The Red Cloud chief., 1884-09-26
CITY BREvITIES

Oas crowd.
EDWARD KELLOGG wa. in Chicago
last week on business.
FATHER CLERY held services at the
Catholic church Sunday.
BARNEY MIEREs will commence ped.
ding milk on next Monday.
d. N. Plat has hal hi. barn moved
into the rear Of his residence lot.
aCHARLEs WINFREY received a pres
ent Of a fine watch the other day.
JAKE MILLER sold his premium har.
ness to c. &. Gooding, of Riverton.
l.. A. HAsKISs and VIM. Perry 90
west this week on a land inspection.
V. Benson brought The CHIEF q
fine specimen of sweet coin that takes
the cake.
4. HOUSE left this Office some very
fine corn. One ear measured thirtee en-
inches in length.
CAPT. MUNsELL donated this Office a
bushel of premium tomatoes. They
were fine. Thanks.
AT Fred PetersOn's sale on the 18th,
all kinds of stock sold splendidly and
brought good prices.
TIP Methodist conference has been
in session this week ut Tecumseh.
Rev. G. B. Lenfest was present.
THE latest thing out in badges is
pyaps rnr- arm h,lyo. t., -
dandy and G. S. Albright sells them.
1T costs money 70 partake of the
lucious watermelon now a days, espec-
tally SO if you procure them clandes-
timely.
Mr.. FRAZIER and wife have returned
TO Bryan, Ohio. They think Nebraska
is a great state.
5. o. BAKER has a very fine shower
bath put up at his residence. 1t is
said to be fine by al! who have used it.
q. W. HUaMELL is now making sor-
ghum molasses of a very fine quality.
We rcturn our thanks for a jar of the
same.
n. ROBINSON bought a house and
lot in Jackson's addition. Dame
Rumor says that a n%uItial knot ia
soon TO Toe tied.
ATTENTION is called to the advertise
ment of our friend, the we'll known
merchant tailor, Fritz Birkner, which
appears i'm this issue.
l.. A. HAsKISs, of Penny Creek, had
the misfortune to lose a Devonshire
bull, valued at $50. The animal died
very suddenly, and from what cause is
unknown.
W. l.. gibson showed a fine colt at
the fair last week which took second
premium, but Mr.. G.. as well as others
thought the colt was entitled to first
premium.
S. Y. LUDLOW, our new grocery deal
er, takes advantage of our columns this
week to let the people know what he
is doing. People will do we'll to see
him before buying, and thereby save
money.
GATES & BoHANAN have purchased
an elegant marble slab from the Red
Cloud marble and granite works. not
to mark the entrance to their mauso-
leum, but as a solid covering for their
meat counter.
Corn is king in Webster county this
fall. A person can scarcely imagine
the quantity raised unless he takes a
ride over the country. The county is
simply full of corn and the farmers are
happy. The yield is tremendous.
c. NJ. STOREY has leased the building
formerly occupied as a blacksmith
shop, a few rods south of the railroad
and near the Kirby House, after
thoroughly overh auling and repairing
the same. We understand he will
open a livery and feed stable.
A LETTER from Gus. Zimmerman
states that he is getting along nicely.
Gus. says that he gets more kisses In
zen minutes in Pennsylvania than he
did in Red Cloud in ten months. How
rs it, Gus? There will be a large emf
grafton east of our solid young men we
guess.
A. H. Ld%NEBARdER, who has recently
purchased the lumber yard at Cowles,
made US a pleasant call or Monday.
Mr.. L. proposes to greatly increase his
present stock, and intends to make 1t
beth interesting and profitable tor
those who fasor him with their pat
pensge.
Gel. STUBS made the citizens oil
Red Cloud a good, solid republican
speech on last Friday night 1t was a
BID aight for speech making on &C
count of the circus. However, there
was 4 faie crowd present, and no little
enthusiasm. prevailed. The Colonel Is
a good speaker.
The B. f. N. folks ought to make
another change of time, something like
the last one, and then take the trains
off altogether and let the people walk.
They could get to Hastings and IN
termediate points just about as quick
as they can under the present arrange
ments. Four hours to Hastings Is
fast time, that is If you don't care