The Red Cloud chief., 1876-02-17
COUNTY.
Webster County Condensed

websts. Co.. Nsb.. lies in the Valley OF
the R.prblisan. is $50 .ni's' west Of the Mi
eouri River and touches the State line on
the South. w. -ers are mild and dry: very
little rain or snow falls in tina. season 30 lit
tie in fac: that esttle live AL winter With n"
hay or grain. Plenty Of rain falls in the
curing anG summer. The summers are not
di.agreeably WARM. a. there is always cool
breer. especially in the evenings. The
county frst began 90 So tie in 1870. l. 1871
the county was organized with q population
of4s. Its population IL nov between $500
and 5000 and Is rapidly increasing. There
are at present 80 organised school districts
within its boundriee and school facilities are
tn refors ~ample-better than those in some
Eastern States. Tie a~pportionable school
fund furnishes nearly enough money to pay
teachers wages. Farmers can buy X. X.
land FROM 81. 50 to IS per aerc-with ten years
time. There is yet q considerable amou2t OF
government lands for hOmesteads and pre-.
captions. Asa stock 'aising country it IL
hard % excel. Cattle do we'll. and for sheep
8, cannot be beaten. It is just suited to that.
Fortunes can be easily made ny raising sheep
IS the expense Of feeding is very small. That
corn. oats. barley. potatoes. buck wheat. and
oil kinds Of root. and vegetables. are grown
here With little labor IS bushels ofsod corn
TO tn. acre il nothing new. Wheat averages
about . bushels to the acre. Fruit does ex-
tremcTy we'll. Every farmer has his orchard
growing. Forest trees crow rapidly. Cotton
wood. boxalder. wildwood. soft maple. and
othor kinda n frsaa vra0 infO fInhoP
large enough for fuel in about :three years.
OsSg orange plantsd do : icely. and in Rfew
years your live fences can be msde Me-
chanics find employment and fair wages. The
very best and pu,est water is obtained by
soInS from 5 to 100 feet. The cost is very
small when the well 10 bored.-The-e wells
never 60 d y. The stresms Of lhis couaty are
the Republican and it's tributaries which are
a. fellows on the south eide Of the river.
&aluut. Dry. Buffsl, State Penny. C,dar.
Hicks, Ash. and ..uide Rock crcek.. On the
moth sid .Io willow. Elm. Cottonwood.
crooked Indian. and Farmers creeks. In tho
north part of tn. county is the Blue river
aud its tributaries.
The soil of Webster count 10 = dark, rich
vegetable loan. The wild grasses Are nutri-
tous snis5undAnt. and make Mostszceiient
hay. Timothy. clover. Hungarian and millet
will undoubtedly prove arro6tabls prnduc-
ton. Those who have tried them 90 decide
At least.
Ou railroad prospects are good. and We
will have \ road a. soon as We really need
one. Blu; the farmers for years willind ready
sale or surplus productions in the newer
EQUITIES west ard 10 new settlers. by the
ti.ae these markets are closed roads for
cheaper transportation east will DO opened.
Our climate is healthful. the air pure and
brAcins. AMI sickness of any kind Is almost a
stranger to the people here.
The c"anty scat. RED CLOUD on the Re-
publican river. near the center east and west
and = Ii tie south of TIE center north and
south. In it are chances for business men Of
every branch of trade. The country around
i. such a. to wa ant a good husin. So in every
kin Of merchandise. Red Cio"d and Guide
Rock are the only two laid out towns. Fur
thsr Information can be Obtained from any
ard agent who advertises IN this PAPER. orat
this Office.