The Red Cloud chief., 1876-01-06
WEBSTER COUNTY.
Webster County Condensed.

Webster Co.. Neb.. lies in the Valley OF
ths Republican. is $50 mile west Of the Mis-
souri, River and touches the State line On
the South. Winters are mili and dry: very
little rain or snow falls ia tina, season go lit
tie in fact thai, cattle live all winter with no
hay or grain. Plenty of rain falls in the
spriug and summer The summers are not
di,agr, eably warm. as there is always 4 cool
hreez, especially in the evenings. The
county first began to Sc tie n $50. L. 1871
the county was organized with . population
ofV. It's population is now between 800
ana 500 and Is rapidly increasing. There
rre ut pre- sent IS organised school districts
within its boundries and school facilitie. are
therefore a~mple-betteT than those in some
Eastern States. The objectionable school
fund furnishes nearly enough money to pay
;ssch-rs' wages. Farmers can buy Il. r.
land fr9n sl.50 to Sc per acre--with ten years
time. There is yet 9 considerable amount of
government lands for homestead. and pre-.
~,uptions. Asa stock raising country il IL
hard % excel. Cat lie do we'll. and for sheep
il esnnot be beaten. IL is Just suited to that.
Fortune. can be easily made by raising sheep
- IL sABtirS VI VI - W small A"hh
corn. oats. barley. potatoes. buck wheat. and
oil kinds Of roots ana vegetables. are grown
here with little labor. 80 bushels ofsod corn
to the acre is nothing new. Wheat averages
about % bushels 20 the acre. Fruit doe. ex- |
trcmoiy we'll. Every farmer has his orchard
growing. Forest trees srow rapidly. Cotton
wood. boxalder. whitewood. soft maple. and
many other kind. of trees grow into timber
large enough for fuel in about .thrce years.
osas orange plants 10 Licely. and in a few
Year, your live fences can be made. Me-
ehanic. find employ m.nt and fair wages. The
very bet and purcst water is ohtaiRsd by
gong from 5 to loo feet. The cost is very
email when the well is bored.-The>e wells
never so d y. The streams of this courty are
the Republican and its tributaries which are
~ { .liows- on the south side of the river.
WALNUT, Dry. Bu1alo. State Penry. c iar.
Hicks. Ash. and 'iuidc Rock creeks. On the
lH6Sih -; gre WILLOW Elm, C2tt.nEo:d, |
1 rocked Indian. and Farmers creeks. In the
north part o! the count, Is the Blue river
aad its tributaries.
The soii Of W ebster county is n d 'rk, rich
vegetable loan. The Wild grasses are nutri-
I ous and abundant. and make no. texceiicnt
hay. Timothy. clover. Hungarian and mill t
will undoubtedly prove a profitable TT due
ton. Those who have tnicd hem go decide
q; east.
0sr raarosd prospects are good. and VIC
will have : read as soon as we really heed
one. But the farmers for years W III find ready
sale or surplu. productions in the newer
counties west and to new seliler., BY the
time these markets are closed roads tor
cheaper rasspost.tSnn east will be opened.
Our climate = hcSithfuf. tie air pure and
trscing. and sicaaess of any kind s. almost a
stranger to the people here.
The county seat. RED CLOUD on the Re
publican river. no N the center east and west
nad a Ii tie south of :ls center north and
south. In il are chances Tor business men of
every branch of trade. TIE country around
/. surh as To warrant 4 good Basin. So in every
/ nd of merchandise. Red Cloud AID Guide
kock are the only two laid out to~ns. Eur
Their information can be obtained from any
land agent who Ilrertises in thi. paper. OF 1T
this Office.