The Red Cloud chief., 1880-07-08
Al. Tuileys went to Lincoln ON
Masonic business YESTERDAY.

~ "sDh VI tstne 70 sct ~ up, an0
space, the commissioners proceedings
are ommitted this week.
ID. r. Newcomer, Col. Hoover and
Chas Buseliow, Of Blue Bill. were
among u callers last Tuesday.
DnD:-On Monday. July sth, 1880.
Of cholera Infan,um, infant child Of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Howe, Of Cowies,
Neb., aged s months.
The Hastings Ne5naskax SAYS that the
storm ON last Saturday night did con-
siderable damage in that town. Several
buildings were blown down and many
others damaged.
NJ. +. Church, July IIth, s School a,
10 A. NJ. Preaching by Rev. j. NJ.
Ir.se at II A. NJ. Preaching by Rev. ].
vi. Dixon at 9 p. n. Prayer meeting
every Thursday evening.
NJ. c. Sherman. Of the south side
claims to have the best 30 acres Of corn
on t'at side Of the river, and also
boasts Of having a new arrival at his
mouse IN tie shape of a nine pound
boy.
Mr.. Meyer, living between Cloverton
the Littic Blue had the misfortune
10 loose iour head of horses last Satur.
day night, 10y lightning. Mr.. Reilly
Lewis, living south Of the river also had
a horse killed by lightning OH Saturday
night.
A bill passed before congress adj
journed amending section 2.2e7 of the
revised statutes regarding homestead
settlers, by adding the provision that n
settler shall be allowed twelve months
from the date of filing in which Ia com.
mence his residence on the Land so
selected.
T. ]. Ward informs us that We were
"otf" in stating that the store Of the
late firm of Ward & Everett had passed
into the hands of Moon 4 Calender.
The goods are owned by Moon & Cal.
lender, but the house which the Foot
prints claims to own, Mr.. Ward now
holds under the shot gun rule"
If original matter is scarce in this
number of the CHIEF, and if there is
nothing in the paper that is very bril-
liant, we beg the indulgence Of OUR
readers. Waiting on the sick, five
nights in the week, is not calculated to
fit a man for writing either powerful
editorials or spicy locals.
Last Saturday evening while Chas.
Virgins was returning from Salem,
and during the storm which prevailed,
at that time, a bolt of lightning de-
cended and striking the neckyoke and
TONGUE of the buggy emolished them.
Strange as it may seem, neither the
folks in the buggy or the horses were
injured, beyond a temporary shock.
Last week hand bills were circulated
announcing that Mr.. David Lutz would
undertake to traverse, on the Sd of
July, IS miles of mail route. receive
and deliver mails at four different post
offices and dcclaim the declaration of
independence, from memory, at each
of the offices. 1t is needless to say that
divine providence, in the shape Of a
profuse liquid dampness, nipped this
gigantic and patriotic enterprise IN the
bud.
Report from Walnut Creek says that
during a storm last week the lightning
struck a house in that ncighborhood
and passed down the stovepipe to the
floor without doing any particular
damage to the house or its contents.
A young lady, Miss Morris, was sitting
near the stove when the bolt decended,
she was stunned but did not sustain
any other injuries, although her clothes
were set on fire by the lightning flash
A dog that was reposing by the door.
outside of the building, was instantly
killed by the shock.
We have endeavored by all the
cunning and perseverance known to
the craft, to worm from the census
enumerators some information worth
pnbirbing, in regard to population &c.
in this county and town, but have met
with poor success, the government
being very particular in this matter
will not allow the boys to enlightcn
even the newspaper men. We have
the promise, however, of the total
population of the county and also of
the town of Red Cloud, which we will
give to our readers soon, perhaps in
this issue of the CHEF.
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