The Red Cloud chief., 1879-12-11
I'll L CHI T.
LOCAL MATTERS.
.lSs0 is Leap year.

The select school opened last Mon
day with seventeen scholars.
Last Saturday the town was full OF
farmers end business was flush.
Our thanks are due TO a multitude q!
friends for their promptncss in settling
up.
Mr.. Chas Ru.chow Of Blue Hill gave
the CHIEF a pleasant call on Monday
last.
j. d. Bonnie skipped The country
leaving a bill of 81 90 a: his Office, un-
paid.
We have received since the last pub
location day. more than 4 dozen new sub
scribers TO the CHEF.
Mr. Sherwood has filled his store
room on the corner. with goods, and will
eoon be ready for business.
Prof Tee said that last Friday
would be one of the coolest days in Iii.
month. He Was o little of in his guess.
Social at Rev. Go. Benr's next
Tue sdoy evening Rcfre .ments at past
S O'Clock. All are most cordially invited
Miner Bros. have received q large
lot of ladies cloaks of all sizes, patterns,
snd prices. Cali ana you will be sure to
be suited.
We could now de hapry-the Sc
dalia Register of Missouri has Informed
us that we will receive that pa,.cr ftr the
year 1880 free.
Mrs. Il. n. Jones is SICK with the
dipthcria end T.. II. our efficient County
Treas. has been obliged = remain at
Eome for several days.
Prof. Funk has kindly furnished u
airport of the Red Cloud Public Schools.
but it came in to late for this :ssu,, II
will appear next week.
All who wish to settle their indC,.
edness to the CHIEF with wood are re
questcd to bling it along, We bum lois Of
wood during the winter.
The cry Of copy" coming from a
healthy devil with well developed
lungs, is enough TO unse,I,e the nerves Of
any ovelworked editor ia the land.
"A pleasant social gathering at the
residence of Rev. Geo. D, Ici.rr last
Tuesday evening. We regret that cir
cumstancts prevented cur l,irg rlcsclt
The editor of tho CHIrF goes cast
to day to purchase The largest stock of
paper, envelopes aid printers Holiday
goods ever brought to this town. Come
in early for your cards &c. for the lIcIi
days.
-Chas. +. Putnam who keeps the
Flour 6 Feed store has alsn a fu'l Inc of
Groceries. canned fruits, srren ami dried
fruits of all kinds constantly on hand at
prices that are bound to suit lis runner
aus customers.
We would ike 10 employ one
10 saw up a ccId or - Of wood. 1t is
with regret that we make this announce
ment. as we dearly love to saw wood, but
really We hav'n mt got time to 10 il. 50 we
reluctantly conclude to let the JOB ou,
to some one else.
1t having come to my knowledge that
q certain party or parties ale in the bah
it of cutting. without permission, timber
from my farm-The S Il sec. 53 T ;
II l0-situatrd on En- Creek, near the
town of Cowies. | therefore Offer a
standing reward of $1,000 for evidence
sufficient TO convict any one guilty of sad
offense. NJ. l.. THOMAS. If
-Mosher has rei;ted his meat market
and now has one of the best stands in the
valley. He always keeps on hand 4 sup
ply of the choicest meats to be had.
Game and poultry, sauSages &c, always
on hand and dishci up to suit purchas-
ers, give him call aud be convinced Of
the excellence of his meats and sausagcs
&c.
Last week Rev. Geo. Bent was so
unfortunate rs to loose one Of his horses
which died from over work. 1t appears
that a son of Mr.. Bent drove the team to
Blue Hill, and returned without feeding
or watering the animals, making the trip
in q short tiuie. AMI the following night
the horse died. The loss of the hor-e
falls heavily upon Mr.. Bent as his salary
sal to be small AMI not very promptly
pail.
This country seems 10 be cursed
with a superabundance of travelling frauds
of various kinds. A short time ago the
Pardy company humbpcged the citizens
Of Red Cloud. and last week the 'DlVin
SONS Joyful Minstrells'' gave the people,
or rather the few who went out to the so
called Entertainment, another dose Of
humbug hat will certainly last them a
while. Let us pray TO be delivered from
such frauds ia the future.
II Mr.. Platt would place a sofa OF
other convenience IN his ululber yard for
the benefit of loving couples who from
time to time seek privacy from the vul
gar eye of the public. while they gaze
upon the starry heavens, exchange VOW,
Of eternal fidelity and amuse themselves
il various ways too tedious to mention,
he would earn tie lasting gratitude OF
said young couples. and at the sane time
prevent the spelling Of many daIlar:
worth Of Lumber.
The Presbytetian Church Of Rec
Cloud will hold their next regular admin
istrat:on of the Sacraments on next Sat