The Red Cloud chief., 1876-04-06
Webster County Condensed.

Webster Co.. Neh.. lies in the Valley "
the Republican. is In milo west Of the Mis-
s.uri River and touches the S'at- line or
the South. Winters are mild and dry: vrr,
i:,tie rain or snow fall. in that season s" lit
To In fact that cattle live all winter With no
hoy or grain. Plenty Of rain falls in thu
rerins and summer. The summers are n"
di.aereeably warm. ~ there il always a r0"l
hs-ez. e.peciallr in the evenings. Thu
county first began TO Sc tie n 1870 l. 1871
fhc county was organized With q population
as. It, population j. now between $500
AMI $500 and ~ ra"idly increasing. There
ire at present - organised school districts
within its boundriep and school facilities are
a, refors ample better than those in some
Eastern States. The apPortionabie school
fund furnishes nearly enough money Z" pay
teachers wages. Farmers can buy X. L..
.and from sl.:1 Ia 81 per acre with ten years
time. There l. yet q considerable amount of
government lands for homestead: and pre-
captions. Asa stock rai>ing country it is
.,ard o excel. Cattle do we'll. and for sheep
/, -annu, be beaten. II is Just suited to that.
Fortunes can be easily made by raising sheep
-. the expense Of feeding is very small That
corn. oats. barley. potatoes. buck wheat. and
all kinds of roots ana vegetables. are grown
here with little labor. b basb,i. Of sod corn
to tn acre is n,thine new. Wheat averages
about p bushels {" the acre. Fruit does rx-
treIuoly we'll. Every farmer has his orchard
growing. Forest trees ROW rapidly. Cotton
wood. b%oxaldcr. whi;ewood. soft maple. and
$500 -. -
large enough fer fuel in. about ..thrce years.
D-ag orange plants do iicely. and in a few
year. your live fences can be made. Me-
chanics find employment and fair wages. The
very hc-t and purest water is obtained by
going from s to loo feet. The cost ~ very
Email when the we'll il bored.-The { we'll.
never 20 i y. The streams If this county are
the Republican and its tribu aries. which are
~ fellows. on the south side Of The river.
Walnut. Dry. Huffal". State Prary. Cedar.
Hicks. Ash, and Guide Rock creek. On the
north sid are Willow. Elm. Cottonwood.
Crooked. Indian. and Farmer. creeks. In The
north part of the county l. the Blue river
and its tributaries.
The soft of Webster county is dark. rich
vegetable loan. The wild grasses are nutri-
ti"Ms and abundant. and make most excellent
hay. Timothy. clover. Hunkarian AMI mi'lct
will undoubtedly prove a profitable produc-
tion. Those who have tried them So decide
At least.
Oar railroad prospects arc good and We
will have , road a. soon a. We really need
one. But the farmers ror years w;'Ifni ready
sale or surplus prodncti"'s in the newer
counties west and to new settlers. by the
ZINE these markets are closed roads for
cheaper transportation east vii. he orened.
our climate /. n ea'thful. the air pure and
hr,rinr. and sickness "f any k'ni : almost a
stranger Ia the people here.
The county scat. RF.h CIoUb" an the Re
publican river. ne ,r the c~ni e. east and west
R..,l 4 little south Of TIE center rn-;h and
south. In It are chances for business mcr "f
every branch If trade. The coun;r, a'uund
i; such rs 10 war ant y good ;,usir - in every
kind of merchand;s-. Fed Cloud and Guide
Rock are the only two laid out wns. Fu-
Their inform ,iion can be Obtained from any
ari a cent who advcrtises in this paper. or at
this office.