The Red Cloud chief., 1874-08-01

meeting NOT Iobg hInsf- III tue coib
mittce have dome anything We would
Ike to hear their report.
- Mr.. J. Q. Potter who i erecting
a girls. mill on the Repnb lean river,
has succeeded in putting in a good
dam across the river, and expects o
to have the mill finished.
Joe Warner, proprietor Of the
Valley House, is building a large sta
bic to accommodate the travelling pub
lie. 1t ha. not been but a short time
since he built a new stone barn, but
the increase in the patronage he re-
ceives demands more commodious sta
bic room.
II. s. Haley, E>q beIieyes in
improvements. He is erecting a neat.
tasty barn on his farm adjoining town.
and when completed will add much
to beau,ify his place.
- Wheat is being threshed in a
great MANY places ia this county and
the yield is fully as much as could be
expected.
W.. J. l.. Miller, Of Red Cloud
on "Wednesday of this week was son
struck. He is, however, rapidly re-
covering, aud the boys are smoking
fine Havaua's at his expense.
= Ii is said that J. .. Potter. has
been quite p%rofsne for the past two
weeks. He has been damming the
Republican river.
We have heard some signing.
"Oh, for a Moses to lead Us ont Of
this land Of grasshoppers." We fear
the next cry will be. Oh, for a Joseph
to sell us corn.
Capt. Silas CARRIER and Ed. Boyn-
ton pat in az appearance early in the
week. Capt. CARRIER has about recov-
cred from his recent injuries, and Is
able ia resume his ordinary routine Of
business. We are always glad to see
Capt. return TO his old stamping
ground. Nj. Bovnton proposes to re-
turn in the near future and engage in
business.
Mr.. Cook of the Clark bridge
company. informs Us that they have
received the contract for the building
Of bridge across the Republican river
at Riverton, in Franklin county. the
contract price being =. 900 to be CON-
pletcd nniDe,y days. This company
have now the contract for building
several bridges across the Republican
and other streams in this State, and
have completed quite a number. which
have been severely tested. and now
stand rs q Recommendation to the
company. They are now busily at
work on the Red Cloud bridge and
hope TO socn have il completed. That
We will get a good bridge we haven't
the least doubt.
Tom - enjoys the celebrity
Of being the only colored gentleman in
town, AMI receives as much attention
rs though he were a Dake. He is q
.favorite among the boys and in his
own language is no half breed and
is a good 'un." He is an at,achee
of the bridge company and . very val
liable hand.
- The luubsr yard at this place j.
said TO be haunted Strange noises
hare been heard late at night IN that
and ghostly apparitions have
been secn to arise from among the
On the first page Of cur paper
this week we publish an original story
from the pen Of Mr.. +. Fl. Jones, our
treasurer Ii VII be Of no
interes. to any n except
the B. & NJ. and Midland Pacific
Railroad Cosnpany's. To these cor
poraticns il viii he interesting to the
amount Of about Se4,000.
DrEp.-On Friday. July 3lst. 1874,
Sammy, son of DR.. Peter Head. aged
= years.
The parents IF the deceased have
our syrnthaaies in this their great be-
reavement.
On las, Tue-day evening = swarm
of grasshoppers stationed themselves
on the top Of the liberty pole is front
Of Mr.. CARRIER store, evidently for the
purpose Of discovering a new held for
labor. They seemed to be satisfied
with the work they had done here. for
they had left nothing unaoee. aud
we're only eco eager Tor . new ceoQest.
The advance eSard moved south on
Wednesday, and the main srmY Is!
loxly disappearing. W. hope they
viA never return again