The Red Cloud chief., 1875-12-23
Webster County Condensed.

Webster Co.. Neb., lies in the Valley Of
the Republican. is 80 mile west Of the Mis-
rouri River ant toaches the State line on
she South: Winters are mild and dry: very
Ettle rain or snow falls IN that season so lit
tie 10 fact that cattle live all winter with no
Aay or grain. Plenty Of rain falls in the
spring and summer. The summers are not
aisagreeably warm. - there i, .lwaysa ccng
breeze especially in the evenings. The
county first began TO SO tie in 1870. l" 1871
the county was organized with a population
ofs5. It's population is nov between 300
and 3yc0 and - rapidly increasing. There
nre at pre-. sent IS organised school districts
within its boundrie. and school facilities are
sh rcfors ~ample-better than those ia some
ssstern States. The objectionable school
fsnd furnishes nearly enough money to pay
teachers wages. Farmers can buy X. X
land from: 81. 50 TO s. per herewith ten years
ZINE. There is yet a considerable amou=t of
government lands for homestead. and pre-.
eruptions. Asa stock railing country il is
hard o ex eel. Cattle do we'll. and for sheep
il cannot be beaten. Il is Just suited to that.
Fortu .s can be easily made by raising sheep
- the exp cnse of feeding is very small That
corn. oats. barley. potatoes. buck wheat. and
eli kinds Of roots and vegetables. are grown
here with little labor. IS bushels of sod corn
10 tn acre is nothing new. Wheat averages
about IS bushels TO the acre. Fruit doc. ex-
,rsiasiy veil. Every farmer has his orchard
growing Forest trees . row rapidly. Cotton
wood. boxaldcS wEitewood. soft maple. and
many other kinds Of trees grow into timber
;srg- enough fer fuel in abou, :three years.
Osag orange plants do ,icely. aud in a few
years your live fences can be made. Me-
rhanics find employment and fair wages. The
very b.st and purset water is obtained by
so,ng from 5 10 loo fest The cost is very
smAil when the well is bored-These wells
never go i y. The streams of this coanty are
the Republican and its tributaries which are
~ { lows on the south side of The river. |
Waluut. Dry. Buffalo. State Penny. C.Iar.
Hicks. Ash. and Guide Rock creeks. On the
north sid are Willow, Elm Cottonwood.
rocked. Indian. and Farmers creeks. In the
north part of the county is the Blue river
and its tributaries.
The soil Of w Webster county is a. dark, rich
vegetable loan. The wild 9rxs.es-are nutri-
tous and abundant. al 4mske mott excellent
hay. Timothy. clover. Hungarian and mill I
will undoubtedly prove a rrohtahe~ pfoduc-
s"n. Those who have tried them 80 decide
al least.
our railroad prospects are good. and we
will have = road rs soon ~ ~ really need
one. But the farmers for years Will find ready
sale or surplus productions in the newer
counties west and TO new settlers. By the
time these markets are closed roads for
chcs per transportation east will be opened.
Our climate i. healthful. the air pure and
bracing. and sickness of any kind IS almost a
stranger to the people here.
The county seat. RED CLOUD on the Re-
Puoiicsn riveE near the center east and wee
snd q little sOash of the center north and
south. In il are chances for business men Of
every branch Of trade. The country around
j. su-h as to var Snt a good business in every
J. nd Of merchAHdise. Red Cloud AID Guide
D ock are the only twol laid out towns. Fur
taer information can be obtained from any
land agent who adyertises in this paper. or at
this ofhcs