The Red Cloud chief., 1880-07-01
SPLENDID rain yesterday morning

Go to Guide Rock July Sd, a good
time il anticipated.
The new Il. & NJ. mail cars com
mence running to-day.
In a few more weeks the CHIEF will
complete its seventh year.
We have heard of three cases Of
scurvy up in ~Inavale precinct.
ii. s. Haley was grand orator at the
Masonic doings at Omaha last week.
Advertise in the CHIEF and you will
receive the full value of your money.
Fourth Avenue has been graded
from the Valley House to Webster
street.
Ladies' call M Mrs. Fowler and see
the largest stock OF millinery goods in
the city.
HE, hicn hurrah for Hancock and
English, the leaders of the bourbon de
mocracy.
Last week we noticed that the weeds
in the court house grounds seemed to
bc thriving.
If Won want Hats trimmed in the
very best manner, go TO Mrs. Fowler's
YOU will be suited.
Who will he first to in the or
ganizatiOn of a Garfield and Arthur
club, in this village.
Il. II. Ringer has sold his property
in Cowlcs to DIR. Calender, who viii
try his hand at hotel keeping.
A young man and a female of ques-
tionable repute, were treated to a coat
of tar, ut Burr Oak, Kansas, last week.
The hardware store at Cowles for
merly owned by Ward & Everett has
passed into The hands of Moon 4 Cal
lender.
A number of reapers and mowers
were sold las: Saturday, and taken ont
of Red Cloud. Somebody evidently
has grain to harvest.
Joe. Holcomb, an old print" and
census enumcrator of Walnut creek
precinct. was in town last week and
called at these headquarters.
The Phelps county Pioneer has been
changing hands, and now comes forth
under a new name, the Nugget, and has
assumed twice its former size.
An outfit of wandering Gypsies
passed through town last Saturday,
bound for Concordia, Kansas. There
MAS four wagon loads of children.
We were "Kerrcct" in IL surlnise-
DIR. Calender of Cowles did bring a
wife with him on his return from the
east. but he tried to keep the news from
us, though.
4 number of census ~enuInerators
were in town last Saturday with their
little books under their arms. The
most of them have completed their
labor as census takers
One would ~naturely be lead to be-
Ticve, by the looks of George CARRIERS
nose, last week, that he had either
been engaged in a game of ball or had
called some NAL a liar.
Will the ministers and others inter
ested in church work, kindly furnish
Ills with items concerning church mat
tiers, time and place of holding meet
ings, &c. We would take it as a favor.
The boys had a. dance at the court
house last Thursday evening, fer the
benefit of the Gymnasium. The pro-
Egranls were very fine, and did credit to
| the artistic skill Of our foreman who
printed them.
Some of the boys took it ir their
heads to ee a scrub" nine to
beat the\ CLOUD nine a game Of
base bah, last Friday. The boys or
both sides played well, but the scrubs
came out behind.
q. c. Case left last Thursday for 6
short visit among friends in eastern
Iowa. and a few weeks soiourn at the
Hot Springs. We hope he will come
back with his health, strength and for
mer activity fally restored
The di~sagreeable truth forces itsc
upon us that there has been a grea
dead Of sickness in Red Cloud thi.
spring. Clean UP Your yards and d.
all YOU can to avoid the disagreeable
dangerous and costly visitations.
Mr.. Thos. Kennedy. of Walnu
tCreek, and one of the pioneer settler
of the Valley, called last Monday AM
paid over four years subscription to tn
CHIEF. Mr. Kennedy still has hope
of a bright future for this country.
The pump that is to supply the waite
for sprinkling the streets works a
right, but the tank is not large enough
Mr.. Hudson, the gentleman having tn
matter in charge, informs lis that h
: will build another tank soon. still large
). | than the first.