The Red Cloud chief., 1880-05-13
LOCAL MATTERS.
Cool and windy last Saturday.

purses &c, IA town last week.
Look out for the census taker, IA,
will soon be abroad ia the land.
c. III. Potter ha- disposed of his drue
store To a Mr.. Cook, of New York.
Mrs. Lutz has enlarged and improved
tkc interior of her millinery shop.
Egyptian Rice corn Is said t o be a,
big a fraud as the Champion plow.
Virgins Il Son will soon commcnc,
the erection OF a large elevator a
superior.
John Il. Finch has sued the Lincoln
Denocrat for libel, placing his damage:
at $4,000.
There were no caucusses held last
Saturday in a number of precincts III
this county.
4 tram cf covered wagons passed
through town one day last week, bound
Tor Montana.
An unsuccessful attempt was recently
made TO blow up the Bee establishment
IN Omaha.
Positively the largest stock Of MILL
merry ever brought To Red Cloud, at
Mrs. Fowier's.
Business Of all kinds is better since
it has been demonstrated that it can
rain in this county.
The Rivcrton Eagle says that he who
duggeth a disout rideth not upon the
wings of the whirlwind.
\ Columbus man advertiscs for a
stout, healthy girl 10 take the summer
care Of a small herd of cattle.
O. c. Case has just received an adj
dition 10 his law library, consisting of
n number Of volumes, which cost SOS.
JoIm G. Potter was so pleased with
the rain last week that, with his usual
l~iberality, he set up" the cigars to his
friends.
VIII the lop-eared r~at-terrier who
edits the Argus please tell us how he
happens 80 know more about our bust
ness than we 10 ourself?
We are informed that w. III. Strohm
aspircs to the honor of representative
to the Legislature from this county this
fall, and is soliciting support.
1t is about time a circus should visit
Red Cloud, we know of a number of
uncios and maiden aunts who are anx-
ious to take the children to see the
animalsi
Now is the time to get job work of
all kinds and at ,Ae most reasonable
prices, at the CHIEF office, large stock
Of printers goods on hand. Satisfaction
guaranteed
Richardson & CARRIER shipped last
Saturday, 10 head of fat steers that
averaged 1900 lbs. each. This fine
of cattle brings in n fine bunch
of ~greenhacks to the owners,
Send the CHIEF for SIX months or a
year to your friends in the east and let
them see that though this town and
county is comparatively new. it sup
ports one good live local paper.
Read the advertisement of Mr..
Samuel West, in another column, and
when you want anything in his line
give him a call and our word for it you
will be pleased with the result.
The boys have a good joke on one of
our worthy ]. Pfs. They say that the
woman who lives in the "propped
house" saugiis refuge during a recent
storm, in the farms of Justice"
Prof. Williams has launched out
with a daily. which, by the way pre-
sents a very creditable appearance for
a town the size of Hastings. We wish
the enterprise'an abundant success.
The Orleans Sentinel saws that the
editor of the Alma Standard is "a
g~raceless scamp, a dead beat and a liar"
Now your getting down to business.
but remember kalloch and DeYoung.
of San Francisco.
Anyone reading the last issue of the
Naponee Banner would be at a loss to
decide weather it was in favor of Grant
or Blaine for president, it has the name
of Grant nailed to its mast head" but
it talks Blaine in its columns.
Some weeks ago we ventured the
prediction that there would be the best
crop Of corr harvested in this valley
this fall that the soil has vet produced.
and We stick to it. Plant corr and
don't You forget it or fear the result.
Last week the team of Virgins &
Son, which was hitched to the buggy
became frightened at . hand a that
was moving over the railroad track and
ran away spilling out Mr. Virgins Sr.
and demolishing the buggy somewhat.
During a storm last week the Guard
office in Bloomington was visited by a
bolt of lightning which passed through
the floor, doing but little damage.
This, We believe. is the first instance On
record Of a printing Office being struck
BY lightning.
Judge c. W. Kaleytendered his resis.
nation to the county commissioners,
and it was accepted. Ar. Haley, how.
ever, will not be released from the duties
of the office until his successor is APP.
pointed, which viii not take place until
the Sth of next month.