The Red Cloud chief., 1894-02-02
COw1cs.

depression throughout the country, 1t
| behooves us to sa, that the business
of the past month has greatly excelled
our expectations. Our merchants are
enjoying a good trade as also our
stock and grain men are paying the
highest market price and making fire..
quent shipments.
Considerable sickness is reported In
tho surrounding country, but forum.
ately our little city is blessed W tn an
over productionof those cla'm'n q su.
perior excellency in the medical pro-
f%ession, Ell abling a majority Of our en-
ergstic neighbors 10 be on the move.
DR.. Ho,t recently performed a very
critical though successful surgical op-
Grafton for j. p. Sprinkle, which Mrs.
Sprinkle says was claimed bv some Of
the doctors of Red Cloud and Hastings
as being 4 very doubtful undertaking
Mrs. Ed. Reed Of Chicago arrived
last week in response to a telegram
that her father, G. W. Francis was
dan gerously i'll. At the present writ
ing he Is convalesciug and considered
cut Of danger.
William Trobaugh, one Of our rus
Ting farmers, will bid farewell to Ne
braska within a few days and try the
relative of Oklahoma.
Sam Fuller recently made a flying
trip to Oklahoma and invested quite
extensively in its beautiful red soil
ard enormous blackjacks.
For some time past onr esteemed
friend and very successful farmer, j.
II. Power, has been dissatisfied and
wishing to locate in a warmer. climate,
or f.d a better producing soil. pur.
,hased an excursion ticket to New
) Orleans, Louisiana. After making
many stops, and looking through sew
cral different states, he has returned
to Webster county a wiser and better
satisfied man. John has take his land
!, off the market and will stay with US
yet a while.
=, VIM. Thomas has rsnted his farm
bought property in town. and will en-,
gage in other business in the near fu.
j -
turs.
j l.. G. Gilbert Of Exeter has been in
our city several DAYS looking after hii
real estate, banking, lumber and other
business that he is interested in.
! On Friday night, the 26th ult., the
post Office was broke into and robbed
of STAMPS and money TO the amount Of
! $50. Postmaster Storey was also re-
lieved Of some Of his goods, but can
not tell the exact amount. The thief
broke in at the front window. secure d
his booty and escaped without the
{ least detection.
r. A. Simpson of Blue Hill was
looking after business in Cowles yes.
terday.
The Christian church choir are
Z. practicing for an entertainment that
will be presented to the public in
the near future.
|, United States Stock Inspector Gar
field has been looking after business
in this locality the past few days.
: Earl Paul is trying his ability as
school teacher this week in Dist. 22,
while r. D. Paul the regular teacher
is taking care Of q light attack Of tho
grip.
Upon glancing over tie p~lacidious
columns Of the up stairs Golden on
temporary. we find the old familiar
name Of "Dennis" subscribed to quito
a lengthy sic semper %tyrsnnis. Now
is il possible that our dearly beloved
and old time tried democrat, Walnut
creek Keeleyite, has forsaken his Grst
love? We cannot believe that such is
tho case. Our opinion is that Dennis
is just trying TO CRAFTY the whims Of
some political mugwump that has or
may give him a passing smile, or it
may be that he is growing into q state
i~nocuous desuctudc, Nasty.