The Red Cloud chief., 1875-11-18
web..ec ca-.t7 Condensed.


Webster CO., Neb lies in the Valley Of
the Rep ,blican. is 80 mile west Of the Mis-
eouri River and touches the State line on
the South. Winters arc mild and dry: very
tile rain or snow falls in that season 50 lit
Gle in fact that cattle live sl winter with no
hoy or Grain. Plenty of rain falls in the
.priug ana summer. The GUNNER are not
disasrccabiy warm. as there lie ais,ys = cool
hr-cz, especiall; in the evenings. Tie
county first began to Sc tie n 1870. Il 1871
ths cosnty was organized with a population
"f&N. It's .opulatio- il nov between eco
nna 500 and Is RAPIDLY increasing. There
are at pre- lent , organised school districts
wiihi1 it boundries and school facilities are
IN reiore ~ample-better than those in some
Eastern States. The objectionable school
fund furnishes nearly enough money to pay
tearheIs' wages. Farmers can buy X. X.
land from: SIS to Sc per acre with ten year,
time. There i. yet a considerable amount Of
g,ycrnment lapis for homestead. and pre-.
cuptions. asa stock raj ing country il is
hard ~oexceI. Cat lie do well. and for sheep
j., cannot DC beaten, Ii il just saited to that.
F.rtu .cs can be easily made by raising sheep
-. the expense of feeding Is very small. That
corn. oats. barley. potatoes. buck wheat. and
all kinds OF roots al! Vegetables. are grown
here with little labor. % bushels of sod corn
10 Il. acre i u.thing new. Wheat averages
about - bushels 20 the acre. Fruit does ex-
tremoly we'll. Livery farmer has his orchard
growing. Forest trees , row rapidly. Cotton
- ..ll.~ ,ist.~nnd soft mania and
mauy other kinds of trees grow into timber
largo enough for fuel in about :three years.
U.mg orange plants do l iccly. and ia . few
years your live fences can be made. Me-
cI,anics find employment and fair wages. The
very bet and purcst water il obtained by
; going from 5 to 100 feet. The cost is very
small when the well is borel.-These wells
never go d y. The streams Of fhis county are
the Republican and it, sriku; aries. which are
as 4 Iiows. on the south side Of the river.
sxnut. Dry. Buft.. State Penny. C,dar.
Hicks. A.h. and ,iuide Rock crcek,. On the
\north sid are Willow. Elm. Cottonwood.
G.oked. Indian. and Farmers creeks. In the
4 part Of the county is the Blue river
aud its tributaries.
The sol. OF W ebster County il n dark. rich
} vegetable loan. The Wild grasses src ustri.
Z Gus and abundant. and make Io.ea.cclien
hay. Timothy. clover. Hungarian and millet
will undoubtedly prove a profitable produc-
f,nn. Those who have tried them SO decide
Q;cas,.
4 iOuf railroad prospects are good. and We
: I'll have = road rs soon rs We really need
aue. But the farmers for years viii find ready
ssie or surplus productions in the newer
~eaanties west andrto new sett9ess. Bf the
iae ,hcse markets are closed roads for
s~sper transportation east will be opened.
Dur climate il heaIthiui, the air pure and
k~.acing. aud sickness Of any kind IS almost q
trnuser to the people here.
The county ssaa. RED CLOUD on the Re-
,abIican river. ne sr the center east and west
i u little south of TIE center north and
Nh. Ia il are chances for business men Of
( branch Of trade. The country around
80 To war ant a good business in every
-te-chsndise. Red Cloud and Guide
L are the only two laid out towns. Fur
inform ssion can be ATTAINED from any
car cnt who advcrtiscs in this paper. or at
yo.hce.