, 1884-01-24
MINOR N Il

out of Cheyenne were very light yester-
day.
And now the boys refer to G. L. Holt
as Chief Justice Holt, of the skating
rink court.
Buffalo, Sheridan, Big Horn and Fort
Fetterman are to be favored by a daily
mail. Right
The ''Arouni the Corner, " as usual,
took water" on its attempted suicide
sensation. Next
The number of live stock In the ter
ritory is estimated by Ex-Governor
Hoyt at LOGS, 900.
The Chicago Church Choir company
"bursted" up in Council Bluffs Sunday
and their baggage was held for ex-
penses.
The LEADER was given the benefit
of a quarter column local In the
" Around the Corner yesterday.
Thanks.
1t was extremely dull at the court
house yesterday, and nothing whatever
was done in the way of filing instru-
ments for record.
The hall of the house of representa-
tives is now furnished with a pair of
electric light lamps, and the clerks are
correspondingly happy.
The roads from Fort Laramie north
are in horrible condition and the
freighters want to know whose duty it
Is to see that they are fixed.
Rustlers from the north, and who
left here yesterday, carried from one
tigers den $500 and from another
$1,000. Innocent looks often hide a
sharper.
There will be services at the Congre-
gational church to-day as follows: At
3 O'Clock a meeting for the ladies';
topic, "Woman's influence for CHRISTI
at z O'Clock, preaching by the pastor.
Loud complaints are made on all
sides and on every hand about the
snow and ice on the sidewalks Of the
city. Somebody, they insist, should see
to it that the ordinance In regard there
to is enforced.
A Ferguson street woman who had
lost the cap from the spout of her coffee
pot, supplied its place with a loaded
44-calibre cartridge. Its being loaded
prevented a catastrophe when placed
over a hot fire.
MI. Thomas Cahill has introduced q
bill in the house OF representatives to
pay back to this county the $1,000 re-
Gently covered into the territorial treas
ury on account Of the forfeited bail of
Knowlton and Gray.
One way to manufacture items is to
write up imaginary matters that have
never happened and on the next day
announce that sit faint So" This
makes n item last two days.-Re-
ferred Around the Corner"
One Of the attractions at the rink
yesterday afternoon was a good looking
JOahb hAoh I'll WbCCibt Will u leu fix
handkerchief pinned to his coat tail.
That young man ought to make a good
talesman to serve on the jury.
Some people seem to think that a re-
porter ought to know how to do any
thing and everything. Our fellow has
been asked several times of late how to
quit drinking whisky. The answer
may be given in n word-quit.
The small boys around town have
somehow nearly all got into a beligerant
state of mind, and fights between them
are frequent. They are often C
aged to do this, and it is not very COM
mendable in the parties that urge them
on.
Quite a number of Cheyenne people
propose to push up into Crook county
as soon as spring opens, being melted
to take the step by recent reports from
that region, and notably the recent
statements Of Sheriff Canton, as pub
lished in the LEADER.
There is an unusual scarcity of rooms
for rent in the city, which, although
very ~inconvenient for those who desire
to rent, is a far better Indication of the
prosperity of the city than 1t is to see
nearly whole blocks vacant and for
rent, as is the ease In Denver.
Charles Monroe vas arrested yester
day by Constable Nolan and brought
before Judge Lee on the charge Of hay
ing stolen a set Of sleigh bells and a
nice blanket. the property of NJ. f.
Post. He was not examined yesterday,
but will have a hearing this morning at
10 O'Clock. lie was calaboosed last
night for safe keeping.
The boundary bill which Mr..
Schwartze gave notice of Yesterday il
intended to place the county boundary
on the range line of the government
surveys, between ranges 70 and ny
At present the county line runs through
Buford station on the Union Pacific
road, which is nearly one-half mile east
OF the range line.
Two ''vags' were taken up to jai,
yesterday by Constable Nolan, and
while temporarily in charge of vii
llama, the colored janitor. while Mr..
Nolan went around TO the sheriff's res
idence to notify him, one of them
1 skipped out, Small loss, anyhow, and