The Red Cloud chief., 1879-10-02
We are told tina, the city clerk Issued

Married by Rev. Jno l.. Elliott, Sep
TENDER Goth, 1879. Honor .ble Samuel
DeBouu. Of New York City, and Mrs.
Jeuiler S. Switzcr, Of Jewell county.
Kansas, at the house Of the ofbcia,ing
clergyman.
The daily aapcr1 are teeming with
accounts Of al kinds of crime. Two or
three murders AMI outrsg = a day i, get
ting to he a usual thing, and the details
are casually Of too disgusting a character
10 appear 10 print.
A wag perpetra.eJ a joke on some If
our citizens last Sunday night, by putting
in circulation a report that a man had
been EiIlcd by the cars down a, the depot
Twenty-Five or thirty credu!ous ones" Bit"
and had their trir down to the depo, for
nothing. and came back looking sold.
In answer 10 enquiries a. to why the
Republican convention Of this county
placed 10 nomination only oae commits
-ioner instead Of three, as was expected
would be done after Gen. Dilworth's de-
%cission, we will say that the Supreme
Court decided that the Law apples to new
counties only.
Two Of Sells Bros. ring horses was
stolen last Sunday night. They arc valu
able stock, having been bought for 900
each. The circds company will leave 10
stone unturned TO find the thieves, and
VIXEN caught we wouil not give much for
their chance Of stealing horses in the fu-
turc.
N. d. Fox & Co., grain merchants Of
Cowlcs, wish to announce TO the public
that they have completed their new Gle
va.or and are now ready to handle all
kinds OF grain. Their facilities for hand
ling are as good as any in tho country.
They also have the advantage Of low
fieights to Chicago, and propose TO pay
oil their is in grain, aud cordially invite
the public TO give them a trial. SIT
Last week We neglected to call a,ten
ton 20 the announcement Of A. j. Rem
necker as independent candidate for the
Office Of sheriff. Uncle Jack as he is
called, is one Of the oldes. settlers in the
county, and has been identified with every
movement FOR the advancement Of the in
terests Of the county for IN. last eight
years, and if he was the nominee Of the
convention We would Of course give him
cur support, as it is, We cannot.
Sells Bros. great railroad I elephant
cncus aud menagerie. spread its canvas
in Red Clond last Friday. and treated.thc
people to one of the beet entertainments
that it has been our good fortune to
witness in a long while. They showed
everything. and more too, than they ad
vcrtisel, and gave entire satisfaction.
Ouc Of tho best features Of this shcw is
that it's managers allow no gambling on
the grounds, and people can attend the
show without the fear Of being heeced by
sharpcrs. We hope they will visit n
town again.
We learn that three drunken bruics
bought n pony from one Of the herds last
Saturday and On Sunday, the pony being
unlroken and wild, dragged it through
the streets with a lariet attached TO its
neck, and otherwise shamefully abused
tie animal until it was nearly dead. Up
on hearing that they were liable to be ar
rested and fined for their inhumanity,
they skipped out. Disgraceful scenes Of
this and like character are continually oc-
curing in this town and We thiuk it is
abou; time the authorities should take
active steps TO put a stop to such inia-
nous practices.
The necessity Of providing fire guards
TO protect this town in case of prairie
fires this fall, must be evident 20 every
thinking, person, and We can account for
the apparent sarelessDess 10 this direction
only on the theory hat what is every
b9dy's business is nohody's business If.
this town was owned solely by one indi-
vidual, we op!ne there would be ample
fire guards made in a very short time,
but as it is, one wai,sfol another to move,
and the consequence is nothing is done.
We have repeatedly called attention TO
this matter tLroa2h the paper and other
wise and everyone agrees that fire fuards
should be made withou, delay, but no one
seems disposed TO take any steps in the
matter. We would suggest that a sub
scription be raised AMI sufficient money
collected. as could easily be done, to pay
some one to prepare Tie guards. hen
hire a responsible man to Do the the work
ard do it in a proper manner. Delays are
dangerous. and if a fire should get started
in the prairie adjoining town, with a "a
vcrable wind, it would thec be eyerlaS,-
ingly too late. Let 4 move be made at
once.
-For those who are indebted TO US,
these iinesare :ntcnled. We have worked
hard to give you a good paper, and fat
ter curself that we have IN a measure sue
ceeded. We have been and are now Ia
boring under some Disadvantages which a
generous response from you who owe
these smali amounts would remove. w
have occupied a building since last sprirg
that no one hut 4 newspaper man would
attempt 10 do business in. and We have
dcne j, for the sake Of. giving you more
time in which 10 raise the small amounts
due US. We are to . heavy expense,
much hcavier than the mos of you think,
and have paid The cash for the paper We
have sent out 20 sou, each week, and now
we ask you to generously com, forward
and settle up, as We need the small