The Red Cloud chief., 1885-06-19
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w l. q been 1mpf0vln n
his residence property.
A. NJ. TALBOT, of Guide Rock, was O
pleasant caller this week.
JOSEPH CRoNE, brother Of our friend
c b Crone. is visiting in Red Cloud.
G. BUsCHow. secretary to the railway
commission went TO Lincoln, Monday
MKs GLAyDoS. OF Iowa, is visiting
Mr. J A Crawford and family in thi,
city.
WEBSTER street looks 100 per cent
better since it has been graded up
properly.
HAEvEsT will soon be here. The
golden grain is already preparing fo'
| the sickle.
FLYyN's farmers barn is receiving
the finishing touches of its outer coat
OF iron clad.
J. H. BROWN and DIR. Schenck: o,
Cowles, were pleasant callers at these
headquarters this week.
ME. X. SKEES, having sold his up
town residence to Mr. Frisbie, will
move into the J z Potter place near
| the mill
QUITE a wind storm Sunday evening.
A good MANY people were scared, but
fortunately no damage was done by
the wind.
DoN'T forget that Saturday is the
day you pay for your stock in.the Red
Cloud Homestead. Building and Loan
Association.
NJ. BIRSEY has gotten his bronchos
trained nicely, and ye reporter of The
CHIEF took a fine ride after them one
day this week.
MoRnART & FULTON and B. 4. Mizer
have begun work on their new opera
house block. and before many moons
will be comfortably located in the
same.
HENRY Poor had q set of harness
stolen from his stable last Friday night
The thief carried the harness AS far as
the fair grounds, where Mr. Poor had
the good fortune to find il.
CURE Rock proposes 10 have Q ire
mendous big Fourth this year, and
everybody is invited TO be present
They propose to have all kinds Of en-
tertainments for the people.
The masons have commenced work
on c. Wiener's new building north Of
the First National Bank. Mr Wiener
will have as handsome a store room as
can he found in the west.
LUDLOW & Co. are furnishing brick
for the new blocks to be built in this
city. They now have l25.c00 IN a kiln
burning, and they estimate that il will
take forty tons of coal to do the work.
The new sidewalks ordered by the
council should be laid closer together.
The boards when laid an inch apart
become announcement to walk on. One
half inch is plenty wide enough to lay
boards.
The nearest approach TO royal pa
geantry that has appeared on u
streets of late is that little Dutch horse
doctor with his two four-horse rigs, a
diminutive pony and brass band on
parade.
HENRY Cook is branching out in
good shape. A few days ago he bough,
the lot north OF Abe Kaley's store, and
since then has bought Mixers frame
store building and will move It on to
the same.
The council proposes to make peo-
pie who have foul hog pens. ETC., clean
them up and keep them clean or take
the consequences. 1t is . good law
and should be rigidly enforced without
fear or favor. especially during the
! warm weather.
WELL. have you been before the
board Of equalization :" is the question
asked of some of our prominent citi-
zeus whose assessments did not pan
high enough according TO their reput-
ed wealth. Fyou do not want TO pay
taxes don't get rich. Play rich. boys.
Ma E, STEWART. of New York city.
has moved to Red Cloud, with his
family, and will henoSforth make Ne
braska his home. He hiss purchased
the Peter McNitt farm south of the
river and viii turn his attention to
raising stock. We give him . cordial
welcome to our beautiful stsse and
county.
Ed HIGHLAND il too utterly too
"Dou't talk bridge 70 me-" says Ed.
It's . boy. and weighs the usual mum.
Der of pounds. II came to Red Cloud
last Monday. .An promenade" VIII
be the principal cali in the dance Of
life in which the little fellow 10 to take
part in the next few yean. We extend
our best wishea
CIV BECK. Of Riverton, general
agent fol Nebraska for the Hayward
hand grenade, VA in the city this
week and gave m exhibition of putting
out fires b the nee Of hand grenade.
He bnilt . stzuctnrs Of dry boasds,
tarsed md crossed thsm with coal oil,
and ct FIRE 10 them, and when theffe
mas lsaping uildly over the Aoasds he