement given.
Mrs. Mason, who lost her mind from
reading light literature, as stated in
Sundays LEADER, was no better last
evening, and her intellect is still in 4
precarious condition.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union will meet in the Presbyterian
church this afternoon at 8 O'Clock.
Mrs. ]. F. Jenkins, president; Mrs. P.
F. Powelson, secretary.
Corporal Hastings has returned to
Judge Fisher the gold watch and chain
which Peter Hettinger stole from
Martha Myers. Hastings purchased
the watch from Hettinger.
The following services will be held In
the Congregational church to-day,
Tuesday: at 8 Up. M, q meeting for
the ladies'; at 7:30 p. M, preaching by
the pastor. All will be cordially well
coined.
All hands In the LEADER ONCE
acknowledged a substantial testimonyof
regard rendered by the sage brush re-
porter last evening. The Judge"
knows where to strike the tenderest
chords in humanity.
The Stockgrowers Journal and Buff
falo Echo were Internationally omitted
from the list of papers to be ordered by
the clerk Of the house and secretary of
the council, but yesterday the mistake
wa rectihed by join. resolution.
The incandescent lights in the Pres
byterian church, while not giving forth
the annoying noise incident to the
large lights, are a little hard on the
eyes OF those who sit in the rear of the
building. They are balls of lightning
ION a string"
The members of the W. G. T. U. are
to hold a meeting this afternoon at the
Presbyterian church for the purpose
Of making arrangements to get EI-
Governor st. John to deliver a temper
ance lecture in this city. We hope
they will succeed.
The new bridge over Crow creek at
Nineteenth street will be a duplicate OF
the INT across Sixteenth street. The
county commissioners secured an ex-
cellent contract from King & Twiss.
The latter agree to complete the
bridge, which is 1874 feet long, for ST.
IT'S.
John A. Riner, Esq, yesterday pur-
chased OF L. q. Whipple the nice little
residence and lot lately occupied by MI.
W., on the northeast corner of Dodge
and Eighteenth streets, for the sum of
$500. Glad to sea John A. prosper,
and he certainly made a good bargain
in the purchase of this property.
Three times now our sage brush re-
porter has had handed out to him at
| the postofice a letter directed to "Mrs.
| W. P. Carroll" whoever that lady is.
| Our fellow may be lucky enough to be
blessed with a Mrs. some day, but is
not this fortunate at present. 1t does
not belong to "P. W." nor Mrs. "P.
w." but belongs to some one, of
course.
On Saturday evening Miss Leah
R~ingoldsky, at 3S4 Sixteenth street,
was ~aRreeably surprised by the advent
of some eight or ten couples of about
her own age. and which constituted
Cheyenne's first Leap year party. The