The Red Cloud chief., 1882-09-08

S0ssoay Wo3t OO0oo ue1&nt
train, "a unusual heavy one, drawn By
Two engines. wrecked u Amboy. ditch
INF 10 boz csn. Fortunately is va
on The big Y. and the other part oft
though nearly full Was soon cleared
and the outbound passenger but little
delayed.
Somebody must have died, a the.
Lincoln monument man Was in cur
office the other day, and reported hav.
ing sold in the Republican valley. west
Of Red Cloud. within the past three
months, not less thsn Ave thousand
dollars worth Of grave adormenr.
Mr.. switser Of Bloomington. and Mr..
Laws Of Orleans were in town Wednes-
day looking after their respective in
aerests in the political field. Mr.. Laws
will not object TO serving the state -
secretary, while Mr.. switzer would
rather attend to the congressional bus
mess Of the second district than to
trust it in the hands Of any one else.
We understand that q of the ex-
sheriffs Of our county. allowed him.
self TO be out-generaled to such an ex-
tent at the Grand Island reunion, ~ to
compel him to reflect that he had paid
90 and . watch for schooling. Now rs
We heard of three or four Of that class
Of men being there, we leave our read
ers TO divide the honors between the
beros - in their judgment they may
deem most wise and just.
The partnership heretofore existing
between Misses Lutz & Hale has been
dissolved.
Mr.. ]. L. Moore Of Crete, Neb. call
ed at this Office to get copy Of the
paper. Mr.. Moore is prospecting for q
location a. attorney and loan agent.
His main business being the law prac-
tice.
Providence has sent US . new house
keeper Of long experience. and we fiat
ter ourselves that household matters
will be q little more pleasant in the
future both for ourselves and our chill
dren. Housekeeper, for a thirteen
yearling child, for five months is no
trivial affair, either for the child or
family, but such are some of life's les.
sons.
We hear that some Of the boys who
were up at the reunion have been sim
pering some about the attention, that
certain ladies bestowed on the "CHIEF
man." Now boys we tried to do the
msgnanamous thing by you in intro
duciug you to the objects of our enjoy
pent. and if they smiled on US more
sweetly, or fingered longer and more
lovingly in our presence than yours,
who should bare the blame. We n
joyed it and if youcould not we are will
ling to bear q share Of your regrets.
Mr.. Gage Of the Red Cloud dining
hall, was among the victims of the de-
lsyed. and finally ditched. and desert
ed railroad train Sunday last, but
more fortunate than any of the other
passengers, he being in the pilot house
or watch-tower WAS probably the
frst to notice the catastrophe, and hur-
rying to the front rode into town on
the engine, while we, poor tramp, as
well rs state superintendent of Pres
byterianism-Mr. Little, had to 'hoof
it," to town from Amboy, four miles
away, and Mr.. and Mrs. Spanogle had
to stay there until we came in and had
their own conveyance sent out to
them.
]. S. Noc has put out all his first lot
of Singer sewing machines, and has his
second lot ready, and is chuck full Of
business. See I'D in another column.
We have given considerable space
70 the action Of the tenth Iowa cong
ressional district, at Webster City,
Aug. 80. We have given this atten.
ton to the old tenth district, because
We used to be one of her voters, and be-
cause We are personally acquainted
with the two gentlemen nominated,
but most especially on account of the
peculiar circumstances connected with
the proceedings, showing the precari.
business of politics, and how provi-
,dence often fAvors those who trust
more to the. success of noble. and
worthy merit than to sharp political
trickstry. We always admired the
manly demeanor of Major Holmes,
and viii rejoice with his home friends
in his success.
The Reunion 1t Grand Island has
come and gone, and viii live hence
forth in the histary of the nation. That
it war . grand time would be to. speak
very modestly Of it, in our estimation.
Wethink . sublime consideration Of
it is the fact, that from ten to thirty
thousand people Should have been to
four or Eve days in camp festiv-
titles, and not . single discord have
arisen in that time, ave the srress oil
one drunken COW boy.
This fact alone speaks volumes for
the honor Of the nations ex-soldiery.
II is, in our mind . serious question
whetheo any or all the various church
organisations combined, could have
achieved such . victory in favor oil
good win to al, and harmony of pur-
and feeling Of 80 vast An assem-
Fifty ysazs agoa drought like that
now Affecting New England would
have made existance there precarious
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