The Red Cloud chief., 1884-04-11
HERE AND THERE.

My first stop on Wednesday was at
Cowles. We found the beautiful EN-.
bryo city quiet, with Boss" Ward
holding supreme sway Ove the DIES,
tines OF the future metropolis of Web.
ster county. Checkers appear to be
the only game in which the good peO-
pie of COwles are interested. Going
northeast three miles We next stop
ped at the home of Messrs, Putnam &
Crosby, and found good old Mother
Crosby enjoying some relief from her
old disease, dropsy, having recently
submitted to an operation performed
by DIR. Smith, of Guide Rock. Every
thing about this farm bears evidence
Of the thrift and enterprise for which
these gentlemen are known. We here
met Miss Putnam, a teacher of twelve
years experience, now employed in
the Red Cloud schools, enjoying a va
cation visiting her brother and sisters.
The district board of Cowles are anx-
ious to secure the services of Miss Put
nam for the next ten months. Five
miles east brought us to the new post
Office of Berne, where We met the'post-
master, Captain Blaine happy and con-
tented as ever. In this neighborhOod
we found good old father Orr suffering
with a temporary illness, with all his
neighbOrs expressing their hopes that
he would speedily ecover. During
Wednesday night we partook of the
hospitality of David Mearns and fam
lily. While speaking of this neighbor-
hood We would say that for good peo-
pie it excells any place VT were ever
in, and We know this from experience,
for We have recently passed some few
months of our life there. We next
had the pleasure of a little chat with
the Emighs. These genial gentlemen
are doing a fine stock business, and
their large, well-kept, and commOdious
buildings remind us of old homes in
the East. James L. Emigh informed
lis that he was going east soon to i'm
port a herd of 300 blooded cattle. AL
though u friend is large and pOrtly,
he Is a man that walks a mile in eight
minutes. He is gO-a-head-it-ive, and
we are glad to note his success. Mr..
Harrison RimdelI, one mile north of
Emighs, has recently located and will
surely soon succeed in making a fine
farm and home, for he is a worker. and
withall a genial and pleasant gentle
man. We found Mr.. Sheldon four
miles north of Cowles, very earnestly
endeavoring to get his new house COM
pleted TO. get a place to store his fam
lily" Mr.. Hassan, of the firm of Has
san Bros, sheep r~aisers, north of
Cowles, met us with that whole souled
countenanee for which he is noted.
This firm are prosperous and happy
of course. Mr.. Mallick and Mr.. Hill
have recently rented farms near Has
san Bros. for a term of five years, and
are well pleased with Notifications
and are determined to succeed. Over
Friday night We were pleasantly enter
tanned at the home of Mr.. NJ. f Sharp,
who about four months ago bought
and moved on to the farm owned by
Mr.. Reed, Batin, P. o. MI. S. is a
quiet earnest gentleman, and already
has n of the very comfortable houses
of this county. Your space, l pre-
sumo, will not admit of further notes
this week, and l will therefore close by
remarking that fin my rambles this
week. ! everywhere met with express
sions of confidence for the coming
season among the farmers.
j. p. WALTERS.