The Red Cloud chief., 1905-03-03
TWENTY YEARS AGO
Items of News Found In The
Chief of Twenty Years Ago
This Week

A. l.. Funk was in Lincoln this
week.
Will Parkes talks of starting a shoe
shop In Salem.
George Holland received his new
bus Wednesday.
John Potter was in Red Cloud on
business this week.
c. Wiener goes to New York next
week after his spring stock.
Nine converts were baptized at the
Baptist church Sunday night.
The contract for buildings on the
new fair grounds has been let.
The Red Cloud creamery made $500
pounds of butter in February.
r. H%eaton, wiper at the round house
had a finger mashed Saturday.
d. Hicks and wife celebrated their
25th anniversary last Monday
On Wednesday last Grover Cleve
land IA inaugurated president.
John d. Fulton. the Riverton real
estate agent, vas in town Wednesday
b. r. Nicer has purchased the Wal
worth property in the north end of
town
H. b Simons has gone to the Key
stone state for q two weeks visit with
old friends.
The First National bank has moved
into its elegant new quarters next to
the p~ostofice.
Mrs. f. II. Gump, who has been Wis
ting in Ohio for the last few weeks,
has returned home.
G. G. Coon and wife returned We'd
nesday from an extended visit in New
York and Wisconsin.
L II. Fort, deputy county clerk, is
rejoicing over the arrival of II girl
baby, born on Inauguration day.
Representatives J. L. Haley and
ID. z. Newcomer have each introduced
nine bills ut this session of the legis-
lature
J. M. Stoddard of Scott lost a finger
Wednesday. He put his hand on Il log
Just as Mac Fulton stuck an aX into
the same.
Rev. Geo Hummell has closed his
revival meetings on Penny creek
About thirty new IN mbers we're added
to the church.
Prof. G. l.. Ebaugh has resigned as
superintendent of the public schools
and Eva J King has been appointed
to succeed him
Miss Lizzie Marker. a pupil in dis
trict 6i, has arranged Il table consist
ing of the numerals from l to 6i in,
elusive, in eight columns, in such a
manner that each column gives the
same total
VIM. Gates bought three head OF fine
cattle from u man near Blue Hill, q
six year old steer weighing 2I2J
pounds, a three year old steer weigh,
ing 1878 and another six year old
weighing 17i0 pounds
The report Of j. o Chamberlain
proprietor of the lnavale and Indian
Creek cheese factories, for the season.
shows: Total amount of milk re.
ceived, l,072.G96 pounds; total amoun,
of cheese .sales, 81 1859. Average
net price per 100 pounds of milk, SOL
cents.
The masquerade at the rink Satur
day night was a big success. Amona
the costumes worthy of note were
l. II Wallace and Charley Platt, rep
resenting spoons Butler and Belvi
Lockwood; John Yeiser, Indian; JOIN
Shirley and Arson Highly. dudes
Frank Quigley, "Uncle SAM" vii
Yeiser, girl; Charley Haley, Turk
VIII Mitchell, ghost; John Kesier
squaw.
On last Thursday evening Il humble
of u capitalists met and organizes
the Nebraska Il Kansas Farm LOAF
company, with Il capital of $4,000
The directors are: ID. NJ. Plat, Il. /
Jones, T. T.. Highland, Chas. Buschov
II. v. Shirley, O &. Case, II. b. Fulton
George Holland, George j, Warner
G. Buschow was elected presiden'
f. +. Highland vice president, II. \
Shirey, secretary and treasurer.