The Red Cloud chief., 1876-05-04
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Webster Co.. Web. lies in the Valley Of
;he Republican. IL Isl mi'e We, OF the Mi--
sour River and t0uche. the State line on
the South. Winters are mild and Try. very
title rain or snow fa'ls in that season % lit
tie in fact that cattle live all winter with no
hay or grain. Plenty Of rain f5lls in the
! spring AMI summer. The summcrs are po'
disagreesbly warm. as there - alrayss cot
breeze espccia'h in tie evenings. The
"ounty fret began TO -e tie IA 800. II Isl
the county wa organized with "A population
Of -. It. population l. now between 40
and 300 and l. -spidly Increasing. There
are ~ present - organized -cf-pol districts
within II. boun!rirs and school facilities are
therefore arn pie better than those in some
Eastern States. The aIportIonsbl. school
tund furnishes nearly enough money 20 pay
teachers wages. Farmers can buy X. X.
land from $50 To- g. per acro- with ten years
time. There j. yet 4 considerable amou-t of
government lands for homestead. and pre-.
emptions. Asa stock raising country II j.
hard % excel. Cattle DO well. and for sheep
i, cannot be beaten. II j. jus, suited ,o that.
Fortunes can b. easily made by raisif & sheep
a. the expense ut feeling ~ very small That
corn. oats. barlev. potatoes. buck wheat. and
all kinds Of roots AM vegetable. are grown
here with little labor. - buEhtl. of sod corn
TO tn acre j. nothing new. wheat averages
about - bushcI. to the acre. Frui, does eK-
tremoiy we'll. Every farmer has his orchard
growing. Forest trees row rapidly TOr,-n-
wood. boxalier. wildwood. soft maple. and
many other siud- uf trees grow into timber
larg. enough fer fuel in about three year,.
Dsag orange plants DO icely. and IN afeW
year, your live fences can be made. Me
chauic. find Employment and far wages. The
very bet and pure.t water i obtained b
going from 8 10 IJ feet. The cost is ven
small when the we'll IL bored.-The.e ~slls
never 90 a y. The streams Of this courty aye
the Republican 1ai its q .bu.afies which are
as follows. on the south side Of the river.
Walnut. Dry. BuTil". State PsEry. Cellar.
Hicks. Ash. sni ,Hjde Rock creeks. On abe
north sd are willow. I'm. Cottonwood
rocked. milan. AMI Farmer. creeks In ,he
aorth part OF the county il the Bloc river
add its tributaries.
The sol Of Web-'er couutJ ia isrk. rirh
yegefl0is loan. LNe Nbl EFs-.c- are tB =
tious and abundant. and make 2 osteIc"i ca
hay. Timothy. clover. Hungarian AMI mill ?
will undoubtedly prove profitable rr- due
ton. Those who a.ve tried them 90 decide
at least
Ca railroad prospects are good. and We
vii! have I r ad ~ econ g. We really nee!
Ure. But the farmers for YEAR u~.iihEdread
sale or surplus productions IN the never
counties ives, aod 20 rev s~e'ti'r.. b. The
time these markets are close! road. fog
cheaper ,rsnspor;stioa eas' vii! ne opsnei-
Our climate /. hea;thf1l. ih- ar pare snd
bracing. aud sickness e any nd !, almost a
stranger to the people here.
tn. county seat. RED CLOUD On the Be
publican river re. - re c.Ite- east ami We;
and a iirtIe so1.h % TIE esE,er rorih and
south. Ia i, are chance. for bu.inss~ nsb Of
ever branch 81 trade. The eoubtrv aroui.1
i. such n t. var ant a god bEsIn 80 IL every
kind Of merchandise. Red Cloud ard Guide
Rock are the only tso laid out tarns. Far
| Their inform s,iOn can BE- Obtained tfyD sby
| aad agent Who sdye!t>es IL itIs paper. OF a.
this Office