The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-22
LOCALLY

Geo. Hutchinson Of Cowlcs was doing
business here Friday.
Miss Meta Clough n sister Of Mrs
j. A. Baum is visiting in the city.
Clyde Olnstead accompanied the re
mains Of his brother Jud to Hastings
yesterday.
Geo. Chafin and Miss Sadie Zade
both OF Webster county were married
by Judge Edison on February 25ih.
Marriage license was granted on
February Goth by Judge Edison to 4. j..
Diversified and Mrs. Mary Philips.
Omar Butler was rendered n very
pleasant surprise 10y his young friends
last evening. A very pleasant time is
reported.
Miss Annie Cordes and Edward l..
Tourbet both of Webster county were
married 10y |. b. Colvin of Guide Rock
on Washington's birthday.
Someone told us a while back that
Bert Grice would not build on his resi-.
dence lots for a year or so, but we be.
lieve we were "joshed". The material
on his lots now indicate that a new
residence is going up Don
II you see anything in this paper that
pleases you-if you think it has the
right %ring-have your name put on our
list as a subscriber. II II displeases
you give us your name anyhow--it may
please else this time and you
next.
Talk about scared people, s. r.
Spokes6eld vas about the worst of
any Of them the other day. In his de.
livery around the town he lost a roll
OF bills amounting to about $685. 90.
However he eventually found it again
but at the next Meeting Of the city
council he should be asked to explain
where he got so much Doodle:
List OF letters remaining uncalled for
at the postofice at Red Cloud. Neb.
raska, for the week ending Feb. 2Stb,
1900.
Sallie Dorian, w. Etherton,
w. &. Howard, w. II. McAlister,
Emma Perry, M. +. Roskwers,
Non Robinson.
These letters will be sent to the dead
letter Office March 14th IL not call.
ed for before. When calling for above
please say advertised 1T. @. HACK
Err, Postmaster.
On Wednesday morning +. v. Taylor
clerk of Red Cloud Camp No. 2Os, Mod
ern Wnodmen, received $1,000, for
Mrs. Berg, in full payment Of the poll,
cy held by him. Mr.. Berg died on
Tuesday, January 90, and the return
to tire beneficiary OF his policy was
made on February 81, less than one
month from death. This certainly
speaks well for this beneficiary organi.
cation.
The new lumber sheds Of The Plat
a. Frees Co. are rapidly assuming
symmetrical proportion and when com
pleted the yards will be one of the fin
est In the west. We are pleased to
note that the increase In the lumber
business will warrant such improve.
ments, and we predict that with three
more years Of good crops Mr.. Platt
will have TO increase his yards to cover
a block and every farm in the county
will be improved with a handsome
residence and barn.
On Thursday morning while freight
train No. Al was at Republican, Brake.
man Judd Olmstead met with injuries
which a few hours later caused his
death. The fatal accident was caused
by the young nan going in between
the cars to cut the air hose and on
stepping back his left heel was caught
in a frog and the car wheel crushed
the entire length of the leg and passed
across the body. A special train made
up of the engine and caboose o! the
train in charge of Conductor LeHew
was Immediately brought into requisi.
ton and the injured man, in charge Of
physicians was soon being whirled to
Hastings in an effort to reach his wife
in that city before he died. The train
was boarded here by his brother Clyde
Olmstead who vent to Hastings with
the unfortunate a The hope that
he would reach Hastings before he
died was not realized as he passed
away between Blue Hill aud Ayr. He
leaves a wife and infant.
This week we are pleased to
acknowledge the receipt OF some very
fine wedding cake, handed in by the
brother OF Harry Harris. II Harry's
wife is as sweet as the cake we don't
blame him a darn bit, but as yet we
have been unable to figure u just
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