The Red Cloud chief., 1879-05-29


CITY COUNTRY
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Locals scarce this week.
ladies Suits at Mrs. Lots. 5x42
C. W. Springer is making . success
of bis select ecLool.
Mr.. r. l. Mcclure has our thanks
for . bunch of radishes.
Yes We will have . grand celebra
ton at Red Cloud the 4th.
Read the new advertisement of the
B. l. Il. Railroad Company, 10 another
column.
Several farmers end their wives we're
detained in town by the storm last Sat
urday evening.
We have been The recipients Of Q
number of new subscribers the last .eek.
and still we would accept Of few more.
The Webster County Teachers As
ISOLATION Il s.iled in district No. 80 in
stsad of district No. 8 as announced
10 last weeks issue.
-Chas. E. Putnam hangs his ~"shingle''
in the CHIEF this week-the people Of
the county will see it and an increased
trade will be the result.
"A Sabbath School picnic Was held
last Saturday up OF Elm Greek. in John
Walles's grove. which il said to have
beed . very enjoyable affair.
-Recollect that sou can get anything
in the Job printing line as cheap at the
CHIEr Job ufice as you can get it in
Lincoln. with expressage added.
-''A6latus," aAaatus. let's see,
what's the meaning Of 'sf1atus''? afa--
the deuce. we give it up, and refer our
readers to our down town contemporary,
(Which" wears good clothcsl.
Perkins & Mitchell seem to be
building right up in the grocery business
here. Somehow they seem to keep on
hand the best Of goods in their line and
sell them cheap.
1t was reported that our cotem
rorsry Of the south Fart Of town had his
brains dashed out by the falling hail
stores last Saturday evening, but It was
denied at once on the ground that he
had no brains to dash out.
Mr.. T. E. Moon. formerly of Grac
ton, this state. has opened out a stock of
cry goods. groceries etc at Cow!es, and
is already doing q good business. lie is
live energetic business man, and as
such, is bound 10 succeed. Read lis
advertisement in another column.
We formed the acquaintance Of sew
eral Of the business msa of Cowles, the
Uher doy, among whom We might men
ton 7. Il. Moon. Merchant; T. Thomas,
Merchant; j. w. Hill. Blacksmith, Mr..
Crabtree, Carpenter; Mr.. Brown, Paint
er, and others whose ne Lave
forgotten.
Last Saturday evening great pre-.
t~ent;ons toward a storm was made 10
this vicinity, the tightening was incess-
ant AMI uncommon sharp but very little
rain followed. Hail stones as large as
hens eggs fell, bat there was not enough
Of them to do airy damage to crops, sew
crsl persons was whaeked on the head By
falling hail, which caused them to rue
fully rub their ratea and seek shelter in
. hurry.
The good people of Cowle. should
provide. suitable hotel accommodations
for the travellers who stop there. We
are informed that no longer ago than
last week a lady ~ passenger got of
there and slept in the depot with the
station agent. While We commend the
liberal and self sacrificing spirit that
prompts the accommodating agent to
share his bed with . stranger, we regret
that he should be thus imposed upon.
Our advertising patronage has in
creased to. such an extent that W are
compelled to enlarge the CHIEF as soon
rs new column and head rules can be OBJ
tanned. In the mean time our readers
vii please bear with Us if We do not
give as much reading matter as We would
like, for We will remedy the evil as soon
- possible, end then if the advertising
increases We will print the entire paper
It home and double the circulation in six
months. 1t en- be done.
We are informed that . eousummate
old ass whose other n.ne is j. B. Potter
is busily circulating the report that the
circulation Of the CHIEF does not exct ID
$50 copies. We do not know who pays
the old idiot for lying about US, or
whether he does it out of pure cussed-
pess, bat this We do know. If he viii
come to q Office and bring q ran with
him vho has sense enough to know what
he Is about, We viii show By the books
that the circulation Of the CnIEF is near
~ three times a great rs Mr.. Potter
claims Il N. We do not know the cause