JPr -- arf5' EN fe' -.? tv iA3 I" '! rs IS n r'i HI SINEWS DIRECTORY II . KALEY, ATTORNEY AT LAW, JJ0TAS7 PUBLIC AND UAL ZSTATS . AGENT, iei Cloud, NebrasJta. Will uefotiate the sale of School Bonds. Ac County Superintendent nf PnUic In struct ion. J. R WILLCOX, ATTORNEY AT LAW, SOTABY PUBLIC It SEAL ESTATS AGENT. RED CLOUD - - - NEBRASKA -Hometeals and Fre-emi tlons secured. Special attention given to papins; taxes at a discount. CA8II PAID FOR COUNTY WARRANTS. LEE V E8TLLL, Attorney & Counselor at Law, AITS fiSAL ESTATE AGENT. RED CLOUD NEBRASKA. Will bar and cell Real E-jtato on commission and pay Taxes for non-resident. lpocial attcntion'riven to the location of SOLDIERS CLAIMS Uudcr the act of JuneNtb. 1872. Claim conte ted. and all manner of basinet before tbe U. S- Land Office attended to with -jromptaaeaandHateh. LOCAL AGSNTiFOE B. k M B. B. LANDS. Immigration Agent for Webster Co. A. H. BO WEN. JAS. LAIRD. BOWEXaV LAIRD, Attorneys at Law AND RKALjESTATE AGENTS. t&- Will practice in all the Courts of the State. JU17IATA - - NEBRASKA PROCTOR HOUSE, G. D. PROCTOR. - - Proprietor, HEBRON, NEBRASKA. ThcTravclinir Public Will find this Hotel to be first claf s in every respect. a-Curriajte rum daily to Belvicere, the near est Station on the St. Joe Jc D. C. R. R. E. H JONES, Watchmaker & Jeweller, BSD CLOUD, WEBSTER COUNTY, NEB J$rParticulur attention given to Re pairing Fine Watches and Satisfaction Guarantied. I. W. TULLEYS, HOMEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN. U. S. PENSION SURGEON. Office 3d door South of Court House. Sasidence One Hile-Eist of Bed Cloui Dr. T. B. WILLIAMS, Family Physician, Tenders his services to the Public and will attend to all Professional calls. Office at the Red Cloud Drug Store. L1TFR1 A FEED J. D. POST, Proprietor. Having fitted up a large Stable i prepared at all times to furnish room and feed for teams. Livary rigs on short notice. Stable West of tho Valley House, CARL WEBER, G U Y S .11 ITH Repairing don? on short notice, in the bet htyle aud at reasonable rates. HARNESS SHOP. S. V. Ludlow I now prepared to do all kinds of work IN THE Harness Line. The best of materials used, and all Work WARRANTED. REPAlRIftt Done on short notice and at reasonable ", Piiee--- - Shop in McNrrr's Store. Reel Cloud NefcrauKft. Red Cloud Kills. JMTIVJE LUMBER, Feed and Meal ctustantlY on Hand. aSCastom Work Warranted. J. Q. POTTER fc BRO.t BIS CLOUS, VEB. W E. THRV Surveyor of Webster Cesnty. Will raUr attend to all ealla. Ordn far wwkBMTb left at Clark's office U Oaart Weaae. at Ka-t Cload. Post Off ee addraas Weil. WeWter Co.. Neb. 8e-tf SUCK HOFHF, OX01SZ 1VCX Jta., - - - PS0TH1T0X, FRANKLIN, NEB. tted AoosmmedotiBus, Livery and THE RED CLOUD CHIEF. C. L. MATHER, . - Editor. THURSDAY, MAY 14 1874. CORRESPONDENCE ' From all parts or the State and country rea porttully solicited . , , We do not read anonyaow lettars and com munications. The nasae and nddress of the wri ter are in all casa indispensable, a a gaaraaty of good faith. It ha9 been pugpestcd by two or three of our leading citizen that the people of Red Cloud and Webster cojoty gener ally, form some kind of an organization, havinz a "name and habitation," the object or which will be to assemble at stated time, or on proper call to discuss all measures relating to our interests, and be ready to take concerted action whenever any emergency should arise which would call for sudden attention. Such an organization would, beyond all doubt, be conducive to the public wel faro. It might be local as far a? the town or precinct is concerned, and each section of the county have separate organiza tions, or it might be ono strong combi nation, composed of all the enterprising citizens of the county, so far as they would chooae to identify thejuselves with the movement.. . J . There are many questions of special interest to the cit'zens of Red Cloud, and incrdentally to the whole county, which from present indications, will never bn. acted upon, unless sonio such organization is effected. The truth of the old saying "That everybody's busi ness is nobody's business," is exemplified in our every day experience. We have road matters, the bridge, and mill interests, and immigration, and many other things too numerous to mention which ousrht to be continually watched and looked after, aud which must receive our attention if we wish to prosper as a town and county If an or ganiza ion of citizens was formed, com mittees could be appointed to look after each specific interest, and such action taken as would be found necessary. These hints are thrown out, and if any one is disposed to take up the theme further, the columns of this paper are open for its discussion. The question is sometimes asked why TnE Chief does not contain more news of a general nature such as congression al reports, etc., and also, why such mat ters are scarcely ever referred to edito rially. These questions are asked in good faith by our friends and patrons, and we will "rise to explain" our own view of the matter. In the fir.-t place, we did not set out lo publish a newspaper devoted to gen eral news. At the outset, we stated that our aim and object, was to make The Chief dittinctively a local paper. Not, however, confining its sphere to (he county in which it is published, bbtTtd the section of the State composed" of the counties in the Republican Valley and vicinity. This field, if well worked over, will afford material enough to fill with interesting matter, a paper much larger than ours. In the second place, we do not think that general new, and long winded ed itorials upon the leading topies of the day, come within the scope of a county paper, generally, and particularly in our own case. Being away from rail road and telegraph facilities, not even the advantage of a daily mail, all the source from which wo could gather the material for a general newspaper would be from other papers, many of which arc already taken by our own subscri bers, and by the time a rehash could be thus given, would be old and stale. Our paper is too small to contain any great amount of reading matter. Those who take an intcrc.it in the affairs of tho great outnde world generally are sub scribers of the large, city papers, which are furnished at extremely low rats:, much cheaper than the bare cost of is suing the smal'est of county pipers. If we succeed in furnishing a good local paper, we are satisfied our labors in that line will, in the end, be satisfac tory to our friend-, and it will certaialj fill the measure of our own ambition. Tei Lowell Register has an editorial on the subject of the removal of the Land Office from Lowell to the valley, and as a matter of course opposes such step for various reasons given. Inci dentally we wish to remark that if Kear ticy cooaty is "so much superior to tho Republican valley county, why is it that Kearney has only 327 inhabitants, while Webster has 2,i50, Franklin, Ilarlan and Furnas about the fame. It ui little strange that settlers prefer a good firtile soil to "sand hills." Here is a new lesson for railway com panies. Juries are disposed to hold thum responsible for all manner of things, but a Wisconsin jury ha mulcted the Chica go and Northwestern Railway Company in damages to the amount of one thous and dollars tor the kissing of a yoaag lady passenger by the condactor. A fe male school teacher, young and pretty, was riding from Milwaukee to Baraboo, and it came to be that she was sole pas stager in the car before he reached her journey's end. And it came ta pass a the conductor took up her check, he gave her a kiss. She aiade complaint and the conductor, very- properly, was dismissed, besides being fined twenty-five dollars for assault. Trie young lady was not content with that punishment of the cJfewier bat sued the company and re covered one thousand dollars. Suppose she hsd been traveling on a "pass" Weald the conditions on the back of the . TL. -J .V-. j-...9 "The weight of the snow that fell la-t Saturday night in the region round about Oswego. New York, was so great as to break down theu wires in every di rection, cutting off Oswego, for the lime bcinsT, from telegraph communication with the world outside that city. As the enow fell here on Monday night suf ficient to whiten the ground, we shall not be surprised to hear of good sleigh ing in more northern tactions. The "ground hog" may have beca right in saying on 2d February tht the backbone of the winter was broken but he failed, very hoggishly, to tell us that the tail of the winter would continue to wag all through the spring." The above extract is copied from a Cleveland. (Ohio) paper of May 2d. We copy it for the benefit of thove who have been growling at the weather here in Nebraska. On the date above mention ed, hundreds of acres of corn h id been planted in this county, and all the small grain crops were up and covering the ground with a beautiful verdure ofltving green. In Lewis county, New York, the fall of snow ou last Saturday was over twen ty inches. In Otsego county the fall at the same time was equally heavy, and the "oldest inhabitant" declares nothing in his memory has paralleled i on the 25th of April. But these oldest inhabit ants have miserable memoriea. About Albaafand Trejr, br wit name atorm, hundreds of trees were ruined, and tele graphic wires broken. In Utica like damage was done to the trees and shrub bery. The Albany Journal says : In Bennington, Vermont, the steeple of the Congregational Church, 160 feet in height was blown down, crushing an ad joining house. At Boston Corners, on the Harlem road, the trains had to stop through fear of being blown from the track. The snow drifted at some points on the Harlem road to the depth of four feet, and near Rutland, Vermont, to the depth often feet. The Hudson steamers could not move Saturday night. Ex. NOTICE TO C0NTBACT02S ft BT7ZLSESS. Notice is hereby given that the County Commissioners of Webster County. Ne braska, do invite proposals and bias for the repairing of the bridge across the Republican river, oath of Red Cloud, in the County of Webster. Said repairs to consist in the erecting of one or more spans in the center of said bridge. Length of break in said bridge being about two hundred and forty (240) feet. Proposals and bids must be accompan ied by plans and specifications for repair ing by inserting one or more spans in said bridge. Said plans and epecifica tions uiu-t be on file in the office of the Clerk of Webster county, Nebraska, at Red Cloud, on or before 2 p. m., of Sat urday, May 30th, 1874, at which time there will be a meeting of the Commis sioners of said County for the purpose of opening said plans and specifications, and if found satisfactory a contract will be let. Contractors will be required to furnish bonds in doublo the amount of tho bids, conditioned for the faithful performance of contract, both as regards time of com pletion and durability of structure, all work to be faithfully warranted. The Commissioners reserve the right to rejeotany (fit aft bfds. 't - For further information apply to the Clerk of Webster County, at ited Cloud Nebraska. B order of the Board of County Coui-miv-ioners for Webster County, Neb. Red Cloud, Neb., May 12th. 1874. J. A. TULLEYS, F. Mattiso. Clerk. Chairman. LEG Al7 NOTICE. ' In District Court in and for Webster County. Nebraska. W. L. Stone, Plaintiff. against H. S Kaley, I Elizaheth Kaletr. V -- r t James W. Alexander, J. G. Sadler, and A. J. Armstrong, Defendents. Jxmes W. Alexander and J. G. Sad dler, non-resident defendents will take notice that a petition has been filed in the above entitled action, the, object of which is to obtain satisfaction "of a cer tain mortgage on lots one and two (1 and 2) in block twenty-six (26). in Red Cloud WebMer Co., , Neb., given by Henry Kaley, and Elizabeth Kaley to said Jas. W. Alexander and J. G. Sadler, to se cure the payment of a promissory note named therein, plaintiff being the as signee of said note and mortgage. eeks to deprive the several defendents of any estate or lien which they may have in said premises. You will also take notice that you are required to answer said petition an or before the 1st day of June, 1874. Jons R Willcox. n43-4t Attorney for Plaintiff. SCHOOL LAND SALE. Notice is hereby given that on the loth day of June, A. D. 1874, at the hour of 10 o'clock iu the forenoon, at the north door of the court house in the town of Red Cloud, in the county of Webster, I wilt offer for aala at pablic auction, (d'tlTe "highest bidder, in tracts not greater than forty acres, upon the terms fixed by law, the following de scribed school lands in the county of Webster : T. R. Sections 1 6 and 36 1 north 12 west do 16 2 do 12 do Nisec. 36 2 do 12 do Nisw 36 2 do ,12 do Ni set 36 2 do 12 do Section;. 16 and 36 3 do 12 do do 16 and 36 4 do 12 do E&nwiofne6I do 11 do W&Beofs?i 161 do 11 do Swinec. 16 1 do 11 do Si aw 16 1 do 11 do Section 36 1 do 11 do N and set 16 2 do 11 do Sections 16 and-36 3 do 11 do do 16 and 36 4 do II do Nwt 16 1 do 10 do n&swiorswil61 do 10 do Sections 36 1 do 10 do do 16 and 36 2 do 10 do do 16 36 3 do 10 do do 16 " 36 4 do 10 do do 16 " 36 1 do 9 do do 16 " 36 2 do 9 do do 16 " 36 3 do 9 do do 16 ' 36 4 do 9 do No lands will be wild for leas than seven dollars per acre nor leas than the appraised value thereof. Said sale will be adjourned from day to day till all of said lands have baea. offered. tied Cload. May 2, 1874. J. A. TULLBTS, VJUwk. 1 wi : LEGAL NOTICE. In the Ifecriet Court of the 1-t Judi cial District in and for Webster County Nebraska : Reubea DedricV TS. Mary Ikdriek. ) To aid Mary Dedrick defendant : . You are -hereby notified that on the 2nd day of May, 1874, Reuben Dedrick. plaintiff, fiW his petition in the office of the derk of the District Court of said Webxter County. Nebraska, praying that be may be divorced from you. You are also notified to appear and answer said petition on or before the 5th day of June, 1874 or paid petition will be taken as true and judgment rendered accordingly. Keuben Dedrick. by H. S. Kaley, Att'y. 45 tf $5.00. Notice to Contriettn and Builders. NOTICE ia hereby given, That sealed proposals will be received by the under signed for the building of a School House in School District No. 22, Web ster Co., Neb, in accordance with the following specifications : The building to be frame, 20 feet in wi Itb, 30 feet long,' with 10 feet posts, stone or brick foundation, and substan tial piers fa"6fnter foundation. Foun dation to be one foot above ground at highest p'aceand six inches below the. surface and lS-inches" thick. Alo, ona privy 6XhV4"Kb partition in center. Ifids to be apeaec May 2hh. 484- If ids to be tfleaed on Wednesday, lne right to. reject any tfraffbTdsis reserved. t 4- Bids to be dirfcteaf to. "School Board of-DwtrictNo J, Batin P.O., Web ster Co., Nebraska. I. H. HUMMEL Treasurer. A. GARLOCH, Moderator. 44-2t-3 00 , a k. FURNITURE i STORE. Real ClOaUl, Neb. SMITH k CALVERT, Have just received and offer for sale a large assortment of Furniture, carefully selected with social reference to the wants of the people, consisting in part of CHAIRS, TABLES, BUREAUS, bEADSTEADS LOUNGES. SOFAS, PICTURE FRAMES, &c 4c, At Prices that Cannot be Beat. j UNDERTAKING . A .SPECIALTY. cozrms ham to obssb. IVE US J; CALL AM) EX4iE PRICES No Charge for Answering Question!. NhW DRUG AND GROCERY STORE. in Red Cloutl, Ne. We wish to inform the citizens of Red Cloud that we havo a new stock of goods which we offer at Granger prices. Consisting of DRUGS, PAINTS, OILS, VARNISHES, BRUSHES AND FANCY GOODS. Also a choice lot of TEAS, and TOBACCOES, PURE WINES an- LIQUORS, VSpectal attention given to iJispens- ingof Medwtaeraad Prescription. We JU(ffCifmtiti9 - in Qumhty tmkin Price. RRSR ERE RC THJE HT4NDABD, Worcester's Quarts DlCTiOjrR Raeoaaandas) by the Sapariatnidefit of Pablic laatractios tr tha Mau of Nebraska. The aathoritj- of tha U. S. Seaata aad Hoaaa of RaprataatatiTaa. aad of rraarrr. sunn, quiver. kuaaa. bus. iCAasnx. auxaxBaa. bbt&vt. larar arras. aiLSav vuraaeF. aTTLLaaa. loin. Lovorauov. EXIT, raxTov. IOTKIM, aad thelaadiaa-aatharsofEgropaaad Aasariaa, Retail - $10.00, Lihtal tins art srade to school diatrieta taaekan. saiatileea aad Iaha. RECOMMENDED TEXT BOOKS. for Ceasaoti Schools. Herd's Readers, Worcester's Dic- tioaarie, Worcester s Spelling Books andSeavov's U. S. Hiatorr, are also recoaiaeadad by the State Saperiatea- dent. BREWER kTILKSTON, hbfebers. Bnatoa, Mac. Adareaa JOHJf M.TAGGART, Ag. ' 30 iiawjia, ww. VALLEY HOUSE! Re.Cl.ud. Nebraska. JOS. C. WARNER, - - . IroPrietor. i This IItl Is eatlrelj- aew.haTiac ba built tha present season, and is fittad ap with r?gar to cokTdiT ato cosrTBnxycs. BOARD BY THE DAY & WEEK At reasonable rate. A large and commodious cTONK STABLE has just been added to the premise. Br Quod Barber in atttndaace at the ilouse. City W cat Market FRED D. HUMMEL, Has just opened a Meat Market on Webster street, next door south of Park's Shoe Shop, where he will keep and sell frefh meats of all kiuds. HIGHEST MARKET PRICE PAID FOR BEEF CATTLE, HOGS, AND HIDES. Red Cloud, Neb. JOHN BREWER BOOT AND SHOE MAKER, led Cloud. Nebraska. REPAIRING - NEA TL Y I) ONE, JBrowa 4 f ucuntker, Carpenters & Builders Bel Cloud, Nebraska, Is prepared to make estimate asi take eon tracts for all linis !" buildings. 'J7-td JOSEPH A. PEEKV, REAL ESTATE AND TA X-PA YING A G KNT. FBANEUN CITY, Franklin Scuntj Neb. OLDEST DRUG STORE IN RED CLOVD. Opposite Uarhrr A Co. DRUGS, STATIONARY, FINE SOAPS, SPICES. Patemt Medicines PURE WINES & LIQUORS, CIGARS, MATCHES, And tho thousand and one things usually kept in similar establishments con stantly on hand and for sale CHEAP FOIt CASH. Call and Sec. MRS. II. F. LUTZ. LAND! LANDi NOW JS THE BCSTaTWE To secure CHEAP HOMES. The B L M. R. R. LANDS IN WEBSTER CO. NEB. Are now in market, and are offered at low rates and ON TEN years' TIME to actual settlers, at rates varying from $1.50 to $5, per acre With a liberal deduction for cash in hand. These lands arc among the best in the Republican Valley, and are UNSURPASSED FOR FERTILITY and beauty of Location. Lee Estell. RED CLOUD - - - NEB., LOCAL AQENT FOB WIBST11 C0TOT7, Will at all times be ready to give all information in regard to location of land, terms of payment, Ac TBZ FOLLOWING SXTBAOTS From the Circulars of the B. A M. R. R. Co., will in a meanrre, explain their terms and the advaatages offered. The purchaser can pay ch, or di vide the amount ino three eoml parts paying one-third d wn, one third in nue year, and one-third in two yara, with interes at ten per cent, anpually; or he can have TEN vkars" time in which to jaake ap the sum by small annual pay-. sseat at six per-cent. latarea. Moat boy on this Ktter plan of TEN YEARS' CREDIT! In which case the parchaser pays at the oatset ooe year's interest at six per-cent- on the price. He Bakes three other payments, each of ix per eeBf at the eemmeactaeat of the second, third awl fourth years. At the ooamenc taeat of the Ifth year, he pays oae feveath of the pnacipal and one years interest on the remainder, and the same at the eoaimencBMai of each sBCcessire year aatil all has beea paid at the end of tea years. Aay bayer eaa pay i faB at aay Uaae aad get a warranty deed free of all iaeaaabraaea. Bayers oa oar long aad geoeroaa ajd k ef tea jean, are expected to settle aad iasprove their Uad at their earliest eosveaieaoe, say withw owe or two yeirs o a to iai prove about three tenth- of the Uad boaght, within three years froea date of parchaee. fvT'Better terms have sever been of fered aad probably aever will he. BjrWe iavite eaeaaariaaa aad dfy A. CAREER & CO. guide: rocml DCALKRa IN GENERAL MERCHANDISE t. ConMtiog lf DRY GOODS AND GROCERIES, Boots A Shoos Hats and Caps, Tobacco Cigars. And everything usually kept in country stores. Give us a call, examine goods, inquire prices', and be convinced that tha kail place to trade u AT HOME. A GABBER4C. ISTEW STORE N'E"W STOB E NEW GOODS, JOHX BEREZI A CO, Take ploaure in informing the citiieiw of Red Cloud, and the Public that they have opened out ami have on hand a new and complete stock of Staple & Fancy Grocerie Of every name and variety, selected with MHiial relynnce to th wants af the People of of the Republican V.illey. CALL AND SEE OH It STOCK We have, alo, a fine Stock of DRY COODs. Boots & Nhoes BEltKarZEUT Ao., RhI CIaikI. Kek. NEW GOODS! POTTER & PERRY Takes this method to Inform, the PUBLIC that they have Just opened up a new and complete Stock of DRY. GOODS dc. GROCERIES, Consisting CALICOES. DARK, LIGHT A PINK, CHAMBRES. DELAINES. LAWNS. DRESS TRIMMINGS & LININGS. CORSETS A SKIRTS, VAILS ,v GLOVES. BLEACHED AND UNBLEACHED MILSUNH TABLE LINENS. & TOWELING. PANTS, OVER ALLS A SHIRTING. BOOTH aft M1IOES, II ATM fc CAPM. COFFEE, SUGARS L TEAS of all Klnils, Canned Fruits, Oysters and Crackers, Chewing and Smoking Toba.cos, FLOUR. MEAL &, BACON. And everything usually kept in a First Cla Dry Good- A Grocery Sture. Potter A Perry. Red Clcud Nebraska. LUMBER! LUMBER W. L. VANALSTYNE RED C,OUn, JYEBRMSKA. DEALER IN PINE LUMBER, LATH, SHINGLES Doors. Blinds, Sash Mouldings Lime. Tarred Paper Etc Aad every Article woally kept in a First Clas Lumber Yard. I GUARANTEE TO DUPLICATE AT JUNIATA OR HASTINGS. B..ki:A. b s sTvwaiiacaii ni vgr STAGE LINE. jonr ZZXL37, Refalar triaa will be aaafe hetweea JUNIATA aad RED CUX'D OnTuday and Wnlneadaya of eaali week. I ahaJl be r lnttl to carry p sesarera apoo the dy crntiooed, Jeav iuJaaiau, at 6 A. v. co Taewiy. aad Bad Cioadac SsVifr, WaaiaawJaya. Fata w lis. i A'JEBIt.lSK.l, x && tn part of . "ia- m r ANY BILL THAT CAN BE GO! BUY YOUR HEDGE PLANTS And yoa will gi Good Stack. rtcttell 4 Disfw, Offer for aala the omiar Fail 200,000 Oaage ONE THOUAND PEACH TREE Naraerj sis aafla 9oahwer of RED LOUD, NEBRASKA. v-v .. -t .. i ' i a I l I r .. k 9 . f -J J $ Pfv - -U. Feed Stall. new 7TwrofcCM mo wymnj . '4-h- v r. - .4k.