The Red Cloud chief., 1904-04-15

Items Of News Found in The
Chief Of Twenty Years Ago
This Week -

> lnts Vcek
Spring il here at last. t." first game
OF or, quet was played lssl $ turday at
Cowl,s.
A wild fire swept across The prairie
in Elm Greek precin', dong much
dam ,go.
Farmers are busy blowing for corn.
The Masonic brethren have a new
amp to hang ou on meeting nights.
= ,s'master McNitt is making AZ.
rangcmeuts to built "A new residence.
Palmer Ways hardware store sold Il
ear load of barbed wire last week.
Dr.. Enigh has had "a serious time IN
the last few weeks with neuralgia.
TIE fence around the court house
park will be an ornament to the city
Hogs are now selling for about s.. so
in Red Cloud.
Charley Wlnfrey's latest born was
on Easter Sunday. It's a boy and
weighs o. rounds.
The city council Thursday night
issued licenses to Harry Feight aud j.
). Rothrock to run saloons.
Mr.. Brown, a Lincoln gentleman,
has bought a lot on Fourth avenue,
near the Gardner house, and will start
n marble factory.
Arbor day was duly observed at the
Red Cloud schools. About 100 trees
we're set out.
We are glad to hear that Attorney
Chaffin Of Guide Rock is doing a flour.
ishing business in that city.
Miss Laura McDaniels died on Mon.
dag evening after an illness of several
months.
Taxes for 1888 become due May /.
The Red Cloud creamery was sold at
sheiitf's sale last Thursday.
School Report-rhe following pupils
Of the high school were neither absent
nor tardy, and had upwards Of 95 in
department and 30 or above in scholar.
ship: Myra Brewer, Gertie Brakeiield.
Carrie Miner, Bessie Walker, Gardie
Wilhelm, Honor Wilhelm, George
N%ewhouse, Hugh Miner, Leroy Miller
ID Judson, principal.
During this week plans have beer
formulated for the building of an opera
house and skating rink in Red Cloud
The company will he known as tn,
Red Cloud Building association, ant
the stockholders and incorporators ar,
, John Shirley, l.. II. Wallace, q. S. Al
= bright, Dave Haley and Charley Plat
The building will cost in the neighbor
4 hood Of $4,000 and will be "a credit t
a our city.
The Guide Rock Signal publishes
: genuine sna.e story The snak,
was said to have been seen by Herber
Bailey while driving along tn,
river road between the ilpuIing mil
and the o from which the town
derives its rame. About twelve fee
Of the snakes length was visible on
and just under the surface ofthe water
, Its movements were rapid and it,
course was up stream II seemed cap
able OF rearing its head several fee
% nj OF the water and looked at Mr.
Barley with large, dark, %proirudin.
eyes. Mr.. Bailey took Il sho, at tn,
"sea serpent" which ~finanlly dissap
peared in the water below the dam
The committee appointed to NEE
Badger Il Son in reference to s"tartir,
a pump factory and foundry in Re,
Cloud, concluded hat the proposition
Of the gentlemen was too steep to b,
considered.
The preliminary hearing of Mr.
Cox, cl arged with killing NJ. Tobir
!, with a billiard cue in a saloon row a
Blue Hill, was held last Thursday
District Attorney Morlan and +. A
Swetzy conducted the states case
!, Senator Case conducted the defense
There was no excitement connecte,
with the trial. The opinion seemed /,
prevail that they would have to ge
better evidence than was brought on
at the trial To convict Cox, The tssti
mony bought out the fact thai Tuhir
when hurt was miXet up in a genera