The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1884-01-10

Everything is distressingly quiet in
the police courts. Somebody ought TO
start old man Doe out on the war
path.
The Delta club room are 4 fayorite
resort at all times.
Rather ''~blizzardy" last night was,
and had it beer colder it would have
been a dangerous time for those out on
the plains.
Mr. Sloan, at Lake Mapalutah. is
putting up an immense quantity of ice
this winter. He has thirteen men now
In his employ engaged in this work.
Woman's missionary society at the
Congregational church this afternoon
at . O'Clock. Mrs. ]. s. Taylor, presi-
dent; Mrs. P. f. Powelson, secre-
tary.
The highest temperature yesterday
was 400; lowest 2lc; mean temper
AZURE, 80; mean humidity, SO per cent. I;
highest velocity of wind 80 miles per
hour.
The people in the west end of the
city complain bitterly because nothing
has ever been done towards extending
the water system to that portion of the
town.
Genial hosts and good natured assist
ants characterize the Delta club
rooms.
Taylor, the man who wounded Joe
Rogers some weeks since, was himself
shot dead at Hartville yesterday. No
particulars of the affair have as yet
been obtained.
Altman has got fully established in
his new and elegant quarters in the
new block of Warren's on Sixteenth
street. 1t is probably the finest
establishment of the kind in the terri
tory.
Gosh, this is leap year. Just happen
ed to think of it, you know. Don't
call around anybody, unless you have
lots of cattle, brick blocks, etc.
Couldn't think of it for q moment if it
were otherwise-indeed we couldn't.
Mexican monte is the latest attrac-
ton for gamesters at the Delta club
rooms.
A. f. Williams, an sold timer" died
yesterday at Laramie of pneumonia.
Mr.. Williams came here in 1867
and opened a bakery, but in the next
year sold out and went to Laramie, of
which place he has since been a resi-
dent.
Some parties stopping at the Sim
mons house have q dog with them,
which they found wandering some five
weeks ago in the Big Horn mountain.
He had evidently been lost for a long
time and was almost starved when
found.
Some days ago our sage brush fellow
placed in nomination the name of the
Rev. DR.. G. G. Rafter for chaplain of
the territorial council. Yesterday he
was unanimously elected to that posi-
tion, and now our ''collossal liar'' feels
happy.
Quincy & Pierce's Delta club rooms
attract patronage because they do bust
ness on the square and try to suit their
customers.
j. W. Rruner, clerk of the supreme
court, will, it is rumored apply to be
admitted to the bar at the spring term
of co = 1T. There are lawyers in prac-
tice all war the country that are not
as familiar with the business as Mr..
Bruner.
The Washington Star says: Mrs.
Post, wife Of the delegate from Wyo-
ming, will hold her receptions hereaf-
ter on Tuesdays, and will give several
germans during the season for her
niece, Miss Parker, at 1916 Vermont
avenue.
Tuesday evening a very beautiful
phenomenon appeared in the heavens in
the shape OF a circle or corona around
the moon, similar in varied colors and
hues to that which always appears
around the sun on the occasion of a
total eclipse, although very much
larger. 1t was visible for about three
quarters Of an hour, and was witnessed
by a large number of people.
Good music attracts many customers
to the Delta club rooms.
Mr.. James Crone, of Warm Springs,
Wyo., is in the city and reports that the
new hotel at that place is nearly ready
for use and occupation. There is
quite a loas of sheep this winter in the
vicinity of the Springs, but mostly due
to the lack of c%orrals, ETC., for their
protection during inclement weather.
Sheep raising in that region is for the
most part an experiment, as but few
have engaged in the business at all I'M
til recently.
The Cheyenne Carriage company met
Yesterday and elected f. E. Warren,
T Swan, N. Robertson, N. L. Post
and j.. voorhees, trustees. L. E. War
rem was chosen president, T, Swan,
vice president; NJ. L. Post, treasurer,
and J. X. Jeffrey, secretary. The
company has only been organized since
August. but has been very prosperous,
having had all the business 1t could at
tend to. A building "A feet by go,
costing SO, 100, has been put up, and
the adiacant lot and huildinua mr.