The Red Cloud chief., 1883-04-27

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Odd Fellow celebration NJ that plac<
Eternal vigilance s not only the
price Of liberty. but is IL the price Of
immunity from los by prairie 6rss. IN
this country as certain seasons Of the
year.
Mr.. John McQuilkin called last
week and ordered . copy Of the CHIEF
for six months 10 John F. Dow. OF
Hancock. Iowa. Who has landed inter
ests in this county.
Remember that he, or she. vho
plants and causes 70 grow . single tree
in this prairie country, 10 public ben
~efactor. and future generations ought
TO rise up and call him blest.
We understand that Jones 4 Goble
have purchased the lot on which the
post Office building stands. and will
commence the erection Of . large
bnck structure in the near future.
Col. Vim. Clapp. Of Cowles. Was An
agreeable caller at the CHIEv Office
last Friday. The Colonel will make =
visit to his oil home in Vermont, this
summer. for the benefit of his health
A drove of four hundred and sixty
FIVE young cattle passed through town
last Wednesday from Washington
county. Kansas. They are being drirs
en- out to the range near the Colorado
line.
Attention 10 called to the fact that .
change has been made in the Office
houn At the post Office. Hereafter the
office will be open from I 4. m. to SIP.
m, and on Sundays from $50 to 100
p. m,
The band boys have been circula-
ting a subscription paper for the pur-
pose Of raising money to purchase new
horns. We hope they will be success
full and that a first class band will be
organized.
VIM. Morlan, proprietor Of the
Bloomington nurseries was in town
last week on business. We under.
stand that he has sold quite q lot OF
fruit and ornamental trees 10 the peo-
pie of Red Cloud.
An exchange says, when q newspa.
per can be had for less than four cent.
Sfweek, the man who continually Dor
Kows his neighbor's paper must GER
tainly be very stingy as well possessing
an immense amount of cheek.
II. C. Andrus, who lost heavily by
prairy fire recently and whose losse,
have been partially made up by sym
pathising friends, wishes to express hi
thanks to all those who have kind,
assisted him in the time Of need.
Last week some boys started q fir
in the real Of Morhart & FultOni
hardware store by firing . pile Of straw
and rubbish, and a serious conf1agra
lion was only prevented by prompt &C
ton of those who first saw the fire.
Hon. D. H. Wheeler, Secretary o
the State Board Of Agriculture has oil
thanks for q copy Of the premium lis
for the seventh annual exhibition o
the Nebraska State Fair TO he held a
Omaha Nebraska. commencing Sep
TENDER 10th and continuing six days
We are indebted to the New Yorl
Life Insurance Co., for plate entitle,
'Origan Of the stars and stripes" Any
one DESTROYS of seeing this interestin,
collection Of facts relating to the &c
nealogy of Washington and the Origin
Of our flag. can be accommodated b,
calling ut the CHIEF Office.
!, An exchange tells us Of a farme
who, in experimenting with sawdus
in potato hills, used in one patch o
potatoes one quart of sawdust to tn
, hill and none in another. The sawdus
I YIELDED twice as much rs others. ant
the potatoes were larger aud smoother
1t is now time to plant potatoes. ano
it might pay to try the experiment OIL
a small patch at least.
Will Smiths house, when compile
ted, will be one Of the neatest ant
most substantial little residences il
that part of town. The excellence
of the design and workmanship is du'
, to Mr., b. Briggs, the contractor. VIII,
by the way~is one of the most skillet
workman in town, which is attested b,
the fact that he has already engaged
sufficient amount Of carpenter work {,
' keep him busy nearly the entire sea
l. son.
The need OF more and better side
walks and additional cross walks wa
keenly felt BY everybody who had oc
casion to perambulate the streets O
Red Cloud during the last week n