The Red Cloud chief., 1895-06-07
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city this week.
AL Galusha is the very happy papa OF
a little baby girl.
sl,COoOOo,OoO 600. 600, oOo, 900, ooO,ooo,l7
rain last Sunday.
Daniel CARRIER was in Guide Rock the
first Of the week.
G. W. Kalay was called to Omaha
Saturday on business.
Miss Fidelia Schafrnit is home fr nm
Hastings Tor the vacation.
Mr.. Hunter OF Superior vas in Red
Cloud this week on business.
An old friend and teacher OF Sheriff
Runchey's was in the city this week.
Miss Villa Gather returned to Lincoln
Tuesday to complete her studies at the
state university.
Mary, Sarah and Charley White have
gone to Blue Hill. Charley will try
clerking on the farm
Hon. w. A. McKeighan delivered the
Alumni address at Falls City Friday
night to a large audience.
Dave Haley was over IN Kansas a few
days the first Of the week. Dave says
they're cutting oats down there.
Miss Addie Reggie, who has been
teaching school at Hebron, arrived home
Monday evening TO spend the summer
vacation.
Maxfield Hobart OF Riverton was Wis.
ting the family Of II. ID. Ranney the
first OF the week, and left Tuesday for
Blue Hill.
For SALE-A few settings OF Lang.
shang eggs. These hens are fine layers.
Price for set OF thirteen, 80 cents.-Mrs.
A. G. Hosmer.
Miss Winona Wonder Of Wymore,
who has been visiting at the residence
Of G. w. Haley, was in Smith Centre
a day or two this week.
Little Charley and Sheridan Phares
OF Topeka, Kan, arrived in the city
Monday evening. and are visiting the
family OF +. Newhouse.
Rev. Louis J. Harrington, pastor OF
the Catholic church in this city, has
been holding mission meeting in Mayor
Bentley's hall this week.
The big freshet this week has caused
the electric lights to cease shining for q
while, as the water destroyed the south
river bank west OF the dam.
A reunion Of the class OF '94 was held
at the residence Of Mrs. A. II. Brown or
last Tuesday evening. or a class Of
nine, all we're present but two.
Talk about rain! The government
gauger, ID. +. Turnkey, says that nearly
four inches fell on Thursday and Sun
day. $50 inches fell on Sunday alone
Mrs. o. II. Truman went to Franklin
Tuesday intending to speak at a w. c
Il. Y. convention. but the meeting wal
postponed on account Of the high water
AT blOOUllnRUOn.
On account OF wash.outs and flooded
tracks west of here, the morning passen
ger train from Oxford was compelled t.
go round by way Of Blue Hill, making il
nine hours late at this point.
The total assessed value OF real estate
in Red Cloud is sI5s,507, and the per
sonal value is $4,000, making n total Of
sl9s,5O7 for the city, being $4,000 short
Of last years valuation. Quite sshrink
age. We suppose it can be laid to thu
drouth.
Within the last few days the river hal
been over flowing to such ar extent tina
the entire dyking west Of the dam hal
been washed out, changing the channe
and widening the river. making it lool
a veritable Niagara. Several large tree
along the bank have been washed dow
and islands are a thing Of the past.
Mayor Bentley and the city are abou
to authorize the street commissioner +
put main street on a grade. 1t ia Ger
tainly high time. The street present
, the appearance OF two humps on
camel's back, and drains from both endt
Proper grading would drain the stree
in good shape and carry tie water t
. Crooked creek.
: Last Sunday evening IL you had oil
served a certain neighborhood, 20
I would have seen two families enter
cave for fear of a storm. The rain cam
and the water ran into the ave. 1t wa
4 fun to see the occupants climb on boxe
chairs, &C., while n fellow was doin
8 his level best to ditch the country I
keep the water from drowning the pei
q pie out. 1t was a great joke.
. The Red Cloud National bank, whic
has been in Receiver Dorsey's haut
!, since 81, has made a final settlement
nine and one.hslf per cent. Under ii
circumstances, this bank has done vel