The Red Cloud chief., 1877-12-13
Saturday was a busy day in town.

mrciing.
-Reauiiful weather the first part of
the week,
C. d. Peck, Of Bath, made us an
agreeable call last week.
Teachers, turn out to the associ-
alton at Guide Rock, and make it the
test in the county.
Our thanks are due Miss Leach
Ter a fire lot of pop corn received 2,
the house this week.
The Bible reading last Sabbath.
evening conducted by Rev. Yei-er
~as very solemn and interesting.
Mr.. Pope called on the CHIET
Tuesday. lie says he will mo-e u
town this week or next, nothing pre-
venting.
Last Friday was a very p~.c.s2u:
day, and all enjoyed being ou', a!tcc
the clustering weather # the vs.t
before.
1. N. Atkisson, Esq. Of N.isoo,
made the CHIEF a call this Week. lie
has bought a quarter Of land in .own
three. range nine, in this count
A new mail rorte has been ad7er-
tiscI between Red Cloud ard Hebron
supplying Offices at a distance back
from the river line.
Hampton & Raiston are doing a
rushing business every day In their
shop. They know what and how to
do; hence their success.
We trust that our Indian Creek
correspondent has not told all he
knows, but we fear that is the case if
We are to Judge from his introduction.
We have received q communion
sion from a lady which is worthy of
print, but its length forbids US to
publish it in our columns.
For 4 thorough-going, orthodox,
gospel sermon, We have heard nothing
better for a long time, than the SER
mon preached by Rev. Miner at this
place last Sabbath.
w. ii. V. Raymond Of Kansas
City, No, agent for Harper Bros,
made us a pleasant call while In town
on Tuesday. Mr.. Raymond is intro
ducing some good school books into
the country.
There will be a Christmas Tree
q" Christmas eve. at the school house.
The committee to make an arrange
ments have been appointed and We ex-
pect 4 pleasant time around the old
Xmas "yule log
Carson Hildreth Esq, of Nap
once, made us a pleasant visit last
Thursday. He was in town looking for
board for himself and others in Frank
lin Co, who expect to attend the Sc
lect school this winter.
PlattSnouth Herald: James H.
Wintersteen, Of Wahoo, once a typo
in ills Office, is married. SO says the
hdgpeadrh:. A Miss Hart caught
james, as MacDopagh says, most
'Ltelar:.clte,iiy."
We learn from the Herald that it
i expected that thirty new houses
vii be built in Nelson next spring.
Business is increasing and the pros
poets Of trade were never better than
st present.
-Junia.a Herald: Mr.. c. BORN.
senicr G: the Red Cloud CHIEF,
stepped i2:o our sanctum this morn
ing. aud ,hook our royal fist. MesSrs.
Eo,;r ( Springer are making consid-
ersble Improvement in the CHEF, and
We sra CAD Of it
-Nc,;ce Gen. Roberts lad in an
Other cciuun. He has been in the
vs''"y all through the grasshopper in
~a>:c3. and he then hauled corr from
Kea.aer to feed his stock. Now he
tas succeeded in his enterprise and
cas- on valley men to ratronize
va products"
-Mr. Turner. from tie south side
e. tie river, showed us some fossil
hes which he took out of the rock
a. uis place : also some mineral paint,
". ich contained a large quantity of
s..ts. or something like them. Speci-
lens have been sent to Prof. Bailey |
to lie analysed.
C. Roberts, of Elm Creek Mills
called in, and chatted a few moments.
lie reports that business was a little
dull during the cold snap. but as soon
as the weather let up, teams began to
pour in from every direction with the
PRODUCTS of the farm to be converted
into the wherewith, from which to
make the staff Of life.
On Friday evening last VS. re-
cciyed over the autograph Of Gems. G.
Z. B~eauregard. of La, and Jubal A.
Early. of Va, both of military fame,
an invitation to ourselves. and ladies',
to attend the distribution of immense
sums Of money under the auspices o.
the Louisiana State Lottery Co., at