The Red Cloud chief., 1876-03-02
WEBSTER COUNTY
wsbs:er County Condensed.

Webster Co.. Web. lies in the Valley o.
the Rap rbi;can. ia 80 mic west Of the Mis-
souri River and touches the State line on
the Sou.h. Winters are mild and dry: very
Iiitlr rain ar snow falls in that season :" lit
tie in fact that cattle live all winter with no
h,y or grain. Plenty of rain fills in the
,p.ing an I summer. The unmers are no.
,iisssre.ably warm. as there is always a cool
br.ez. esperi,lls in the evenings. The
county first began to Sc tie n 1870. / ISL
the county was organized with a population
ofi5. Its ropulstio" L. now between 200
ana $500 and Is raridIy increasing. There
are AZ pre- sent * organised school districts
With IL. boundrie- and 5000 facilities are
IN rr.ore ample better tina" those 10 some
Eastern States. The apporti"nah!e school
tuui u.ni-hes nearly enough money TO pay
teachers wages. Farmers can buy X. X
lad from 81. To- 81 per ar~re--with ten years
time. There il yet n considerable amcu-t of
government lands for homestead. and pre-.
r'nr'iuns. Asa stock raising country it is
hard o excel. Cat lie do well. and for sheep
IL cannot be beaten. Ii is just suited 10 that.
F"rtu.es can ne easily made by raisir g >heep
ss the expense %. feeding l. very small That
corn. oats. barleT. potatoes. buck wheat. and
all kinds %! roots al. vege'abl, -. are grown
here with l,ttle LABOR. - bushrl. of sod corn
Ia Il acre is n IN ns new. Wheat averages
about - busheis Ia the acre. Fruit does -x-
trclariy we'll. livery farmer has his orchard
growing. Forest trees row rapidly. Cotton
w.od. b,xalier. whi:cwooi. soft maple. and
mary other inds of trees grow into timber
la~g- enough far fuel in about three years.
Gag nrang- .lanis do icely. ard in a few
years your live fences can be made. Me-
rhanics find eLp'oym-nt and fair wages. The
very q. I and pu!est water is o.tainei ny
20 < from ) IT, loo feet. The cost is very
.In.;i . sea ,h- vii i bored Thee wei's
issr g i y. The stream" Of This cou T. are
jhr b.'!r;icin AMI its II ba aries which are
So. lows. or the soutn side of the river.
al M. ,iry. Buff b. State Perry, q lar.
-Icks. ,sh. and uide Rock creek. On the
moth sad are Willrw Elm. Colt nwood.
rocked. Indian. and Farmer creeks. In the
north part of the count. Is the Blue river
AMI its tributaries.
Ia. sol 81 Webster county "a = DIRK, rich
veg : IDLE loan. The Wild grasses are nuiri-
I au. IN I ,auniint. and IN IKE ne>texcel snt
hay. notify. lover. Hungarian and mill I
will un laubrcily prove a Profitable rr due
ton. Those who ave tried them So decide
At least.
GA railroad prospects are good. and we
VIII hive /, r. al rs s0on as We really need
one. But the farmers for years VIII find re. dy
sale or surplus productions in the newer
counties west and TO new settlers. BY the
Il ne these m ,rkets are closed roads for
earaper transportation east will he opened.
Our climate i hea'thlul. the air pure and
oraciny. and sickness of any kind s almost a
Stranger 10 the people h re.
The county seat. RED CLOUD on the Re-
publican river. ne n the center east and west
and "A little south of TIE center north and
south. In il are chances for business men of
every branch of trade. The country around
i sub as to war ant a good husin IS i'm every
nj Of merchandise. Red Cloud and Guide
Rock are the only two laid out towns. Fur
tAer inform ttion can be Obtained from any
AMI agent WIN alvcrtiseS in this paper. or at
tt.ij Office.