, 1884-03-20
The Democratic Leader.
THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 1884.
MINOR MENTION.

Sneak thieves are prowling around.
The streets are getting dry and dusty.
School election the first Monday in
May.
Keep a sharp lookout for sneak
thieves.
Attend the rink tonight and enjoy the
extra fun.
The opera house ought to be well filed
this evening.
Go and see "A Mountain Pink" at
the Opera house this evening.
There was little or rather nothing going
on in the justices courts yesterday.
Chicago" Brown, the immortal 600
man, has taken a little trip towards south
ern Colorado.
Reserved seats for this evenings per-
formance can be secured at Rhodes &
Troxell's drug store.
Several large fiocks of ducks were seen
yesterday steering for Sloan's Lake. Our
nimrods are on the qui vive.
The cattle men of cheyenne would do
well if they would make a roundup of the
stock running at large in the city, and
drive them on the range.
Prof. Robinson's dance was well attend
ed again last evening. These are free and
easy occasions, and Il good time is always
assured to those who take part.
Mr.. McGarny was yesterday awarded the
contract by the gas company of Cheyenne,
for excavating the ground for a gas tank
which is to be completed by May LIST.
Estabrooke and Lawshe, the champion
roller skaters, cannot reach the city this
afternoon in time for the matinee, but
will give their fancy skating in the even
ing.
The school on the south side of the rail
road track will open next week. The seats
have arrived and been put in so that
everything is in readiness for the little
folks.
Decoration day is the next national hol-
day. However, Good Friday and Easter
are to intervene when colored hen-fruit
will be popular to cheer the juvenile
community.
Officer Deitrick arrested one Cranston
last evening for over hilarity. .Cranston
resisted, but the result was his ~entangle-
ment in the meshes of the law. He will
have a hearing to-day.
The meat market of Thompson Bros.
has been bought out by Pettibone &
Barlo, who will take immediate posses
sion. The business will be carried on
with increased facilities.
Thomas NJ. Cullom. a lawyer well
known to a considerable number of our
people, and formerly of Fort Collins, has
been selected as one of the board of trus-
tees of the new city of Sheridan,
The room made vacant by the depart
ure of Judge Sener is to be papered,
painted and ~re-furnished at once and put
in shape for occupation of our new chief
justice when he arrives in Cheyenne.
The small losses that have been report
ed among cattle in this section are not
from diseases, but owing to the large
number of states cattle shipped in late
last fall, and owing to the scarcity of food.
Policeman Sullivan rounded up a very
loquacious sort of Il drunk early yesterday
morning, but the same did not get in
~presentable shape for your honor until
after Judge Fisher closed up shop forthe
day.
After Prof. Robinson's ball adjourned
last evening an alteration took place be-
tween a couple of young bloods, resulting
in the complete Generalization of the
defeated party. A supposed case of jeal-
ousy.
The ladies of the Presbyterian church
will hold an entertainment in Keefer's
Hall, April 9TH, consisting ola basket
supper and fair. They are busy in pre-
pairing for the same. The Fort Russell
band will be engaged if possible.
The marriage certificate and license of
Nj. Lincoln IL. Woodman and Miss
Susie Mcmahon, was filed for record in
the office of the county clerk yesterday.
The ceremony was performed by the Rev.
George G. Rafter on Sunday last.
Our reporter interviewed seventeen
leading citizens yesterday (seven of them
democrats,) on the subject of Judge
Blair's disappointment. There wa no
dissatisfaction expressed by any of the
number, because of the fact that the
judge is to be his own successor.
The rooms recently occupied by the
council and house of representatives dur.
ing the session Of the Legislature,
in the Commercial block on Sixteenth
street, are being sub-divided and cut up
into smaller ones, to be used and occupied
as offices, etc.
The United States Land office in Chey-
enne, will be moved to rooms in the Com.
mercial block on Sixteenth street about
the list of April, which will be a much
more comodious place wherein to transact
the business ofthe office than at the rooms
now occupied for that purpose.
There will be a mass temperance meet.
ing at the new Presbyterian church thi.
Thursday evening at 1880 O'Clock, under
the auspices of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union. Speeches by the
pastors of the different churches also by