, 1884-04-18
The Democratic Leader.
FRIDAY, APRIL Is, 1854.
MINOR

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The little child of T. W. Rutledge is
much better.
There are now sixteen patients in the
County Hospital.
Work is progressing in dead earnest on
the gas work buildings in the western
portion ofthe city.
There are fourteen teachers in all in the
public schools eff Cheyenne, including the
principal.
The ducks and wild geese are beginning
to thin ont on the various lakes around
the Magic City.
Work on the streets was extended IN
Ferguson yesterday, which is rapidly being
put in good order.
The &. A. II. post of Cheyenne will
meet at the post headquarters, on Eddy
street, this evening.
Mr., l.. Kabis has removed to his new
residence just north of Lake Minnehaha
in the outskirts of the city.
All indications point to considerable
activity in the matter of building i'll Chey-
enne during the coming season.
A little son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Hastings early yesterday morning. All
parties interested are doing well.
The rumor that the railroad company
propose to still further reduce the wages
of their employees appear to be without
foundation.
Two base ball clubs are soon to he
organized in Cheyenne to be composed
of some of the most active and energetic
young men.
Still all of the hotels of the city are
crowded to overlooking Notwithstanding
that numbers are pushing out every day
to the ranches.
Real estate business is dull around town
according to all appearances, but the
Clerks records at the Court House tell a
different story.
Attend the meeting of the Academy of
Science at the Baptist church this evening
and listen to something that will be both
instructive and entertaining.
At the Land Office in this city yesterday
there were two desert land filings made
and also one pre-emption, covering in all
l,460 acres of government land.
There will be upwards of $500, 900 ex-
pended in new building in Rawlins this
season. Mr.. james France alone will put
$50, 900 in new buildings Journal.
Lots of rumors are afoat in reference to
the building intentions of some leading
citizens. In due time probably the people
will be duly informed as to what their in
-tentions are.
The Justices courts were only dis
turbed yesterday by Il civil case of unpre-
tentious size which did not have the effect
of r%ufiing up the Judicial ermine to any
very alarming extent.
Travel on the Union Pacific going west
has been rather light for the past few
days although quite a number of men
have passed through en- route to the
CGur d'Alene mines in Idaho.
The present assessment of the city Of
Cheyenne, which is now nearly complete,
will show up a total of more than 50, 500
900 of taxable property, both real and
personal, within the corporate limits.
. The raising of auctiOneers' licenses from
500 per year to 81, 400 for the same period
of time is causing considerable comment
among many of the residents of the city.
1t may be modified, however, at the next
meeting of the Council.
The pension bill for the relief of Fred
Nelson, T. Game and Henry c.. Sanders,
who were in Major Thornburgh's expedi-
ton against the Utes in 1879, has passed
the House at Washington and will
undoubtedly pass the Senate.
The residence lately occupied by Mrs.
Luckey, near Wightman's livery stable,
on Sixteenth street, was on wheels yester-
day and is on its way to the western
portion of the city. A more stately
building is shortly to be erected on the
old site.
Mr.. John Chase, proprietor of the
Inter Ocean hotel, on yesterday gave 500
to Secretary Moore for the benefit of the
Cheyenne Fire department which did
such noble work on the occasion of the
great fire. This iberality on the part of
Mr.. Chase is highly appreciated by the
fremen.
Great complaint has been made by
numbers of people for a long time because
they are unable to procure copies of the
compiled ordinances of the city. There
ought to be some way devised to remedy
this evil for it is quite important that
people should have the privilege of
ascertaining in some way without having
to pay too much for the information, what
are the ordinances Of the city.
Work on the construction of the new
iron bridge across Crow creek from the
foot of Nineteenth street westward has
just commenced. Tie material for the
bridge has arrived in the city and part of
it was delivered at the foot Of Nineteenth
street yesterday. The bridge, when com
pleted, will be a substantial and durable
one and nearly similar to hat across the
creek from the foot of Sixteenth street.
The Weather.
The highest temperature yesterday was
40. 50; lowest, $40; mean temperature, 40;