, 1885-11-26
SHORT STORIES
Gathered by Asking Everybody
What Do You Know"
Things Which are too Little to
Carry a Head.

Our Indian summer still continues.
Grand skating matinee at Keefe's rink
this afternoon.
Several parties came in from Silver
Crown with the usual glowing reports.
The Cheyenne hotels are all pretty well
crowded, notwithstanding the alleged dull
times.
Mayor Reel spent a good portion of the
day yesterday at the City Hall on official
business.
There is to be a new barber shop on
Seventeenth street, two doors west of Joe
Roses saloon.
A month from now the days will begin
to grow longer, and continue in that way
until June 25, 1886.
The basement under Stanley's grocery
store is being cleaned out and will be
made somewhat deeper.
The city calaboose now has three in
mates, who are there for different periods
from ten up TO lOO days.
A dark horse drunk was all that mater.
ialized in Judge Fishers court yesterday.
The fine and costs were paid.
Dances are getting very fashionable and
quite numerous up the country" es-
pecially around Fort Laramie.
New and elegant counters for the new
bank were put into the Collins building
and placed in position yesterday.
Becker, the painter, had several fine
chickens stolen night before last, and was
induced to offer a reward for the thief
yesterday.
Flowers in abundance for thanksgiving
decoration at Mrs Glafcke's greenhouses,
Warren avenue, corner Sixteenth street.
Telephone 6s.
VIM. Breckroff was tried before Judge
Lee yesterday on the charge of creating a
disturbance and breach of the peace. lie
was discharged.
There is to be a shooting tournament at
Major Talbot's place to day, at which live
and clay pigeons, glass balls, etc. will be
demolished by the score.
There will be thanksgiving services at
st. Marks Episcopal church this morn
ing at IL O'Clock. A cordial invitation is
extended to all. Seats free.
Cheyenne is just now blest with a num-
Der of peddlers, book agents. etc, and
they aIe having lots of trouble between
themselves concerning their rights.
Something is the matter with the sew
er Of the X. OFF. block on Seventeenth
street-choked up probably-and work
men were engaged yesterday trying to
fathom tie mystery.
If anything was needed to assure the
people that the Indian summer is liable
to continue indefinitely, it may be mem
toned that Judge - was around wear
ing a straw hat yesterday.
The Signal Service officer reports that
the highest temperature yesterday was
1879; lowest, 20.l0; mean temperature,
1874; mean humidity, 62.7 percent; high
est velocity of wind, Is miles per hour.
After eating thanksgiving filings and
dancing all night at the ball of the Typo.
graphical Union, it would be somewhat
difficult to issue The LEADER to-mor-
row morning, and we shall not attempt
to do it.
Nine. Auerbach arrived in Cheyenne
last evening with a very fine line of cos
tunes for the masquerade ball to night,
and may be seen any time to-day at tile
commercial rooms of the Inter Ocean
hotel, entrance on Hill street.
Officers of the Cheyenne Literary,
Musical and Dramatic Association wish
to give notice that there will be a meeting
of that society at the lecture room of the
Presbyterian church on next Friday even
ing, commencing at 1880 O'Clock, for the
transaction Of important business, includ-
ing a decision of the question of what
shall be done with the considerable fund
now in the treasury. A full attendance
is requested.
The Cheap John" auction gaods have
been fully tried and found wanting, and
now people who want honestly made
boots and shoes at very reasonable prices,
and the best and finest foot wear made in
this country, at fair prices, go to Bon's,
the pioneer boot and shoe store of the
Magic City. Bon keeps no cheap auction
goods Of any kind. only the best made
and finest boots and shoes are offered by
him TO his many old customers. At his
store are found, among Others, the cele
brated Soudan boot, Bennett & Barnard's
fine kip shoes and boots, and the latest
and best in all kinds of winter goods.
Closed to-day-making ready for the
great bankrupt sale of i II Hurlhnrtia