The Red Cloud chief., 1900-06-29
ALMOST FORGOTTEN.
Incidents OF Every Day Life Which Very
Few People Stop to Think Abou, on
Account Of Their LittleneSS.

Account OF Their LittleneSS.
Last Sundays tire at the restaurant
of Vim. Bense was a close call.-This
should make many who are located in
frame buildings think of the jeopardy
they have to run when they have fine
stocks of goods or fixtures A person
who has several thousand dollars of an
investment in fixtures ami stock as in
this case can well atlordrto pay an adj.
ditional rent for a brick building
rather than pay exorbitant rates for
insurance with an additional risk.-In
this instance the insurance rate is
49, "A thousand on stock and S37 30 on
building The rate on similar located
brick buildings ON the same side of
the street is 81 and Sl2 n thousand
On the east side of the street where
there Is practically nothing but frame
buildings the rate is $50 and $50 N NV
in order to bc safe and to have the ad.
ditiOnal comfort and nice surroundings
OF n nick building it stands to reason
that a much better rental can be oh.
tame There is also the additional
saving of fucl.-We cannot see why
some of our moneyed men do not make
an investment in brick buildings
A number of one story brick business
houses, built on solid foundations so
that Il second story could be built on
later would he a blessing to the town.
They would be occupied at once and
would pay Il good interest dividend
that would he absolutely safe When
once anything is started in Red Cloud
1t gets To be q fad The use of the
buggy whip To right grievances has
become Il fad.-S far no pictures OF
iratc women welding buggy whips
over the shoulders of the woman who
monkeyed with the affections Of her
hubby have been pictured from here in
the Police Gazette.-Threo deals in
buggy whips are said to have cut "A
central figure lately and the price of
' 'hkht !" w uuNuutt 1tplulN -
OF course il the fad is to be kept up
we will have to rotify the Gazette and
have them send on an artist to Tx the
matter up right.-It is dangerous to be
safe while such modes of warfare ex.
list. Next Wednesday is Fourth of
July and the small boy will be happy.
And of course the small boy isn't
the only one who is going in for a good
time.-The young man and his best
girl are making preparations to go
away from home even if it is not more
than a dozen miles and put in the day
drinking lemonade, red pop and at
dancing.-Fourth OF July is "A day that
shows life's other side.-Gou will see
mixed in the May dance on this day
the young man dancing with the young
lady to whom he would not speak the
next day and the young lady g%raspiug
the hand of the young MAJ whose sal.
utatiUn on the morrow she would greet
with "A glance of whitening contempt
OF course you will see others of both
sexes who act the lady or gentleman
wherever or ia what society they are
thrown and treat each other kindly
These are the chosen of Gods creation.
And after all is said the high and the
low, the rich and the poor come to the
common point that six feet of earth
make all men OF one size.
Now that there is a good prospect
for crops and all nature seems bent on
the making of plenty, it seems to us
would be a very opportune time for
those IN arrears to come in and pay
their subscription. As we have said
before it is not the large amount of
each individual who Is in rrears, but
taken as a whole it amounts to a large
sum. Take for instance the fact that
of five hundred delinquents, fifty owe
from two to three years, two hundred
owe two years and the balance or two
hundred and fifty owe one year. This
collectively makes a large sum, Some