The Red Cloud chief., 1895-05-17
BRIEF MENTION.

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Mrs. A. Letson has put city water up.
on her premises.
Rev. Metcalf OF Cowles was in Red
Cloud this week.
Geo. Shoup has gone east again with
his picture wagon.
Will Kellogg gave a picnic party to a
number Of his friends last Saturday.
Eighty sacks of flour were received
here this week by the relief commission.
Mrs. f.. A. Wright OF Missouri has
come to Red Cloud to visit with her son,
j. b. Wright.
The city council met Tuesday evening
and made their estimate Of expenses for
the fiscal year.
Mrs. G. f.. VauLoon of St. Joseph,
Mo-, is visiting with \. j. Carey and
family this week.
Miss Emma Bradley of Superior ar
rives in the city this evening, the guest
of Mrs. &. b. Crone.
Now that telephones are getting
cheaper, why don't Red Cloud try to es'
tablish an exchange!
Mrs. S Il. Graham Of Hiawatha, Kan,
is visiting her parents this week, Mr..
and Mrs. S. G. Dilley.
Geo. +. Stapleton and his two boys,
Lew and George, have put in one hund'
red acres Of corn this spring. Pretty
good.
They do say Ed Brown saw a prize
fight for Il dollar and that Rob Martin
climbed a tree in ten seconds. How is
it, boys
1t is rumored that Jack Frost nipped
George Morhart's mustache and turned
it to an ermine hue. and that it viii
never recover.
Mr-. Mark Noble of Kearney, wh'
has been visiting with S. Is. Kizer ant
family, and with friends in this county
has returned home.
II. F. Pond, +. L. Ely, A. Galusha, M
b. McNitt and +. G.. Blakeslee were il
Kearney this week attending the CRANE
lodge of the A. o. U. w.
Capt. Knight, Charley Hunter, Zepl
Rosencrans, j. IL. Sawyer and othe
notable Inavalians were transactinl
business at the "hub' Saturday.
The meanest man alive is the fellow
who will poison a fine dog. Joe Ware
and John Tomlinson are two gentlemeI
who have lost fine dogs by that metho
recently.
The frost in this section did the great
est damage by nipping potatoes, corr
and early garden vegetables; howeve
, It is thought that they will recover. Th
fruit is said to be damaged slightly.
An estimate has been made by an OF
perienced gentleman for the propose
sewer on Webster street. The estima'
per block, and one street, is at the RAJ
OF 1898. This includes the connection
Mt the street corners.
The great problem that is agitatir
the city dads is "where and how can v
get a good and sufficient supply OF pui
and wholesome city waterg' That
an important thing to consider. Co
slider we'll; be sure that you are rigf
and then go ahead, and the people W
be with you, Mr.. Mayor and City Cou
cil.
Hon. w. A. McKeighan, II. b. Fulto
G. d. ]. Judson and wife, Mrs. Kate POI
and Mrs. +. q. Talbot attended the co
yention of the Nebraska and kans
Inter. State Reunion Association at 8
perior Wednesday. Comrade Schul
was elected commander and Mrs. POI
president. The next reunion is to
held at Hastings.
Hon. j. M. ChaAin OF this city will
liver an address to the people OF Gui
Rock on the 2Gth OF this month in KIM
hall, on the popular subject OF "ls t
world growing better" We had
pleasure OF listening to Mr.. G. recent
. at a lecture which he gave to the M,
A. OF this city, which was filled wi
bright and eloquent ideas and deliver
in his usual happy way. He is a We
pleasant speaker and handles his su
jects in an excellent manner. The pr
pie of Guide Rock should not miss I
opportunity to hear him.