Omaha daily bee., 1883-01-12

cordingly spend their time end means
In becoming more proficient in thie
branch of industry. Others may try
experiments ard erect air castles, but
elevators, cresmerieH aud rackiDg
houues are the castles Of Rcd Oak, by
reason of which the county realizes
from 10 to 80 per cent. more for It's
products than could be done by ship
ping the raw material. Hog rsisero
get from the psober from 30 to 90
oents on the hundred weight, more
than can be paid by the shipper. The
creamery can afford to ply the farmer
for his cream, a price ths' 10 equiva
lent 10 20 cents per pound for butter,
and thus save the roUb,e Of makir G
It. The creamery wss erected here
last epring by Dir. Canon, and is sup
piled with eresm from the surround
ing country, the proprietor having no
cowd. 1t hos a capacity of GOO
pounds per day, hut during the frat
summer averaged on $50 pounds per
day. All the work is done by pteam,
aad IL has four churns ready for work.
The cooling of the cream ia all done
b7 means Of water from q spring, with
ont ice, aud very little expense is
therefore attached to this process.
Mr.. Caucn says tho proper tempera.
ture If cream for butter is about
50 degrees. The rpring water
is about 80 per cent, and by the time
it passes through tho milk vat, where
no has his caus of milk, it is about
right, and it 10 always the same His
grelteot txpepSs is gathering up the
cream, but if tho farmers would club
together, cay three or four of them,
and deliver week about he could make
1t an object for them.
Vita neat, tasty stores, we'll filled
With everything in the shapc Of mer-
chandise, on es prices that defy COM
petition, it is not to be wondered at
that Rcd Oak has tu.h q trads. A
cal at the stores Of either &. II. Lane,
Mr.. Fishor or Roberts will estiffy Gny
one that these mon are no. only pros.
pering but they are selling goods at
pricos that permits their customers TO
prosper at the same time. Live and
let live" SEEMS to be their motto.
EDUCATION.
The school iGteregts of Red Oak are
equal to sny in tho tate. The high
. liool building located il the eastern
part Of the city 10 a fine, neat. snowy
edihcp, and under the supervision of
Professor Sailor. The teachers are
dciDg coed, substantial work. There
are four school buildiugs in the town,
shero about 750 children attend reg.
u}arly.
CHURCHES.
There are some hne churches repre-
aented in the town, and hold services
every Sabbath.
HoTELs.
The hotels OF this place are the Cen.
trail houso, this JudkiCo house and the
Depot hotel. The Central house il
located on the south side of III,
square, Ia the centre of the business
portion of the City. 1t ia operated by
Mesers Lockhare & Shattuck, Ole
hotel ~proprietois, who understapt
their busiue $ and make a plessan'
home for all who enter their house
aud they are many of the best class
The tables arc always supplied by III
beat edibles the market can afford
aud the kitchen work is as well don
as skilled cooks can do it. This din
ing is neat ond supplied b
ready obliging walters.
The Judkins house, with its new az
l partments, located on Cuball street
two blocks west of the square, isunde
the arrangement Of the Judkir
0 brothers, and, judging from appear
9 ances, 10 well run and well pstronizec
I The new parts are heated with steam
both above ard below.
The Depot hotel heretofore run h
Mr.. +. Wormly will. after the lot
day of February, 1888, be uu6er til
control of MIR. @. Il. Mede, who latel
purchased the same. Mr.. Mode is a
Did hand at the bosiness and hopes I
maintsin the reputation of the houst
But We must not close this lett,
without naming the maj throup
whose hands pass the money Of tt
town, Mr.. L. w. Stephens, the stea.
elevator man, and who carries wit
him the inevitable signs of succesa--
U smiling countenance and a host
farmers around anxious to do bus
o ness with him.
Mr.. Walter Reynolds, the son
Hon. B. +. Reynolds of Hawthorn
, was brought to Red Oak on Fridi
morning last in q serious mental CO,
Il dition, and after examination by II
insane commission, was adjndged
fit subject for tho insane asylum, Al
q a the atn day taken by Sder
Palmer to Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, f
u treatment. Family troubles SCENE
!. TO be the cause. CAMP.
Il Table linens, napkins, doylifs, to-