The Red Cloud chief., 1899-03-03

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the place Of Roy TAFT, resigned. Roy
since holding that office has always
been u painstaking and courteous oil.
cial and while as a general thing we
are q little modest in giving praise to
persons connected with this Office will
say that John will make a worthy sue.
cessor.
4. w. Cowden has returned from the
eastern markets, where he purchased
one Of tie largest invoices Of spring
clothing and gents furnishings ever
shipped to the Republican valley. We
don't know what he intends doing
with all of then, but suppose he is GO
ing to sell good clothes" 80 cheap that
our farmers will quit working in the
fields in overalls, and wear a suit of
"sto' clos" every day.
Probably a common country editor
doesn't know much about farm work,
but we have a little good sound advice
to give to our farmer readers, viz:
Don't IN making garden and
doing spring work on the strength
of some n saying winter is over. No
one has control of the weather in this
%section of country. and the man who
is always saying "Well this is our last
snow" should be hit with q club.
Joseph Graves an old resident of the
%county and respected citizen passed
away at his home northwest of this
city on Wednesday evening. The de.
ceased has been i'll for many months
and his death was not unexpected. He
leaves a wife and several sons and
daughters, one Of the sons, Leslie be.
ing now with the Third Nebraska regi-
ment at Havana. The funeral services
were held at his late residence, Rev.
Hussong officiating.
California poultry a will be on
track near the b. & M. depot, Thursday
forenoon, March 9th, and will pay
the following high prices for poultry
delivered to the car Hens, 81 cents
per pound; smooth young ROSTERS, &c;
per pound; shaggy young ROSTERS, sl.75
per dozen; old ROSTERS, Oh. 80 per dozen;
ducks and geese &c per pound; all tur.
keys weighing ove eight pounds &c per
pound. Craws must be empty. Sick or
unmarketable poultry not wanted
ST. JOSEPH POULTRY Il EGG Co.
Mrs. o. G. Case received the sad in
telligence on Wednesday that her
mother, Mrs. King had died at the fam
lily residence in Oak Greek precinct.
The deceased was the wife OF A. II.
King aud had resided In this county
for many years. She was over seventy
years OF age and the mother of four
sons and two daughters. She was an
estimable lady and had many friends
who will unite in extending sympathy
to the bereaved family. The funeral
was held at her late residence on Thurs.
day.
We understand that the powers that
preside over the b. & M. have decided
to remove a portion of the round house
at this place to Oxford, reducing the
house here to four stalls. They have
our permission to take the whole
bloomin' brick pile at once. What's
the use OF taking 1t piecemeal? ii
they don't like Red Cloud why doa'
| they make a clean sweep and take al
their belongings and get outP Maybe
after the last vestage of their property
has disappeared we can get a road u
come in which will appreciate us.
Red Cloud is not the only town that
] gets fimiammed by advertising fakirs
as the following shows: "WymOr'
! business men are enjoying the pleasant
pastime of kicking themselves these
I days for being so badly taken in by {
chap named Williams in December las
/ who worked the combination sales
racket on them to a finish, and at thu
same time fieeced them out OF s75 OF
800 as a side issue, He worked thu
film. fam advertising racket on then
/; and then disappeared and has stayed
disappeared, and no combination
I sales have come of yet"
The different business firms OF GU
city are getting in immense invoices o
goods this week. The store Of Galush;
& Wetcott which is directly underneath
! our Office, of couIse is tho place OF bus
mess which comes before our notice
I the most. Goods have arrived unit
the store looks as II il could holt NJ
more, but they manage 10 stack then
in somewhere even ii they have IN taxi
a ladder to reach them. II this is al
indication TO 20 by for the rest Of thu
stores, aud We believe 1t is, 1t Is tb'
best Indicator 81 prosperity we know
Of. These stocks are not being pur