The Red Cloud chief., 1875-06-10
Webster Comfy caaaeassa

Webster O.. Ne5.. lies In the Valley o,
the kepabIisas. 10 10 niset vest Of the Mis-
souri, River and touches the State line On
The South. WiDtcFs are mild and dry; very
little rain or snow fails In that season 90 lit
tie In fact that cattle live all winter With no
hay or grain. Plenty Of rain fills Ia the
spring and ummer. The sumner are not
disagreesbiy warm. - there IL always Q coal
breeze especially In the evenings. The
county drst began TO u. tie In 1870. In 1871
the county vas organised with . population
.oS45. Its Lopulstio" 10 nov between goo
asd SOC and 10 rapidly Increasing. There
are 1t present IS organised school districts
within its BOUNDARIES and school facilities are
therefore sm~ple-better than those in some
Eastern States. The objectionable school
fund furnishes nearly enough money 10 pay
tsachsrs' wages. Farmers can buy B. X.
land from sl.0 10 IS Per acrs-with ten years
time. There is yet q considsrsbls amount Of
government lands for homestead. and pre-.
emptions. Asa stock raising country it is
hard % excel. Cattle do well. and for sheen
IT cannot be beaten. II Is just suited 70 that.
Fortunes can be easily made BY rsisine shesp
~ the expense Of feeding il very small. That
corn. oats. barley. potatoes. buck wheat. spd
I'll kinds Of roots and vegetables. are grown
here with little labor. % bushels Of sod corn
to the acre 10 nothing new. Wheat averages
about rs bushels u the acre. Fruit doe, ex-
uemsly well. Every farmer has his orchard
growing. Forest trees Srow rapidly. Cotton
wood. boxxlder, wildwood. soft maple, and
nan other kinds Of trees grow into timber
large enough for fuel il about three years.
osss orange plants do liceiy. and in . few
years your live fences can be made. Me-
chanics find employment and fair wages, The
very best and puiest water IL obtained by
going nom 5 10 100 feet. The cost is very
small when the well is bored.-Ths,e wells
never go d.y. The streams Of this cousty are
the Republican and its tributaries, which are
~ follows on the south side of the river.
walnut. Dry. Buffalo. State PesDy, Codar.
Hicks. Ash. and auide Rock creeks. On the
north sid are Willow. Elm. Cottonwood.
Crooked. Indian. and Farmers creeks. In the
north part OF the county il the Blue river
aud its tributaries.
The soil Of Webster county Is a dark. rich
vegetable loan. The Wild grasses are uutr;.
tous and abundant. and make most excellent
hay. Timothy, clover. Hungarian and milI,t
will undoubtedly prove q profitable produc.
ton. Those who have tried them 90 decide
at least.
Our railroad prospects are rood. and va
VIII have a Rad rs soon n We really need
one. But the farmers for years will end ready
sale ior surplus productions in the newer
counties west and to neg settler. By the
tune these markets arc closed roads for
cheaper transportation east will b opened.
Our climate Il healthful, the cir pure and
bracing. and sickness Of any Nod d almost n
stranger TO the people here.
The county seat. RED CLOUD on the Re-
publican river. near the center cast and west
and . little south of the center north and
sonth. In it are chances for basinsu men II
every branch of trada- The eossEv sround
Is such as to warrant q good business in every
kind OF merchandise. Red Cloud and Guide
hock are the only two laid out towns. Fur
ther information can be obtained from any
land agent who advcrtises in this paper, or At
this oGico.