, 1884-07-30
The Democratic Leader.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 80, 1884.
Unbranded News Notes Picked UP
About the City.

GlIttt meetings 10 IOl SeeLl ueSLlleu "
prove a success in Cheyenne.
Deitrick has only one man left in his
brigade, and that is Hansen of course
The eastern bound passenger train was
two hours behind time yesterday owing to
various causes.
The hydrants were opened on Monday
and the water had a chance to flow out
until a purer quality began to come.
Work on the Idelman building has been
delayed for two or three days for lack of
some material which is slow in coming.
The City Telegraph company will have
a very creditable exhibition of electrical
apparatuses at The Denver Exposition.
That prospective habeas corpus case has
blown over, for the party hat was held,
has been discharged and has gone his way
rejoicing.
There are ~ many as fifty buildings in
process Of erection in Cheyenne at the
present time, and twice that number in
contemplation.
The Cheyenne livery stables are all do
ing Il good business these days, but of
course the proprietors all complain about
the dullness of the times.
Travellers over the Union Pacific have
great difficulty in procuring sleeping
berths, and it would pay the company to
run more sleepers.
ID. +. Whippic has been elected quar-
termaster of the John f. Reynolds Post
in the place of s. l. Lawyer, who has re-
signed and gone East.
c. IL. Potter is happy again at last.
He has qualified for a certainty this time,
and his commission was filed for record in
the County Clerks office.
A good many of the tramps that in
tested the city of late are mending their
ways, and several of them have found
jobs and gone out into the country.
A large mountain lion was recently
killed by some hunters in the vicinity of
lngan Kara and brought into Running
Water. 1t measured six feet from tip to
tip.
The highest temperature yesterday was
76.5': lowest, AZ mean temperature, 5S0;
mean humidity, &C per cent rainfall,
.4G; highest velocity Of winG. 4s miles per
hour.
New hay is being brought into the city
every day and it brings a good price.
This hay is the finest quality that has been
brought into the city market for a good
many years.
V II. b. Kelly has commenced the cree
ton of his residence on the east side of
north Ferguson street. When completed
this is to be a fine mansion and one of the
most costly in the city.
Mr.. Buchanan who was so badly in
jured by the electric light wire on Mon
day, was getting along pretty well yester-
day, and his injuries are not now consid-
cred so dangerous as they were.
The difficulty with the Territorial Board
of Assessment that it did not proceed to
business Oh Monday, was owing in part to
the fact that no notice had been given of
the meeting as the law provides.
The street sprinkler started yesterday in
good shape and did excellent work up to
the time the hail storm struck the city,
after which there was no more need for 4
sprinkler for the remainder of tie day.
Deputy County Treasurer Joe Fisher is
finding a little something to do. "A bill of
$500 against the county for freight was
presented to him yes.erdny and 800 was
paid, that being the extent of the funds
on hand for that purpose.
Wherever one goes in the city at the
present time there is one thing which he
or she will be sure to meet, and that is
plenty of dogs of every shade, grade and
breed. 1t would be n good plan for some
of them to take Greeley's advice and go
West
Some people appear to have an idea
that Spitznagel was murdered by some
body and taken out to where he was
found and left by his murGerers. As
where he lay was within the scope of the
glari of the electric light, it is not prob
able that if he had been murdered they
would have selected hat spot to leave
him.
49,. !.