The Red Cloud chief., 1880-01-01
H CHIEF.
LOCAL MATTERS.

Pull down your vest
-Sociable at Mr.. Liddy's TO night.
If sou have ''swore oG," stick to
il.
Read c. II. Potters ''ad" 10 another
column.
The merchants did Q good busipees
list Saturday.
This cold weather pinchcs, and coal
at $I2 so a ton.
Remember the poor, sou have them
always With you.
Gone to the CHEF ofico for all
kinds Of blanks.
Joe Holcomb, an old print" spent
last Saturday in town.
We keep on hand, and for sale all
blanks used by Notaiies Public.
1t costs US one dollar d ay for fuel
bring that wood you promised, plea G.
Mr.. C. w. Haley returned from
Ohio with his blide lat Friday even
iog.
The officers Of the Masonic lodge Of
this place were publicly installed last
Friday evening.
The ice crop ia good and is being bar
vested by those who are prepared to take
care Of the article.
800 per year if paid in advance,
81. SO if paid 10 six months, AMI So. 90 if
paid at end Of gear.
Our thanks are due Mr.. Mosher
for q fine fat turkey which he kindly left
At the CHIEF headquarters on Christmas
day.
MI Joseph Grandstaf. one of the
intelligent farmers of Wells, this county,
hands in the ducats for the CHIEF a
year.
Mr.. j. ". Sherwood, the new mer.
chant on the corner. handed in the
shekeIs and will read the CHIEF in the
future.
Mr.. L. N. Edison, living on Elm
Creek, lost three fat hogs q short time
ago; they were lifted from the pen and
''spirited' away.
Buy sour stock ofthe Crete Nurseries
and you will get trees that are adapted
to this soil and climate and thu, will he
sure to live and thrive.
Mr.. Sherwood sdveriises bis bust.
ness in the CHIEF this week. Read his
lad" and then so and see for yourself
how cheap be sells goods.
New goods are constantly being re-
ceived at Miner Bros. they are willing
even anxious TO sell that they may have
room for the new goods ,h.t are con-
stantly coming in.
The Christmas tree at the cour.
house on Christmas eve is said to have
been loaded with presents for the Sunday
school children and others. and was the
occasion of a very enjoyable time.
Those who think of planting fruit
trees should notice the article copied from
Crete Union on first page. Our well
knows citizens, Messrs. L. B. Smith A.
Haley and Geo. Benfor will take orders
for Crete Nurseries.
We should like to lave closed the
Office and issued no paper this week, aad
taken lime to have become acquainted
with our wife. W. work about nine day
In the week aud oft tines into the wee
sma' hours of the night, tie year round
and it becomes monolonous.
The Crete Nurseries sell . 20 8 year
spple trees at 10 to l6 cents, 2 year cher
ry trees at Is to 80 cents suiall fruit at Is
cents to $40 per dozen, other stock in
proportion. They send instructions for
planting and growing. giving result Of S
years experience in Nebraska.
Last Sunday morning tho weather
was as balmy as spring, but before night
the Winds fresh from the ice bergs that clus
ter around the North Pole cane sweep
ing across the p~sairics, aud before mon
day morning the mercury had got OF the
other side-ihe lower side-of zero.
VI. S. Marsh of Smith County Kan.
called on rs last Tuesday, he is canvass
ing for Messrs. Sherman & Mofett Bros.
Of Smith Center Kan. who contract to
plant hedge and insure a stand of plants
for q small consideration per rod,
Mr.. Marsh will call upon tn, farmers
Of this county aud solicit orders for
hedging.
An ex slave holder in Tennessee refuses
To recognise the fact that the negroes are
free, and holds two of his former slaves
a such. yet. This is said to be the only
case Of the kind in the south, which
however. is a mistake, for We, while in
the south a few years ago, became acqu-
diutc0 Will du OiQ Save uosuei "uo ctu
held his ''chattels," as be called EN-.
in order that the nature of Mr.. Gil
hams connection with this paper may
be fully understood we will say that he
is in 10 way responsible for the political
or other course OF the paper. and will not
allow his connection Herewith to inter-
fere in any way with the practice of his
profession. He will write for the paper
% muck as the nature Of his business will
allow, and as the spirit" may dictate.
1t was our intention to have written
up review of the business interests of
Red Cloud for this the first day Of the
l@w Year. but as We was crowded for
time aud space, and knowing that snch
efforts on the part ofrncwspaper men are
-.ra1r 80 aror o,prato1 ~ a mauuor at