, 1884-02-08
The Democratic Leader.
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 8, 1884.
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Lots of oratory nowadays.
The roads are very bad up north.
Quiet at the police courts yesterday.
The hremen are determined to have
their rights.
There is a little more work for the
police recently.
An interesting libel suit is on the
taps. Too much imagination.
The express men want the license
fixed at $40, payable in advance.
The legislative hall will be left in
charge Of the Waterman of the council,
Fred Nash.
Henry deBillier gave a ball last even
ing in Library hall. 1t was elegant in
all its appointments.
There is quite an improvement In the
weather, but McGovern shakes his head
somewhat obviously.
The third house, when they get fully
organized, propose to appropriate g.
DOC, 600 to improve the navigation of
Crow creek.
Yesterday afternoon a freight train
was wrecked at Wilcox station, west Of
Rock Creek. The wreck was a bad one
and delayed all trains.
There Is a prospect ahead that the
people in the western portion of the
city will not be very well suited If gas
works are erected there.
n The new paper, when everything is
ready to commence operations, is to be
printed at the office Of the Northwest
ern Live Stock Journal.
The case of Wohela, mentioned in
yesterdays LEADER, was not heard
yesterday, as he was still too ''tired'' to
appear In court with credit to himself
and his constituents.
The annual valentine has made his
or her, or both his or her, appearance
very numerously, and you wan to look
a ''little oudt" when you have a mis-
siye handed to you at the ~postofice.
There are lots of men out of employ
ment on account Of the recent whole
sale discharge Of employees at Camp
already getting their jobs back again.
Mr.. Groesbeck stated In the legisla-
ture yesterday that he was certain that
no member of that body would go to
see a horse race or foot race on Sunday.
a very pretty compliment, but it didn't
suit.
Under a resolution offered in the
house Of representatives, yesterday, by
Mr.. Snider, rendering the use Of the
hall to Mrs. Kate Homer Clayton, and
adopted, that lady will lecture this
evening on the Needs of the West"
Mrs. Clayton will pay a visit to-day
to the public schools in the interests OF
education. This she was invited to do
by the board, as she brings letters from
the National Bureau of Education.
Her lecture tonight In the legislative
halls will be upon the 1.-THE Evil OF Our
Nation"
First came the maverick, then the
coyote, and lastly the beaver to bother
the heads of our worthy legislators.
The FIRST was branded, the second will
have a price set on his paws, and 1t
looks as il the poor beaver will be
squelched altogether. But how will 1t
be with Mr. Hlnea, onatY
A bill has passed the lower house of
congress making provision for the re-
moysl of the body of the late Captain
Walter Clifford from Wyoming to
Michigan. Captain Clifford passed
through Cheyenne a few days before his
death, which occurred at Fort Bridger
on February %, 1888. He was on leave
Of absence.
Arrangements are now being made
by Messrs. Rhodes s. Guertin, our
opera house managers, for the appear
ance here of Mapleson's opera company
in the neal future. This company
comprises, as is we'll known, the finest
a~rtistes on the worlds stage, headed
by Etelka Gerster, the queen OF song.
The company will be here about March
Sd or 4th.