Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1886-01-28
Fresh Oysters at Mecks & Hays.

Fresh Oysters at Mecks & Hays'
Mr. Eastland has bought the Hubbe1l resi-. !
dence, which is cosey properly.
Our mischievious office devil caught another
victim on the type louce" racket.
Geo. VanHorn came up with Mr.. Whitlow
from the Washita and spent a few days here.
The Darlington hotel has put in a stock If
smoking material for the accommodation of
its guests
Meeks & Hays will have received in few
days fresh head cheese, sausage and dried
smoked beef Call early
s.teen hundred and s0-six-stir we receive
letters from parties who, through force of
habit, use the old figure
Caltleman J. S. Morrison come in last week
from months visit to Lawrence and Kan
sas City, and proceeded to his ranch.
Mr Oliver Eastland, Mai. Barkers attorney,
has gone to Cantonment for few days in the
interst OF their branch store at that point.
Mr. Matfet Is expected back from the North
Pole in few days We fear George has lost
that heavy mustaehe Of his in the frosty re-
gions.
A falling barn door at Collins & Simpsons
livery caught John Murphy jr. in a trap,
infiicting bruises in the little fellows face
and about the body
Lafe Merritt is not correspondent for the
Wichita Eagle, and articles appearing IN that
paper from the Territory should not be sad
died upon his shoulders.
The TRANSPORTER job Office printed some
neat ball invitations and programmes for
troop Z, 9Th cavalry for its annul hop, which
took place on Friday evening.
s6rs sign whish has 09en pen St TEaaSg Bae BE indian
Trader" a neat post-office sign is attached,
all painted by John Dollesberry.
Agency Physician Gray reports very little
sickness among the Indians at this time. The
doctor is familiarizing himself with his
new practice and has made n favorable i'm.
preston
The ladies' fancy-woTk club meets once q
week-the last time with Mrs. Capt. Lee
Mrs. Lee is q lady of rare social attinments,
md the members OF the club speak in the
highest terms Of the meeting at her house.
Oscar Davis, one of our Cheyenne boys at
Carlisle, furnishes the "Mornng STAR with a
well written article entitled "story of my
life," IN which he relates many anecdotes.
Oscar is q printer, and he handles his subject
well Tor an indian boy OF his age.
During the past few months number OF
horses have died in this vicinity of a disease
supposed to have been blind-staggers. This
week three head belonging TO capt Connel
died of the same ailment. On examination
DR.. Gray pronounces itpneumonia.
The Agent, Capt Lee, harvested n rich croI
of ice during the cold weather. filling two ice
houses with clear six inch ice. The Darling
ton hotel also put up Il good supply of the
CONCEALED water. Tue ice was taken from tho
lakes above the Agency.
The mails fIom the north have been arriv
ing in all imaginable shape the past few
weeks owing to the severe weather Th
stage broke through the ice in the Cimarrol
on Wednesday, and the mails were brough
i'll dripping wet with water.
We are glad everyone liked the last issu
OF this semi occasional organ and eXten'
thanks for kind words received. Our suppl
of extra copies was inadequate to the demanC
The TRANSPORTER ispurely local in its nature
in which ii will be improved from time I
time as itssupport justines 1t.
A government surveying corps is here froI
Washington with instructions from the inter
ior Department to resurvey certain boundar
lines of the heyenne and ArapahOo reserVt
ton. The exact lines have long been IN dl
p>te, and the party comes TO settle the ma
ter. The party IS in charge OF COL Majors
Local items are scarce this week. the col
weather being about the only subject
marriages, no births, no deaths, nor even
dog fight. Usually we can resort To I'll
schools for topics; but justnow they are ru
ming smoothly that not u ripple disturb
their equanimity.
BY an oversight we omitted nm tmportal
item last issue; That Mrs Capt Lee had tC
her New Years dinner a ripe watermelo
which was raised ana presented 10 her ]
Jacob Zelleweger The melon was in a pc
feet state of preservation and as sweet
though just picked from the vine. 1t was
rare dish at this time.
The weather for the past few weeks N
been of genuine Arctic nature. IT Is claim.
by parties posted on the subject that thus I
the winter has been the coolest one since Is
The streams are all frozen over, the ice ben
eight inches thick. The weather has bee
severe on range stock, and 1t is quite liko
th9t the lOegC9'Wln be hCnNrfr,