The Red Cloud chief., 1886-01-08
GENERALITIES.

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below zero Friday morning.
Mrs. HoICoMB, mother Of Mrs. X. V.
Sh'rey, is visiting in the city.
X. NJ. CoCHEAYE is building two new
houses for Fred Petersen in the south
ward.
EARLY radishes and lettuce have
made their appearance In the Red
Cloud market.
The county officers elect entered
upon the discharge Of their official
duties yesterday.
W. W. FERGUSON, OF the City Drug
Store, has been on the sick list, but Is
rapidly recupera'ing.
REV. J. l.. MALE, Of Omaha. will
preach in Congregational church next
Sabbath morning and evening at the
usual hours.
HoS.S W FULTON, of Wells, member
Of the Webster county congress, en-
liyened our sanctum with his presence
on Wednesday.
ADRIAN new girl arrived at the house
Of Jack Reed OH Saturday Father
and daughter both survived the storm
and are doing well.
THERE is a shadowy move ON foot for
the purpose Of raising funds To have
the Webster county congress grouped
and photographed.
Mrs. ALTHA 3ABCocK. of Nunda, \.
Y, mother OF Mrs. $. n Richmond,
has arrived in Webster county. and
will make this her future home.
Nix. ISAAC &. Dawson step father of
our townsman J. II. Ferman, died at
his home in Pleasant Hill, Saline
county, Neb., on Sunday, January 3.
THIS region WAS favored with quite a
copious installment of "the beautiful"
Oh Sunday and Monday, and with a
characteristic generosity sent large
invoices Of the same over the border u
bloody Kansas.
THE b. & NJ. Ry. Co. paid their taxes
amounting to $4,000 to the Webster
county treasurer on Wednesday.
Railroads, with all their failings, are
M yer hcless n source of revenue to the
country through which they pass.
HEREBY fix June Cd and December
:, 1856. as the time for holding the reg
ular terms of court in ard for Webster
county, Nebraska. Also April tin and
October 4th, 1856, for holding special
terms of said court in said county for
transacting any business that can be
done without calling ajury.
WV. GAsLIS, JR, Judge.
BLowED IS.-During the severe gale
on Sunday night a splendid specimen
of the genus homo was ushered into
existence ut the residence of X. V
Shirley. His first words were, ''Je-whelt,
| Bob, is this the kind of weather you
have in Nebraska?" Being assured it
was not, the young gentleman decided
to remain with his parents and grow
up with the country.
THE Anna Eva Fay company, spirit
u~alists, gave "A serlO-comic entertain
ment at the Grand Opera House or
Friday evening, performing the old
| cabin ~ nnI ,nnn tyrnu rnnl-nf cytrs
knocks, and many other curious and
mystifying fcats. However the ETHEREAL
spirits from the sweet by-and by failed
to materialize on this occasion Probab-
ly the. conditions were not good. In the
the tableaux of three graces wrapped
in calico, Charity took the cake and
nearly all the pretty posies. Miss Eva
intended giving a private seance Mon
day evening, but owing to the inclem-
ency OF the weather the seance was not
given.
OK Thursday about 200 passengers
were snow bound at the depot, Some
so or more were taken care ofby Robt.
Furst the genial manager of the Il. &
NJ. dining hall, while the balance
sought food and lodging elsewhere in
the city. The work train with a force
of 60 men got stalled in the snow near
the Red Cloud mills. After consulting
our weather bureau we find the storms
OF the present week have been the
worst on record since way back in the
seventies. This weeks edition of THE
CHIEFS ready print has been snow
bound between here and Kansas City
for several days, which will account
for the delay Of the present issue. Next
week We hope to be out on time as us
ual.
r. A. DrRRIE, who filled the respon-
sible position of B. & NJ. agent at the
Red Cloud depot for the past three or
four years with credit to himself: and
satisfaction to the company and the
public, has been promoted to the po-
sition of chief freight clerk at Omaha.
Fred's numerous friends hereabouts
will be pleased to hear Of his meri,ed
promotion, but will regret to lose SO
valuable a citizen. His successor, Mr.
]. Hulaniski, is a p!easan, bushes:
gentleman and an old and trusted