The Red Cloud chief., 1876-05-04

black prepared Tor three monthly re
ports i ~ one that should lie u-eI.
IL the il..-icts are not .applled with
them, tt-y TAT be obtained b. caNIot
on the Superintendent
Mr.. Dr'ce i gong - the Black
Hills a. soon n. the grass 4. 4 little
more abundant, AMI be can organize a
party. There is a good dea. - sdyea-
ture and daring III tbe oh man, yet.
There viii be quite a laree ie.esa-
ton 70 the Centennial from Red Cloud
If all 20 who are urasing preparations.
We were very much pleased wiki
the Sabbath School Concert last SAB
bath evening. There was quite an III
tere,t manifested among the little
ones.
john q. Potter kae .e-eived quite
a large addition TO his stock OF grocer
les. Give him a call.
The bridge on F.rmc.': Greek is
in an unsatisfactory condition. The
frame has been erected some time.
and the lumber for covering Is lying
b. the creek. Blu, that is all that Ia,
been done.
AT the last meeting Of the village
society a COMMITTEE was appointed TO
cooperate with the officers Of the
Farmers Institute to make the meet
Ing Friday and Saturday Of interest,
aud also to entertain the farmers who
may attend from a distance. W can
safely assure the ~i::..crs of the county
that they will be cordially welcomed
by the citizens Of the village. The
people Of the town realize the necessity
OF the Institute and are anxious to as
slst them in any way they can.
S. S. Wells, Of Harmony, gave US
a pleasant call last Moniay. He re
ports the arrival Of Sc vera families into
the northern part of the coanry. TIL re
is some prospect Of colony Of French
Canadians coming to that part of tn
county, through the labors of Mr. Oil
yer Bowler.
The newly elected treasurers of
the various school Districts will do we'll
to remember to keep the various funds !
that come into their hands separate
and distinct. For instance ali moneys
apportioned by the Superintendent
u be kept apart from the other,
aud must be paid only to teachers.
lreasurers are liable 10 the teacher,
tor the whole amount so rec lived from
the Superintendent. and if spent for
any purpose other than pay ment Of
teachers, the treasurer must refund on
the demand of the teacher. The
moneys collected by taxes should like
wise be divided into the several fund.
Building, repairing. fuel. contingent
and Incidental, and the accounts should
be kept separate.
There we're some extensive fires
in the vicinity Of town last Saturday
evening. One which was started by
some men just north Of d.. Tulley's
farm threatened at one time to burn
his stable and house. and was only ex-
tingui>hed by long and arduous .abor.
Ii seems, at times, a. If our farmers
will be obliged to resort to the law N
order to secure some safety from the
carelessneSs of their neishbors.
Some of the sisters of the Congl
Church met for prayers At the resi-
dence OF the pastor, last Thursday
evening. The special object of the
meeting and the chief burden of their
petitions was the spiritual welfare of
the CHIEF, and In answer to their sup
piicatiODs innumerable offers and leap
year communications We're received the
following morning. We have abunt-
ant evidence that there are hosts OF
ladies yet in The village who are will
in" while the lamp holds out to
burn &C." Their Was the wife of the
patriach Abraham. Her blessing came
late. but 1t came at last. Let's see,
what was her name? and Satan was
also in their midst.
-"Curlev," the compA:ent manip-
ulatOr of the coDposing-stick has been
on a visit to Riverton. fsom which he
returned last Tuesday. As the result
Of bis p~eregrinstions, h. informs US
that RiYer,on is full of emigrauts OF
Hibernian origin, who were induced
to emigrate thither ~ the eloquent
solicitations of the bard of the Val.
ley"
The Farmers and Mechanics In
stitute aud the County Agricultural
Society meet Friday and Saturday OF
this week. The meeting may be at AL
announcement time for the farmers, yet
it is to be hoped that these meetings
will be well attended. The Institute
has proved itself to be full of interest
and promises &c be Of great benefit to
the cause Of agriculture If it is not al
lowed to die out. There is a little
ground for fearing that the attendance
will be small on accoun. of the lAteness
of the season. Farmers generally aIe
busy at work and unwilling to lose .
moments time. But the value oil
these meetiups &c SnTciouf IN cgm