The Red Cloud chief., 1899-02-03

The meeting at the Methodist church
will continue through next week at
least if not longer. Several CONVEX
sions up to date and interest good.
Rev. w. b. Alexander holds the second
quarterly meeting one week from next
Sunday evening.
The city council met Wednesday
and allowed a few bills; appointed A.
A Burdick night police in place OF
VIM. Harris, resigned; and the mayor
was instructed to procure any legal
help necessary in the suit now pending
between the city of Red Cloud and the
Farmers and Merchants banking Com
pany for recovery Of electric light
bonds.
On last Wednesday evening, January
25th, Mr.. and Mrs Grin Harvey had
a very pleasant surprise by about fifty
Of their friends and neighbors gather
ing at their home, three miles north OF
Inavale, to give their new house a
warming and welcome them in their
new home and to the neighborhood.
Everybody present brought a well
filled basket and a delicious supper
was served. A vesy pleasant evening
was passed and the friends returned to
their homes rejecting on the evening
as a very delightful occasion.
The following special 10 the State
Journal from Beaver City will interest
our readers. sin the ease Of state
against w. I. Lindsay, former editor OF
the Beaver City Times, charged with
criminal libel, the jury under instruc.
tons from Judge Norris, brought in a
verdict Of not guilty without leaving
the jury box. The evidence OF all the
witnesses of both state and defense
went to prove that the statements OF
the Times concerning 4. j.. Overing OF
Red Cloud, the complaining witness
were true. The Judge stopped the pro
ceedings and instructed the jury t.
bring in a verdict Of acquittal, which
was done amid the cheers OF the audi
ence."
The sad intelligence was brought t.
town on last Tuesday morning that G
ID. Dickerson had passed away at hi
hone southwest OF Red Cloud tina
morning. He has been sick for soms
time past and his demise vas not un
expeet,d. Mr.. Dickerson was a kline
husband and father and during hi,
residence here had made many friends
who we're panied to learn Of his death
He leaves q wife and several children
to mourn his loss. He was a member
of the Modern Woodmen of America
The funeral services we're held at hi.
late home on "Wednesday afternoon
being conducted by Rev. A.. q. Black
we'll and the remains were buried il
the Hummel cemetery,
We will advance the subscription
on the Chief n year, to the first citi
Ncu, 10 uc COuuCiiuinu vi oeuoi WiSc
who will make a verbal demand before
the city council while in session, tina
the man who now fears that the cit.
will be robbed, be made to make resti
tuition of some three hundred feet
more or less, of water pipe, bought ant
paid for at the expense Of our citizens
m md xuhinh hao haap hnriab for oauara
years on the north side of Fourth ave
nue., said pipe being laid from a poin
near the Bentley block and runnin,
thence west on said street for som
three hundred feet more or less; tn
demand shall be made further that n,
return being made Of the saidiproperty
he be made TO pay what said pipe wa
worth at the time Of said burial, to
gether with a good and sufficient renta
for the time used, in either case an
further IL not returned or paid for, tn
city attorney take due process of la,
and bring the said party to justice |
the same manner as would be done
any other person had appropriated tn
said pipe to his own use. Now is tn
. time to subscribe. Get your life IL
sured against accident on defectiv
sidewalks when you are not carrying
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= against ire, lightning, tornadoes. win
storms and cyclones. W. l.. Mcmillan
agent. Don't forget that now Is til
time to subscribe, pay up your bac
subscription and tell your city council
men to vote in favor Of the new ele,
Y trio light proposition. Three goo
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