The Red Cloud chief., 1876-03-30
COUNTY.
Webster County c:.se2scd.

Webster Co.. Neb. lie. in the Va'ic? %
the 2 - lbiican. Is $50 ME west Of the Mis-
pour; River AID touches N" S'a'" line on
n. South. Winters are mild and dry; very
iittl- rain or snow falls in that sca7on 80 Int
~. in r.ct that cattle I've all winter with no
my OF grain. Plenty of rain f'ls in the
sn-iuy ami summer. The SunrInor- are no.
d;sarreeab,y warm. us there lie always a 60 !
br.ez, sspeciall~ in the evenings. 1h-
.,u,.-y first b-yan 10 Sc tie u 1870. l. 1871
the county was organized with q population
ors7. Its population IL now between @JvO
and 3nIc sld II raridIy Increasing. There
Sc AZ pre- -ent - organised school districts
With it, bcunlrics and s"hco! facilities are
ia r.for2 a IA pIe-bctter 'har those in some
Eastern States. Tie apporti"nable school
fund furnishes nearly enough money 10 pay
Teachers VICES, Farmers can buy T. X.
!nnd trorL $3.50 70 ST. per acre with ten years
time. There j. yet a considerable amount 81
government lands tor h"mcSteads and pre-
c:un;ions. Asa stock rai-iDg country II Is
hard oex.-l. Cattle 10 we'll, and for sheep
itc,nnot be beaten. II i, just s"ited &" that.
fortunes can be easily Rnle by rhiSir . Sheep
ne the cE pen.r of feeding IS very SINAI. nat
corn. oats. barley, potatoes. buck wheat. and
all kinds Of roots ana vegetables, are grown
here with little labor. IS bush'I !. ofsoi corn
tn tn acre Is nothing new. Wheat averages
abccs2S h-,Shnl, to the acre. Fruit does tX-
tre,n,ly well. Every farmer has his orchard
growing. Forest trees row rapidly. Cotton
v ,ad. boxalder, whitewood. soft mail.. and
ua-y other kinis oftrees grow into timber
large enough for fuel in about farce years.
o.ag orarge plants do iccly. ana IA d few
y-lrs your live fences can he made. Ne
chanics find employment and fair wasrH The
very htst and purest water is obtained bF
going from 5 10 loo feet. The cost is very
email when the well Is bored The, wci!@
,Iere- 20 4 V. The streams If this cour ~ are
the Republican and its tributaries which are
~ flows. on the south side-of The river.
Walnut. Dry. Rufal,. State Perry. c'iar.
Hicks, Ash, and inile Rock creek. On the
north sid arc Willow. Elm. Cottonwood.
rocked. Indian, ani Farmers creeks. In the
north part OF the county i the Blue. river
aad its tributaries.
The sol OF Webster county lisa daIk, iich
vegetable loan. The Wild grasses are nu'ri-
tious and abundant. ami rlske T"st excel eat
hay. Timothy. clover. Hungarian mi mill t
will undoubtedly prove arrof;,tie lrcduc-
ton. Those wh9 haze tried them so decide
ST east.
nGr railroad prospects sre good, snd we
will have 4 road rs soon az We really need
o1e, Bu, the farmers for years w;!itni ready
ste or surplus productions i'll trc never
counties est and to new settlers. By THE
toe these markets arc clcsca roads for
c1rar"r transportation east will he ,rcnei.
Oar climate j. i.eaith:ul. the lir pure ani
b~-arinc. ami sickness ofaaJ -I,j i. Sl.ro-t p
granger to the people here.
The county seat. RED CLoUn on the Pc
prbIican river. near the cenier east arl west
u ID a liit.e south of tic center north an1
south. In i: are chances for business men Of
every branch "firai.. The country around
Is su-h as 20 war ant a good husin. s. in lever
hind 90 m~.rchaniise. Red Cloul and Guide
Rock are the only two laid out towns. Fur
Their information can be Obtained from any
aai agent who alvcrtiscs in this ; aper. ora;
this Office.