, 1885-12-29
BY THE WAY.
Waits Caught on the FLY From
Busy Men.
Good hatured Gossip on General
Matters.

New Years cards in great variety at
The LEADER office.
The First National bank front is being
treated to a new coat of paint.
The steam started up at Geo. L.. Hollis
again yesterday and is now in good run
ming order.
There is to be a regular meeting Of the
city council this evening at So'clock at
the usual place.
Geo. Dawes was sent to the calaboose
by Judge Lee yesterday. George had in
dulged in a big drunk.
Still our Indian summer fingers with
US, but is liable to strike out for other
climes on short notice.
Mike Savage is nov getting along very
well, and there seems to be but little
doubt of his ultimate recovery.
The county commissioners designed
holding 4 meeting yesterday, but some
how they failed to get together.
L. Kabis has opened a branch house at
Laramie City, and is at that place super
intending affairs for the time being.
TIL. installation of the newly elected Of
fcers of Cheyenne Lodge No. l, l. o. o.
f., will take place next Monday, Jan. 4.
Twenty-Five recruits from Wards is
land, New York harbor, passed through
here on their way to Fl. Bridger Sunday
night.
There was one drunk tried and disposed
of in the Ferguson street police court yes
terday. The drunk was consigned to the
calaboose.
A large irvn cafe. destined for use in
the upper story OF the Carey block, ar
rived yesterday and will be hoisted up
stairs to-day.
The Knights of Pythias are to give a
grand ball at Library hall this evening,
and extensive preparations for the event
are being made.
1t has been suggested that the city
council be petitioned to present a pair Of
Roman gold earrings to the Oldest and
most faithful emrloye of ~Cheyenne-the
city mule.
There will be several watch meetings"
in Cheyenne on Thursday night to see
the old year out and the new year in. One
of these meetings will be held at tie
Methodist church.
The beginning of the new year is now
very close at hand, and it is in order, you
know, to firm the annual new resolu-
tons that are never, never to be broken,
and never will bc-for some days.
The Signal Service officer reports that
the highest temperature yesterday was
45.0'; lowest, 2l.6'; mean temperature.
300; mean humidity, 7I.S per cent ;
highest velocity Of wind, ~ miles per
hour.
j. b. Arthur, who is presenting the
petition for the re-opening of the Colora
do Central road, is an old frontiersman
and well known in Cheyenne. He speaks
of ranching it on the Cache La Poudre
with Mayor Reel, Of this city, in 1850, as
though it was a matter O yesterday,
Secretary Morgan, in pursuance of the
law requiring al inspection of the books
and accounts of the auditor and treasurer
Of the territory, previous to the session of
the legislature, has appointed Messrs.
Teschamacher, of the council, and Temp
kins and Downey, OF the house, a com
mittee for that purpose, whose report will
be made at the coming session Of the leg
islative assembly.
Idelman enjoys nothing better than a
Joke, and JEFF Carr was his last victim.
1t was Sunday afternoon, and the place in
the office at the Inter Ocean. Pointing
at the marshal ldelman said to The
LEADER man, you should have seen
Carr when he was city marshal here.
When he came along the street the small
boys who were playing marbles used to
grab up their alleys and scoot for dear
life. If he went into a saloon, all the fel
lows who we're full as goats would brace
up and try to look sober. Oh, he was a
holy terror as city marshal, but he is guu
ming for larger game nov.