The Red Cloud chief., 1880-06-03
cvs av,cE socY ecslIs7:soss..
GUIDE Rock, NEBRASKA
NAY 9th lshn
RyD CLouD CHIEF

broken, dark and dismal paths Of dis
~coinforture to the early pioneer. Vet
u all those tn. brighter hope Of future
days seemed worth Twin. for. 20 a!-o
the numbers OF settlement increased
from those last mentioned to Those Of
whom ] nOw speak. and. to. ma mor-
noble souls conld ic added "a our band
than were Father Kennedy. Thomas
Kennedy. james Vaughn. William
FinamOre and other who came with
them, whose names | can not Just cali.
Those were the first settlers OF the
southwest part Of Webster county
who selected their Lands and pitched
their tents on the hanks az the wild and
unnamed stream. whose waters perhaps
hal never before Slaked the thirst 81
tine white man. and whose hough- and
branches never shaded the brow Of the
pale face. To that stream they gave
the name Of Walnut Greek. nearer by
this way and. too. who did help Ia
swell the tide Of migration. l. located
George Heaton. Of him Won may tally
one. and not two. H. an Old settler. for
he cut no small figure III the early
settlement Of Webster county. Greater
bravery was never displayed than
George exhibited in standing guard
over the baked cnon and corn bread
earned by tire sweat Of an honest mans
brow. George We'll do | remember
those DAYS. for | assure Won NE had no
snipe ON toast. Again. there are many
Others who helped 1 fill the ranks oil
early settlement; and who~e noble
deeds of pioneer life are all equal Ia
those | have mentioned. Among those
| refer To, are James Calvert. |. b
Hampton, Elisha Woodland, William
sawyer, William Montgomery, Joseph
Hull, Allen i. Ayers and Nathan Ayers
To those do no less belong the trial,
and hari-hips of the frontiers-man
In that long line of march coming
westward. was the cornc stone Of clvI
li%zItIon, society. and the most hcauti
full and grand of our land. ThoSe
must not forget. The noble and brave
women who were the foremost soul
diers in that battalion. shakir" Ia,
> parting hand with parents and friend
at home, leaving their place Of hirtl
and all their school girl days behind
did you join heart and hand with YOU
husbands, marching onward, eve
willing to aid and counsel. until yol
reached ms distant land. equi diStan
from the tOrnadoes distinctive brcatl
and the time of everlastin. snow II
c the very heart of the orr center Of IN
r globe, the lap of liberty in which wi
bc Graded the millions vet to como
and follow in your footsteps, dm you
noble woman, help to pitch the pioneer
4 font N1tura'- Freedom unl uhI-
y ROBBED peace smiling hand in hand hi
YOU welcome. Your bcnedictiOns hav
hallowed this ground.
When mated hearts are mutual
bound,
o The spOt where loves first links wer
bound,
l. hallowcddo down to earth's profound
And up 10 heaven.
OF some of the old settlers. where ar
~ they? Are We not too apt to forget ia
noble dCad2 Who has gone before u,
and upon the wool and warp of dealt
~ carpet we shall all be laid. OF tllo>
d who are gone To- that better land. an
have crossed the stream I time 81 Il
earthly sorrow, are Father Kennel,
" Thomas Ii. Williams, William Brio,
a M.s. Bricc, all with MANY others hav
fallen III To that dreamleSS sleep i
which everlasting peace kisses dow
their eye-lids still. And they fell o
r the line between the aggressiv feet /,
- civilization and the red draggoons of ia
savage. From our first settlement Oh
ward they have bee1, coming, until I,
=. day we have among us the noble Gel
y man from the Fatherland. the French
man from Ln Belle France. the Hollar
der, from the Zny1er Zee, the No,
= wcgian from the Scandinavian Rang,
the Irishman from Emerald Isle, tn
Welshman from Lovely Wales, and tn
Il ubiquitous Yankee indigenous to. ever
inch of American soil.
Every nationality blends m happ
unison in the heterogeneous whole {
Webster county. OF those five BRAY
souls ofour race that | have mentioneC
who hunted along the timber gistc
hanks of the Republican and lis trih,
taries, ten years ago, like Il sentinel o
Il" the out posts of civilization, with thei
dogs and guns as their only con
e panions.
FL THEIR LAST SLEEP"
No, the spot where they built thei
u lonely campfire. rested their vcniso
81 and TRAPPED the Beaver. hoping doubt
O less that their hounds which licked TN
4 dewS of death from their hro1s, woul
be admitted to paradise with the do
e If the seven sleepers, the Ram tina
q Abraham sacrificed in the place {
e Isaac. and the ass of Balaam.
Well, | am told that | write ~ferventl
of the old settlers, but say nothing ,
the newcomers. Perhaps in this plac
the history may pause To congratulate
\ itself, upon the enormous amount {
wealth. bravery. wisdom, eloluenct
u virtue, gentle lirth and true nobilit
e that appears to have come in To ia
county since its early settlement. a
amount which the pride ofever piOnee
family lends It's aid to swell. and whic'
would beyond all doulx have found
he Just as great. and to the full, a
generous in giving birth to the Ion
line of noble descendants, boastful {
;, their origin, even though the count
had not been settled by the pioneer
who first settled II. \ change of Gil
cumstances which il Is quite certair
would have made no difference in thi
respect. There was unIuestionably
beginning for to develop the civilization
the wealth and the prosperity Of on
county, and of those VINO began sOwin
the seed that terminated and ripene
in 10 all that may have followed. | hav
5 chosen To write, and others may com
in their turn.
We'll, friend Argus, do YOU believ
that / am the under dog" as you es
pressed ii? Come. now, honor-brighr
doyou think >z Well, q. to rsy-ei
c l have never tried TO be any dog, | d
n not believe that | belong to your bree
d or species. | hope that there are sti
d higher and better traits to which tn
II mind of man may reach. than that of
BLACKBOARD. As to your last argumer
e on the finance question, l accept it i
@ full. a all-conyincing. and believe tina
. the people of Webster county are full
g persuaded that you and the Who'll
county finance are on the road I
,f Davie Jones. VALE,
d whose first name kenney says is NJ