The Red Cloud chief., 1875-02-03
TIE NEWS.

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land offered their resignation to the
Stare Horticultural Society, but their
resignati us were laid over. with a
hope of making them reconsider them.
Mr.. Fletcher, the ice man, and two
Of bis employees, tell into the river
yesterday morning, but, having their
pixies with them they succeeded in
drawing themselves out, chilled
through and entirely exhausted
Omaha Republican.
Presume they passed several re-
marks about the dam, ice giving way
&c. while they were pikeins their way
out.
The Merchants Club gave a Re
Union Banquet at the Grand Central,
Omaha on Tuesday Jan. 25th. Many
distinguished guests were present and
the evening vas pleasantly and
pro6tably" spent.
The Elopists, Mr.. T. Mrs. Ed. Cuth-
bertson are at the Grand Central,
saith the Republican.
There was q meeting of the Board
of Trustees Of Hastings College, at
Hastings Feb. 2.
Mr.. w. A. Piatt died at Grant
Island on the 25th of January. He
was the father of Nathan Platt Of
Juniata.
istsf will d.; if that town falls to get
the capital. That entcrprising cuss
has gone to tremendous expense in
getting out a map, proving beyond a
doubt that the city" of Lowell is the
centre of the universe. There is no
doubt but what that map cost him at
least 25 cents, aud unless he can in
duce the legislature to locate the
capital in that classic town. bank
ruptcy stares him in the face. The
map looks like a patent b rn-gate, and
from its color We should judge the
artists mind to be clouded with grief.
The capital removal lobby increases
with the arrival Of each train. They
will not make a forward movement
until aft er the senatorial fight. Lin
coin Spy.
The editorial excursion to Calves
ton, is nearly q fixed fact. Editors
will govern themselves accordingly
and get about four weeks. editorial
ahead-with the scissors.
"rickle" Butler of Lincoln lately
left that city in a hurry leaving sever
al creditors in a decided pickle. The
Journal says it is supposed he took
some $1,000 with him ''about one half
which amount it would take to liqui-
date his whiskcy bias." Suppose he
used that for making 'whiskey
pickles"
Thisis what the Omaha Republican
thinks:
Even if the grasshopper relief bill
should not pass congress, so as provide
our frontier with sufficient grain for
seed, We doubs the policy of issuing
county bonds. They are q dangerous
thing, aud stay with the taxpayers.
Il is better to rely upon the aid Of
societies. and individual contributions.
President Grant has named Omaha
Is one Of the points at which he rec
oinmends the establishment Of q
Branch United States Mint.
Mrs Woodruff win lecture in
Omaha 10 February.
The editor Of the Republican Valley
Seafiaei wants to know who that man
was claiming to be Grn. Ord thar
travelled w~estwardly . few days ago
through Gosper county, ''cutting of
every bachelor in the county except
one from the Aid Society's list." As
bachelor. the Seafiaef man pm poses
stand up for the for!orn Of his EEK.
The man claiming to be Gen. Ord"
undoubtedly IN impossor, and the
SINGLE men Who inhabit the RepubE-
valley viii be likely to make him
np into mince pies the next time he
ventures out on tho prairie. Serious
y. no man With . heart IN him would,
his cod weather, .,cnt or = bache-
from aid in the shape Of fuel and
Ssd c-!oshias.-Lixnpls LSxssal. /,