, 1886-01-01
BY The WAY.
Waits Caught on the Fly From
Busy Men.
Good hatured Gossip on General
Matters.

80 1tW tN ANA
are u very happy set.
New Years calling cards in great vaIi-
ETY. at THE LEADER Office.
The train from the east was one hour
and thirty minutes late last evening.
Not as many people in Cheyenne will
keep open house to-day as was the
case u yhar ago.
Some of our business men we're IA work
for the greater part Of the time last night
taking an account of stock.
The school board was not in session
last evening. Notwithstanding it was the
regular night for that purpose
A number Of Laramienites, who were
down here to attend the Knights of
Pythias ball. went home yesterday.
New Year calling cards in great vari-
ETY. at THE LEADER Office.
1t being the last day of the year. yester-
day many Of our business men were busy
in going over their books to see where
they stood-in a business light.
Lilies of the valley. y%iolets, narcissus,
hyacinths, tuberoses, roses, primroses,
carnations. etc, at Mrs. Victoria s..
Glafcke's greenhouses. Telephone e.,
Some party in ball masquerade co stume
passed down Ferguson street yesterday
afternoon scattering bills and programmes
to the intense amusement of the small
boys.
A series of revival meetings are in pro-
gress at the Southside Chapel, Rev. H.
T. Case, of Colorado, assisting. The
meeting last evening was unusually well
attended.
The blizzard flag was hoisted early last
evening, but as it was too late for the
street sprinkler to get out it is quite
probable that the flag will get the best of
it this time.
New Years calling cards in great yari-
ETY. at THE LEADER Office.
At the meeting of the directors of the
J. Stock Growers National bank, held Dec.
81, a semi-annual dividend Of ) per cent.
was declared, and the surplus fund was
increased to $4,000.
There is u paper in Cheyenne that is
still wrestling with the Rock Springs
problem" When Gabriel toots his foe
horn the first response from that paper
will be an article on Rock Springs.
According TO the official notice publish
ed elsewhere, the voting places at the APP
preaching election will be as follows: first
ward, Metropolitan hotel; second ward,
Alert hose house; third ward, city hall.
The Signal Service officer reports that
the highest temperature yesterday was
"a. 80; lowest. l40'; mean temperature.
20. 90; NEAR humidity. III per cent.
highest velocity of wind. 30 miles per
hour.
New Year cards in great variety at
THE LEADER Office.
To day more people will solemnly re-
solve never to taste, touch, or handle"
intoxicating liquors again, and they will
be in luck if they don't ''booze up" be-
fore night. 1t is a very easy matter to
make a pledge, but the pathway must be
ruled with n rod of iron in order to keep
it.
The official statement of the Stock
Growers National bank, of Cheyenne, is
published in this issue. 1t is of peculiar
interest to the business men of Wyoming,
for it sets forth the resources OF this pros
porous banking institution, which foot up
over 81, $50, 900, with deposits amounting
to s6s5,000, and undivided profits of
$4,000.
a Cheyenne young lady received u day
or two since u present from a friend
abroad, who by mistake sent her a pres
ent that had evidently beeu intended for
n gentleman. 1t u supposed that the
gentleman, who does not resida here, re-
ceiyed the present intended Tor the young
lady, and that it all occurred on account
of an error IN directing the packages