, 1884-03-27

penter shop Tor her roofing.
Found, a small sum of money which
the owner can have by calling at this Office,
proving property and paying for this no
tice-price, ten cents a line in advance.
| n. Bit was a nickel which was found.
During the winter and early spring
months the Baptists of Greeley, Colorado,
borrow the use of the Presbyterian fur
mace to take the chill off their water be
fore dipping their new members in the
tank.
The beautiful bellies of Cheyenne whose
roseate cheeks are so CHEEKY, never use
vulgar paint and powder. They get the
best which the market affords when ma
ture doesn't make them blush sufici-
emily.
Zehner, jackson & Buechner are max
ing a unique breast-pin in the shape of a
large steers head of solid gold, with
rubies for eyes and small diamonds in the
tops of the horns. Jay Pettibone ordered
the pin,
A chap stole a saddle from the back of
a horse in Laramie a few days ago. Had
it been here in Cheyenne he wouldn't have
bothered about SO small a thing as a sad
die. His eye and his hands would have
been on the horse.
Our esteemed contemporary at Laramie
contemplates dropping the last part of its
name-its rang and ring out hereafter
as the plain but pugnacious Boomer
This is good idea, and we hope a ''big
boom will ensue.
The weather is improving; to warmer
days we're moving; the bluebird and the
robin have been seen, seen, seen; the
birds will soon be pairing, the earth will
soon be wearing, her handsome vernal
robe of em'rald green, green, green.
A correspondent writes asking us to ad-
vocate the abolition of church bells. As
well advocate the abolition of the churches.
No, sirl There are already too many peo-
pie who forget to go to church, and, with
out the bells as a reminder, many Others
might do likewise.
An eastern paper, which owns a poor
joke factory, claims that there are few
SHY AIMS in Cheyenne. 1t is emit
tied to the possession of the metaphor
ical cake which is usually awarded to the
mar who claims that Notwithstanding a
baker is a loafer he is a rising man.
The hearing in the case against Frank
Pharris, who is charged with assaulting
John Dame with intent to kill, was held
by Judge Lee yesterday. Considerable
evidence was introduced by the prosecu-
ton but none for the defense. The case
was submitted without argument and the
judge held Pharris for the district court
n the sum of five hundred dollars bail.
A contemporary says: Don't lie ON
the left side too much-lie on the right
side all you can, as it pays better" We
find it pays still better never to lie, for
there is nothing equal to the compound,
concentrated essence of unauthorized
truth. 1t is strong and goes a great ways,
but there is considerable of j lying around
loose in Cheyenne.
NJ. j. Collins writing from Washing
ton, Idaho, to his friend c. j. Masten, of
this city, regarding the Caur d'Alene
country, says most plainly: IF you have
any friends going there, to the mines, l
would advise them to stop at home, or
take enough money along to pay their
fare both ways, as l think this country is
a dead square beat country. Sixteen
years ago, there was a stampede to within
a few miles of that place; and that was
uiso a bilkl"
DR.. f. S. Chapman, pastor of the first
Presbyterian church of our city, while in
Denver attending the Presbyterian Edu-
c%ational Council meeting, seemed, accor-
ding to report, to have the interest of our
people as well as the welfare of our ter
ritory deeply at heart. His proposition
to leave the subject of a Presbyterian Ed
ucational College open, seemed to be re-
ceived with assurances that if our people
got a chance to bid for such an institution
there would be no doubt that the college
would be located here.