The Red Cloud chief., 1880-12-09
1 Trip 9hfssSh tie SatA Pat q IL
County.

49,
get acquainted and 10 talk politics.
We stopped at Cowles for dinner,
and found everything quiet ut that
place except Moon & Callander; they
were commencing TO build an addition
TO their store, not having sufficient
room for the piles Of goods that they
are bound to keep ON hand to supply
their customers.
We next found ourselves on Willow
creek, and drove pas. the farm of Mr..
G. w. Fuller, which is the farm re-
Gently owned by Mr.. 7. J. Ward. Mr..
Fuller il making improvements, and
everything about his place bears a neat
and thrifty appearance.
We next stopped at the farm Of Mr..
David Francis. Mr.. Francis is one of
the old settlers Of that part Of the
county, having taken up the first claim
in that vicinity. He has a nice thrifty
looking young orchard growing, and
hopes soon TO eat apples and other
fruits of his own raising.
From Mr.. Francis we passed north
east to Oak creek through n thickly
settled country over which We
hunted buffalo nine years ago when
there was not a human habitation
within many miles. But all this is
changed, and that then barren prairie
is now made to blossom as the rose,
under the skilful tillage of a thrifty and
intelligent class Of citizens.
When near Oak creek We came to
the farm of Mr.. Austin Reilly, who has
a good house pleasantly surrounded by
a nice grove Of thrifty young trees, and
still further OH We come TO the farm of
Mr.. John o. Reilly. This is one of the
most pleasant looking homes in that
part of the county. A neat little white
house nestled down in a forest O ftrees
and shrubbery forms a pleasing picture
and is suggestive Of a calm and pleas
ant life unru1led by the cares and
anxieties that haunts the man of bust
ness who is so unfortunate rs 10 dwell
in city or town.
We put up for the night at the the
home Of Mr.. VIM. Laird who is one of
the old pioneers, and who, since "stak-
ing out" his claim and building q
house, had the good fortune To become
the life partner of an estimable lady
who has blessed their union with a
number of children to prattle around
his knee, and, perchance, to be a JOY
and a support in declining years.
Mr.. Haley delivered an address tina,
evening at the school house to an at.
~tentive and intelligent audience who
seemed well pleased with his remarks
On Saturday morning we babe adieu
to our kind host and hostess and
started across the country to Blue Hill
where we tarried long enough to shake
hands with friends and to enjoy a good
dinner at the Commercial kept by Mr.
John S. McClelland, after which We
continued our journey towards Wells
2. o., passing the large and highly i'm
proved farm of our friend, Mr.. w. B
Thorne, We oon came to the old stage
station and postoffice of Wells, on the
banks of the romantic Little Blue.
Here we stopped for supper and en-
joyed the hospitality of Mr.. and Mrs
Hoffman. Mr.. II. has kept a store al
that place for a number of years and
by fair and honorable dealing with all
has succeeded in establishing a reputa
ton and building up a trade that is
very encouraging for the future. But
Ter & Co. is the name of a new firm thai
has recently opened up at that place
with a stock Of general merchandise
and they already have a good trade.
After supper we drove a mile and
half west of the postofice to the farm
of Mr.. Nicholas Yensen, who, by the
way, is one of the formost farmers il
that section, and whose sons are tn,
leading young men in point of educa
ton and natural intelligence in tn,
community, where We put up for tn,
night.
The school house near the residenc,
of Mr.. Yensen was crowded at an earl,
hour by the intelligent people of tina
vicinity who were anxious to hear tn,
political questions discussed. MI
Haley addressed them in his usua
pleasant style, leaving, we believe,
; good impression of himself rs a forcibl
speaker and as a sound and stalwar
republican.
We returned home on Sunday morn
ing feeling that it had done us good t
meet with our friends of the north par
S of the county, both east and west, an,
: with the conviction firmly implante
in our breast, that no other county il
the state can boast of a more intelli
=, gent, industrious and hospitable peOpl
: than are the farming class of this, on
v own Webster county.
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EDITOR CHIEF:-The Republics
d Valley Baptist Association held il
seventh anniversary with the Bapti.
church at Guide Rock, Oct. -, %, an
"a. The weather was pleasant and tn
attendance full. Much interest VS.
6 manifested in the meetings both b
delegates and visitors. Revs. 1. "
Reed and E. II. E. Jameson, of Oman
A were present, and added greatly to tn
interest in the association. Delegate
i came from Furnas Co., and churcht
farther woaf woro voprosaptod SnrmOv