The Red Cloud chief., 1888-11-16


After death comesh peace" thus i
wss with the great democratic party
After the smoke Of battle had clesYet
away the democratic desd we're 70 h
found all along the the line from III,
Atlantic to the Pacific and il ~ viii
much consolation that republican,
gazed npon their inaaimsss forms y
they lay beneath the moldesinG ruin
Of political defeat. The boys waitet
with infinite JOY the time when . duo
celebration Of the great victsry coult
be worked in safely. Finally the hour
come and
There va . sound Of revslry By night
And Belgium,s capital had gsshsssd
there.
Her beauty and her chivalasy and bright
The lamps shown DER fair women and
brave men;
thousand hearts beat happily; and vhsa
Music arose With volumptuous svsil"
The enthusiasm became intense. A
few minutes later the vast column Va
moving up north Cedar street. and
With one wild hurrah for Harrison and
it seemed - If the dog ofwal
had been loosed from the way tho Rom.
an candles. and sky r~ockets.went whis-
ring into the airy waste. The column
from the court house and NOV.
ed 20 9th avenue. thence east TO east
street, back TO Webster street aod
through all the principal streets of the
city. During the entire march the
enthusiasm prevailed. Tho
column was nearly = mile lin. length
and VA composed of cavalry. log cab
IN. white house and many comic de.
'isns in banners. male and female
Occasionally the tolline Of .
bell could be heard as the crowd wend.
ID their way through the various thor.
'ughfares Of the city. This denoted
Growers death. and just in front OF the
'ell could be e Q . hesrse properly
iraped. but the most comical sight
vas that of jeff Ward wheeling Joe
iarber on . wheelbarrov. Jeff va
dressed in q typical western suit Of
buckskin. About fifty or seventy-6v i've
houses were decorated in INSUFFICIENT
lyle and as the boys came near u Of
.hesc three cheers we're for president
,lect Harrison. 1t was = proper end.
ng Of a great campaign BY a party with
perched upons its banners.
Ola XessIeTs MeSeisg.
Red Cloud, Nov. l3, 1898.
Old settlers association met pur-
uant to call at the court house. Rev.
Hummel in tie chair.
On motion X. b. Fulton was elect
d temporary chairman.
Objects Of TIE meeting stated BY
Hartman.
Remarks by Joe CARRIER. II. Hol-
Ira Sleeper, .. X. Downs. J..
:. holcomb, Il. b. Fulton, Edward
Geo. Hummel and Fred Hun
mel.
Business was now taken up. Mea-
'ers present:
Mark Noble. J. W. Warren. r..
Ioldredgc, o. X. Downs. ]. c. Hol-
omb, Fred Hummel. Anthony Ami.
on and wife, Ira Sleeper aud sife.
Zoe CARRIER and wife, Edward PArkes.
p. Gather. DR.. Schcnck and wife.
On motion an executive committee
'as appointed to work the matter up
D the precincts and report at = future
aecting. Carried.
The following was the committee
Ppointed:
Joe CARRIER. Red Cloud.
Joseph Holcomb, Walnut Creek.
G. ". Knight, lnavale.
F. n. Richardson, Pleasant Hill.
Gee. Gather, Catherton.
S S. Wells, Harmony.
John McCallum, Guide Rock.
j. r. Laird, Oak Creek.
l.. d. Thomas. Elm Greek.
Henry Barnes, Beaver Creek.
Charley Teal, Saltwater.
Moses Wilson. PotsdAm.
Vim. +. Tnorue. Glenwood.
j. L. Frame. B,tin.
Oliver Mccall. Line.
Captain Houchin. Garfield
On motion the secretary vas au-
.horized to furnish = copy Of these
minutes 70 each Of the papers 10 this
,i,y for publication. Carried.
Next meeting subject to call Of
chairman and At the request Of exeeu-
i've committee. r. B. FULroH
Secretar; pro ten.
About City ladies and sentleoen
werc present.