The Red Cloud chief., 1875-06-17
wsist.r csuatyc saa.s..a.

Webster Co. Nsbs, ii6s q De UsnO =
the Republican. Is ~ niIss wss III ~ Gis-
sour River md stachss tks STATE HE on
The eosth. Winters ere mid sod dry; vesy
little rain or SNOW fails II thsAssasos - lit
tie In fact that cattle live al winter With no
hay or grain. Plenty Of rain klls In tire
sprfns and summer. The WINNERS are NOT
disasreeabiy warm. - there 10 always . cool
breeze especially in the evenings. The
county 6rst trg.a TO settle in 1870. In 1871
the county Vas organized with . populstion
Of IS. Its population Is nov between $50
and $3.50 ssd n rapidly Increasing. There
are Il present IS organised school districts
within its boundsies and school facilities are
Therefore s~mpie-bettcr than those IN some
Eastern States. The apportionabie school
fund furnishes nearly enough money 10 pay
tsschers' wages. Farmers can buy b. X.
. lard from $50 to S6 per scrs-with ten years
Dine. There Is yet . considerable amount Of
government lands for Homestead and pre-.
snstiens- Asa stock raising country it IL
hard % excel. Cattle do well, and for sheep
IL cannot be beaten. Il il just suited 10 that.
Fortunes eau DO easily made by raising sheep
~ the expense Of feeding is vcry small. That
corn. oats. barley. potatoes. buch wheat. snd
all kinds Of roets and vegetables. are grown
here With little labor. IS bushels Of sod corn
70 the acre Is nothing new. Wheat averages
about Is bushels to the sore. Fruit doe. ex-
tsemsly we'll. kTcry tanner has has orchard
growing. Forest trses srow rapidly. Cotton
wood. boxalder. Whitewoud. son maple. and
many other kinds Of trees grow into timber
large enough for fuel in about three years.
0sas orange plants do riccly. and in a few
years your live fences can. be made. Me-
chanics find employment and fair wages. The
very best and pursst water Is obtained by
going from S TO l0 feet. The cost is very
smsll when the we'll IL bored.-These wells
never go dry. The streams Of this county are
the Republican and its tributaries. which AZ
~ follows. on the south side Of the river.
Walnut. Dry. Bufiai,. State Pcapy. Cellar.
Hicks. Ash. and Guide Rock creeks. On the
north side are Willow. Elm. Cottonwood.
Crooked. Indian. and Farmers creeks. In the
north part Of the county is tho Blue river
and its tributaries.
The roll Of Webster county IL n dirk. rich
vegetable loan. The Wild grasses are nutri-
t:ous aud atssndant. and.make moot xcelien
hay. Timothy. clover. Hungarian and milist
will undoubtedly prove a profitable pr5duc-
ton. Those who have tried them 20 decide
at least.
Our railroad prospects are good, and we
wall have a Rad as room M we really need
one. But the farmers for years will find ready
sale Tor surplus productions in the never
counties west and'to Drv settler > BY the
time these markets are closed roads for
cheaper transportation east will be opened.
Cur climate is hcalthful, the air pure and
bracing. and rickness Of any kind Is almost q
stranger TO the people here.
The county seat. RED CLOUD on the Re-
Eubaicsn river. near thec center east and west
and u little south of the center north and
south. In it are chances for business men sf
every branch of trade. The country around
IL such rs to warrant a good Business in every
kind Of merchandise. Red Cloud and Guide
Mock are the only two laid out towns. Fur
Their information can DO obtained from any
land agent who advertiscs in this paper, or ut
this Office.