The Red Cloud chief., 1894-03-23

will greet the people Of all tribes and
nations next Sunday in observation Of
Easter. Let us all cndeavor To comprc.
bend the above scriptural quotation. and
observe as much as possible the sign Il.
cencc Of Easter. Easter proclaims the
advent Of beautiful spring. New life.
We should all beglad TO welcome Easter.
RoMANTiC.-Quite a sensational article |
could bc furnished concerning the mys.
FERROUS advent OF two young people Ia
this city Friday. One was an ordinary
appearing young man and 10y his side sat
u human being almost obscure from pub
lie gaze being totally cnvclopcd i'm an
endless variety OF heavy wearing apparel
which upon their removal disclosed a
beautiful damscl about IL years OF age.
The team which they were driving was,
thoroughly. wet with perspiration, and
the general appearance of the turnout
would indicate some escapade Of an ex.
traordinary character. The younp man
sought Col. Winfrcy and asked him to
sell the complete outfit immediately. ma.
surfing him that he was financially strand.
ed, and could not pay hotel fare until n
sale Of the rig could be effected Col.
Nintrey took the couple To the Gardner
house, and told the young man that ON
the following day which was SATURDAY.
the regular day for street auction sales
ne would cell his rig consisting uf team.
harness and buggy for thc best prIcc oh
~tainahIc. lhc young couple waited and
our reporter learned the Young mans
name to be Lewis King Of Ness CITY
Kansas, and That on the day preceding
their arrival here they concluded 10
marry. But it seems that when they
were on their way to the minister's resi-
dcnce. they were holly pursued by the
irate father OF the bride who stubbornly
protested against their marriage. The
young man and the old man had "A little
bout. which resulted in the defeat Of the
old man, who Immediately rctraccd his
steps for reinforccments. Meanwhile the
somewhat Illustrated young people
turned the corner and drove to the resi-
dence OF u Dunkard minister near by
who performed the marriage act in short
order. The young man was then arrest.
ed for swearing the girl to be of age and
put under a $500 bond. His bondsmen
gave him the tip and he arranged the
rig and with his fair young bride drove
, to Red Cloud without "a stop. Both
/, young, people were genial and apparent
ly well cultured, and il is said they are
prominently connected in Ness City.
With the proceeds Of the outfit which
/. amounted to about $40 they took their
? departure for-for-Europe.
CITIZENS CoNvENTIoN.-Pursuant 10
r call. a goodly number Of citizens Assem-
!, bled at the court house last Friday night
to place in nomination candidates for the
various city offices. Quite a large crowd
was present ut 7:3O o'clock and seated
promiscously over the house we're prom.
inent local politicians discussing Nc.
keighan's silver speech, the appointment
OF a Red Cloud Postmaster. and who
would probably be the next mayor.
Suddenly the assembly was hushcd to a
death like stiffness az the familiar form
Of stephen Bayless arose and with a
graceful and commanding %gcsticulation
, called the house To order. +. j. Ward
: was made chairman pro TEN, and with
due explanation he resigned and Stephen
Bayless Wa made permanent chairman
and +. n. Richardson permanent secre
s tary. The call was asked for. and the
= secretary knew nothing of one. Chair.
n man Bayless remarked he had nevel
seen one. and suggested the immediate
nomination OF officers. An informal bal
u lot was taken for mayor. which resulted
az follows:-M. II. Bentley 26, Il. j
. Ward q. ID. j. Myers G., G. w. Haley !
Ii. Ii. Simons then moved that the rulsl
Of the convention be suspended and NJ
X. Bentley be made the unanimOul
choich Of the convention. I%mmediatel,
Mr.. Bentley arose and in a few senten.
tious remarks positively declined anC
refused to have his name used befor,
the convention. VIM. Gates then ex-
planned that he Bentley was u popular
choice and begged the chair to pass up
on it. The question was her heart
and Mr.. Bentley was unanimously chosen
q for mayor. The ticket was then as fol
y lows:-City Clerk, u. &. Teel; Treasurer
Henry Cook; Police Judge, Stepher
Bayless (; Board Of education, Mrs. q. &
% Case, Rev. Geo. Yeises; alderman Isl
ward, Ed Pulsipher, alderman End ware
d Jack Macarthur. 1t is said that Henri,
Cook has resigned his nomination a
city treasurer.
FIRE FIENDs.-A topic which agitate
public interest just now, is whether o
70 not, our tires which come ut such fire.
le quent intervals. just lately, are Of incen
ID diary origin or not. But one thing |
- 70 toth WV bIo VI iost IlIkll
- was much more suspicious in its char
ii acter Of origin than any one OF recen
ID occurrence, and the facts in the cas-
evidently show that it was not caused b
spontaneous combustion, or mere az
cident. Saturday night the buildin
which contained a large amount Of va
in liable machinery, consisting Of pillow
harrows, binders, over and threshin
machines including "a steam threshin
engine, all OF which belong to Jas. Pete,
son the implement man, was discovere
to be OF fire about 1890. Before III
fire department could possibly respon
OF the building was nearly consumed m
lie the contents rendered incorrigible
e the intense heat. While the fire DO
were plying the hose on the Peters,
20 building, the large frame barn imme
ne lately south Of it. belonging TO Gu
ne Evans, was found to be on fire viii.
,N demanded y~igilant att 'ntion from Il
no department. The most strenuous {
I'd forts were eyerted to save the barn, b
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