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The Red Cloud chief., 1884-07-04
ELM CREEK.
Still the corr grows.

Still the corn grows.
The prospects for crops Of all kinds
are good. The two last years have
lifted the farmers ont OF the tight plac-
es they were in, and n great many are
able to build fine houses and barns,
and put up windmiils, and by this time
next year nearly every quarter section
of land will have a fine dwelling. There
is no place i'll the west that farmers
accumulate wealth as fast rs they DO
here. Some say that fruit al not be
raised here. Il is a mistake. We can
raise all the fruit we want. | car show
you nice fruit. Go to SIR. Williamson
and II. Crawford's, southwest Of Blue
Hill four or five miles, and there you
can satisfy yourself that frEit, can be
raised in Webster county. All il wants
is for the farmers to have an interest
in fruit growing, and plant the fruit;
and care for il. Some of the farmers
are complaining Of their listed corn
not doing very well. Give me the old
way, that is TO plow the ground and
plant with a planter.
Rye harvest is near at hand and Nil!
yield well.
CoWles viii need one more elevator
to take care of TIE grain tina: viii he
raised in that vicinity.
EsAU's DREAMS.
The Red Cloud chief., 1884-07-04
Indenendanee Day at Ped Cloud.

The following is the program:
Assemble at the bowery adjoining
court house square at 1880 a. m.
Music 10y the Red Cloud band.
Invocation by Rev. j. K. Harris.
Address of welcome by ID. b. Span
ceIe, president Of the day. =,
Music by tho Blue Hill cornet band
Reading the Declaration OF lndc
pendarce by l.. l.. Feltham.
Music by the Red Cloud band.
Grafton by Hon. Thomas Appelget
Music by the Blue Hill band.
Basket dinner.
2p. m. Match game of base ball.
Various amusements Will be intro
duced later in the afternoon.
$50 p, H.. Magnificent pyrotech
mic display under the direction of Pro
Henry Cook.
The Red Cloud chief., 1884-07-04

NEW POINT.

We had ~ of the sevcrest dust
storms last Sunday that | have ever
witnessed.
G.. ". Frances new house IS com
pleted.
A.g. Teii, is having 4 cistern dug
this week.
Corn is growing very fast. Harvest
will soon be here.
Mr.. H.. N. Skaters tools have arrived
Anyone wanting carpenter work done
will DO well to see him.
Our sister town OF Cowles is improv-
ing. A new store.
Charley Howe is talking of building
a new house. CLEANER.
The Red Cloud chief., 1884-07-04
Advice ~

Are Vol fisturE,d d ~ night and broken of yonr
rest hy a si"6 clI!i sDFci.n. and crying with
PAIN II cutting teeth? 80 send at once and
gat = bottle III MIS-. N.nsioN'S soothing syrup
IOr children tcs:iung. It's value is incaiculshlc.
Il will relieve tie little sufferer Immediately.
pcTuEd uIon It. mothcrs. there Is no mistake
about r. l. cures dyScntcTy and L!arrtoca, reg
Spf.eIs the gums. reduces inflammation, and siTeS
tone ard energy 20 the whole system. Mrs.
N,nsiJW's soothing syrup for Children t"ethin,
j. pleasant ~ the TASTE. and Is The F-NSc.ii. tiJil
" one o. the oldest md best female nurses aud
physicians IN tic United States, and iSiOr s2te
10y all druggists throughout world. ilIec =
ct.liS ! hntfir.
The Red Cloud chief., 1884-07-04
CATHFHTDN

We received ine iong wanted rain
on Sunday night.
Crops look we'll.
We have ? Ba9.ist minister here
from Kansas. looking after the cause
of that persuasion.
Oscar 3lmey lost fire horse last
week. S~EYEoCEEP.
The Red Cloud chief., 1884-07-04
SSooi. pusfupni

at Red Cloud mills, Scots per month for
yearlings. 30 for two year olds, 40 TOR
COWS, 60 for colts and IS for horses.
Sailed ard attended to by Marvin Chase
ut the mills. 42-2ml J. Q. POTTER.
, 1884-05-14

Hearts Of OAK, one of the most pow
erfnlly written American plays, will be
produced at the Opera house, with full
scenic effects next Friday evening. The
author, Mr.. Jas. A. Herne, is also the
star, and his realistic acting adds much to
the strength OF the play. On the occa-
sion Of his appearance here he will be
supported by the accomplished young act
ress Miss Katharine Corcoran and a well
selected company. A unique feature of
the play is the presence of a real live
baby, which s~ustains no mean part in the
melodrama. The play can be commended
and those wish desirable seats should re-
serve them at once.
, 1884-05-14

Additional Railroad Properly Being
Disposed of.

At the office of j. G. Pratt yesterday
the sales of railroad land aggregated in all
a trife over 1l2, 900 acres, mostly in large
tracts lying in the northern and western
portion of the county and to parties whose
names are not as yet announced. While
Affairs in this office are administered with
little or nc difficulty, yet the position of
the Land Agent is a very delicate one for
the reason that many do not understand his
peculiar position which can but be ex-.
planned by quoting from Mr.. Pratt's reply
to MIR. Eames on the occasion Of the cane
presentation. Among other things he
said: Il am so situated in my relation
with the company that | cannot in all
cases do as | would prefer to do. l am
instructed to dispose of this land to those
who will take large tracts and cannot sell
a small tract here and there when by so
doing it would defeat the sale of a large
quantity in which the smaller tract might
be included. In some cases the sale of
even.a section might prevent the som
pany from disposing of an immense tract
by giving permanent titles to those who
would probably never purchase any addi-
tional amount, However, the company
desires to give the actual settler the first
privilege of purchase, other things being
equal, and 50 far as | am personally con
cerned the actual settler and occupant
will have my sympathy and cooperation
so far as compatible with the duty which
| owe to the company"
, 1884-05-14
GONE INSANE.
The Mother of Four Children Loses
Her Reason
And Will Be Sent to An ASYLUM
at Once.

Yesterday the County Commissioners
were notified that Mrs. J. X. Mcclure, of
Camp Carlin, had become insane, and
asked to take some action with regard to
her case. Mr., J. X. Mcclure, the hus-
band Of the afflicted lady, resides at Camp
Carlin and is an employee of the govern
ment upon a salary of SIG a month, and
has -four small children. Mrs. Mcclure,
who is said to be a very estimable, hard
working lady, began about two weeks ago
to show some signs of arrangement of
mind. AT first nothing was thought to
be the matter with her except her bad
health, with which she has been troubled
more or less for some time. By degrees,
however, she grew worse, and something
over a week ago it became very apparent
that her mind was seriously affected. She
had frequent spells of extreme violence of
conduct toward hcG husband and children
such as she was never known to exhibit
before, for she had always been n very
quiet, peaceably disposed woman, not at
all addicted to even violence of temper.
The contract physician at the post was
called to her aid, and subsequently DIR. j.
j. Marston, of this city, also, but they
could do nothing for the unfortunate
woman. Her fits of violence became
more and more frequent until finally it
became unsafe for her children to go near
her, for like many others who have been
affected in the same way, she seemed to
regard her nearest friends and rel
atives as her mortal enemies.
She became excessively violent toward
her husband until at length she reached
that point where none except an almost
entire stranger could do anything with
her or control her in the slightest degree.
In the meantime the attending physicians
had pronounced her almost hopelessly
insane. Messrs. Dyer and Hoyt, of the
board Of County Commissioners, when
notified of her condition repaired to the
Court house yesterday afternoon where
they met a young man from Camp Carlin
who had come down to state the case to
tiSlh" OuASC DCiSLiiu WIN lldpptlcu 10
be down own at the time was sent for
and after he arrived her condition was
explained to him and the Commissioners.
After having listened to the statement of
her case it was decided by the board to
take immediate steps as the law directs to
have her adjudged insane. A written
notice in regard to her case was made
out and signed by the informant and filed
in the Office of the Judge of Probate
notifying that official of her mental con
dition. Upon the strength of this written
statement .I~dse Bergman issued n
citation for twelve persons to appear at
the Court house this afternoon at
? o'clock to serve as jurors in her case.
DIR. Marston, the Contract Physician Mt
the post, and also the hospital steward,
will be summoned as witnesses. and
probably others also. This is a very sad
case made doubly so on account of the
lady's unfortunate little ones.
, 1884-05-14
DENVER RACES.
Postponed From Yesterday Until To-day
on Account of the Weather.

Special dispatch to The Leader.
DENVER, May $50 far the success
of the Jockey Club meetings has been
materially interfered with by %unpropi-
tious weather. The races yesterday were
badly interfered with on account OF the
rain, and to-day it rained all the morning,
so that the races were necessarily dispensed
with altogether. The races were post
poned until tomorrow when it is hoped
the weather will permit the carrying out
of the following programme:
Running race-Two-year-old stake; $25
entrance, pay or play, with 5000 added;
fye-eighths of a mile; second 800, third
to save stake.
Clifton Bells oh. g. Master Trump, by
Trump, dam Trimble, by Zero; II pounds.
Clifton Bells b. f. Sparkling, by Trump,
dam Sparkle, by imported South Aus
%tralian; rs pounds.
Holly & Carlisle's b. f. Irish Lass, by
Kyle barley, dam Daisy Miller; rs pounds.
M. A. Walden & Co. S oh. C. Our Friend,
by Heretog, dam unknown; so pounds.
Running race-Club purse, $500; one
mile and three-eighths; first $3.50, sec
ond 500, third $50.
L. Il. Sage's b. 6. Flanders, aged, by
Harrington, dam Inverary; 1l9 pounds.
o. L. LeFevre's bl. h.. Startle, aged, by
West Roxbury, dam Nora Worth; 100
pounds.
NJ. A. Walden & Co.'S bl. m. Thady,
four years, by Tom Bowling, dam Colleen
Bawn; lib pounds.
, 1884-05-14

Prof G. L. Bailey returned yesterday
from a trip to the northern portion of the
county. On his homeward bound trip he
visited the mines at Running Water, and
while there a very rich silver lead was
struck by parties at hat place who repre-
sent Cheyenne men and capital This
new find is said to be a very rich one,
and superior to anything heretofore dis
covered at that place. From present ap-
pearances this incipient mining camp bids
fair to o%utrival some of the more noted
camps which have been so much lauded
in the Far West during the past few years,
and quite a town will probably spring up
at that point in a very short time.
, 1884-05-14

Two young gentlemen who have ap-
peared from time to time in the police
courts were before Judge Lee again yes
terday, charged with the same old offence,
intoxication. They pleaded guilty, as
usual, and were invited to step over to the
calaboose, and were duly ensconsed in
their old familiar quarters. They will ap-
pear in the street brigade to-day unless
they pay up.
, 1884-05-14

A meeting of the committee on streets
and alleys was held at the City hall last
evening for the purpose of opening and
considering bids for certain city works,
among other things the repairing of the
cistern on the corner of Hill and Sixteenth
streets. Messrs. Riner, Dyer, Harring-
ton and Finnegan of the committee were
in attendance. Owing to some informally
in the advertising for the bids, they not
being exactly in accordance with the
specification of the City Engineer, those
presented were not considered or acted
upon and there will be a readvertising of
them.
, 1884-05-14

AT a recent poultry show in the East a
prominent clothing house gave a gold
medal for the best incubator. Now a dis
tracted member of the 'Fancier's GLIB"
suggests that some one offer a competi-
tive prize for the best model of an ark.
Considerable rain and snow are doubtless
necessary for agricultural purposes, but
moisture is equally trying on clothes and
poultry. If the sun shines to-day consid-
er this and advertisement of spring over
coats and suits, of which we have a peer
less variety. If it rains we offer umbrel-
las, rubber coats, boots and shoes for
both ladies and gentlemen. Whatever
the weather we wish your trade, for we
keep everything worn by a lady, gentle
man or child in wet weather or dry.
In our Millinery Department we are
making to order, hats and bonnets in the
latest Chicago and New York styles. A
fine assortment of American and French
flowers, ostrich feathers and tips in the
new mode shades.
In our Dress Goods Department we are
offering even a greater variety of silks
than heretofore. Black silks and the new
spring shades in plain and fancy silks.
Novelties in Notions and a splendid
assortment of Ladies Furnishing Goods,
cheap medium and fine.
, 1884-05-14
Notice.

We have sold all R. R. lands from
Range 81, near Potter, west to State line
in Nebraska and Colorado on both sides
of the line; subject only to the claims and
interests of ACTUAL OCCUPANTS, which,
as far as possible, it is our desire to pro
tect. Parties having such interests with
in this district must make them known at
once, and, if necessary, an examination
will be made to determine what will be
sold and price.
Small, select bodies governing and con-
trolling considerable tracts will not be sold
alone; and parties mus make application
with reference to this fact.
The sales first referred to are to be
closed within thirty days.
LEAvITT BURNHAM,
Land Commissioner U. p. Ry. Co.
Omaha, Neb., April IS, 1884.
, 1884-05-14
doe Parks is at Lincoln. Ill.

Judge Parks is at Lincoln, LII.
Mr.. Charles Clay was in the city yester-
day.
D. S. Hopkins returned to-day from
Miles City, Mont.
F. W. Hebard is assisting ]. G. Pratt
at his office in making papers and plats of
railroad land now on sale.
II. Donzleman yesterday returned from
Rawlins, where he had been to see his eli
ents, the Wolf brothers.
L Brooks, Denver; S NJ Copeland,
Fort Collins; Gus Brede, Fort Laramie;
Andrew Mckinley, Gustav Trautman, F
Lowe, Fort Collins, are at Dyer's hotel.
W. NJ. D. Lee, representing the firm of
Scott, Lang & Co., from Camp Supply,
Indian territory, is in town in charge of
5000 head of cattle. He will be here for
several weeks, and will drive from here to
Montana.
A F Wheeler, Egbert; Jay Pettibone,
Denver; n s Reeder, Cincinnati; D
Collins, Ohio; w z Noble, Salt Lake;
ii Nj Howard and wife, Chicago, @ G
WEIGH and wife, Denver, and n III Bry-
ant, Of Denver, are among the arrivals at
the Inter Ocean.
, 1884-05-14

The following instruments were filed
for record in the office of the County
Clerk yesterday:
Warranty deed, William Waldo and
Catherine Waldo to a. b. Ballard, lot
No. l, in block No. 272, in the city of
Cheyenne; consideration, $500.
Warranty deed, Ellen Hills to Kate
Gloye, the south half of lot No. II. and
all of lots number Is, 10, 20, 81, %, in
block No. All, in the city of Cheyenne;
consideration, 81, 600.
Warranty deed, Ira L. Fredendall and
wife to F. W. Lafayette, the south half of
lots 3 and 4. IN block No 263, IN the
, 1884-05-14
Full weight at Riner & Johnson's.

Engraving in all its branches is done at
ZEHNER, JACKSON & BUEcHNER's.
, 1884-05-14

Early this morning Crazy Jane again
sailed forth on the warpath and made the
city hideous with her howls and outcries.
She was finally captured by Officer Nolan,
and after a desperate struggle (she is a
very large and powerful woman) she was
lodged in the calaboose where she was
locked up for the night. Her yells and
screeches, after being incarcerated, could
have been heard two blocks away. This
m ought to be severely dealt with.
The police have had trouble enough with
her and she ought to be sent to the County
jail for at least ninety days.
, 1884-05-14
AN ELEGANT ENTERTAINMENT.
A Delightful Treat to Those who At.
ended the Church Concert,

The audience which greeted the APP
pearance of Miss Lydia Bell and Miss
Ethel Howe at the Congregational church
last evening was a fashionable and appre-
ciative one. Nearly every seat was occu-
pied and those present seemed to look
forward to a very enjoyable evening nor
were any disappointed, judging by the
hearty applause bestowed upon the two
ladies' for their different efforts. The en-
tertainment opened with an overture, rem
dered blythe Cheyenne orchestra, which was
well received and was the means of putting
every one in the best of humor with
themselves and all around. Deacon
Taylor, after a few remarks, which he
said must necessarily be brief, as he was
sure the audience were anxious to see and
hear the ladies whose names were an
nounced on the programme, introduced
Miss Lydia Bell, whose first reading, The
WOoing Of Henry Y, at once convinced
her hearers that she was a lady possessed
of dramatic ability of a very high order.
Miss Bell possesses a clear and pleasant
voice, is thoroughly devoid of
stage mannerisms, so frequently
noticeable among elocutionists, and has a
natural power of riveting the attention of
her audience from beginning to end. Both
in comic and pathetic selections Miss Bell
is exceptionally able, and her reading Of
Common drew tears from many, even the
gentlemen present being unable to keep
their handkerchiefs from their eyes when
she re-enacted the dying scene of the
faithful and earnest Irishman.
Miss Ethel Howe is a pleasing little lady
and sings in a clear, sweet musical voice,
her first selection, an Aria with Varia-
tons being received with rapturous APP
plause, to which she responded with
Comm thro' the Rye" At every song
Miss Howe was loudly encored, but after
her third song asked to be excused from
another encore, as the climate had some
what weakened her voice.
Altogether the Congregational church
entertainment can be considered a great
success, and the promoters of it deserve
great praise from all who attended for Sc
curing the services of two such dis
tinguished ladies.
, 1884-05-14

Jones & Moore as usual are leading in
the tonsorial art, having the finest and
most complete parlors in the city and a
good competent artist now employed from
Detroit, Mich, who will give satisfaction.
A competent boot and shoe artist is con
nected with the parlors who will attend to
the wants of custom in his line. Elegant
light and airy bath rooms refitted. Just
received, a one hundred and sixty gallon
tank from st. Louis. We are now pre-
pared to supply all those who give us a
call with plenty of hot water, clean towels,
etc. Everything renovated through and
through. We solicit a call. Satisfaction
guaranteed. Corner Seventeenth and
Ferguson streets.
, 1884-05-14

& Historical Dept; Cheyenne, Hyo.
, 1884-05-14

Shortly after - o'clock this morning
three soldiers made an attack on a house
occupied by a colored family down on the
bottom near Grow Greek and endeavored
to break in the door. Officer Nolan came
to the rescue and drove them away, after
which they turned upon him with rocks
but he put the party to fight but did not
succeed in arresting them.
, 1884-05-14

Another picnic is talked of and will
probably take place as soon as the weather
will permit. The objective point this
time will be the Natural Fort, which, as
THE LEADER readers are well aware, is
about thirteen miles southwest of Chey-
enne, in the edge of Colorado. In former
years this used to be the fayorite resort for
parties seeking a little pleasure and recre-
alton.
, 1884-05-14

Some consultation and discussion among
those who are posted on such matters has
already begun in regard to the prospects
of the congressional delegateship next fall.
From present appearances it would seem
that there will be no lack of candidates in
either party. Discussion on this point
comes a little too prematurely to be OF
much avail.
, 1884-05-14

U m. No 2

which meets at Durbin's crossing,
ON Pole creek, and which has been
published to start on the 18th of May,
Will start on the goth of May in order to
meet the South Platte roundup at Jules
burg june the first. The above error was
made IN reading proof before the publica-
tions OF the round-ups were printed.
Executive Committee of Wyoming
Stock Growers Association.
Thomas STURGIs, Secretary.
, 1884-05-14

George Stevens, a young colored man,
went on the warpath yesterday and created
a disturbance and breach of the peace in
the classic shades of Chicago He dis
turbed somewhat the tranquility of the
neighborhood where Miss Laura Cope
land resides, and she went straightway to
the office of Judge Lee and procured a
warrant for his arrest. The matter will
be officially investigated by the court to-
day.
, 1884-05-14

Denver, Colorado Springs, Boulder and
Longmont greeted Joseph Cook with large
and enthusiastic audiences, and Cheyenne
never takes second rank.
, 1884-05-14

Colonel S. W. Downey, who came down
to Cheyenne on Monday, went East yes
terday. He is bound for Washington
and among other matters which he will
look after at the seat of government will
be to urge upon tho President the APP
pointment of Hon. w. w. Corlett as
Chief Justice of this territory.
, 1884-05-14

Mr.. G. w. Jones. one of the bright
and shining lights of the Western Union
telegraph Office, in this city, leaves for
Cleveland, Ohio, to-day. The object of
Mr.. Jones visit to far away Ohio is to Sc
cure a fine bunch of high grade cattle and
brood mares with which to stock his range
on Chugwatcr. He will be absent for
several weeks.
, 1884-05-14

Some parties coming in from a hunt,
it is supposed, turned loose their shot
guns and fred four shots in rapid success
sion near the residence of Marshal
Schnitger, Sunday night, after which they
scattered and ran in all directions. There
were four in the gang.
, 1884-05-14

A war of races occurred early yesterday
morning in the western portion of the
city in which John Nelson undertook to
demonstrate to Tom Lewis (colored) the
superiority of the white race over the
black. Several slight demonstrations
more forcible than elegant were the result,
and it finally transpired that Lewis, the
representative of a much annoyed race of
people, was a little too many for the
Caucasian, and knocked his antagonist
slightly out of time. The police force
represented by Officer Nolan put in an
appearance, however, and the two CORY
warriors were marched off to Judge
Fishers office where they were both
arraigned on the charge of creating a dis
turbance and breach of the peace, and
both were convicted. Nelson was Gala
boosed at once on his failure to pay SI3,
but Lewis paid a part of his fine and got
responsible parties to go his security for
the balance after which he was relieved.
The white race appears to have been left
all around in that affair.
, 1884-05-14

A pigeon shoot for $50 a side will
probably occur this afternoon in the
~neighborhood of Major Talbot's should
the weather permit. The contestants
will be Messrs. Joe Anderson and G..
Channel. They will shoot at fifteen birds
apiece.
, 1884-05-14

S. H. Laverty, of Denver, state or
ganizer of Colorado for the Knights of
Labor, will arrive in Cheyenne next
Sunday for the purpose of organizing a
branch of his society here.
, 1884-05-14
NnIice-

There will be a meeting of the Gale
DOMAIN club at 344 Sixteenth street on
Thursday evening at 1870 p. IN. Room
No. 3. S. r. WATSON, Secretary.
, 1884-05-14

We warn our customers against false
reports calculated to injure our business.
A amt to the wise is sufficient. The
Singer Manufacturing company, corner
Eighteenth and Hill streets.
, 1884-05-14

The finest West of New York or Chicago,
All kinds Of syrups made of pure juices.
Rhodes Il Troxell.
, 1884-05-14

The offices of the f. Il. Warren Mer-
camille company; the F. L. Warren Live
Stock company and of Mr.. F. L. Warren
will be, until further notice, located in the
Ferguson street store.
, 1884-05-14

Don't believe it? Well, step into the
Ferguson street store of the f. f. War
rem Mercantile company. See the thou
sands of dollars worth of works of art on
exhibition there and be convinced.
OF late years, and particularly since
Whistler's exhibition at London, etchiags,
have been the craze among the patrons of
pictorial art, and but few artists of the
present day but reproduce their master
pieces in this form,
Among the artists represented in the
WARREN portfolio by fine etchings are:
Fortuny, Millais, r. a, George Mason,
Villegad, Hunt, Falero,
Vinea, Moran, Millet.
L 4ngclus by the last named artist is
notably beautiful.