, 1891-01-29
A Leader Correspondent Finds the
Town Lively.
A Long List of New Buildings
Erected.
The Union Pacific Company Making
Many improvements.


the past few months the following build
iugs have been completed: The Morris
Mercantile company's store, costing
$4,000, Taliaierro Il Gilligan's two.story
building, the residence of Mr.. Kelleher,
Fl. G.. Role, James Rumble, Frank
Rumph, Henry Butcher, T. J. Wyche,
VIM. Avery. Il. FL. Lawrence. Henry
Franklin; T. S. Taliferro, George Harris
new saloon building, McDermot & Kerry's
lodging house, and the new round house
costing $40. 900. The railroad company Is
also building anew ice house with a capaci-
ty for 500 tons. There is a fine brick court
house. A new school house Is needed as
the old one is altogether too small.
The Catholics and Congregationalists
have neat substantial churches. The
Episcopalians will soon build. The Nor
ris Mercantile companY's building would
be a credit to any city. 1t is a two-ttory.
60xSO feet, building made OF Rock
Springs brick, with iron front and trim
mings. The first floor contains their
heavy stock OF general merchandise. The
upper floor will, presumably, be used as a
%storehouse. An elevator is in position.
Mr.. Ed Morris has kindly donated the
use of the upper floor to company Z, LIST
infantry, w. N. G. for their grand ball to
be given on Feb. 3. As the hall is 6OxSO
feet, including a department which will be
used for a reception room, there will be
plenty of room for dancing, A grand time
is expected and probably the largest
crowde ever assembled in Green River will
be royalty entertained on that occasion.
Mr.. Morris will also furnish the music.
Ed is a liberal, philosophical citizen
aud a credit to the town. He has been
here six years and has pinned his faith to
Green River. His company does a big
business, and he says collections are al
way good. Speaking Of collections the
writer collected SO per cent of his bills
here. This beats his Rawlins record a
little.
Besides the Morris Mercantile SOM
pauy, Jacob Lewes. P. Barrett and Mrs.
j. Sheeran also have general stores.
V. j. Souadzski and kastor Bros. 4 Co.
make a specially of gents furnishing
goods. Kastor Bros. occupy the new
TAliaferro 4 Gilligan building and have a
uice store. Charles Eggs, manufactures
and deals in boots and shoes and has
quite a large stock on hand. l.. Viox
supplies the inhabitants with fresh meat,
and S. Daukowski and f.. Rose contribute
to the r happiness by giving them a clean
shave or a neat hair cut at the regulation
price. Daus and Revel and II. H. Camp
bell deal IN drugs and the acco mpanylng
articles of trade. Drs. b. G. Benson and
II. p. G%illinghau iud the general health
good enough for them, though DR.. Ben
son says there has been considerable pneu.
monia. One need not starve in Green
Pacific house Tor only rs cents. There
are several other places where something to
eat can be found, but if there is a place in
town where a square meal can be had for
less than six bits your correspondent has
not found it. Where he ate breakfast this
morning a motto over the door leading
trom the dining room to the bar read:
The Lori will provide. Judging by
the breakfast He had not vet done so,
however. Or perhaps it was the bar to
which the sign referred. At any rate
there is no necessity for going dry IN this
place. Besides Mr.. X. Spinuer's brewery
where, during the summer, sixty barrels
of beer a week is manufactured, there
are six saloons in full blast. Those who
prefer may drink pure water as the sup
ply Is iuexhaustible. A private company
W the water works. The tank is on a
hill above the town and a stream can be
thrown higher than the top of any build
ing. George Harris, formerly a resident
OF Cheyenne, runs the finest saloon in
town. His bar is quite elegant and at his
place keno, faro, roulette, stud" poker
and other games are INDUCED in, and a
free lunch is served at midnight.
At Bingham & Rumphs and several
other places gangs OF men can be seen al
most any evening "bucking the tiger or
playing at the wheel. Railroad men, of
course, predominant, but the broad
brimmed hat aud buckskiu breeches are
met with often enough to remind one of
the early days.
NOTES
Yesterday morning orders were received
to hire forty new men In the shors here.
All will work full time.
Speaking of the effect the hiring Of new
meR would have on the town, one geutle-
man said: 1T will be three months before
the town will feel it much. New people
coming in are generally in debt and hard
up and it takes them some time to get
even. Then, too, they come with strong
resolutions to save their money and it
takes them about three months to break
their good resolutions. After that they
begin to spend their money"
lack Hurd had his thigh bone frac.
tured at the coal chute early this morning.
DR.. Benson set the leg and Mr.. Hurd was
sent to Ogden on the morning train.
1t is generally understood that a new
depot will soon be erected here. The
plans submitted some time ago have been
approved by the new management and no
doubt the building will soon go up. 1t is
vary ho jly noadad