The Red Cloud chief., 1876-01-20
COUNTY


Webster Co.. Mob. lies in the Valley of
the Republican. is 80 mile. west Of the Mis-
souri, River and touches the STATE line on
the South. Winters are mild and dry: very
little rain or snow falls in that season so lit
tie in fact that cattle live all winter with no
hay or grain. Plenty Of rain fails in the
spring and summer. Th, summers are nov
disagreeab!y warm, Is there is always a cCcl
breczs especially in the evenings. The
sounty 6rs, bcxaas to-sc tie in 1870 In 1871
the county wis organized with a population
oft'. It's population is now between 250o
and 800 and IL rapidly increasing. There
are 1T present 80 organised school districts
within its %bcund,ies and school facilities ars
therefors rmple-better than those in some
Eastern St:tes. The apportionabie school
fund furnishes nearly enough money to pay
teachers wages. Farmers can buy K. X
land from g.. to 81 per acre with ten years
::me. Ther, Is yet a considerable amount of
government lands for hoInesteSas AMI pre-
enp.ioEs. Asa stock raising country IL IS
hard o excel. Cattle do we'll. and for sheep
il ~nlc be beaten, Il is just suited to that.
Fortunes cab be easily made b. raising sheep
~ the expense Of fecdilgi i very small- Tint
corn. oats. barley. potat pes, buck wheat. and
all kinds Of cots ana vegetables. are grown
here with little labor. 81 bushel. Ofsod corn
TO the acre is nJtLing new. Wheat averages
about . bushels to the acre. Frui. does ex-
trelnsly well. Ivory farmer has his orchard
growing. Forest trees Rrow rapidly. Cotton
wood. boxalder, whitcwood. soft maple. and
cx., - .otn h,r
large enough fer fuel in about ::three years.
Osag orange plant. do 1 icely. and in a few
years your live fences can be made. Me-
chanics find employment and fair wages. The
very best and purest water is obtained by
going from 5 to loo feet. The cost il very
small when the well is bOred.-1hese wells
never go day. The streams Of this county are
the Republican and its tributaries. which are
a. follows. on the south side of the river,
Walnut, Dry. Bufai,, State Penny. Cedar.
Hicks, Ash. and tluide Rock creeks. On the
a,sth side are Willow. Elm. Cottonwood.
crooked. Indian. and Farmers creeks. In tho
north part Of the county is the Blue river
and its tributaries.
The soil Of Webster county u dirk. rich
vegetable loan. The wild grasses are nutri-
t;ous and abundant. and make most EXCELLENT
hay. Timothy. clover. Hungarian and millet
will undoubtedly prove a prostabAs produc-
ton Those who have tried them 50 decide
at least.
Our railroad prospect. arc good, and We
will have = read rs soon as We really need
ono. Bat the farmers for years wilifnd ready
sale ior surplus productions in the newer
counties west and TO new settlers. By the
time these markets are closed roads for
cheaper transportation east will be opened.
Oar climate il hcalthful. the air pure and
bracing. md sickness Of any kind is almost a
stranger to the people here
The county seat. RED CLOUD on the Re-
publican river. near the center east and west
and a little south of the center north ard
south: In it are chances for business men IF
every branch Of trade. The country around
is such as to warrant n good business in every
kind of merchandise. Red Cloud and Guide
Rock are the only two laid out towns. Fur
Their information can be obtained from airy
and agent who advertises in this paper, orat
this o ice.