The Red Cloud chief., 1904-08-12

order to make a telephone exchange a
success here he says it will be neccess-
airy to have toll lines to Riverton
Inavale, Guide Rock, Blue Hill, Wells
and Tasting. (And now there are
telephones all over the county.)-Ed
On last Saturday a CHIEF reporter in
company with DR.. Mosena visited W. II.
Delanc , the prairie hermit, as he
is called. On arriving they found his
den almost surrounded by sunflowers
and a scene such a. words are inede-
onate to describe. The 'nly eatables
visible wore a few potatoes and some
half ripe watermelOns and on thee or
"A similar dict he has existed for
months. He Is "A religious crank and
has IA very bad case Of scurvy but re
fuses to receive medical attendance
He believes himself to be afflicted for
original sin as jon was only job had
boils and be has wo ms The county
authorities are about to put him IN a
place whe q he will be taken ARE of.
AZ regular meeting of the 10 q. r.
last Tuesday night the following office
ers were installed for the ensuing
term:
p. w. C.. Y. o. II. Maryatt
VIC II. W. Teagarden
w. V. 7. Laura Mcbride
Chaplin, Rev. G. b. Lenfost
w. $. Bert Brewer
w. A.. s. Miss Monsoon
w. +. S Charley Dow
w. $. Mrs. G.. W. Dow
w. NJ. Mrs. Payto
W. ID. NJ. Bessie Walker
W. /. $. Jessie Warren .
W. o. G.. Will Seeley
The lodge meeting has been changed
to Tuesday night and the place of
meeting to the Congregational church.
At a meeting of the democratic cen
trail committee, held at the courthouse,
August . the following We're elected AS
an executive committee: \. 5 Marsh,
iNt' NsloN'l ANtIooh Olt. 'ulIt NUN.
Frank Bushow, Blue Hill: Allan Ayers,
Inavalc; Francis Broueltte, Wheatlaud;
.. G. Case, Red Cloud; + G. Crawford,
Batin.
The delegates to the state conven-
, ton were; X. $. Proudiit, Guide Rocs;
A. S. Marsh, Red Cloud; Al an Ayers,
lnavale; c. Keuhn, Line and Barney
Kuhn, Potsdam.
Congressional delegates: GEO. Van
Wort, Guide Rock; Alfred Mccall,
Walnut Creek; VIM II. HOFFMAN,
Wells; Clarence Wilson, ~Iuavale; Il. b.
Thompson, Stillwater; Adam Walker,
Oak Creek;
Delegates to the Judicial Conyen.
ton: Il. J. Ward, Cowles: John Boesch,
Elm Creek; DR.. John Elliott, Red
Cloud.
Delegates to the Senatorial conven
ton: Jas. Ornsberger, Guide Rock;
A H. Spracher, Saltwater; Joseph La
port, Wheatland; J. L, Miner and j. p.
Walters, Red Cloud.
Line Mary Mckinney closed
school last Friday, in district number
Q, with a picnic 30. Wickwire got his
hand hurt in the fan, on the threshing
machine.
Cowles:-On Monday, Miss Clara
Malleck had her arm broken by a fall
N, S,t,n,,,ly cnI,,,nl tha f,nntra
There will be a Sunday school picnic
in Walters grove, Wednesday.
South Side: Uncle p, ter Marsder
has his large barn completed, Sylvester
Day and Mr.. Sutton did the carpenter
work -. Rev. G. w. Hummel preached
at IL o'clock and Rev. Lenfest in tn,
afternoon at the basket meeting, las
Sunday.
Garfield. Fl. Hull is building F.,
mammoth barn .... JEFF Beauchamp sa!
he is building a barn but it has n stow,
pipe through the roof -. Warren Ken
is building a house on his farm -. Mr.
Fisk has the cheese factory running
at Hicks p~ostoliice Nv. S. p. Fox i
, able to get out again aud we hear tina
Mise Katie Fox is quite sick,
lnavale:-The McCrary boys hav'
gone east to spend the winter -. MI
+ Hainline and family have gone t.
Republic county, Kansas Mr.. Bean
of Ohio, is vi iting here. $50. Tnere wa
IA dance at \. &. Sanfords Tuesda,
evening -. Hugh Stevenson has re
! turned from the east go. Judge Gaslil
was looking after political matter
l here Sunday eve.