The Red Cloud chief., 1875-06-24
Webster County Condensed

Webster Co.. Nek.. lies in the Valley OF
the Rspsblicsn. 10 80 nile west u tke Nu.
seuri River and touches the State line On
the South. Winters ere mild sod dry: very
little rain or snow falls IN thst season % lit
tie in fact that csttIe live sll winter With no
hay Or grain. Plenty Of rain falls in the
spring and summer. The winners are not
disagreesbly warns. a. there is alwsysa cool
breeze especially in the evenings. The
county irst began 10 20. tie in 1870. In 1871
the county Was organized With . ~popuistlon
0f IS. Its population b . between $3.50
ssd $50 and IL rapidiy incressinE. There
are 1t present - Organised school districts
within it boundries and school facilities are
sh.rcfore a~anpfe-better than those in some
Eastern States. The apportiensblc school
fun fsfnishcs nesrly enough money 10 pay
teacher wages. Farmers can buy 4. X.
LAM ron $50 TO 8 per aero With Ten years
time. There is yet q considerable snouat Of
government lands for howsstcsA. and pre-.
s1ptionA Aa stock rsising country il II
Assd 'osxcei. Cattle d. veil. and for sheep
IL csnn0t be bexten * is just suited 20 that
Fortunes San b easily made by rsisir sheep
- NE expense Of feedios 10 very small. That
corn. oats, barley, potatoes. buck wheat. snd
III kinds Of roots and vegetables. ars grown
here with little labor. - bushels Of sod corn
u the sore Is nothing new. Wheat averages
about Is bushels to the acre. Fruit docs ex-
tremsIy well. Every farmer has his orchard
growing. Forest trees STOW rapidly. Cotton
wood. boxalder. wildwood. soft maple. xad
many other kinds Of trees grow into timber
large enough for fuel in about three years.
osag orange plants do nicely. and in Q few
years your live fences can be made. Me-
chanics find employment and fair wages. The
very bert and purest water is obtained by
going from 5 to loo feet. The cost is very
small when the we'll is bored.-The.e wells
never 90 dry. Tn streams Of this county are
the Republican and its tributaries. which are
~ follows. on the south side Of she rivss,
walnut. Dry. I~suffalv. State PeaDy. Cedar.
Hicks. Ash. and 4uids Rock creeks. On tic
north side are Willow. Elm. Cottonwood,
Crooked. Indian. and Farmers creeks. In tho
north part Of the county is the Blue river
Mud its tributaries.
The soil OF Webster county isa dark. rich
vegetable loan. Ths wild grasses are nutri-
Z Gus an abundant. and make most excellent
hay. Timothy, cloyer. Hungarian and millet
will undoubtedly prove . profitable produc-
ton. Those who have tried them 80 decide
NJ least.
Our railroad prospects are sood. and We
will have = road ~ sosn ~ We really need
enc. But the fArnsYs les year. will find ready
sale or sssysAr predictions in the new OF
counties vest and 10 new settler By the
time these markets are closed roads for
cheaper transportation east will be opened.
Our climate IL healthfui. the air pure and
bracing. and sickness Of any kind Is almost u
stranger to the people hsre.
The county seat. RED CLOUD on the Re-
pmblican river, near the ccater east and west
sud q. little south Of the center north and
south. In it are chances for business men vi
every branch Of trade. The country around
il s1rh ss to val ant q good business in every
kind Of merchandise. Ned Cloud and Guide
hook are the only two laid out towns. Fur
ther inform alton can be obtained from any
jAnd agent who advertises in this paper, or n
this office.