The Red Cloud chief., 1885-07-24
General Grant died Thursday
morning at eight o'clock. We 90
to. press too early to give full par
ticulars.
CITY NEWS.

NED CLoUD VIII with q new
railroad.
Mis-. CT. WARREN is visiting in
Lincoln.
W. ID. FORESTER has added a rail.
ing to the porch on his residence,
NJ. BIRSEY has come out with a new
vh~uck-board from Sleeper's carriage
works.
MR SALADES and wife, of Guide
Rock, were the guests Of A. O. Berg
and wife Sunday.
COUNTY politics are beginning to be
talked up, and in a few more DAVIS the
kettle will be boiling.
Ed HosFoRD has returned from
> iowa. He reports crops finer in Ne
braska than in Iowa.
A NEW time card is out for the Il. &
VI. The cannon ball arrives from the
east now at $50 a. M.
Mr.. GEo. DECKER bought a fine bull
from Mr.. Vim Irons the other day.
The animal was a Durham Holstein.
Mn WILLIAM LETsoN, who has been
on the coast for some months will re-
turn home in a few days. We under
stand.
Hon. JAMES LAIRD and DIR Gerth vii
Ice in the county soon to investigate
the disease peculiar to the SWINE i'm
this vicinity.
ID. BARTHOLOMEW has just received
letters patent for n threshold that is
one OF the best schemes Of the kind we
have ever seen.
THE contract for furnishing lumber
for the fair ground fence has been let
TO the Nebraska Lumber Company at
a cost Of $l.l15.
Mr.. KENSEY wears a disfcured eve
from coming i'm contact with a nail
which flew up and narrowly missed
putting out his g
ORR friend + T Reed has been ap-
pointed county surveyor by the COM
missioners. The board could not.have
made 4 better appointment.
USctE Geo. Winton and DIR. Il. r..
Shercr took a prairie schooner for the
northwest this week for land spccula-
ton. We wish them n pleasant trip.
Mn PHELPS fell from one Of the
planks while carting a load Of brick to
the workmcn on Morhart & Fulton and
Mixers building, and hurt hin. self
slightly.
THE CHEF received a letter from
Will Parkes who is sojourning in
Utah Territory. Will reports having a
fine time, and his wifc's health much
improved.
PEorLE who are in the habit of lari-
ating cattle in close proximity to the
streets should he careful or they may
have to pay a fine. as it is against the
city ordinance.
Some mischief maker cut n harness
60 pieces At Cowlcs the other night that
belonged TO Henry Cook. of this city,
and which was being used by George
Gates. the hveryman.
TIE brainless egotist who runs the
dem Ocratic fling" seems TO imagine
hat his efforts at Billinssgate are
highly appreciated. 1t may have
been the case elsewhere, but the peO-
Pile Of Red Cloud aud Webster county
arc not Of that stripe, King Noses"
WITH a new railroad to open up the
great Of the southwest coun.
try with a terminus in this city. Red
Cloud would boom a. it ~ has be
fore. II the business men a COM
bine and make Red Cloud a railroad
center, the future Of the city would be
unquestionaed.
Now that We are a city let us have
street lamps, a telephone exchange
an ordinance muzzl,ng dogs, with a
tax attachment, numerous sidewalks.
new buildings, an increase Of popula-
ton. new railroads, and numerous 9th.
er~ enterprises that will build Red Cloud
up a large city. Let every business
man work for Red Cloud and its pros
prrity.
TIE y b d literary society will give
an entertainment about the fiist Of
August. The members Of the society
are composed of the rising generation
ofyoung ladies. and have quite a taste
for The.pian past,mes. They will rem
der dialogues and farces. sing songs.
'etc. 1t will Certainly tie an excellent
entertainment. 1t will be very
novel and interesting.
TIE Red Cloud Homestead,
Loan and Building Association
is progressing finely, and the
first loan was made to Philip Barkley
and was sold at - per cent. The in.
sti,ution is a success. There are q few
O shares and those desiring a good
place to save their money and at the
same time make money should avail
themselves Of the opportunity to pro
cure shares.
THE CHIEF has been used to manly
contemporaries, but the importation
from Ohio is either lost 10 decency or
lacks the ability Ia write a respectable
article. THE CHIEF does not desire to
deal in epithets and low slings. hence
We ~shall:wash u hands of ~the..excres-
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