, 1884-01-22
The Democratic Leader.
TUESDAY. JANUARY %, 1884.
MINOR


The religious services will be con-
tinued in the various churches through
out this week.
Col. Downey now has his office all ar-
ranged and in running order for the
law business.
The pay a arrived yesterday, and,
as a consequence, money changed hands
rapidly and freely.
Part of the legislature rusticatsd in
Denver ove Sabbath. Professor Bailey
accompanied the party.
Services will be held in the Methodist
church to-day at 8 and Z p. m. The
public is cordially invited.
Clear of the snow from your pave
ments. Several v falls have re-
suited from neglect Of this duty.
The different churches were all well
attended on Sabbath-the flair weather
christians'' being out in full force.
There are more divorce suits brewing,
and from present appearances several
new mes will be commenced very soon.
An excellent sandstone quarry has
been discovered a few miles south of
this city and just over the line in Colo
RADIO.
Bridge supplies In quantities were
being taken yesterday to the new
structure over Crow creek, west of
town.
Work on the artesian well at Greeley
has been suspended for the winter, the
apparatus for working the same having
given out for the second time.
Billy Lee wa grumbling last night
because business was SO dull in his
court yesterday, and Judge Fisher was
in the same boat, or nearly 80.
Go from home to hear the news. An
exchange says: "a large public meet
ing in Wyoming territory has requested
ed the President to appoint a woman
governor"
The machinery destined for the Run
!. fling Water mines has been loaded and
Messr3- Woods ard Thompson expect
to start for that point with their trains
tomorrow.
Judge Brown, Of Laramie City is
the one who wrote the excellent ac-
count of the hanging Of Donovan owe
the non de plume of occasionally, If
Not Often"
The hall of the house of representa-
tiyes was not lighted up last evening
in very good season. This made 1t
very troublesome for the clerks who
had to do their work.
The warm sun of Sabbath. and yes.
terday made large inroads upon the
hitherto fine %sleighing. Loath to give
it up, a few still indulge in what is now
questionable enjoyment.
Since we have had a couple of mild
days in succession, the snow has melted
of and disappeared from the plains and
foothills to that extent such as will en-
able the cattle to get feed again.
Constable Nolan made complaint yes
terday against W. II. Pierce, of the
Delta club rooms for playing games
contrary to law. The hearing will
come off before Judge Lee at an early
day.
The G. A. R. committee are already
beginning to sell tickets for their grand
ball on the 22nd of February. 1t looks
very much as IL the skirmish line is
quite a distance ahead of the line of
battle.
A short meeting of the Wyoming
Academy of Arts and Sciences was
held last evening. Some business was
transacted and the academy adjourned
to meet on February 18th for the read
ing and discussion of papers.
A man who had been "fooling with
the tiger''at the Delta club rooms last
evening, at last declared he had been
robbed and raised a disturbance, dur
ing which threats of shedding gore
were freely INDUCED in, but nobody was
hurt.
The Five Mile Ranch" Is no longer
a double header, as the end formerly
occupied by Maj. Talbot is now closed
up. Halstead is therefore in posses
sion again, which will probably avert q
long litigation over the possession OF
| the ranch.
MAC" Tompkins, who for a number
of years has been a resident of obey
enne and vicinity. bnt has for a long
time been a sufferer from asthma, de
parted a day or two ago for Los Ange'
los, Cal, hoping to be benefited by the
change Of climate.
Slugger Sullivan is winning an un.
enviable reputation In Montana by hi,
brutality. One paper says: "I Sullt
van and Smith get back east without
being lynched or killed by some out
ragged community they will have Il
change their tactics entirely"
An incipient slugging match yester
day afternoon took place at the cornei
of Sixteenth and Hill streets, between
two youths Of far different sizes. /
was free for all and no rules, and, con
trary to all expectations, the smaller o
the pair carried off the honor, Will
his opponent carried off a nose of rathe
extended proportions ahd a rudy color