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7 :25 (.OWLKS 7 :0i I
7 :65 BED CLOUD fi 5 I
:3J I "AVAL B C :10 I
K .35 B1VERTOK 5 :M I
9:10 FRANKLIN 5 :25 I
SdSpm HLOOM1NOT0N 5 :10a. I
Trauu daily, except Saadtra. I
A. E. Teaulia, Q. W. Holdieice I
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More rain.
Wiudy again.
Give us a rest
. Hoe your garden.
-. Bring on your Job werk.
y Corn is worth'40 cents buskel.
ray your uttje bills and be happy.
I he succeFBlal candidates ''set
up."
em
The trees are donning their coat of
green.
About $75 in all, was raked for Mr.
Finch. . '
. r-Pofatoes are worth 80 cents a
I. bushel.
Will the corn that is planted rot in
the ground?
A number oi tanners were in town
last Saturday.
A. L. Bunton of Still water called on
I us last Saturday.
Millinery goods cheap for cash, at
Mrs. McBrides.
County Commissionors
were in ses-
- sion last Monday.
Tbo Howe Sewing Machine is for
.- sale by Miner Bros.
I Elder Shin, of the State Journal
called on us yesterday.
Al Tulleys is putting up quite an
addition to his house.
We saw a customer enter Baum's
store one day last week.
We learn that the scarlet fever has
broken out at Guide Rock.
Con Eider able of corn hat already
been planted in this county.
Those Red Ribbon cards were print
ed at the CniEF Job office.
The American Sewing Machine can
" be bought of Miner Bros.
We understand there was one little
knock down, on election day.
Bliss Oriva M. Towne, Music Teach
er. Residence at Levi Moor.s 39tf
D. T. Thomas, Merchant at Cowles,
" ealled at Chief headquarters last Sat
urday. Mr. Mcndenhall, one of the proprie
tors of the State Journal, was in town
yesterday.
' Last Saturday our merchants en
joyed a good trade, and were consequent
ly happy.
We could not vote at the town elec
tioncause our camp is outside of the
incorporation.
Greens and vegetables, fresh, at
Perkins &, Mitchell's Red Cloud Grocery,
Friday morning.
The first "Garden sass" we have
seen this season, was brought to our
offico last Saturday.
Almost a continual string of covered
wagons have passed throuch town, during
i the last two weeks.
John B. Finch departed for Bloom
ington last -Tuesday, whcr ho will de
liver a series of lectures.
Mails now arrive from the east via
H. V. R. R., at six o'clock p. m., and
from the west at six A. M.
Potato bugs may now be seen lean
ing lazily against the fence waiting for
the potatoes to come up.
The prospects cow are that this
country will be blessed with the best
I croDS ever raised in any country.
W. B. Ruby has on hand a stock of
green-house plants bought cf W. H.
Harbett, Dubuque, Iowa.. 39tf
John B. Finch closed his series o f
lectures in Red Cloud last Monday night
- About three hundred sigaed the pledge.
The Plattsmouth Devoid thinks that
as Hayes has vetoed the aimy bill, there
is hopes of making a president of him
- yet.
The base ball crop in Thayer county
is a failure, it is thought the labor crop
' aas crowed out the tender plants.
Satinet.
Fiftee earioads of ties was taken
west over the read last Sunday, to be
used in the construction of the road west
of Bloomington.
A collection was taken up last Sun
. day night at the close of the lecture, for
. r the benefit of .Mr. Finch, which netted
f. twenty-fire dollars.
Last Moaday was election day.
There was three or four different tickets
is the field aad considerable of iaterest
was manifested.
The town trustees elected last Mon
day are as follows: Robert Mitchell,
D. M. Piatt, J. L. Miner, J. A. Jorry,'
and M. B. McNitt.
John B. Finch has finished hia work
' hertaad gone to other fields. Nearly
three hundred signed the pledge and.
-" donned the red ribbon.
' Read the locals of W. B. Ruby in
this isue. He can supply y)u with any
h ting in the flower line that you may
want, at reasonable rates.
A-nrtHcsl street peddkr entertained
- fkefeeyaaaa en with his banjo and
Fongs, on the streets, several days last
wwk. He sold considerable of cheap
good ' ' -...,-
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W a n'ted Im mediately To ex
change Groceries for cash, at Perkins &
Mitchell's.
Mr. Finch organized on Monday, a
Red Cloud Juvinile Temple No. II with
G6 charter members; Mrs. P. T. Settelle,
Superintendent. The pledge is against
tobacco, swearing aod intoxicating liquor.
The temple is a branch of the Good
Templer work and numbers in the state
about 2,000 members. Mrs. Francis E.
Finch of Lincoln, is General Superin
tendent. Children are never to 3oung to learn
bad tbiogs, and they can be taught good
things equally as easy Our" people
should give the tc-niple a hearty support.
We wish the little folks success.
A dollar goes a good ways at the
Red Cloud Grocery, oppoiite the Bank.
The following aro the officers of the
Riverside temple of Honor and Temper
anco instituted in Red Ciond last week:
M. L. Thomas, W. C. T; Geo. W. Ball,
W. V. T; Edwin O. Hawley, W. R;
Chas. W. Springer, W. A. R; Jacob L.
Miller, W. F. R; J. C. Warner, W. T:
W. C. Gilham, W. U; D. G. Walker,
W. D. U; Wm. McBride, W. G; W. C.
Reiily, W. S; J. A. Tulleys, P. W.
C. T.
CLOTHING ! CLOTHING ! !
Do you want clothing of any kind, if
so, call on J. G. Potter, who has just
received a large lot ot the cheapest and
best to be found in the city. Mens' and
Boys suits cheap for cash. tf
All who vrish swet potato plants will
do well to call on L. E. Snell, who will
furnish them in largo or small quantities
as cheap as any one else. 39tf
a a ,
Mrs. McBride has enlarged her shop
and is doing a larger business than ever.
Tho running time on the R. V.
R. R. has been changed again, and the
passenger trains now run direct from
Omaha to Bloomington, making this the
main line. Passengers can go through
to Omaha or Plattsmouth without stop
ping in Hastings.
Go to W. B. Ruby's for preen-house
plants. He has just received a few
thousand from the we'l knowu green
house of W. J. Hesscr, Plattsmouth,
Neb. 39tf
A. B. Smith, an old time friend of
the Chief editor, aod town surveyor for
the C. B. & Q. and B. M. Railroads,
called to seo us last Monday. He has
just finished tho survey of Touzalin's
addition to Red Cloud.
N. O. Oillis, Missionary agent of
the American Sunday School Union has
organized seven schools in this county in
the last eight days, at the following
places: Two south side of the river, one
at Cowles, two in Harmony precinct,
and two on Indian creek.
Mr. Hillis' post-offise address is Bloom
ington, Franklin Co. Neb.
W. B. Ruby who has engaged ia
the sale of green house plants, will re
ceive 5.000 swee. potato plants the latter
part of this week, whieh he will offer fer
sale by the hundred or' thousand. 39 tf
Mr. Nelson Phelps brought to our
office last week, a sample of the Califor
nia bean. It grows on a btalk about two
feet high, and is very proline. They are
a new thing in this country. Any one
wishing a few to plant can get them at
this oSce
We have received an order for a
large lot of Job work, from Blue Hill
People will patronize the fastitation that
docs the best work, and the cheapest.
Dr. Smith of Guide Rook, witlifcig
usual liberality and geodness of haart, k
doing everything in bis power to praveat
the spread of ' the rearlet fever in that
vicinity.
Prom Blue Hill.
Ed.
Chief. Town U loooaio an.
and we think in a very few yean it will
make one of the best Trading plaeea in
Webitcr county, if nut on of the inert
prominent place in the west The
boarding plac can scarcely accomajo
date all. The Barnutn house is a three
tory, (all three on the ground,) it fur
nishes convenience for the
part.
greater
Mr. Everheart ha3 completed a sew
residence and is now living in it. A
butcher shop is now in running order,
and a harness shop is now being built.
The Doctor still rides out in his bujrgy
once in a while whether he gets aay
calls or not.
O. E. Walker's team ran away one
evening last weak with the plow, no
damage.
We think the croquet ground is a nice
thing, bat we think some of the business
men should stay a little cieeer to their
business, and not Lvep their customers
waiting on them to finish their game,
quite so ofteD.
Town was somewhat frightened last
week by i supposed mad do; ran at tfce
Col. and he mounted a barrel, next to
ward one of the storo ieepcrs who
chanced to be standing on the street and
he mounted the bitchin? pole, then he
ran under tho store. Now we have no
doubt the dog was mid for he bad eery
reason in the world to be mad, but do
not think he had the hydrophobia. He
was threatened to be phot several t imes,
but no one has killed him yet. We
don't see why they want to kill the poor
little don just because be was a little
mad; men often get mad and arc not shot
font.
A deer was shot between Ayr and
Blue Hill the 16 inst.
Skip.
From Cowles.
Ed. Chi kf. Each issue of your pa
per contains a letter from some portion
of the country, and as tlm town and its
surroundings has not contributed any
thing lately, wo would ask a space in the
columns of the Chief that all may know
the existance of a growiug town.
Cowles, the exact geographical center
of Webster coun(j is situated on the
B. & M. & R. V. R. R. ten miles north-east
of Red Cloud, in the beautiful Elm
Creek Valley.
The town of Cowles, but eight weeks
ago, could boast of but one frame
building, R. R. houses excepted, and
that was M. W. Crabtreet, late of Wis
consin. Cowles to-day finds iUelf as being the
trading point for the cast half of Web
ster, and the N. W. portions of Nuckols
county. As good farm machinary can be
bought here as cheap as any where west
of Lincoln.
D. T. Thomas, our implement and
farm machinery merchant, in his long
experience, seems to know just what the
farmers need, and keeps constantly on
band a full line of goods, also he is sell
ing groceries and paying the highest
market price for produce.
Mr. T. E. Moore, lato from Grafton,
Neb. has a full stroe of Drugs, Groceries
etc., where the sick aay be healed, and
tho hungry fed.
J. H. Hill has a machine and smith
shop, where may be found Mr. Crabtree,
who is prepared to build or repair wa
gons on short notice.
J. N. Brown the mason and plasterer,
seems to be busy all the time.
F. M. Warreu, the gentlemanly Agt.
is post-master, and is ready at all hours
to give the mails due attention.
R. Ringer has jnst commenced the
erection of a new building for a' rcsi
dence.
T. J. Ward is keeping hotel, where
hot hours may be found at meal time.
L. D. Thomas, is kept busy selling
groceries, as he is acting as help-mate to
D. T. Ihomas. m. i nomas has cast
his die with us, and often speaks of a
glowing future for Cowles. He has been
living for the last ten years in the east
ern part of this state, and thinks Cowles
may yet out rival some of her sister
cities.
J. Clark keeps a Boot & Shoe empo
rium, and thinks ic folly to go bare
footed. Johnny Poyer, just north of town is a
farmer, but will spare the time to show
lots, and is eivine away to those who
will build, either business or residence ,
ground to build upon, and make a war
rantee deed, as John is Ihe owner of the
most of the town sight.
Wm. Thomas is farming the next
farm north, (say what you please about
it cd.)
E- W. Edson the next north, owns and
has under cultivation a nice farm, and is
beautifully decorating the same with
fruit and forest trees. Ed is a success
ful farmer being one of the first settlers
on the creek As I am iafringing on
your space. I will just drop south of our
city, and speak of one or twe more of
our enterprisiBg farmers, of whom John
Waller who is the first south of town.
com38 in often, does not buy much can
dy yet, as his boy is most too young to
appreciate a farhers gift.
L. N. Edson has rested his beautiful
farm, and intends to use three of his livery
steeds to break out the rest of his farm;
he has i sec. of land, and the next year
he will figure as one of the largest farm
era of elnt -creek valley.
I woald like to speak of the farmers
of Wilow Valley, but .as this u my ret
latter I will ask your forbearance tad
publication, thitl say be encouraged
tesay more of our fcxtile-fieids, growing
wealth, and future home, Cowle.
SiMnx.
D.Vvts "Scing
Miner Bros, are
The County Commissioner of Laocas
ter county, olF.-r a ataadiag reward of !0
for the capture of every har thief who
teals an animal belonging to a cUitm of J
that county. Tim it a move in the rijht
direction, aod will do more to ward s top
ping the depredation! of hor?e thieves
than anything else.
Miner Rro. are agent for the cele
brated White, Howe, Davis sad Ameri
ca! Sewing Machines. Sample machines
can always be Men at their store, and
parties who wish to purchase wi'tl do
well to call and examine them.
C. E. PUTKAil.
Will next week, at the south side
Grocery Store, open with a 6ne stock of
Groceries fresh from the Chicago mar
ket. Also a full stock of Flour. Feed
and Meal. 3Stf
To Tamer;.
Farmer's wlro have good wheat for
sale, will do well to take it to the Red
Cloud Milk, a) Messrs Potter & Frisbie
will pay the highest market price for
good elean wheat. i9tf
Moxf.y to Loan on iin proved hnd?.
Apply to D. S. Coomb's at the Court
Tanas For Bale.
Good improved farm j for sale, in all
parts of the county -ame on the line of
Ihe R. V. R. R., at reasonable Ggures.
Call on ar address, M. L. Thotua-, Red
Cloud, Neb.
v. b. Xcxir;
Wholesale .t Retail Stationery, School
and Miscelaneous Books.
Wall Paper a speciality at Bed rock
price, already trimed.
Fancy Stationery and Notions at the
Pot Office Building.
Ladies and Misses' Boots & Shoes of
me jaieu sij-ies ana noubiebt make, at
John G. Potter's.
Peterson's Magazine for June is
already on our table, exceptionally bright
and meritorious in every department.
The principal steel ensrraving, "Among
the HihV' 13 oue of the rarest beauty.
The double-size colored fashion plate, not
only gives the very latest Parisian styles,
but is also an exquisite picture. Then
there is a colored osin for the cover or
a blotting book, to be worked on black
satiu, with gold and silver thread, after
a Japanese design, so pretty that every
lady, we should think, would begiu to
work one at once. These colored pat
terns arc a specially of "Peterson:' no
other Magizine gives them; they appear
monthly and must bo very expensive.
The stories are unusually good, even for
this .Magizine, wnen: they arc always, as
one of our co temporal ies says, "of re
markable beauty." The "Work Table"
department is particularly full. Noth
ing but its enormous circulation could
enable "Peterson" to give so muoh for
the money; it is inconte.stibly the cheap
est as well as best Magizine of its kind.
Every ladj should have it. Its price is
but TWO DOLLARS a year, with great de
ductions to clubs. Specimens are sent,
pratix, if written for, to persons wishing
to sutacribc, or to get up club-, for
"PcfBXSon" challenges comparison be
tween itt-elf and others. Address Chas
J. Peterson, 300 Chestnut Street,
Philadelphia, Pa. The Chief and
Peterson oneyearfor $3.00.
To All Tta Christian Srctfctrs.
At a meeting on tho firat Sundiy of
May the Christian Brethren of Webs'er
county selected a committee to arrange
for a county co-oppcration meeting, which
will commence at one o'clock on Satur
day, before the third Sunday in June, to
continue one Bunday. Place of meeting
near the mill on Elm Creek in the grove.
A full representation of all the brethren
willbedisirable. JoelT. Martin.
e:tsay" notics.
Taken upbyS. M. West. Harmony Trecinct
Webster county Neb. on the 21st day of Septem
ber 1878. one red and white roan cow with red
ears. prt two ynr old. Apprrised before in
at $20. Unless tho owner appears, proves prop
erty and payes charfes and cost, said cow wjll
be sold accord injt to law. And siid sale will
take place at the residence of tho Lkr up. J.
M. ttedt. scc..24T4 It 12. one mile soulh of
Weils I O. Said salo will take rbce Satur
day May 3d at 10 o.clock a m of said day.
Given under my hand this 21th day of March
A. J). 1879. Jno. McCallum. Jr.
31t5 Justice of the I'eac;.
FOB SALS.
10.000 Golden wilow catti njrs at one dollar and
fifty centa per thousand. 100 buhcls ot Japan
ese or mammoth inillft pra teed. 50 cents per
bushel. Also several large fresh milch cows.
7 miles south-west of Rd Cloud.
D'S. Hiltiex. Agent.
CLOTHING ! CLOTHING ! I
Just reeeive'd at John G. Potter'K, a
large lot of clothing of the Iatet styles.
Also Boots & Shoes, Hat3fc Cap, and
all sold down at Bed Rock prices. tf
Notice to Parents.
Ithavinsrcome to my knowledce that a-aitc
a number of minor children, whose r-arenta re
sides at or near Red Cloud, are in the habit of
playinr aroand the dejot grounds when the
rail.oad company are encased in switching aud
Boring" cart Often dimbiLc upon the cars
while in notion, thus endanrerinR the lire of
the children, rarenu or the same arc there
fore requested to use their best endeiTors t
keep their children away from the depot, and
they are hereby forbidden to come there for
other than basiaess purposes. L. K. Sack.
35U SUt.cn Agent.
Converse Godmax k Co. Keep
constantly on hand the largest assort,
cient of Hard-ware goods ever bro't into
the Republican valley. They sell cheap
for cash, and if they have not what you
need leave your order and they win fill it.
Call.on them one door north of Garber'a
and Mr. Holcomb will wait upon you.
LAND NOTICE
WeiavejH5t placed on the Market
Ten Thousand acres of Land situate din
Town Two and Three fiance Nine and
Town Two fang e Ten. On easy Terns
of Payment. Eight Payments with
Eight per cent interest, and at low Pnees.
Some of the best tracts ever offered.
Discount of Fifteen per cent for cash.
KAIXX" BB03.
Chew Jackson Best Sweet JaTT Tobsee.
Arnagcoeats are Bade with the editor of this
paper by wkkh staJents eaa ester the Great
.Mercantile Cellece. Keokak. Iowa, at about
half price. The Great Mercantile College is
aringier a ractie al daeatiea withia the reach
of thoaeaadJ of roan aea who eaatot assrd
to attead the high priced colleges. Stedeais
enter every week iathe yer frcmall ectios.
- The WnifTa"
Machine, for file by
the Vrtt machines made.
Teachers Contracts.
Teichtrs Contract j ro Ut Ud bt
ciliiajc once or by caUins at the CittKr "
o&cc. Red Cloud Neb
A A Porz, Co. Sept.
wraTrorzArssss.
NoUe i &rVr rrs. t!ni I w't ,U
si -rtJti k t7 imtisi io Jr imtTrt
cftJiJU ti trhr f the J-rtsMry f
rtK Ptoa roal pf A itrf rl7. t !t
Cfoaios tfct frmi SjanUj t cm6 ns& xi
A. A. !0r. Co-, Sart
Let every fanner in Wcbtrr coaatr.
bear in mind that Smith Rro k Thomp
son, are at all tiasc s prrparctl to tarn
money upon inproved farawat ih low
jt rate ofiaterot. At
?A31E.S ArrZKTiSIf.
I dtttrt to cotnrtf HrriJrc "iUl VqI
tie ftnt of Sixr. WeU rrrr. t nr etir
MtufactiAs Term. CU rr fctaati. rr
??". . . -K' W.s. Utrrr. '
HcaJ I Frser Crtek. laT!, Ni.
25T2AT 2ror::r-
TaVra up by the 8Qdrutrd lllar Sc.
I. Town 2 lUccc U W.uux IV St.
bUck mrestAtt4 jc.rf W ristt klml rt
1 1 " , ono ros mare e'i bat a yrr
oll. 1 he owner ! natiCM ta i!l, ttvxo rr&
erty. jr ehrsr mad uk tb aninl t
3614 CiiJs.S.IjLMtB.
Q2A:rD BALL AKD ba:?;7S?.
Will be given on the evening of the
IGth of May. in P. A. WiHisui Co..
new Hall. The in-ople of Red Cloud and
vicinity, are corduliy invited to attend.
Size of Hall. 22x80.
Mueic by Fulton's Quadrille Baud.
Eutertainery music for the evrtiim: will
be dispensed by the Kt vert on Cornet
Band.
P. A Williams
General Manager Kivermn Neb.
Furniture Store.
A wholesale stock of Good of the Finest
Quality and sold nt prie&i
lnvrtT than
2VZS SZFOSE orrzszD
to this Public.
OT. T, Reed.
DaSrFpocial attention givenl.tolCudcr
tukine. RED CLOUD. - - - NEB.
CHICAGO
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Yard south of Hampton V A'al pfon'.
hhop, on Main street.
Keep coTJitnntly on IianJun awortnirnl of
.limber. I.ntli, Miiiiutp, Door H In.
clow. 1.1 mo llnlr Onienl. lHitcr
i:iilltlnc Txipcr rtr.
PLATT & FRKKS
Proprietor
COME!
For Vour
LUMBER
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DRY LUMBER A SPECIALTY.
THF. BF.8T l 7HK HAEKB7
Mold at Lowfil lrteea
-BY-
RED CLOUD NEB.
D. T, THOMAS
DEBLER IX
DEY-GOODS,
GROCERIES,
HARDWARE,
SHELF WARE AND
General
Merchandises
Agriciiltaral Ipleneat
of all laiBaf M.
I x
Highest Market Price
paid tor country
produce.
COWLES,
r
POST OFFICE CLOTHING HOUSE.
In aJJIttaa td or wit rl $t cf
Clothing unci Gcnf FuriUHlilHg . 'ooi.
e bve oa h4 a nkJ tck f
Boots., Plats Caps. Gloves. .Blank
Books. Stafionorv. Confection-
eriest cigais& tobacco.
Wc iorttc rou to rfM nd xtatar ftek al )vtn pI. W ,
aatee r-Unficrioa.
H. Miaxju
MINER
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ERCHANDISE.
We keep Constantly On Hand A Pull
GRY
$&.
CLOTHING.
BOOTS,
Shoes. Glassware, Qeenswaro and
Crocker v,
We bu
goods for
When in
v our
PETION.
One door south
Red Cloud,
HARDWARE STORE.
31lTCIIi:TJL A MO It ft 1ST, Irt.pt.
We keep on hand at all times, a large and com
pi etc stock of Hard-wire.
We ako keep a iupply of
FARMING IMPLEMENTS.
Give
us a call, as wc feci sure we can suit, ru
in quality and 3rice
Remember the place,-opposite the Chief Oftkc,
THIS SPACE
L. E. SNELL
WHO WILL OCCUPY
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GRASSHOPP'R BREAKING PLO W
l sow offered to the PacJJc by
HAMPTON & Co.
AH whmtf ta break prairie ill d? well, aI art mi sj, tiai aatl ijor 5 to
parakisfnfc tfcc CHAMPION. Tkj re wA m luptored -
cipb, and of good aateria! KJirili to gire t-
i&ct! or ao W.
All Trork ia out Cat mule .f the best aitrm! ad ?sirotfr3,
VQi vkint tb psUic for juwi patraaage, ai n5eic a catiaaaaca of &
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town give us n cnll.
of Post Oflice.
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Red Cloud, Neb.
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WEEK.
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