The Red Cloud chief., 1881-08-11

at that time.
The Beatrice boys won the game
last Friday. the stood % to 80
The Red Cloud boys offered TO play
them for 500 the following day bu,
they dc lined.
Schaberle's comet is approaching
the earth at the ate of 100000 mile.
a day, and will be at its brigh;es,
about Aug. Goth, when it will be yisi.
BILE to the naked eye.
II would seem that a special provi-
derce watches over and cares for the
boys who are always playing in the
street, else some Of them would surely
get u over and killed.
Mr.. Haley, brother TO II. s., and C.
w. Haley, in company with a Mr.
Caruthers, has just arrived from Ohio
with the intention of buying up a lot
Of sheep and starting a rancho.
We are surprised, to say the least,
that "Betsey" should say in substance
that the womanis right movement is a
danger To this government and sug-
gest that education is the remedy"
Mr.. Nance, Of Jefferson county,
brother to Gov. Nance, was a caller
at this Off ce last week. He is en-
gagged in the stock business on Rose
Creek, a tributary of the Little
Blue.
The social of the Cong. Society will
be held at Mrs. Bcnt's on Friday even
ing next. Cake and ice cream will
be served. A cordial invitation TO all,
both young and old. Come and have
il good time.
A recent trip to Guide Rock, and
noting the improvements therein pro-
crossing, convinces us that in the
near future it will be q town of no mean
importance. There Is some live bust
ness men in Guide Rock.
What isa set Of town trustees for
if not TO look after the interests of the
town. Will our town board take
some action in the matter Of provi-
ding n water supply in case OF fire.
which is bound to come sooner or
later.
Last Friday at the base bail grounds
Mr.. Virgins spirited team became
unmanageable and upset the buggy
throwing Mr.. W. out and injuring
his hand somewhat. The tongue was
broken out and the buggy otherwise
damaged.
An exchange copies n "phunpy'
article from the CHIEF and credits
it to the Great West, Brick Pomeroy's
paper published at Denver. This is
hardly fair. Brick" don't need any
credit other than what belongs to
him.
This is the way the Beatrice Demo
crat puts il: Our town looked as
though it had gone on an excursion
yesterday, and this morning our
people looked as though they had
just returned from Il christina,
spree"
Almost every horse that has been
stolen in the state for the last six
months has been run into Gage
county and disposed of. Who is the
receiver of the stolen goods? Let
the Gage county officials look the
matter up.
Gus. Truro, who skipped ont with
mortgaged property a short time ago
was brought back, and for the sake of
obtaining his release turned over all
the property 70 the mortgages. and
the last condition of that man was
worse than the first"
The Rev. Geo. o. Yeiser breaches
at the Congregational church next
Sabbath ut ii o'clock a. m. In the
evening the Rey. Mr.. Middleton at
the same place. On Saturday ut 8
p. M, there will be church meeting
of the Baptist church.
Last Spring we offered the CHIEF
free of charge until harvest to those
who felt too poor to pay for it at that
time, upon condition that they sub
scribe and pay for it latter harvest"
Several in this state and Kansas
availed themselves of the offer, and
now we are waiting to hear from
them.
The few readers of the Argus-that
thing that has always been moro
suggestive of a funeral procession
than of any thing else, will be glad to
hear that Jimmy Pryse has taken
hold of the pencil and is trying to
pump little life and vitality into
the fossiilzed concern. Hope he may
succeed.
Mr.. CAas. Munger lost a horse about
two weeks ago, killed on the wire
fence. Last Sunday a horse belong
ing to n Mr.. Brown, ran against the
same fence and sustained injuries that
viii unfit him for use for a long time,
If they do not ruin him entirely. 1t
is a question whether barbea wire
fence is a good investment for the
farmers, after all.
This week We publish an essay writ
ten Icy Mrs. knight, and read before
the woman's suffrage meeting. We
wish to say in this connection that
we are willing to publish those essays
at any time no matter who the author
q, but we insist that thew be written