, 1884-03-25
The Democratic Leader.
TUESDAY, R %, 1884.
N MENTION.


Just now the demand in Cheyenne for
saddle horses is unusual.
Wild duck shooting has commenced and
it will be fine in a few days.
Why is it hat some of our prominent
young men appear so detected of late?
The sportsmen are cleaning up their
fowling pieces for use upon small game.
A number of raw recruits from the east
were yesterday sent out to Fort Russell.
NJ. A Arnold and T. j. Fisher have
filed their certificates as notaries public.
The snow is rapidly melting and soon
the roadways will be clear of its presence.
The street crossings are in horrible
shape, wherever the boards are lower thar
the level of the streets.
Many of our young men imagine they
can't sow their wild oats without moisten-
ing them with old rye.
A lull of nearly a fortnight in our
a~musements, but when the fun does come
along it will make up for lost time.
There was a large detachment of recruits
on the ~westbound train last evening des-
tined for Fort Douglass, at Salt Lake
City.
The school children hugely enjoy their
playing with snow. This is fun in the
start which often winds up with earache,
toothache and other juvenile aches.
Ifthe ancient mariners prediction about
the wind being from the north during the
equinoctial comes true, we shall have a
cool summer-which will be bad for the
ice men.
There is to be a marriage in the near
future between two of our best known
society people. We are not at liberty to
divulge the names at present, but will in
due time.
Mr.. McGarvey commenced operations
at the gas works on Monday. He has a
large force of men in his employ, and ex-
poets to be ready for the stone masons in
fifteen days.
A chap on Sixteenth street had a bad
case of mouth disease yesterday afternoon
when he struck a man with a bad case of
foot disease. The first invalid will take
his meals standing for a few days.
Frank Fairs was arraigned yesterday
before Justice Lee on the charge of as
sault with intent to murder John
Dame with a large pocket knife. The
plea of not guilty was made, and the hear
ing went over until Thursday.
The first stake of the Cheyenne, Black
Hills & Montana railroad company will be
driven this morning. There was some
preliminary work done yesterday connect
ing the survey with the Union Pacific
track, j. A. Apperson is engineer of the
survey.
Mr.. McGarvey, the contractor who is
making the excavation for the gasometer
of the new gas works, is employing six
teams and eighteen men to carry on the
necessary work, The circle being dug is
sixty feet in diameter, and it is to be twenty
feet deep.
The coach which came in from Fort
Laramie, yesterday, was obliged to make
a detour of nine miles out of its way be-
tween Pole creek and Cheyenne in order
to reach this city. The roads are said to
be completely blocked with snow for some
distance north.
The Lodge Pole ditch and reservoir
company of Laramie county has filed its
articles of incorporation with the secretary
of the territory. 1t is to furnish water for
irrigation, milling, agricultural and me
chanical purposes. Its capital stock is
divided into $50 shares of 800 each.
The following land office filings were
made yesterday: Michael Quealy, 100
acres; r. A. Dinsley, 1853; John Greub,
$40; VIM h. Hathaway, 100; Stephen
w. Hall, 40; Gustave j. Lehman, 1GO;
Martha W. Fisher, 1855; Sarah NJ.
Herd, 63s.92, and Thomas b. Herd, 500.
One Of the heaviest suits brought for
years in our district was begun yesterday
by John NJ. Tisdale against Richie Broth
ers, a firm of stockgrowers. 1t is a suit
for damages OIL account of the violation of
a contract between the plaintiff and de
PENDANTS. The damages claimed are
$4,000.
A G. A. r. post has been established
at Las Auimas, Col, by direction of Mus
tering Officer Jeffrey, Of this city. The
mist takes ia name from General + r