The Red Cloud chief., 1879-05-08
From Cowles.

per contains a letter from some portion
of the country. and as this town and its
surroundings has not contributed any.
thing lately, We would ask a space in the
columns of the Chief that all may know
the existance Of q growing town.
Cowles. the exact geographical center
of Webster county, is situated on the
B. Il NJ. 4 r. V. r. R. ten miles north
east Of Red Cloud, in the beautiful Elm
Greek Valley.
The town Of Cowles, but eight weeks
ago, could boast Of but one frame
building, Il. X. houses excepted, and
that was NJ. w. Crab,rees, late of Wis
cobsin.
Cowles to-day finds itself as being the
trading point for the east half of Web
ster, and the N. W. portions of Nuckols
county. As good farm machinery can be
bought here as cheap as any where west
of Lincoln.
ID. ]. Thomas, our implement and
farm machinery merchant, in his long
experience, seems to know just what the
farmers need. and keeps constantly on
hand a full line of goods, also he is SELL
ing groceries and paying the highest
market price for produce.
Mr.. J. +. Moore, late from Grafton,
Neb. has a full stree Of Drugs. Groceries
etc, where the sick may be healed, and
the hungry fed.
j. H. Hill has q machine and smith
shop, where may be found Mr.. Crabtree,
who is prepared to build or repair wa
CONS On short notice.
j. N. Brown the mason and plasterer,
seems to be busy all the time.
F. n. Warren, the gentleranly Agt.
is post master, and is ready at all hours
to give the mails due attention.
r. Ringer has inst commenced the
erection of a new building for a resi-
dence.
7. j. Ward is keeping hotel, where
hot hours may be found at meal time.
L. D. Tboma as. is kept busy selling
groceries, as he is acting as Lelp-mate to
d. T. Thomas. VIM. Thomas has cast
his die with us, and often speaks Of a
glowing future for Cowles. He has been
living for the last ten years in the east.
ern part of this state, and thinks Cowles
may yet out rival some of her sister
cities.
j. Clark keeps q Boot 4 Shoe empo-
rum. and thinks it folly to 60 bare
footed.
Johnny Pcyer, just north of town is a
farmer, but will spare the time to show
lots, and is giving away to those who
will build, either business or residence, |
ground to build upon, and make a war
rantee deed, as John is the owner of the
most Of the town sight.
Vim. Thomas is farming the next
farm north, lssy what you please about
il cd.)
Z. w. Edison the next north, owns and
has under cultivation . nice farm, and is
beautifully decorating the sane With
fruit and forest trees. Ed is q success
full farmer being one Of the FIRST settlers
on the creek As l am infringing on
your space. I will just drop south of our
city, and speak Of one or two more Of
our e~nterprising farmers, OF whom John
Waller who is the FIRST south Of town.
10 often. does not buy much can
dy yet, as his boy is most too young to
appreciate . fathers gift.
/. y. Edison has rented his beautiful
farm, and intends to use three ofhis livery
steeds to break out the rest Of his farm;
be has I sec. of land, and the next year
be viii figure as one Of the largest farm
ere of elm creek valley.
l wouA like to speak of the farmers
IF Willow Valley, but as this /. my first
|etter I win ask your ~forbearance sDd
tn 4 1 may be encouraged
to sag more Of our fertile 6elds. growing
and future home. Cowes-
SIMON.