The Red Cloud chief., 1882-09-01

A. s. Marsh s.artad~ibr Chicsgo last
wednesdas1Ssning. for . e inyoice
of eooxl~ He uilI be ateent about ten
xnys, and on his return look out for
bargains.
The local editor Of the State Journal
loudly calls Tor . slaughter Of the
CANNES in his burg. Good idea, land
damned be he who frs: cries hold
enough"
Mr.. Gage, OF the Red Cloud dining
hall, reports between 100 and $40 Of
the Iowa press excursionisn having
dined at his tables ON their "home
run last Friday.
The LeadviIle base ball boys paid
their last parting respects to the Has
tings Reds last Wednesday, by giving
them score. The game stood 81 to
I in favor Of the Leadville nine.
The vice of gambling is everywhere
Young men meeting do not hesitate
TO shake for the cigars. Yesterday
two ague-looking chaps were in one Of
our drug stores shaking for quinine.
Mr.. Knodle of the Hastings uurser-
les, was in town Saturday last, and
called at this Office. He has been can
wasting in the interests Of his Nursery.
Kansas City and 81. Louis through
trains will be put On by way Of Wy
more and Red Cloud on 10 Denver and
the mountains, about the 10th prox.
and will supper and breakfast at Nc
Cook.
Our next door north homcsteader,
E. B. Smith, we understand was up TO
the capital last week. and some have
been conjccturing that it wa relative
TO important political biz. Who knows.
we do not.
Men lose some Of their talents as
they grow older. You never nv q
boy in any scrape but what he could
give a PLAUSIBLE excuse for his curse
but a man often finds hims elf stumped
for an explanation.
A man residing in the rural districts
came TO town last week and got on a
bender, went home and belted HI
out Of the household furniture etc. and
then exclaimed II am q free man and
entitled to my liberty"
A certain young gent of this city
has been careless enough to drop upon
the street an epistle full Of loving ex-
CARNATIONS to a young lady residing in
town, and is in the hands Of a person
of same sex. Its immense.
The popular way of handling an
ear of corn Mt a table is to hold it as
a flute-player does his flute while play
ing, having also al eye on another ear
on the plate. Those who have false
teeth shave the cob with q knife.
Fred. Hummell brought in six po-
tatoes the other day that weighed eve
pounds, and said he had forty-fve
acres Of corn that was good aud already
glazed. Get corn in early, and tend it
and you will pretty surely get some.
Thos. ]. Conway, formerly reporter
of the Chicago Times, now sewer in
spector of Omaha called the 25th. He
came in on the train in advance of the
excursion and saw our little extra on
the windows, and came in to subscribe.
Mr.. Josiah Rinker, of Manchester,
Virginia, is here whiting his son. C. p,
Rinker. Mr.. Rinker is pleased with
the country, and says If he were a
young man he would settle in Nebres-
ka. We found him to be q pleasant
old gentleman.
We have received complimentary
ticket from the secretary of the Adams
county agricultural society, to be held
at Hastings, Sep. 5th, 9th, 7th and sth.
Mr.. Mcbride Of Lincoln, will exhibit:
his herd of graded stock which he will
offer for sale on the last day Of the fair.
C. c. Coon the water melon Coon,
left at our Office OF Monday, the big
gest melon we have seen this year, il
kicked the scale beam at 23A as report
ed by the Office SATAN. If any body has
. bigger one, here is the place to have
il found out, and blowed about after it
is eaten.
The alliancers have not got their
paper started yet As may be seen by
the way they patronize the CHIEF
this week. They promise less patro-
mage, and more pay in the future. All
right boys We want to do the manly
thing by all, but please boil down" a
little closer if possible.
The public sch of Red Cloud
will open next Monday, Sept. 4th, and
it is hoped that all the scholars that
possibly can, will be in attendance on
commencement day. Already four
scholars outside of the district, have
applied for admission to the higher
department., and we are told there will
be room for many more.
On last Wednesday they abolished
the system Of churning by horse
power, ~ the creamery, and started
their new engine working, which is .
great improvement over the former
method. The engine has been here
for several weeks. but owing 70 some
connections failing to come with first
shipment, they were somewhat delay
ed,
Our city marshal Bijah. ~ we may
call him-had occasion to bring up
several who took too much Of the 40
rod last Saturday at the central station