, 1885-10-04
SHORT STORIES
Gathered by Asking Everybody
What Do You Know"

News scarce.
Business dull.
Go to church.
Hints from winter.
Thanksgiving approaches.
Very few strangers in town.
The glee club hasn't materialized.
Fort Russell is quite %populous.
The convent is about rooted in.
Myers is moving his dry goods store.
Street cleaning progresses encourag-
ingly.
This is the eighteenth Sunday after
Trinity.
The soldiers will have winter quarters
erected at Rock Springs.
The Calling gun which is at Evanston
will be brought back to Rock Springs.
Work has been resumed ON the a%rtesian
well at the county hospital, which is now
down about 900 feet.
The workmen are getting along rapidly
with the vault in the new bank, and it
will be a splendid one.
Snow fell early yesterday morning, but
the sky cleared by 9 O'Clock and the day
was bright and pleasant.
An ordinance for a right OF way for a
street car line will be introduced at the
next meeting of the council.
1t is a wonder Cheyenne has no boat
club when there is such a splendid sheet
Of water for rowing or sailing.
There will be a regular meeting Of the
city council next Tuesday night. Nun
Der the houses and label the street COR
ners.
Seldom Walker, who was released from
Jail a few days ago on n habeas corpus, is
now in the chain gang on a why did YOU
do so?
There will be special music at the NOM
ing service of st. Mark Episcopal church
to-day, in which Mrs. r. F. Glover will
take part.
1t is a very difficult matter for some
alleged newspaper men TO understand
anything, and thus they frequently "bite
off too much"
Nat Goodwin, the comedian, has been
trying to dust the check rack at a faro
bank in Omaha and-he didn't do it, but
quit about 81, 200 loser.
The paragraphs on The Situation,
from the Rock Springs Independent, pub
lished in The LEADER this morning, give
a very clear insight into affairs at the
place suggested.
There will be no preaching at the Pres
byterian church to-day on account of the
fact that the new organ which is being put
up is in such condition that there is no
room for a congregation.
The Signal Service officer reports that
the highest temperature yesterday was
4G.9o lowest. 300; mean temperature;
1915; mean humidity, 69.6 per cent; high
est velocity Of the wind, l6 miles erhouri
snowfall, .06.
Gen. +. II. Sawyer, the president of
the Grand Army college, at Canon City.
Col, is here and will preach at the Bap-
fist church this forenoon and in the even
ing. Beside being a prominent and zeal
Gus Grand Army man, and earnest edu-
Gator, he is a brilliant preacher.
The Clark hose team which disbanded
a few days ago have reorGanized and
elected r. McDougal, foreman; John
Emory, first assistant foreman; James
Duffy, captain; Mike Fitzgerald, steward,
and John Miller, plugman. The hose
carts will be kept in the rear of the round
house.
Lander is getting a race track-a half
mile track. What on earth is the use of
people making half mile tracks in this
country where land is so plenty. A half
mile track is a nuisance, and the only
excuse for one is VIXEN 1t is in a country
where level land is scarce or very costly.
Quite a crowd attended the races at the
trotting park yesterday. 1t the first race
Emery's White Stockings won against
Pettibone's Billy n. in three straight
heats. The best time was 40. In the
second race Emery's Kitty took the first
heat in 2:40, Pettibone' Lady Mack won
the race in three straight heats thereafter.
Time, 1854, $50 and 2;3j. Emery
drove his own horse and Marsh Jones
drove Pettibone's-
The seventeenth annual meeting Of the
American Woman Suffrage association
will be held in the church of the Redeem
sr, corner Second avenue, South and
Eighth street, Minneapolis, Mimi, on
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, Oct.
10, IA and 10, 1885, commencing on Tues.
day afternoon, Oct. 10, at 2:30 p. III.
with an informal business meeting OF
members and delegates only, and holding
eight consecutive sessions at 1890 a. III.
2:3O and 1880 p. m. Zach state and ter
ritory is entitled to send delegates equal il
number to its congressional delegation.
Real Estate Transfers.
The following real estate transfers wer'
recorded yesterday in the county clerk
office.
Geo. A. Jennings to Anson McNulty