, 1885-01-21

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A select german was held last evening
in Library hall.
Another meeting of the Catholic Tenn
perance Society will be held this evening.
The candidates for city offices will sit in
n doleful row on the anxious seat for
some time.
The next annual meeting of the Wyo-
ming Stock Growers' Association will be
held on Monday, April 6.
The city band at Keefe's hall this even
ing. No end to the fun every afternoon
and evening on roller skates.
A special dispatch to THE LEADER a y
that the miners at Carbon are still out
and the situation is unchanged.
The next regular meeting Of the city
council will be on the evening of the first
Tuesday. in February, the Sd ult.
Prayer meeting will be held at the
Presbyterian church at 7:SO O'Clock. A
cordial invitation is extended to the pub
lie.
Two mile race for a gold medal at the
new rink tonight between three of the
fastest skaters of Cheyenne. Grand
mask ball Friday night.
Someone is knocking at the door,
will be the subject of the sermon this
"wednesday evening at the Congrega-
tional church. The meeting will begin at
1880 p. m.
According to all reports warmer weather
prevails in Wyoming than in either Ne
braska or Colorado. Monday night the
mercury in Middle Nebraska stood at
about 800 below zero.
The people at Lander, in Fremont
county, are growing about the Italian
climate that hangs around that neighbor-
hood. They report but one really cold
night thus far this winter.
The Signal Service Office reports that
the highest temperature yesterday was
27' lowest, 80; mean temperature, 200;
mean humidity. &C per cent; highest
velocity of wind. "a miles per hour.
Under the law the judges of the late
city election will o~ficiate at city elections
during the year. The judges in the second
ward are Messrs. Colin Hunter, George
MILFORD and Thos, f. Durbin. These
gentlemen will act at the coming special
election.
Leading Republicans profess a pro-
found Ignorance as to the probable nomi-
nee Of their party for councilman from
the second ward. The names of Geo. L.
Holt, A. Underwood and II. S. Oliver
are mentioned in a sub rosa way as can
didates, but nothing definite can be
learned at present. The Republican eau
Gus will probably be held at the Alert
hose house Thursday evening.
Wyoming cattlemen are investing in
feeding enterprises in Nebraska. Corn il
only s cents a bushel in Middle Ne.
braska, and a number of our stockmen
are feeding cattle and hogs for the market,
buying the corn, as it is cheaper to pur.
chase than to grow it Messrs. Harry
Oelrichs, R. s. Van Tassell, A. r. Altcl
and other Wyoming stockmen are feeding
numbers Of cattle for the spring market.
Several months ago a subscription was
taken up for the purpose of purchasing Q
p~erambulator for Mr.. Alex. Cowman, q
man who is helplessly crippled and unable
to walk. A number of people subscribed
small amounts, but no money has as yet
been collected. The signers will be called
upon in a few days for their contributions
and the object for which the subscription
was made, a very worthy one, will be ac-
complished.
The Pacific Hotel company has made,
among other new rules, a regulation that
Pullman car conductors shall pay for then
meals. Under the former order of things
these conductors were not charged foi
their meals, but as the company has con
troll Of every hotel on the main line and
the branches of the Union Pacific, it,
managers probably think that no passen.
ger can escape, and that the conductor
are therefore powerless to extend recipro.
cal fayors for free meals.
Edward Bird was brought before Jus,
tice Lee yesterday and tried for stealing
an overcoat from Edward Gavin. Tn,
coat was valued at SOS, but not desiring
to have Bird punished for grand larceny
Gavin stated that the garment was worth
$40. Bird was fined $40 and costs ant
was sent TO the county jail for thirty days
The fine and the sentence will make hin
a guest at Craig's boarding house fol
about sixty days He is evidently a hal
witted fellow, who should be kept in soms
institution where he would be cared fol
and controlled.
Read Kellner Rroa. al ri this morning