The Red Cloud chief., 1884-07-18
CRY EREyITrrs.

A. F. LocKHARr was on the sick lis'
for the last few days.
WALTER SHERWOOD has tsken q po
siiion with A. 5. Marsh.
WI are indebted to Mr., Robt. Hick:
for come fine potatoes and onions.
THERE was a very pleasant party a
DIR. Sherer's on last Thursday evening
A. CURE, OF Cathcrton, lost a valuable
Ok the other dag. He valued it at 500
J. II. FoRT, of Geneva, was in the
city Sunday, visiting his brother, l.. IL
Fort.
Mrs. JAMES Potter is now visiting
friends in Iowa. She Is accompanied
by her little boy.
DUgIsG the storm OF Friday, Uncle
Peter Marsden, az Line prociuc: had 4
barn blown down.
TIE familiar strains Of an Italian
harp was heard on our streets last FIJI
day and Saturday.
Nh. JAMES Potter, yard master for
the B..& NJ. at this point. bough; atine
farm III Kansas the othe, day.
GATES & BouASAS have sold their
meat market At McCook, and Ed. Bo-
hnnan has returned to this city.
A FEW facts and figures can be found
i'll another column Of to-day's paper in
the shape of the t%rcasurer's report.
PAT. BERRY has been doing Red
Cloud this week. He doesn't seem TO
have any fears Of the Kansas officers.
THERE was. a party Friday night at
the Holland House, in honor OF John
Judson. II was a very pleasant &C.
casion.
4 FEW days since the little son OF
Mr.. d. Hcfiebowcr got n prune seed
in his nose, which required medical
aid to remove
IT il a conceded fact that farming
is carried on ia Webster county on d
much larger scale and much better
than heretofore.
THs enterprising town Of Wells is
looking forward with anxious eyes for
a railroad which will open up the re-
sources OF that country.
Nix. L. IL. Fort has rented the For,
roster property or Seward street, and
moves into itsoon. Mrs. Fort will be
III Red Cloud in Il few days.
Don't forget that We send either the
Chicago Tribune or the Toledo Btrie to-
goLhcr with THE CHIEF from now until
November J, for sevcnty-ive cents.
PROBABLY the fastest time ever made
on the i. & II. was the night that the
train WIS run from this city to Hub
bell. a distance Of 40 miles in so min
utes.
TIE Red Cloud post office has been
made ~ $500 Office by the post Office
department. Bro. McNitt il to I've con
graduated on the Increase of his yearly
salary.
A LITTLE hoy named Marquette came
near getting seriously injured cn Mon
day by falling of of a reaper on Web
ster, street. He barely escaped being
run over by the machine.
PARTIES living within sever miles OF
Blue HILL have been hauling :grain t0
Red Cloud. The cause Of this is that
u elevator men are paying more here
than elsewhere III the county.
A THEsPIAH club is about to be or
ganized in Red Cloud. The first drama
will soon be given to the public. We
understand that the parties arc nov
memorizing their various parts.
RI. REV. BISHOP O'CoNSoR, of Oma.
ha, administered the right Of confirm.
alton on several candidates Mt tho
Catholic church on Sunday. He wa:
assisted by Rev. Father Cleary.
u. +. ATKINSON, a former switch
man at this point, MAS knocked out o
time by a train near Hubbell, hy which
he had his hip disiocated. He wa.
brought to Red Cloud. 1t WAS a Close
call.
THE case of Freeman VS.. Burk, car
ried to the supreme court from Gage
| county, was decided the other day IL
favor of the defendant in error. Dir.
n. Richards of this city vas the attor
ney for the defendant.
MR. HIGGINs, OF Indiana, formerly
| partner in the law business of q. Il
CLANCY, was IN the city this week look
ing after real estate. He thinks Ne
braska is = great state, and viii probab
IL iuyes: some money in Red Clou'
really before long.
OUR friend L. 4. Haskins Lying o.
Penny Creek, had q valuable heife
killed by lightning on Friday. AZ tn
same time the house in which he live.
was struck, but fortunately no grea
damage was done, or no one injured
The heifer was valued at so.
LEN HARRIS was in bathing last FIR
day. and while diving from a wiz
stretched across the river he fell ,hea'
downwards into shallow place, strik
ing his head on a stone which cut ast
we're cash in his head and knocked hir
insensibie. He also broke q rib. ID
Damerell dressed his wounds.
Nh. ISAAC FISK wanted TO be keI
posted on the events of Webster cour
ty; and one day this week subscribe
for THE CHIEF. Mr. Fish Is owner {