The Red Cloud chief., 1893-11-03
BRIEF MENTION.

Inc weather IS still beautiful.
Geo. Shoup is home from Kansas.
w. w. Wright is home from the fair.
Vote for those you know to be compe.
tent.
lily Knight was over from Inavale
this week.
Thad Arnold of Rosemont was in town
this week.
g. B. Gates a former resident OF this
place is in the city.
Road.master Mcfarland has returned
from an eastern trip.
T. G. Bean, Of Akron Colorado, was a
caller at this Office Friday,
Miss Kittie Lear OF Riverton, was visit.
ing friends in the city Monday.
L. M. Kenyon and Ralph Hartwell Of
1navale were in the city Tuesday.
Robert Potter has returned home, after
afew weeks visit in Plattsmouth.
Mr.. Lew Clapp's mother of Blooming.
ton, is visiting him here a few days.
Chas. seely, Of Dubuqe Iowa, was in
the city over Sunday greeting old friends.
Mrs. Hoffman and Mrs. LYDIA Gaines
have returned from a trip east. and to
the fair.
Charlie Dickerson is 4 troubled with a
serious attack Of painful neuralgia in
the face.
James Scrolls, Of walnut Creek, was ! n
town Saturday sizing up the coming
election.
A party Of young folks went to Mr..
Tenants near town to practice singing
Friday night.
Miss Mable Wright and Miss Maude
Hurd, Of Cowles, were doing shopping
in this place Saturday.
From the large number Of travelling
mon who visit this town. d merchants
must handle a great many goods.
Don't fail to support our Webster
county man, who ia up for state honors
We don't often have such opportunities
and he should have every vote in the
county.
Geo. Overing came home Tuesday
night after a four hundred mile trip in
Nebraska and Kansas. IN the interest OF
the Red Cloud Marble Works. George
looks fat and saucy.
Mr.. Geo. Taylor an early settler OF this
county, and whose daughter was thu
first child born in the county, was in thu
city a few days last week. He now live
in Sheridan county, Kansas,
Barney Jones a fashionable tonsoria
artist formerly Of this place, but now o
Superior was in the city Tuesday; Bar
ney is now q married man, and 10 mucl
moro distinguished in appearance.
Last Saturday our city was filled will
country folks, who were buying man
provisions. fall clothing, etc. Our mer
chants enjoyed a better trade than o.
any previous day for many months.
The Red Cloud steam laundry Of whicI
p. A. Hanson ID proprietor is by all mean
a fourishing institution. They do thei
work neatly and with dispatch, and Their
are no thieving Cinnamon to deal will
They now employ a large force end thei
business is steadily increasing.
Joseph McClelland who is home frol
thefair at Chicago, had an opportunit
to visit tho residence Of Mayor Harriso
few minutes after his brutal assassinI
ton. He says the highest excitement pr
vailed, and the Harrison residence WI
surrounded by thousands of sympathet
people the day Of the fatal shooting.
The ever soul. stirring tingls OF Il
fire bell was heard Monday night, an
the streets we're soon swarmsd with e.
cited pedestrians endevoring to loca'
tho fire. The fire boys hastily secure
tho carts attached them to some wagon
and raced to the south part OF tow
where they found tic old Coon propert
now owned by Chas. Bessie, had bee
fired but tho flames nearly extinguishe
The fire was an incsndiary, and probab
SGT by some devilish william OF lelsuI
who simply wanted to see a fire.
One Of our force, through the kindne
OF q friend with a horse and buggy, W
privileged to attend a real, live, intere'
ing, literary society In Garfield townsnl
at the Amack school-house Saturd
night. The honse was packed to satict
tho program was pleasing and instruct,
Their president is Il W. Richardson, vi
president ]. II. Wolfe, secretary j.
Springer. and treasurer Chas. Allies. L
lyosum 10 p~atronized by an intellige
class Of people, and it's officers are o.
tursd gentleman. ltwould be proitai