The Red Cloud chief., 1904-05-06
TWENTY YEARS AGO
Items Of News Found in The
Chief of Twenty Years AGO
This Week - - -
A good rain on Monday.

Cowles nearly completed.
The dedication of the Presbyterian
church takes place Sunday.
VIM. Gates bought % head of cattle
from Gus Roats on Tuesday.
The Ladies Baptist Home Missionary
society will meet at Mrs. Tait's next
Tuesday afternoon.
Ira Sleeper shipped a fine new meat
wagon to McCook on Tuesday.
Farmers are all busy doing their
spring work.
Mr.. klett has opened a billiard hall
east of Cooks drug store.
Frank Tenant has been doing some
repair work on the school building in
district -.
The May party last Saturday at
Fred Newhouse's farm was enjoyed
hugely by the thirty or more young
folks present.
Mrs. Pullman's coach, the finest in
the world, passed through Red Cloud
this week.
Homer Sherwood of Mineral Point,
Wis, is whiting in Red Cloud.
George CARRIER has located ut River.
ton.
Mr.. Brown has his building for the
marble works nearly up.
The opera house and skating rink
will Dol be under roof and when com
pleted will be "a credit to the city.
Scott & Turnkey, who purchased the
Sleeper ranch of about 1000 acres "A
year ago, are now feeding 40 head of
cattle.
We have received some fine butter
from j. II. Smith, manager of the Red
Cloud creamery.
b. f. Mizer of Coshocton county,
Ohio, was in Red Cloud the last few
day $, and while here made up his mind
that Red Cloud and Webster county
are the most ilourishiug young city
and county in Nebraska, and conse-
quently has decided to go into bust
ness here in the next few weeks.
is Carlyle, a prominent grocer of
Chicago, has been here prospecting
for land On Monday he purchased a
quarter section lying north of town,
and intends to invest more money in
Webster county land.
Last Saturday afternoon the
Woman's Relief Corps was organized
and the following officers were elected
President, Mrs. Emma b. Knight;
senior vice president, Mrs. Antoinette
McNitt; junior vice president. Mrs.
5. Warren, secretary, Mrs. Ella NJ.
Ferman; treasurer, Mrs. Belle Miller:
chaplain, Mrs. Fannie S. Dow: con.
ductor, Mrs. Vina Leavitt; guard, Mrs.
Carrie West. A public installation
took place in the evening.
The Plunkett Sisters combintion
met with "a little reverse here on Mon,
dny. They had engaged rooms and
board at the Valley house, which they
did not take, but secured board else.
where. The proprietor of the Valley
house sued them for S27 and attached
their trunks.
The average daily attendance in the
public schools for the month of April
1854, was 30. Among those who got
on the roll of honor that month we're
Myra Brewer, Addie Reigle, CARR,
Miner. Mary Miner, John Brooks
billiard Bedford, Willie Brewer, JOIN
Kesler, Hugh Miner, Murray Reggie
Jessie iRiegle, James Kidd, Ida Kidd
kyd Clutter, Afaretta Aver, Matild;
Cook, Minnie Gates, Nora Nice
Blanch Sherer, Carrie Rothrock
Everett Dyer, Fred Birkner, JOSH,
Rothrock and others.
Elm Creek Joseph Burr, JOSEPH
Hidy and VIM. Thomas are hedgin,
their farms. Mr.. Arnold's ne,
y house is about completed. 90. The car
penter's are busy on II. Crafford'
newhouse. ~ Mr. Williamson is haul
ing rock for the foundation Of hi
house Mr.. Ferguson has built
new house this spring. John Lavert
has shelled his corn and shipped i
and left. His tenants are not sorry
Scott-W. =. Mckinney received
present of great value lately-a daint
little girl -. Frank Jones has had tn
misfortune of having his claim iumI
ed, although it was decided land. A
innocent little maid did it'd "
Jones lost "A 10Y the other day. Sh
was a daughter of the COW that Uncl
Joe Noble brought here some lively
years < go. Mr., Farlett is crccl.u
II frame house for j. ID. Allbaugl
The republican state convention c
at Lincoln last Thursday 10 elect del,
gates to the national convention q
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