The Red Cloud chief., 1895-06-07
PICK UPS.

city this week.
Rev. G. w. Hummel baptized fifty.fve
converts near Bladen last Sunday.
Supervisor Hummel is rebuilding the
bridge on State creek near NJ. w. Dick
~terson's farm.
w. s. Bense the handsome proprietor
of the Bon Tor bakery is doing a nice
busicess these days.
The Misses Stella Quicker and Villa
Gather Of this city graduate, on the 10th,
from the State University.
Robt. Harris barn 20x24 feet was
blown to pieces last Saturday evening by
the heavy wind. Steve Harris also los
several sheds, etc.
Jas. Peterson has been over the county
this week and says that Webster county
will have a very large yield Of oats. He
says that corn never looked finer.
II. @. Boyce living south Of the river
caught three young coyotes this week.
He captured them alive and had n or
exhibition in the city on Wednesday.
Mrs. +. j. Quicker went to Lincoln
Thursday to attend the graduating ex-
%ercises OF the state university, Of which
her daughter, Miss Stella. is one Of the
number.
A. France and daughters, Cora and
| LSnn~.a lra,a o. Dad Tln,l E.,1ux,
where Miss Fannie took the train for
, Kansas City, where che will spend sew.
eral months visiting her aunt.-Enter-
prise.
Curtis Beal, living near Cowles was
reported as receiving a pension. Come
to find out Hoke Smith had reduced the
old veterans pension from el2 to as per
month. Thus is patriotism rewarded
by the democratic party.
Sam Jones, the famous preacher who
enjoys a world wide reputation for his
trite sayings and plain preaching will
tell Red Cloud people how to Get There
and Stay There" Don't miss Sam it
will be a treat Of a life time.
Most coughs may be cured in a few
hours or at any rate in a few days, by the
use Of Ayers Cherry PICTORIAL. With
such a prompt and sure remedy as this
at haad there is no need of %prolonging
the agony for weeks and months. Keep
this remedy in your house.
:. Last Sunday morning the Christian
Sunday school Of this city elected Mrs,
o. II. Truman their delegate to the
eighth annual convention Of the Ne.
braska state Sunday school association
to be held on the Chautauqua grounds
at Beatrice. June IL to ID. 1895.
BY what authority the city council de-
/, clared G. +. Gathers sea- vacant on the
board OF supervisors We are unable to
say. There is no way to GUST him from
his position except death, impeachment
or resignation, until his term OF Office
expires, and his successor is elected and
!, qualified,
Eula, the little daughter Of Sheriff
Runchey aged about ten years, while
playing with her companions the other
evening, in some way upset a lighted
lamp. The oil took fire and with great
presence Of mind she quickly picked UP
the lamp and threw 1t out doors. 1t was
a brave act in itself, besides saving the
{ Jail from burning which it would have
q. done had she not have been 90 thought
!. full.
Don't let US hear any one wishing FOL
rain inside of the next few days, or oul
devil will be after him. Following thu
Q down.pour Of one inch upon Decoration
. day. the country was blessed with an
q other copious shower Sunday Afternoon
aud night. Clouds, driven by east ant
west winds, seemed to meet aud form
whirling cloud, similar to a wsterspout
The rain fell in sheets, and n inch wa
registered inside of fifteen minutes. Tn,
ram continued to Sail all night, with tn
result that many yards were flooded an,
culverts washed out. The down-pou
l. was heavier west OF here, about sigh
inches being recorded at Oxford. Ma
turally, this caused a rise in the Repub
8; higher than has been known for years
10 The strain upon the dam OF the Re-
r Cloud Milling Company's plant was o
great that, at five o'clock on Monda
morning, a large part Of the dyking ives
d Of the dam gave way. The bursting
the large dam at Curtis also helped ma
terially to swell the volume Of water il
. the river. The damage done the millin
% property is very great, and it will TAX
several weeks work TO change the pres
n emit course Of the river.
o. Purify the blood; strengthen the bod,
10 Dr.J. H. McLean's Strengthening Cordi'
and Rl0od PnriHar heat snrinD tonic.