The Red Cloud chief., 1885-05-15
STRAY SHOTS.

MRS d Z MIZER goes east In q !ew
days OF a visit.
CRoQUET. hammocks, ba,e balls and
bats, at Cuttings.
NJ. BrRsEY has purchased a horse
team at the stock yard corral.
JAMES LAIRD and family have re-
turned from their trip 10 Illinois.
]. STEWART has our thanks for some
recent copies fNew Jersey papers.
Mrs. c. F. SEELY is visiting in Kan
sas. Charley is an old bach these days.
CIV KALEY has invested in a Texas
Broncho. 1T can run faster than any
body's horse.
EXPRESS Agent KINsEY rescently
invested 81 in horse Aesh. Don't ask
him about it.
Do NOT forget the Gospel temperance
meetings at the Congregational church
next Monday evening.
Bro REED of the Argus, Of Salem,
Jewel county Kansas. made THECHIEF
a fra;ernal call on Monday.
ARRANGEMENTS are being made to
put a telephone from up town to the
depot. This should be done at once.
REV. GEo o YEIsER started for the
New Orleans Exposition and q trip
through the Sunny south on Tuesday.
l.. II WALLACE has bought six lots Of
Ed Smith in the north end Of town
and will build q nice residence upon
them soon.
CoRN planting IL nearly completed
hereabouts, and the tillers Of the soil
are enjoying a brief respite before the
weeds come up.
Orr friend Mr. VIM. Quicker and
family Of Iroguois county, ILL.,. is now
located comfortably located in the
Malcolm property.
TIE monthly Sunday school concert
Mt the Baptist church last Sunday
evening was an enjoyable occasion to
to the participants.
HENRY Cook and DR.. r. r. Sherer,
started for Omaha on Tuesday evening
to attend the meeting Of the state Phar-
maceutical association.
THE Teach crop Of this county was
not sufficiently advanced to be ma
terially injured by the cold snap and
severe frost Of last week.
THE Ministerial Association of the
Hastings destrict of the NJ E confer
ence meets in Red Cloud. May 25, &c
an 81 at the ME- church.
4 SEVERE na,i storm passed through
portions of Smith county. Kansas last
week. doing considerable damage and
knocking things gala-wcst generally.
MANY Of our farmers are wisely TAX
ing time by the fOrelock and having
their crops insured loss or damage by
hail, in the old reliable Continental
Insurance company. =. f. Wood agent
office in CHIEF building Red Cloud.
WM LETsoN has not converted his
store into a skating rink, although he
has been doing business on rollers for
the past few DAYS, but is now securely
anchored on the lot north IF Parkes
Bros. whore it intends closing out
his ST ock.
REV Mr. McMEEKIN d elivered p very
able, interesting and instructive lee
ture at the Presbyterian church last
Sabbath evening. subject Mysteries Of
our future state" The subject for
next Sabbath evening will be, THE De-
luge and its traditions.
We take pleasure in calling atten-
ton TO the condition Of the Red Cloud
Notional Bank. which appears in to-
DAYS paper. The statement shows the
bank to be in a healthy condition. The
deposit accountsare nearly $4,000. A
splendid showing indeed,
A. S. MARSH, Of Red cloud was a
business visitor yesterday. and made
quite an extensive investment In fur
niture at Jansen 4 Co.'S. The whole
sale purchase included psrlor and
chamber sets of new and elegant de-
signs::beautifully finished Lincoln Nems
REV H. McMEEKIN. will preach
both morning and evening at the Pres
bvterian Church next Sabbath. The
subject of lecture in the evening will
he "The Deluge and its Traditions"
The public and strangers visiting in
the city are cordially invited to be
present.
THE contracts for the construction
of an extention of the Burlington road
have been let. The new line Is to
run from Republican, Nebraska, south
west to Oberly, Kansas, a distance of IS
miles. Work is to be begun at once
aud the line completed by October I
This will be q new feeder to the CON-
pany's Denver line from q point partic
ularly without railway communication
81 present.
HEApQuARrERs G arfeld Post No. 81.
A X. At a regular meeting of Gar
field Post resolutions were passed IN
viting oil ex-union soldiers and sailors
of Webster and adjoining counties to
Join with this Post in memorial servic-
e. on Mas 80: also that all lodges and
public schools be invited and earnestly
requested to attend and join with Us
on this the nations Memorial Day, IN
honor Of q nations dead.
SAMUEL WEST. Adjutant.
II B LUrz & Co.'S. up town store Is
one OF the new ventures IN business
that should receive encouragement.
especially by uptown people. Mr. Luiz
manifested much pluck - well as
faith in the final success Of up town
trade when he built q business house Q
full block away from any other, and
we can see no good reason why success
should not crown his venture. SuIply
all up town people ought 70 de4ire
such a result from purely self intefes'
motives il no other.
In this issue Of The CHIEF Ne kom'
mence a new serial from the zen d
one of Chicago's ablest Journalists, c c
Post, entitled Driven from Sed to Sea,
or just . Campin,'" ltna Vell tnld