The Red Cloud chief., 1875-11-11
wsbstss County coadsnssd

Webster Co., Neb.. lies 10 he Valley OF
the Rspablicaa. 10 $50 mile west Of the MIS-.
eousi River and touches the State line on
she South. Wipters are Mid ssd dry: very
little rain or ssow falls in thst season 50 lit
tie 10 fact hat cattle live oil winter With no
h,y or grain. Plenty Of rain falls In The
,prine and summer. The summsrs are not
disasreeably warn. - there 10 always cool
breeze especially In The evenings. The
county 6rst began TO settle u 1870. l" 1871
the county was organised with . population
ofS. It's population 10 now between 200
and 100 and 10 rapidly Increasing. There
are ut present % organised school districts
within it, boundries and sch DOL facilities are
tn. refors~ ample-better than those In sos'e
Eastern States The apportionabie school
fund furnishes nearly enough money to pay
teschsrs' wages. Farmers can buy r. r.
land from Si.O to IS per a~cre-with ten years
time. There i. yet . considerable smouat Of
government lands for homestcsdt and pre-.
-,uptions. Asa stock raising country it il
hard o excel. Cattle do we'll. and for sheep
il cannot be beaten. Il l. just suited to that.
Fortunes can be easily made by raising sheep
~ Tue SApOOu0 " % ~
earn. oats. barley. potatoes. buck wheat. snd
al kinds Of roofs and vegetables. are grown
here With little isbes. Is b1sAels Of sOd corn
tn tn ssss is nothing nsv. Wheat averages
sh,ut = bushels 10 tn acre. Fruit does ex-
Sr.msly we'll. Esesy farmer has bin ssekard
growing. T"sest trsss , Pov rapidly. Costso-
good. hnxahies. wEteUood. sOft maple. md
many ether Kinds Of trees grow into timber
large enough for fael in abou, :three years.
Osas orange plants DO = icely. and 10 . few
years your live fences can be made. Me-
chsnics End employment and fair wages. TAe
very bet and purest water 10 obtained ~
going from S 10 100 feet. The cost 10 very
small when the we'll 10 bored.-Thsse wells
never 70 dry. The streams Of this county are
the RspubIicsn and its tributaries. which are
- f.llows. on the south side Of the river.
wslnut. Dry. Buffalo. State Penny. C.daf.
Hicks, All, saA 1uids Rock cspeh. On D
north sid are Willow. Elm. Cottonwood.
lrooked. Indian. and Farmers creeks. In the
north part Of the county il the Blae river
and its tributaries.
The soil Of W sbster county H. dark. rich
vegetable loan. The Wild grasses are nutri-
s,ous and abundant. and make mort excellent
hay. Timothy. clover. Hungarian and nill.t
will undoubtedly prove q proStabls pvo6ue-
tion. Those who have tried them SO decide
ut least.
Our railroad prospects are Cood. and vs
will have = road - soon - We really Bed
one. Bat The farmers for years will End ready
sale tor surpiss productions in tho newer
suunties vest and - nev settlers. By the
time these markets are closed roads for
shssDcr transportation east VIII BE- opened.
Our climate l. hssltAfui. the air pure and
bsaeins. and Sickness Of sny kind Is almost .
stranger 10 the people here.
The county seat. RED CLOUD on the Re-
publican river. near the center east and west
and . little south Of the center north and
south. In it are chances for business men Of
every branch Of trade. The country around
l.. rurh n to warrant q god business in every
KIND Of m~ssvhs1Aiss. Red Cloud and 01ids
Lsck - the 4Iy two laid ont towns Far
Their iniormAtiaa caA be obtained from any
land agent who adNsstisss IN this pap3r. or 1t
this once.