The Red Cloud chief., 1905-04-07
TWENTY YEARS AGO
Items OF News Found In Tho
Chief of Twenty Years Aso
This Week

Art WEIGH, station agent, went tc
Denver this week.
Lot Feltham has been admitted to
the bar at Hastings.
Hon. u. p. Newcomer of Blue Hill
was in the city Wednesday.
Gus Roats has the very first tax re.
ceipt ever issued in Webster county.
The Odd Fellows will hold an ami.
versary ball on the evening of April
~.
Peter Conover and family of New
| Jersey have arrived in Red Cloud and
| will locate here.
Charley Remsburg left for New
Mexico Monday evening to look after
his cattle interests.
The Nebraska and Kansas Farm
| Loan Co has opened its office and is
ready for business.
At the annual school meeting on
Monday II. b Fulton and b. L. Reed
were elected directors.
+. Bradbrook, the photographer,
received a telegram Wednesday an
nouncing the death of his father.
Last Friday morning occurred the
marriage of Miss Fannie Knight of
Inavale to John V. Huntington of
Hebron
General U. s. Grant is lying at the
point of death at his home in New
York and his death is momentarily
expected.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brakefield we're given
a surprise Tuesday evening in honor
of the twenty eighth anniversary of
their marriage.
Last Saturday morning more than
forty teams were to be seen at one
time coming into Red Cloud from the
south side of the river.
G. Wiener has made arrangements
for the erection of a two story brick
business building, work on which will
be begun as soon as the weather will
permit.
The assessors of the county met at
the court house April 2 and formed a
county organization TT Ward was
elected chairman and w. G. Cramer
secretary
On Tuesday occurred the city cleo
ton. About 300 votes were cast, and
after a very bitter fight the supporters
of high license were victorious. The
new board IS composed of X l..
Tinker, A. Il. Ormsby. S. W. Coon,
j. l.. Miner and II. j. Mosher.
GARFIELD Rev. N. B. Wagner has
shelled his corn. ..... Many farmers
are blowing for corn.
GUIDE RoCk-Knapp & Roberts are
building a fine business block on Main
street About 800 head of cattle
and 5000 sheep were shipped from this
point to the Chicago market this week.
CowLEs-Dr. Schenck has a new
buggy team ......W. H. Thomas re-
turned the first Of the week from a
visit in Iowa. .....A. l.. Burton will
begin work on the cheese factory in a
few days.
WELLS John G.. Potter is getting
ready to move his family to his farm
three miles from town Mrs
Charley Fish has purchased a new
loom. 49,. Henry Cook vas up from
Red Cloud yesterday-Born, to Mr..
and Mrs Metcalf, a fine daughter.
CATHkRToN Farmers are done seed.
ing ..... Sam Metcalf was down from
Wells the first of the week lone
of John McCallum's brood sows gave
birth to "a litter of eighteen pigs the
other day $3.50. Justice Travelpiece
and John McCallum each lost IA horse
the other day.
MOUNT HoPE- Miss Amanda Brooks
proved to be the best speller at the
spelling match Thursday night
,.....Noah Harvey went to Graham
county, Kansas, this week .... Lizzie
NcIntosh closed her school last Fri
day .....S H Brooks has moved into
N. Harvey's house on the creek.
I~NAvALE-J II Ferman and wife Of
Red Cloud visited here this week 800.
Ryland Yeiser, b%ookkeeper and clerk
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