The Red Cloud chief., 1898-07-08
AROUND TOWN.

tnls week,
The Cowden.Kaley Clothing Co. is
straw hats at cost.
Mrs. Thomas Wilson left this morn
ing for her home at Lincoln.
Alfred Hadell of the Nebraska Mer-
Co. is in Chicago this week.
Randolph McNitt was looking after
legal matters in Rivertou Tuesday.
Geo. Clauson has presented his wife
with u four hundred dollar piano.
Geo. Hadell Of st. Joseph, Missouri,
spent a few days here the first OF the
week.
Arthur Hughes of Wymore has taken
a position in the barber shop of Wa d
Hiatt.
j. l.. Grandstaff of Bladen was here
Saturday and made q pleasant visit to
this office.
j. l.. Miner and Alfred Mccall were
registered at the Midland Hotel, Kan
City, the last of the week.
+. l.. Hall of Denver, extra B. Il NJ.
agent is installed as agent at the depot
during the absence of Agent Conover.
The Union Fire Insurance Company
is the best mutual. Combine risks; in
iustallments 3 per cent. II. SMITH,
Special Agent.
Memorial services will be held in the
Methodist church Sunday morning. AT
1850 O'Clock Rev. Darby will speak on
"rhe Immortals."
Thornton Bros. steam riding gallery
has arrived in the city and have begun
operations ut the corner of Fifth ave.
nue. and Cedar street.
Sardis Kelley and wife who were
called here by the illness and subse-
quent death of Rev. John Bean, left for
their home at Topeka Tuesday.
Deputy Revenue Collector Stewart
was here this week giving the business
men instructions on the terms Of the
new revenue law.
We have received another invoice of
premium books and those who have
already paid subscriptions but did not
get the books will please call and get
them.
Write to j. Francis, General Passen.
ger agent Burlington Route, Omaha,
for handsome 32.page pamphlet de-
scriptive of the Trans Mississippi Elk.
position, free.
A small barn at the rear of the resi-
dence property occupied by L. c. May.
field in the northeast part of town. was
burned about dinner time on the
Fourth of July.
Those who are indebted to US on
subscription and want to receive our
book premiums should come in and
pay up as this will probably be the last
invoice we shall receive. .
j. H. Smith writes combined insur.
ance for a term of five years at 8 per
cent. On schools houses, churches and
farm property on the installment plan.
Drop him a card at Red Cloud, Neb.
j. L. Miner shipped on Tuesday
twelve ears of cattle to the Kansas
City market. For some animals in the
lot he received as high as eighty dol
lars per head. l. Frisbie OF Lester ship.
ped four cars of stock on the same
train.
The regular semi-annual statement
Of G. ID. Robinson, county treasurer will
be found on another page and will be
found to be n Of the best
issued for years the collections made
for the six months even exceeding the
good record made by Treasurer White.
j. II. Smith is feeling very proud and
well may he for he has been presented
by the insurance company he repre-.
sents with n fine new buggy. The We
hicle was presented to Mr.. Smith for
having written the most insurance in a
given time and he was the successful
n among n hundred and fifty
agents.
On Sunday evening about time
church was out a lamp was by accident
overturned in the apartment occupied
by D. c. Case at his residence on Sew
ard street. The oil ignited and for a
time things looked serious but by the
prompt efforts of Mrs. Case and a
couple of young gentlemen who came
to her assistance, the fire was put out
before any damage more than the
burning of the carpet was done.
Persons troubled with diarrhoea will
be interested in the experience of MI.
W. nj. Bush, clerk of Hotel Dorrence,
providence II. He Save. 'tEor say-