, 1885-12-13
SHORT STORIES
Gathered by Asking Everybody
What Do You Know"
Things Which are too Little Ia
Carry a Head.

ms Is excellent weather for the coal
dealers.
A ranchman west of the city brought
in a few hawks heads yesterday.
Judge Fisher was overrun with civil
business in his our yesterday.
Shooting and cutting seems to be the
order OF the dsy all around us.
The ladies of the B. +. L. society ex-
pect to hold a fair on Thursday and Fri
day of this week.
No definite settlement of the Laramie
Crook tax imbroglio has yet been effected
and the matter still hangs fire.
Elmer Webber brought twenty nine
coyote pelts to the court house yesterday
and received the usual bounty papers for
them.
Everyone who has invested in and re-
ceived the Grant book is devoting all of
his or her spare time to a perusal of its
Contents.
Read the church notices this morning
Hunt up that quarter without a hole in
it, make your selection and strike out for
a place of worship.
AT Laramie City early yesterday morn
ing the mercury stood at l5o below zero
according TO the most reliable theremome-
ter at that place.
There is much suffering among some of
the unfortunate people of the city on ac-
csunt of the cold weather. Some of them
are destitute of fuel.
The small boys were out in force yester.
day with theirsleds, and by catching on"
to the passing vehicles they we're able to
take many a good long ride during the
day.
L. Joe Fisher will start for Jacksonville
in charge of Thomas Mayer, who was re-
Gently adiudged insane, and who is to be
consigned to the insane asylum at that
place.
The United States of America and the
fences do not seem to be having much
trouble at present, Notwithstanding the
recent Ease that was heard before Judge
Fisher.
The Wyoming Meat company received
from their ranch on Horse creek a bunch
of splendid beeves. The stock will be
slaughtered and shipped to Boston on
Monday.
The land contest case of Halsted VS..
Talbot was called for hearing at the land
office yesterday, when it was discovered
that the papers in the case had been mis-
laid, which fact temporarily put a veto on
the proceedings.
A serious accident is reported to have
occurred yesterday on the Utah North
ern railroad, one person being killed and
several injured. No particulars at the
hour Of going to press.
The Signal Service officer reports that
the highest temperature yesterday was
20.l'; lowest, ll.60; mean temperature.
1870; mean humidity, 74.7 per cent high
est velocity of wind 80 miles per hour.
Sleighs with spike teams, with double
teams and single horses dashed through
u streets yesterday to the music of
merry bells. Mine host Chase, of the
Inter Ocean, was out speeding it on Six
teenth street in the most reckless manner.
He should take out an accident insurance
policy.
The meagreness Of ~telegraphic matter
in the columns of THE LEADER this
morning is due to the fact that the wires
are broken and crossed between Cheyenne
and Laramie, also between Laramie and
R%awlins, due to the extreme cold weather
and high winds Of yesterday. Finding
that San Francisco and the Pacific coast
could not be reached the matter was held
at Omaha.
Miller, the ieweler on Ferguson street,
will exhibit o-morrow, Monday, one of
the finest displays of %iewelry, diamonds
and general holiday goods ever shown in
the city. His new stock of American
and imported novelties has just arrived.
and will be unpacked tomorrow to be
placed on exhibition in the show windows
and cases Those who desire to purchase
the choicest holiday gifts, should call and
examine the new goods.
A letter from Clark Howard, inspector
at the Rosebud agency, Dakota, was re.
ceived yesterday by the secretary Of the
Wyoming Stock Growers Association.
Inspector Howarl reports that the cattle
in that section are in excellent condition,
and the weather is as fine as a fiddle. The
The Indians at the agency are all on their
best behavior, for this is the month that
they receive their a%nnuities from the
Great Father at Washington.
Cure your cold while you can, Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy will do it. Sold
by W. n. Hunt
You can buy a nice plush toilet set worth
$500, for 50. so at Hollis.