, 1884-05-08
The Democratic Leader.
THURSDAY. MAY 5. 1894.
MINOR

Everything appeared lively in the city
Yesterday.
Everybody is repairing and fixing up all
over the city.
The Inter Ocean is receiving its finish
ing coat of paint.
Several freight teams loaded up and
pulled out yesterday.
1t is rumored that a double wedding
will soon take place in Cheyenne.
New mineral specimens are constantly
being brought in from the foothills.
There was a liberal sprinkling of blue
seen on the streets of the city yesterday.
If anybody doubts that Cheyenne has 4
floating population, let the fire bell ring.
Straw hats and p~arasols made thcir APP
pearance in the city yesterday for the frst
time this year.
Beans freight train was loading up for
Fort Fettermm yesterday and will start
out sometime to-day.
There are no less than three petitions
before the board Of County Commissioners
for the laying out Of county roads.
On account of the immense quantity of
snow in the mountains it is expected that
the streams will be well supplied all sum
mer.
Brick blocks are selling cheap in Chey-
enne if you take the transfer instrument
as correct in the statement of the consid-
e%rations.
The tree planting mania has been caught.
up all over Cheyenne. There will be
more trees set out in the city this season
than ever before.
Frank Miller commenced operations at
his brick yand with a large force of men
Yesterday. He has four moulders in his
employ at present.
If Rev, Joseph Cook proves there is an
unpleasant as well as pleasant hereafter,
there will be a better attendance at church
than there has been.
The flats next to Grow creek would be a
more desirable place to live if the grounds
were kept clean of discarded tin cans, old
bottles, and other debris.
The colored Baptists have commenced
making arrangements for the erection of
their church mean the old Catholic church.
in the northwestern part of the city.
Work OF the rebuilding and repairing
of the Warren block. ON Seventeenth
street, has commenced in good earnest
and will be rapidly pushed to completion.
The County Commissioners set ont to
have a special meeting yesterday for GER
tain purposes, but business of an official
character called their attention elsewhere.
The railroad men here in Cheyenne do
not appear to apprehend any further
trouble about their wages or the working
hours, Notwithstanding the predictions
heard.
Prof. Robinson has decided to discon-
tinue his dances after Saturday evening
next unless he can be assured of a more
certain attendance than has characterized
the dances during the past season.
A section of the late IdIeman building
which has been standing on wheels nearly
opposite the Simmons House for the past
few days, was yesterday dumped on the
corner where the old Eagle House for
merly stood.
4 young man came to the County
Clerk office yesterday for a marriage GER
%tificate and was 50 confused that he could
not answer the question as to the place of
his residence. which must necessarily be
stated in the %liscence.
The soldiers wore paid off at Fort Rus
sell and Camp Carlin, yesterday forenoon,
and in the afternoon the city was fairly
overrun with the boys in blue. many of
whom looked somewhat on the wine when
it was red. As a rule, however, they
were very quiet and orderly.
Street Commissioner O'Brien states
that it is his intention to take immediate
steps toward protecting the business por-
ton of the city from floods such as have
heretofore been suffered from by widening
and deepening the bitches and street eros
sings in the western portion of the city.
Several soldiers who were considerably
intoxicated, got into a one horse vehicle
last evening and started out for the Fort
amid loud cheers from the bystanders. 1t
was fun for everybody but the poor horse,
and the driver ought to have been made
to discharge a portion of his b~efogged
cargo.
A reporter interviewed some of the
earnest temperance people of Cheyenne
yesterday in regard to the effect produced
by the defeat of the temperance
ticket at Laramie City. They were all
unanimous in a~verring that it would not
cause anybody here to hesitate as to the
course they will pursue. They believed
in standing firm by their principles.
A LEADER reporter yesterday in his
perambulations, wandered into the lumber
yard of A. Martin, lately established,
south of the Carlin track. 1t is large and
planned principally by Mr.. Usher, the
manager. There are departments fol
lime, cement, doors and sash, and finished
lumber. The latter department has a ca,
pacity for 10000 feet. Everything il
planned with a due regard to convenience
for receiving and delivering goods,
fr-r. NAFadal.