The Red Cloud chief., 1893-11-24
BRIEF MENTION.

John McCallum Of Baden was in the
city Saturday.
A. ii. Haley and Grant Usher were in
Deweese this week.
|. s. Beal renewed his subscription &c
this paper this week.
Miss Bodine gave a pleasant party al
Q. w. Kaley's Tuesday evening.
Sam Dyer's father and mother of Mis-.
souri, are visiting him this week.
A pleasant whist party was given at
Fred Blakeslec's Thursday night.
DR.. A. G. McQuestion and DR.. Butt
went to Clyde, Kansas, Thursday.
Miss lone Albright was prevented
from attending school last week by sick.
ness.
G. B. Crone and wife were visiting the
family OF Rev. Randall at Fairfield this
week.
The board OF county supervisors will
meet at the court house in extra session
on the Doth inst.
Mrs. d.. l.. Frame is conducting her
restaurant in good order, and is getting
an excellent trade
Sam Miller, Herb Stone, Dell Abel and
Geo. Morhart were in Guide Rock Sun
day to see the sights.
Several persons enjoyed q splendid
oyster supper at MIR. Gurney's north Of
town last Thursday night.
w. f. Hull has moved his sewing ma.
chine Office to the room second door
south Of The CHIEF office.
A cross.walk at the kindergarten has
been built recently, which adds much to
the appearance of that locality.
Wright Thornburg is going to move a
house north OF the Methodist parsonage
and his mother will come here and live.
Married, by Judge Duffy, on Tuesday,
the Dist, Chas. S. Meyers Of Lebanon,
Kan, and Miss Leora Truman OF Red
Cloud.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dick Gray IRE entertain
ing his mother and step'father from
ROsemont, and Miss Del Vena LeBault
and little brother Willie Of Campbell
this week. v
VIM. McCallum living seven miles
south Of Bladen was severely hurt by a
barb wire cut on the hand, and is now
at the Gardner house under treatment OF
DIR. Damerell.
Miss Clara Mcmillan popular post.
J mistress has decided on a snort rest and
vacation. and in company with her sis.
ter Mable will visit in the eastern part
of the state a few days.
Geo. Lindsey has returned from Sheri-
dan, Wyoming, where he has been to
look after some business interests and
take a hunt. He reports the snow there
very deep when he left.
j. A. Hosmer. travelling salesman for
+. Bement and Sons, of Michigan, a
brother of the editor hereof, was visiting
to his home in Des Moins on Thursday.
There was a birthday party at Mr..
Rifles the other night in honor OF the
Goth birthday Of Mr.. Rife. A pleasant
time was had, and The CHIEF, with
many friends, wishes HIM many more
happy years of life.
The ladies aid society's supper at the
residence of Mrs. CARRIER the other night
was we'll attended. and in every way a
success. The supper was most excellent
and reflected much credit upon the So
ciety which prepared it.
Clark Stevens, living nine miles south.
west of Red Cloud, in Kansas, raised
45O bushels of early Ohio potatoes, which
were the finest we have ever seen in the
west. They we're clear seed and "A very
fine lot. He seems to be q very enter
prising farmer.
Prompt action prevented what might
have resulted seriously the other night
with w. w. Wright. A lighted lamp
he was using commenced to 'act funny
and managed to set fire to some con
bustible matter lying on the floor. lie
fired the lamp into the street and extin,
guished the fire in the store.
f. p. Bolton, the new proprietor OF
the B. & M. eating house, has at last ar
ranged the interior OF the building tc
his taste, and the entire building shows
n decided improvement. Mr.. Bolton
has spent much pains and money II
making it comfortable, and he will un
doubtedly reap the reward OF a lucrative
patronage, which, by the way, is vastl,
on the increase.
Robt. Potter has undergone examina
ton in law, and has been admitted u
the bar. Pat as he is famillarl!
known, possesses, in a large degree, tn
talent and natural ability required I.
make a good lawyer. and is an indefati
gable and fearless worker in anything Ia
attempts to accomplish. His genial ma
ture, quick perception, and originality
will We prophesy, some day place hin
prominently in his profession, at an,
rate we bcspcak for him a very prosper
Gus future.
Harry T.. Pond has started in tn
livery business with a vim, and has al
ready proved himself to be an accommo
dating and reliable livery-man: Sine
he bought the business Of +. M. Reed
he has put a great amount OF money
the repairs and much needed addition
around his barn. He recently built
neat harness room, and made genera
repairs, besides investing in many tool
and essential trinkets. He is spendin
much money for his business there an
is determined to make it tho best bar
In the city. in which effort, owing to b
extensive and popular acquaintance, b
will no doubt be successful,