The Red Cloud chief., 1884-08-15

CITY EREyITIES

J. i. MILLER and George Dodd. werc1
ln Lincoln this week.
THERE was a surprise party on Will
Emigh, Tuesday night. l
Our Guide Rock correspondence ar.
rived to late for publication.
OCHAMBERLIE has bought the Nc
Crary Bros grocery store at I~navale.
SNR. A T REED, one of the old sub
scribers OF The CHIEF, called Friday.
\ HENRY Cook has returned from his
trip east He had a very pleasant visit.
! Mr.. WILLIAM GATES bought two fine
bird dogs from DIR. Dammerell the
other day.
MRs. l.. p. MowRER, and little boy.
Of Ashland, Neb., are visiting at Mr..
forrester's this week.
IRA SLEEPER has raised some excel
lent apples in his orchard this year.
They are among the best shown Us.
TIE Baptist church ofthis CITY have
wisely engaged the rervices of Rev. Mr..
Brown as resident pastor OF this church.
JAMES POTTER, B&M yard master,
ssoD a INV OIL vi oillt
I They will make an excellent team
when fully trained.
ALL persons who are indebted to DIR.
Denncy, must settle with him by Mon
day. or the accounts will he left for
Immediate C election.
II. j. MAURFR has raised some fine
clover and timothy this year. 1t is i'm
\ fine condition. Our,,farmers should all
> try To raise ii next year.
G A STOCKING, well known carpen-
ter of this city, has gone 4 Corning,
New York, on q visit. He will be gone
two months. THE CHEF follows him.
THE better half of our worthy stock
:. merchant, Mr.. w. NJ. Gates, is visiting
, in Missouri. William looks lonely and
we hope hc may soon be comiorted by
the return of Mrs. g.
/ A Morse. Vim Morse, and families,
of Clinton, Illinois, arrived in this city.
Wednesday, by prairie schooner They
report the crops from Missouri to Red
Cloud in fine condition.
II. G. POWERS, wife and father. have
arrived III the city from Kentucky.
Mr. Powers comes 10 Red Cloud TO
take the position OF express mcssen-
ger on the B. & NJ. railway.
REV q. W. HUMMELL raised three
hundred bushels of onions on one acre
this year. Onions are worth 81 per
bushel and our good brethcrcn will
therefore make a clean $500.
NINE loads Of hogs were brought TO
Red Cloud ON Monday by farmers liv,
ing in the viciHity OF Catherton. The
lows thought it WAS the advance guard
OF Pullman, Mack, & Cos. circus.
On Tuesday, the Blue Stockings and
the Independents played a match game
of ball Both clubs played vel! and
at the end of five innings throwed NJ
the game, which stood 9 TO Is in favor
of the Independents.
DAVID ZERwEKH Of Val Paraiso. lndi
N "A relative of our worthy count,
treasurer, G. BuschOw, is in the city
and will take the position of deput,
treasurer lately vacated by George o
The CHIEF welcomes. Mr. Zerwekh t
Red Cloud.
ID. s. HELyEEN so far is the hos
wheat raiser that WI have heard oil TN:
season. He had nine acres of fal
wheat which averaged a little over ~
bushels t. the acre. The wheat !
known rs the Turkey wheat anu ]
very plump and line.
WE would suggest that IL would no
he n bad idea for store keepers 20 kee
their wares in . proper condition. In
9th ar night in the south end of town
lady ran a pitchfork tine lii her foot.
might have made n severe wound. In
sidewalk is no place for pitchforks
he having around loose, after dark o:
pecially.
HoN. JAMES LAIED, was 4 the city o
Thursday, looking after his canvass i'
congressional honors. Laird delegate
have been elected in the following coul
ties: Adams 9, Hamilton s, Ihayer
Saline IL, Red Willow 4, Hitchcock
making a total of Al delegates. Seve
81 other counties have yet TO selec de
ocatcs. of which Mr. Laird's friends C!
poclto secure enough delegates 10 non
mate him.
Our worthy friond, Henry ]. Maur'
one of tho old settlers Of this count
has ia. 200 trees set out on his pia'
and all growing nicely. They a
mostly made up OF elm, Russian mul
berry. and ash. He also has nearly s
hundred evergreens. All are grown
fne This shows what can be done
growing trees i'm Nebraska. Let on
farmers take hold of this matter al
set out groves.
MANAGER DRAKE of the Nebrasl
Telephone company, was in the ci
last Friday looking over the field
regard to locating o telephone e
Q change. II seems TO make a telepllOI
n c in Red Cloud that We shou
have toll lines from RivertOn and In
vale 10 Red Cloud, thence to Gun
Rock. Cowles. Blue Hill, Wells, a.
Hastings. This, We think, will soon
done,-and We hope it will.
Ir has been determined TO hold {
county fair this season IN the bt
manner possible, and next year I
people may look for a genuine Old ca
ern fair run with western enterpri
This fall our farmcrs and Others shot
come forward and patroniZe the co
ing fair in a generous so u
a good large fund can he raised for I
use of the association for the extensi
of the association next seasOn
C. w. KaLEY, special commission
for this county, wants the farmers
bring In their grain that they prop'
to donate for the New Orleans expo
ton. Nice builndles of wheat, Ga
rye, etc, should be brought at once.
does not mako any difference b
close il is cut 10 the ground, just sol
a good specinen. Farmers, inter