The Red Cloud chief., 1876-02-24
EBSTER COUNTY.
Webster County co.ieased.

Webster Co.. Neb.. lies in the Valley o
~. 2sr .biicin. i. l51 ME west If the Mis-
s.uri R;vsr and touches the S'n,e line on
the So1'h. Winters are Eihl ana dry: very
li,,Ie rain or snow faIis in hat season e" lit
t. in fact thai cattle live al winter With n"
by or grain. Plenty of rain f'iie in tn'
s--iug an / summer. The summers are no
disagr.cably warm. as there H. always col
.r.ez. e-peciall- in the evenings. 1hr
s..n:y first hey An to sc tie u 1870. | ISL
iI- county was organized with Il population
as, 1t. L,pulatio- is now between 25vj
ard $3.50 and Ia raiid!y increasing. There
s.a a, pre-, sent 5s organised school districts
si'hi its brundries and sr,oel facilities are
IN reicrs ample letter thar those in some
Eastern States. The aprortionsble sch"cl
fund furnishes nearly enough money 10 pa,
teachers wages. Farmers can buy r. Il
lr1d fr II 81 ~ to 81 per arre-with ten yeas
,.rr-. There is yet 3 considerable an"u-t oi
e r-rnment lands for hpmest.ad: and pre-
captions. Asa stock rai>ing country il j.
h,ri % excel. Cattle do we'll. and for sheer.
l. ~,nn"t he beaten. IL i jusT saiiei 10 that.
F"rfnnes can be easily made h. raisir Z shoes;
AZ the expense Of feeding is very small Thu
cora. nais. barley. rntataes. back Is eat. End
ali kil l. of roots anl vege'abt"s. are gown
h-re with little abor. 81 bush"I. of -ba ro; u
l.. IN acre i. n thing new. Wheat are.acrS
abaut - baShels tn the acrr. fiui does cX-
trem -ly we'll. Every farmer has hi orchard
growing. Forest Trees I row rapidly. Cotton
WOOD. bpxalicr. ~~hifcw"od. soft mai lie. and
ruany other Kinds oftrees grow into limbei
larz. enough for fuel in abont .thTee years.
Gag orange plantsdo irely. and in a few
y"ars your live fences can be made. Me-
chanics find emp'oym-nt and far wages. The
very hut and purest water is o. tained by
90 ns from 5 to loo fest. The cost is very
-m IL when the well is bored Thee walfH
ioyer go i y. The streams .f this cou' ty are
.h Republican aud its II bu:aries which are
IS lln~.- on the south side of the river.
"~.Iaui. Dry. HufLl :. State Perry. e dsr.
Il c.., Ash. and .uide Rock creek. On the
Forth cid are Willow. Elm. Colt 'nwood.
rocked. Iudinn. and Farmers t.erks. In the
North par, OF the county Is the Diao river
and it. tributaries.
The sol o: Webster county isl DIRK. rich
vsS"iaDie Ipam. Inc via GRASSES q re MUM
-Gs mi sbund Inf. and make ro,texcel ent
h>y- rmpihy. lover. Hungarian and mill (
Will undoubtedly prove a 'r"f:ahle pr due
ton. Those Sho b I'VE tried them so decide
as least.
nu raiircaf passports rre good and We
vial h I'VE , rod - soon as We really need
"Te. Blu The farmers for years W. n fud ~ dy
sale or 'urpihs p~r~tetion- in the newer
e,antics " est and 10 ne~ s~s.tfcr-. Ey the
t:ns ,h-se m ,rkets are closet roads for
eIrapsr transportation east will re opened.
Oar i mate il hea'th!uI. the air nars and
br.cing. and sickness "f any K .ni- : a!.sr.ba
stranger ~ the people \ re.
The county seat. RED CLOUD m the Re-
pub river, re r the ceu'e~ east snd wrsi
ard a i tie south of tie center rrrlh and
snuih. In il are chanc : Tor business men at
every branch "ftrade. The rountr, arourd
i. such ~ tn war ant Il god busin - in every
k:ni of merchandise. Red Cloud md s;uiac
och are The only two laid QUIT wins. Fur
tn: r int ,rm ,tion can be drained from any
All is-nt yha .iverti-c. in this aper. OF at
this Office.