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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 6, 1885)
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J. S. Gilham was in ""Luicohi t!.i week. Hanging and atand lam at Cot- ting'-. Gosi'Ki- IIymjs both word and note edition at Outing's. OiVixSa repaired cleaned and pol ished by A. h. Mitchell. Go to Perkiiv (x Mitchell for organ stool and in-trtictiou l;Ooks The nan complete line of stationery in the city at Cot ting's. C. LXatt!VC has the finest display of valentines in the city. The county corarni.--ioner4 gcttlad with the treasurer this w.-ek. Another invoice of that celebrated j Marseille Hour at Havker's. . Djc AicCkat who ba been located At V.'-:'i for borne months has gone to hanaaa to nye : Lccv J'trr.wix, of New York Ute . ill viu her siter, Ella A I'ut- O H. Mary att h the reliable and "aii, ' ' && leading jeut.r of lied Cloud. The ni!naKT- of the Rii Clou 1 Rink Mu. IIicju donated thin office a fine ' Kve l mwqtiwJc on skate tho niht Kpecirneti of a quash the other day. Tjik railroad boyn are all kept busy L J M.vrrmn, of Salon?, ha moved to Ji' d ("loud. 15. i;. iVrzr, af (Jl:io, liaa bocn in this niy thii v:eek. The revival :nee5iug2 at the Jlaptiat "hurrh nil fontiuoca. 'i'l-i: a:! norlt-iy v.iH meet at Mrt. h. i. "-t'ri thi Friday afternoon. Amikady the plesuure hocUcw are :'!:; Hvt in 1 w-s numb-era. AIit. A J V.-M-ir hiw rcturnod home from l.c; vinit to Vawgr, .Mich. Tjikue will be a mmouerade at the nnk on V.vah:ti(lcn'4 birthdav. (J. J'.. CHXVV.Y h.-j? liecn attending the r.iteditalc cou:t at J.imolu this work. U'im. Vwc!.':-:, a brother of W. II. of tbi city, was in lied Cloud thia ive k. . T J M'.nn.voneof Jllte Hills rfal ai'a men paid 'I iw: Ciin.K a jdei.-ant !! lni week. I". Kurrr hns boucht a, half interest in a n!'o -it Jilouiiington, r.nd has moved up th?-'j. 'J. V. Mc').irT.-j :i overrun with Jiop--shoei'iiK juH at present, :u are all of our bla'.:nniihi. Mil Ki. Doi.a;: jk ksK ,r uiovo hie f family to od Cloud. Air. D. in one of our oldest ruiirosd by. Cjmi::.ih.' JIi.tu mile-j the smile of a happy man. lie ban two boys at hi liou-f, winch rnu-w the whole a 'fair. Cmahmjy Vi;;j.kky has decided '.oj; bin k to auctioneering. He :h at: old jftiiiud at tho biiftines, and w.i wish htm ucce-s. Oi;i:fn.ud I. O. Walker has nu unr of eoni that has 1,205 kernels on it. The ?ar it, IHJ inches in length and has Jh rowH. C L IC m:, train nt"'nt, formerly of , this city, wiji in K-d Cloud on last, Fiiday. Ho paid Tm: Ciiikk his com- V jdimoiiU. Ni.nky Cooc, our Fourth Avenue drujift, hah a lot of ICeudaH'rf h.ire ibiMtka which ho i.i Hiving away. Call ami hoc i::m. I . C. Uua:!as U fitting up a hand fomo abntraot and real csUite o!i just north of Tin: Chii.k. which he will occupy this week. Z. F. Isia)i;k, tho olilrst ox-press mes iviitjor running tnto lied Cloud, vlinl I Inst Friday, after a brief illneys, at his home in I'latbonouth. Uoci;i:fo:;t EnwAirns, one of Web. 8tcr cotmty's e.xteiifive ranchmen, paid us a pleasant call this week. He is doing nicely in his new home. i.Vi;old friend Hugh Stevernon. ha- purcliHsrd a lumberyard at Fullerton, JS'ebraka. Yo with him all the huc cesa possible in his new enterprise. M:.l)wi.!iT Joxxs, for some timi jiast eo'inectod with tho iXehuwUa jAimber Company, has move his fami ly to Fullerton, Nanco cnnty. where ho takes charge rf ilr. Hugh Steven fton's lumlcr ..rd. 'l!n::ii: wil 1 be a Sunday school con cert in the Huptist Church Sunday evening Feb. 15th. Singing reading ami x retting will be in order. Seats all free. A collection will bo takcxi for the benefit of the School. F. i.KAii:::ooK the -ith avenue photo grapher wishes to inform the z nowdayij. 'I r..iuc la generally gfiO'J. Tim: W C T U will meet at tho rci denc of Mrs !), Vclue.-day the 1 1th. O. H. ilA&YiTT makei a tpeciaity of fine watch repairing and warrants all work. T. C. Cai.vxrt, with hh jwcial car, went woet over the li. t M. Tuesday night. FiuiD PjrrcicHirrx niu gone buck to railroading. He ha taken h'w. old po sition as yard engineer. TliK little child of Mr. and Mrn. Bar- thoid, which had been tick for weoics past, departed thie lif.Ja.:t Friday. !. L. Tijojjs oH'ere hih iine igfi dence property for ale at a baigaui. Call on Ceo. O. Yewer for terms, ccc. Ja.vk Swj:ai:i.m;i.:;, li. L M. yard maat-r at Akron, paid ua a pleajant call tiji week while in the eity an ltis ineoH. Hon. J L. Kai.ky Suudayed in lied Cloud. Jiu left the first of the week for Lincoln to Attend to bin legislative duties. "Dmy lKop" our own correspondent of the llih of Feb.'o tv. !crv b.3r come and htr- t.iefun on skas. Cox take my piicei with tho'c of other firm. I will ave you from ten to twenty five pr cant, on anything in my line. O. 1 1 . M kya rr. ;eo. Dyer, brother of our friend Samuel, driver for V.'o'ls Fargo 6i Go's 1 'xprc-", i visiting io the city. He likes Xebriuka and will j.robably lo cate here. Slit. J C Ali.es and wife have re turned from their extended viit throughout the eat-t. They were in Vermont where Mr. Allen epeul lib yottntrer days. A mo"va:.i: has been laid between A. A. I'ope's agricultural office and the llib Anjiu ojlicc. cnmf.ieting the walk to Mr. I'ope'a otTico. A good walk ".houid nov be laid to the depot. 1 don't claim tho largest stock in the state, but have plenty of fresh new goods. The latent designs in everythim: '. riflft ZiUirJ ir.eAl ..j.il.LL w j!. itt . kink i, i4c J :i u -&-4kn?u- rn-nt. 0 H Makyv?t. The county commi-aianers were in Guide I lock Wednesday afternoon ex a'nining the bridge over the Jlcpulic.tn tV that place, recently repaired by JJ. at i.inool'i, furniBhea The Chiek with a mom inlci eating letter on eapitol S- H:lrt-V -tractor:ul Mfter a careful scrutiny oi tne same decided to reject topi:. thii week. Mas .M.ynaki, of Nebraska City, is vi.-iting at Mr. and Mrs. M. It. Hent leyV,. Mrs. Maynard in an old time resident of tb:-t city. ii.o W. Yai.ksti:;k, yard engineer Iiiik ltfc:i tr;nfertd to tho Wmorc A.nlj until fu-.her notice. Wo are iorry to loe George from our city. J M Co.'Tikane, of Inavalo, has con tracted with JH Ileuuberg to build his dwelling, which ho proposes to erect on iris lots in the north mui of thy cit. Si:uvi:ij5 at tho U.-.ptist Church next .Si mda v :u follows: Preaching at II a. in. and 7.3t) p. m. Sunday-school at I 'J M. Temperance Sunday-school at 3 Hi p. m. On !aaL Thursday evoning several of our young folks attended a hpeliing .chool at tho Frank Tennant School housw They report having had a gen eral giKai limp. C niEUAr.LE camplainl has been made about cutlinir up in church. Young peop! and old who yyn to church or any public place should properly cb-erve to decorum. the tame. Valentin ei. Henry Cook, the Fourth Avenue 1ko1: eller and drug git ha the linen line cf Valcntinca in the city. Beautiful and gratesque for the young, old ami inditferent. See and remember ibe 1 1th ii Valentine day. O.n Wednesday and Thursday nights Prof. IJell, the champion roller skater of Nebraska gave two exhibitions at the lied Claud Pink. The enterttin tiienUi were highly appreciated by all pr.sexit. and elicited great applause from all pre-ent. The managers Messrs Vance A Albright deserve Threat credit for thtfir endeavors to entertain tho peopie T-ZJ1 O. A. ? 22-TOALI?iI3XT. Th.o Next Session of Which will bo noli at P.od Cloud. The fame of Red Cloud as Tan im portant Nebraska city is lal spreading over the -Ute. During last week while the grand encampment wa-t in i,es a.on at Beatrice, it wai dc-cided to hold the neat tvjion in the Republican Valley, and Kod Cloud waj ciioseu the piac. Tie fct that Flel Cloud wjii choaen for the next encampment peaks woll for the efforts put forth by the representative of Garfiekl Post, G A li. 2o hO, of this city, Comrade Warren and Tloby who, using a com mon phrase, neyor "let upM until it was tdeciJl. Now then, from tho common routine of events, it i cur toxi:arv to haye the toldiera' reunion follow tha enenmprnent, fo that in the same ear we will in all probability have a grand soldiers' reunion in lied Cioud, which i certainly n fine a place as there is in the slate for tuch an event. The Chiei ft-eli highly pleased over the fact that the next er- 'Minpment i; to be in this city, and we he!. eve fiat the brave boys who went at their country's call in the dark day-, of the rebellion will hr.vo no reason to rerot l.a.ing dc-ide I t j hold it bury, for our people will give them a royal welcome. We have every facilitv for taking care of the boys, having six commodious hotels which will be equal to take cire of all who come. During tne ses.iion. Captain A. V. Cole, of Juu iata.Jwas elected dopaitmcnt command er; J JI Cieow, Senior Vien-Com-mander J 11 J)a is, Junior Vice-Commander; Dr Stone, medical director; Comrade O'Ncil, chaplain, after which the whole affair wound up with a grand camp lire. LSC21SLATIVS ItEVF, I.tNVuL's, Nlu, Jan. IS, 1SB5. Dt:it tho many pray en, pciitic!.. resolutio.'M. ;uoUor.5 to arneml. t-tr, tbt hare luitrj tt hmt d IwiYi HIQIELAiCD 35. .x .i . .. k - -. m Iff bVTlH '' U'WUIIMi.'." llt J frai. lTi- ofmuon Uua ti t r. rigataut rHU m m, t9 :, . MWAJ....X..M M.f 1.n U.MMIA. . I. ikJ ..... i . ., . F I. v-ltC ttM h iH vm ! .uii conixmics appnrcnwj iwi.m". to the r&pidly diminishing cal hio i . - ' -- w. c. 7. r. ii , k v. Uftw JSr fmr m4 On ErkUir aAtt.-ra a Um t?sy HWr Jr !? rv - . T !'' fttNMKV W Bli , tJOW Of lldl-. iMettOrtFTS of UN- 1 T . - - & irwiou. Itr fkr. v VoW ctd Si m...ul . f 4iri '3iut jJrxti. X . tmt w m fxxiie-. a., if'! fu U mmk't i I t nl 1. . . . T!. .. 1 1 tf 1 . . . - J- .m titn v. in last jec; eouKht t4ag ti mfi " j : k ttr?nr t tain 1k H n, pentiUlg, m of w.Swi j.,. TlmxLiT ir n4Hf nrol.. . thii !! of tehaoaO W ummu) mI mbJHw ffr - rt r?4 u:ulr ftu vmi W; n wtunsig litat jjU in U r pi't4)r rlx- b ft- i ritfaoct t r-Ml tir i . H V. i4pt! and --' ?at'. p UlMt cmIhp ait ntU-iA .At a'lt. nv- and the meroury continues to pcram bilaie aaiom: tbo tcons and twptii 1o!oh'. If thi state of thing contin Uftf Nebrnrka's miW wictors will no lose tbwr pr"sti?e. The ctipitai city now m the full e". ncnt of a dul made happy. Ijaviuc ocu.-tvl THEisTATE l'AR for the next tire ,ar;. That ia lh rearon hy Omaha w eating aftur grajns utnl wearing ack-rKjih aJ a.-he .tlnHit its lines. The Wcatkni of the uar is a giol one ami nwt tt general appcWnttva throuh;tt the Ulte, barrim: tmah.. ad its envirun- The KwtiMt l).c!nm m-tftl n-int I iwit;j xiMtuiL Tl p i iHiftjriilW f 1 fi r r"" rrra Ml 4K .tiji ,m mm 9 u i-i;mrff nmvf- - taUfiTtWMVA a iMMMiy t ibr ,-OiHri Ic N.wtX, a 4 bi rsjty laliio lu 4l rfiiii ' HtfAi aim rfr t diir anpy uta is i)u ttot f "tatttUH-s" 4 tr lh uuinrl futM (rt -)mptt,y ft-h f IV Umm m n- turn i tK b ail istawtc f' tltrutiij fatal ws stsurNi is angle a : eS f i '!- a iounumi bmw,' a $rv. akv4M4 ji Kxwot w tea hssa ti. Knprn !v94l t't cmj-y tiu-m-tte: , ic Mrf'fl, rtmatni u itnttl ixit VeuMk 4 ' JAYilAXL'U. rawiiarn;.. .. TVe bill Mllir tor r. r uwtifwti.aal SUVMtTCW. aweodtiMMkt ltntdkhK tk nt,fc, - - u ad ,Ie f ioiurtiaarr to p T 2jf "3' tHf-trhmiatois.wteoltfetie tV jm. uf '-ft Vre w by rto;uHHi nie iral . jfcJtt I , -r. - .n, ihak'a f M. h. Thomas, our worthy predeces sor, who for many yeard pushed the "gray goo c miill" un The Chief, hav ing tired of 'government pap" h:w re turned U) bid iirrft love, and purchased the lloj lrcge Tlxi'ilimn, oi.e of the bet equipped olV;c. in the eta'e of Ncl.r.-k.i. I'.-oni what we know of the good brother we can say that the peo- i'E.irLK who hear, speak in jirainc of j pie of lloulrcge can eonoder them- the vocal and instrumental music at selves lucky in .-ecurm him as a ciii- vi-torons wiiter and full of the native pluck that i-n 11ecc4.-a.ry lo make an en-terpri-ing citizen. The Cm::- wishes .Mr. Thomas abundant succc-s and prosperity in his new enterprise. Long may the JlfpubU'.in live under his management. the lhiptUt church. If you have not I sen, and especially as editor, as he is a heard tin choir, go nest Sunday and enjoy a musical treat. Tin: Cihep would be pleased to have the legislature pass a bill requiting the public itiou of the delinquent taej. It can be done at a slight eot and people dionid be entitled t know when their lands aro HlVred for wile. The building occupied for many years 1 y the late W It Strohm, as a law oJliee, ha been moved just north of The Cmiek. and will henceforth bo t'Ccupiv'd by our "ilr. friend h. C. i;rahm. tho abstract man. It will make a fine office. List of letters remaining in called for iu the prat offico at lied Cloud, for tho week ending Fob. 2, 15: Jro C. Hro.?k.N Morton loswoll 2. Hlllinm Dobbin, J. Jackson, V 1. Mose. Dcm; ster iv Predion 2, Finis Underwood, A. Tlie W It 0 Coavmtion nt Hcttilcr. One .ou!tl uppo-e a ticket agent of so large a town a-5 Red Cloud would al ways bo rAady for an emergency spec ially when he had :ee:i notified a week beforehand. When !he delegilion of thoC A. II. Po-it and the Woman's llehcf Corp.- on their way to their an nual convention, arrival at the lied Cloud depot prepared with their cre dentials to procure their half fare round trip tickets, the agent was nut prepared and sould not furnt-h them t-lh:ig u to go on to Guide Rock and get them, but wo failed there- As moat women are impecunious we felt like express ing our disapprobation of the extra ex pense. Unon the arrival of the dele gates at the W R C heidq,mrter situ ated at the 11 tndail Uou-e, B wtriee, they were met by the chairman of the reception committee. .Mrs. Herran, the accomplished wife of the sheritl of that county and r-hown to places where they were to bo entert lined. Notwithstaud ing the cold and the mud, (and we had accommoUKtioifck uz sucii wrge crowu. a usuatly attend riate. fnirs. The iiwit-l-ir i now permanently ciilcd awl Omaha threaten- to eo back ou the -how and organize a UttJo twjH'ottk all by i '?:. m::utx a no Lttoisi-'.inHK. The law junkers are here ami hare jnet got nicely lUed down io budttuvM 1 Thcv ar-i n fine lookuHf IkIt of men and are tippved to reprtuut ihecutn bined intelligence of thir vnnnatf n -tituncivd. 'i hcpiure nearly 3uv li!Jtt have been in ;rod ucei in the lloAe. one of which (the appropriation bill for the pay of the member and rm ployr.sj h. receivetl the governor .-iguaturu. lle-C'Cnitii Ma'ev has introducil a bill for the usutblLmtent of a eiate NOIL" VI. fCKOOI. AT UEI ClAJtrU, which, if paed, will be of material ooueiit to the school iniurtu of the bouth-vcMtern jiart of tho state. The bill ask for an appropriation of $10,-O-V), provide! the citiieiis of lltnl Cloml donate the fctato a suitable uite of mt le-thai; 2." acres of land on which to erect the necessary buiUlingh and the mm of not Ics that ?2.XAJ in money. We ho;o Uj eethe bill parsed iw yw.h an institution is tndly necdod ami lied Cioud i.s certainly a. desirable a loca tion for it as can bo found anywhere. Both representatives Irom Webster coui.ty are performing their arduous legislative duties iu a very creditable manner and have already introduced and championed suveral important measure. IlELV'A LOCK'.VOOO, it. Cleveland's opponent in the race for the piedidency, is to tell tl e l.incoln ites what he know.- aUtt-.t eociai atxl political life in Wit-hiutou, on 1'riday evening. Belva antl that other crank, from Ivanwui, ought to pool and travel ai th gre itet show on earth. I'm hi Mw' Vitr h Juhn! The accoustic properties of the house have been greatly improved by stretching wires acny- the auditorium, and the virgin oraiator are now htir pri4ed at their own eloquence. Countv Treasurer Chns. Pu?c.iow Lincoln wiw lack of proper hoial MovMOMrt 4 m rsn lofted maoj iu'rainxttminitnti tor inrli Lr? cr fWil i .... ,w.. ;. k .. v... t ut-MHteA in ttst bedy. TH invMtijcalion of h otbfah m( tne aaytoaa fvr if iMuin ia yogfyj ing aod wevelje trn art)toidJ Pat Ikktlt Uoismm adjmml tovm Wmnm day ! 1 a. in. u'Mmj 1 1 d. m, LtJiroir. Nki Fb S ISV. lint btU cf special utr; Wa tranpirvd at Ut Oapttut kii.rtg thr p4-t wrak. mit of lh law eottlrtctir tuok adTsntugr of tho adMtrmisaiai and hid them-oUt? htmni. a'.tU en'Hiirb reiuatort! u bt-k lit aaWMt ony im raakr lifr rajyAl4 A sew ck k has l-n plat tn tli Uottic Temple Tot nd i ht Jy apprcciatoil by Um citasette raMliAg iu that vninity. Cot;d'ettiatie a Vl Chtkfik da. ir clear and pieaaanl lbnce a xm utg m te old prgnoiicator wq mj kOie for kx wvck f cirfd nsiMr. 'Hie school Utiil frfl faaaaiigaUng cmiimitkr art u!l at fm&ek mud haf hud Un ag of arbor i4Ra ! Jbfu yet so txr m is kntwn hat n aut oeci'.e! in uite-trUoug aatUMjf of a aUtrthnjf character- 'J'h' Piioioijrapliaof Nainvaka txhtb it at the uo ib tir at Niw Orlaiuw are xrtnttly udtimcd by aU btf aaa tlonn. During th adjoumuiemi J number of committees bite visitod tha nabiir instituUuits of tb statn, am! afa )sr MtriiMc tneir rtixtna of innra. H"tra ofottr cam )- T9 mirimf Am tmfMiot) Hjr mas aneMital rr bm jhr ftfcb Of mr iMaaiiHWs mao. MX. nii - - Thk laliovtcas i tna tfMrt f tJc Ral Utoanf oaai tfthm miMtOi af Jaswsr-f TV Tltfcc. 4 ?Ti5ift; 1 WhHfcf 1-HY5 s? a jm m i jif, jia.TffW' t4 xt - 1.1 ti n ii . ) a i .n. a. : a at. aa PRA1RUB HOMIB. Another mrns, Mr.J. Kobuct Ut Mi S Xolsou. Nol much of a uontiaal in ii.i!Hs. .Mr i Mutton haeaold hi farm on Farmers creek, lo A IJ ttovkar. of ReU t'lo.i.i. Mr. Palmer, of Re,l Good wa iu lhi rirruty la-t wek. News come i this vicinity thai Mm .Me4l. M Uite plne, wno hi fMMinf III Wicoiliti, is Sick. WW, s.J(Cted loJfVe. Who hrt say Uiu secuanl of lctn Ixfr ruiiM J-inr? Btot vMe mmrw. Mr WfMwtoy mJ a.!f .. mist w Utx r H0SN. in tbw fo'l anH le fniivl he naajMPi .f tlee ,tt..I- R he tNen I rtltMHT j'.cat nr tf!v. jtrwi tH mti. ir hip and ftti -nuneiK af Vj or att in a CmI irt too. a First Prtmry AasJbf ICItt. Jti R4linv-k. Hvr'tla i(a'c. Marry lstlr WiUie Wav Vdw-.nl tirtiiby, lUrry WUmo, Mat Mter. V ilji Kvat. H. lit. M irv l'rikvc he"n4 lrnoarj -Arthur Hi!bbuath Ciiru ti "-., Kis;r ung. l&kficr fVaafor.l, Fred tertt, Willta atlr, IusM Hii, Uarl Arm, Anna PrH kurc. I'f'tlu Hen, Caxna Ituh rock, f-tu-lta D4tw. Plrl lot RUitchf Heed. Ixmiso Moots, sVatris iief Minnia (trv. e"i;d lot -Minnie MiAvov. Uyl (rawf..rd. Juiin 'Piitrt. Alex P.-mtUy. Mae IVfMi, lacit !Cavbj, ICasi Iwansii. Itsgh Shrt! Ahee 1Wwim, Wn Ratita. (1m i.. Jf nth Htnet, Dortlf itUwugU, KUa Um'-rr. C U Kwsi M. Prici;aL both while there) this noble lady wis " August Lauterbach. o! ld Cloud,. J,eph Hou.e'. on hand at all times of the day and late viewed the .stale hou-o menagerie on list. LIK1B. Geo. Shutto Ium mov.jd to the Frrtll place. Billy Hhoop and Frank JHocks will sl-.rt Weit in nboot two wk. Uiby k5 on Uiu sick into the nieht to attend to the deb- -Monday. fioudt of lied Cloud that hey will let up on stealing boxes, or there will be trouble iu the camp. Take forewarn ing and beware of dynamite. Ot'K old friend, I Barkly, is now pre pared to move safes, piano?, orgxiw. etc. having lately purchase! the :icce rtiry tools to do so, without injury to articled. V.o would advise our friend to 6 the good brother when in need of ueh services. On: f-iend 3. T. Van I Torn has fitted up hs barler Miop in tine style ami i now prepared to give a. man rv; gov-n! a hair cut or have as can be procured in nry first class shop. Call a:d soc him ICone but tho first class workmen kept. tati.faciion guarnteed Wc take pleasure in calling tho at tention of our leaders to thonewiuhoi tisment of L. C..G raham. the new ab stract aidj roil estate man. Mr. G. is an reliable gvVitieimnJ and I is thoroughly cut reprising. Wo can rcc J VeaJor. Those letters will bo Bent to tlie dead letter oiiice March 2. The Oi ex will commence the publi cation of a continued story this week entitled. "Dark Days. It will bo one of tho most interesting stories as has yet been published. Our readers iiouM all read it. It will run about four month1. Parties wishing to road this story and are not subscribers now. wc will fond The Chief during the run of he story five months for 60 cents. ShCoM) quarterly meeting of the M. Church will bo held at Ked Cloud Saturday and Sunday, Fob. Hand 15th Proacking Saturday st 2.30 and 7:30 p. m. Quarterly conference at olo.e of evening meeting. Ou Sunday, Sunday School at 10 o'clock a. m. Preaching ami sacramental services at- 1 1 a- m. f. 30 p. iu. love oast. T 30 preaching. Tho meeting wiil be continued for a few nights. C. B Lenfkst, Pastor On Monday the Great American Ground "Jog came forth from his lair and ou beholding his shadow traightway returned to his winter quarters, thereby disclosing to the worai that there should bo sis weeks of tho ooastiv cold weather winch we commend him to our thousands of lufcVO jnst paed ihrouKh. If she sij-nal reader Dit. Smith, ex-county coninii-sioner, has sold his farm, and as soon as ho closes up his amiirs will depart for tlie Sunny south, where he hnpes'to regain his health. Wo will be sorry to ioe Uie Doctorjfrom Uob?t?r county, but f bid him success and pr-spority down in the land of cotton pickens. John BnxuciiAMr, of Garfield pre cinct, sold nis valuable farm on Wt-1-notday to Mr. J. II. llemsberg and son of this city for the sum of $4W c.iah. The Chief is pleased to learn tho fact us it insures to Webster county two f worthy citizens. Mr. Beauchamp will probably buy auother farm in ihi? count. services would secure several of these knowing rodents to oversee the weath er bureau, it might bo possible that the reporu would turu out more cor rectly. Meetings xt the Baptist Church are still attended with intexdet and profit. Christifus have been strengthened, some reclined, others are siartinc. One A Xew Company. During thia week the well known linn of Piatt & Frees o! thi- ity was only organized into what will he known hereafter a the "Pi.-itt i Frees ()mpany" which will be a joint stock company duly incorporated to transact the lumber buiueS9 iu Ne braska, -.ith D M Pb-tl a.s preddent. !. M. Frees, vice-nroident. and C. J. Piatt. Treasurer and Secretary, with a capital stock of $5to!). The new company propose to cniarco tin ir facil ities and otherwise iaeroase their busi ncda by the location of numerous yards at various points in the state. The Cmrx wir-hes. the new firm success and prosperity in their enterprise and is always ready to champion any enter prise that ha?, tho advancement of Hod Cloud and Webs'er county at heart The principal office of the new com pany will be at lied Cioud, where all of tiiogenoi.il business will be trans acted. This is certainly another good feature to be placed in tho category of events that ; to make a llouriahing city out of iled Cloud. gates as they cime in, and many thanks are tU:i her. The people of Beatrice sre generous they opened their houcs for the ladies and treated them right royally. The W II C convention wa ii'tendod by seme of the most talented women of the state, and was of git at interest t.) all of ih. There was an ex citing time in the election of president but most of tho other oMicers were i!ect'd by acclamation. In tho elec tion of honorary members from the ranks of the G A It, there was quite a contest between Bro. Cook and Gtnr- Bowen. but Comrade Cook was elected The officers of the state department of the Woman's Ilchef Corps for the en suing year are, Mrs LouL-a Merrill, St. Paul, president, Mrs Theresa Wood ward, Weeping Water, senior vice-president; Mrs Julia a Warren, lied Cloud, junior vice prv'dnt. Mrs Julia S SCHOOL LAND rriAClW. Mr. Aqti-t Howe, the notoiiou JUe man, of Omaha, appeared before the school lan3 frauds iuvitigating com mittee on the 21st. but owitm in his extreme m(drsty (?) w.n j-ranld a .Uir cnamb'T es-ion and not obliged lo testify in the presence of th -e naughty ty rejH.rtcr- like the common tra-h no We will venture the assertion that the morning after Kola's evidence i given to the public, the sun will shlno as brightly and the little hirJs will .ing a sweetly ? though it had never ln given. llic investigating committee are striving diligently to unearth the -chool lane! frauds if any there be, Init so far a U known at proent, hae not giicceH!cd in finding anything of a very net.mihing nature. Quite . hul bub has been rancd about J. Sterling Morton, who ha? been summoned to loo "orr i th dandy bi aitl trvinjc U keep the houa warm v.hila not huniine Tlie ") bv hurrali for llmry KidtfW.l v ltdr Mind mi'kM t ixtn ctvn fr L'ticie Peter &ardrn. raiTAToa. Bowen, Hastings, secrotary; Mrs 11 . appear Ufore the committee and tosti McCarty, York, trciv-urer; Mrs J Howe, fy u the school land fnuids, the F. I j. T. On last Saturday evening seTonrcen citizens of Blue Hill, mem bers of the Independent Order of Odd Follows of that enterprising town, came to Ked C'oud for the purpose of spend ing a few social hours with their fraters in this city. The brethren of this city with their usual courtesy met the boy at the depot on the arrival of the train from the north and escorted them to their hall over liie .IryiM office where the evening was most pleasantly r.nU profitably spent, to both lodges:. After speeches by A. J. Kenney. of Re. York, chaplain; Mri Molhe Gx'k, Lin coln, conductor; Mrs Dungan, Mindcu. guard. On Thursday evening at the opera house a public installation t-f the odicens of the G A 11. and W. K, C. was held, which passed otf pleasantly and was succeeded by a campfire. Mrs. D. G. King of l.incjln was allied on the pan of the ladies and made a rousing addre-s in her happy manner, which was tell received, as comrades and citizens spoke of it the next day as one of toe best i-pecchos of the evening. Tlie newly elected department chap lain, Comrade O'Xeal is an elective speaker. Among the many good things which he said was this very true one w hich I quote. 3Iuch ha bweu said and suyg about the fres-dora of our country, its free institutions and liw, Cloud. Cbs Watkiui:, of B.ue Hill, and e:c' but y taw act a free country :.v r i Trtrn- ,-.. fi,vi., r wui aever will lie it.! the worsen can .vo. v . . "wOrno, vtraiu. t aamam ox . . i i x. , , i vote wit.i ua and ne"p uake tne law?. .-v.wv... .... .-.. l-uiv..'. xmtu i,e aentunent was rccetretl with names we did not learn, the visiting brethren vere invited to a magnificent oyster supper and banquet at August Iuitorbacn's, where an hour was in dulged in masticating the delicious bi values and the usual trimmin-s. It v.ji.s one of the moat pleasant events that has laken place in Ked Cloud and w ill long be remembered by the parti noticeable feature is tho hold religious j eipants. Such meetings as thesj are truth is gettim: on tho vounsr. .Vs in all revival etforts so with this meeting a certain class of thoughtless persous rise up to lauh at their companions who are choosing God rather than the they have souls to save arc nobly lauding by the right. Oesexvls calculated to cement the bonds of friendship xucre firmiy and cause the work of charity and benevolence to move onward with better and more satisfactory results which this order is world but against jeers those who feel noted for over the broad land. May rneuitstup, i.ove and Truth actuate their every tlTorl, K.-eul a:Dliiie by botn men and women. rhirtm.ii ears, ago hist summer we cmo through rom Beatrice to Red C.oud. and txe country wa almost au unurokeu prairie Milh house scattered &.vng very sjwrse.y, now there are more tiiriMi:, vi.w-oa Uan :.ic.e ee house at tiat time. B-Mtnce has wotHiOrfnily impro'.ad sin.-i then, ft is- a beauuml , of atK.ut town of about TiAjO tnhbi anta. Tlie reunion is to be mere next September aati ilrI Coutl is to c ive the eeuimpment and W. iL C coaveaUon noil winter. E. B. KxioiiT. CastsSs, caie dishes, silver cups and all kinds of aatvervrare a! a great re duction for next ij ca. a in ord- to make room tor finest a-aortmem of new goods ever brought in Kci Cloud Yt rx-iut Wallace 1 1!?5 of whicn were so fre'juently re lates! to h; audience from the stump during the recent campaign, but hi eieellcncy has refused nz failed to pot in an appearance as yet, and Iia3 jrob sl 'y arnveil at the .--ige conclusion tlMt the frauds arc merely a lojai is sue" or to he Uifd Un cainpahrn only. The bnlauce of the investigation will mo-t likely le cnnducteil with op on doors, 'O that over? one can tee the ccmpleiion of the nigger in the fraud wood-pi1.". hove op tut. rEF..vii.ii-. The Home of ibe Friendless h a chantab'e intitution located in the iUMirb of Lincoln. It a one of the mo-t descrvir.g institutions in iheu:e ai.d is emphatically whit it? name im plies. The Uiirtlings and groni purcltas&i! by th state, all other ux penffe? are jii-i or the voJuntary cxiw-iribution- of the society of the Hwa for the friendlas and it aoxilWrs thro:ghout the tia'o. Tne prent buitlmg is entirely to3 small to ac commodate the prsent number of in mtwhr are mody httie helpiei: waits vuh'-ut a fntn! oa earth, aad for tni-, reason the '-ciety i compelled to ciac the doo.-4 oi the home U th piieocs appfstla for admission of cor- of other homeless and frteadleM unfor tunates, cast upon the cokl chAnties of the world. The legilaaire liave been askeiforan appropriation of $!0X-O for the purpose of erecting sid fur nishing an additional wing to the building now occupied- The appro priation -arill doubtless be granted. s a uu tuber of the taetubers cf the hous ; i Mr A P Bmrn and ebikl btttn on the -h'fc lift 'tme K Wa!I ld an arctdnl lle other. lii nujroji uunml orrran; t: I u ',, hurt htm mwi V. ('.: rbti kl inotrwl into Gh. iiil Ion h.ue th of her dar. Mr. Slobby i btnlin? fnmie' f r ' new h'Ht. He int'il t r t ' ixnprovemente on !. new fr"i N-ke-r vour eve on thu tt lei .-. h.t Hiki L-ji P9 Ttite Ourmer buil get -f -I pnmhry 1 1 uir Utm, aa U- oM wn; fa, "iht I t l Utt chrmjKl ' apj'bea ill thtti r - aam with bire iid c4 lie Tne lhmHh Itock ftWi of H-fnI h Yoiti mrm til tit Stn'wt tram f this mputr Ut T)iy efitt.bcio tha seteral gornl qnaho a inch no olher chc ken ilo, hardine,t .arly maturity, irHJ ler. lin ap iteart.?. nieelr llrof.l mesit, gnl . eturr. tttt not bar! U lr ; up .tiel, & MI. AttTMaly Wlhlllg to fr soma tin cKtek-n boulI fni then Ajoriiirr. m , ,( ihnt cclebcgKcd iljyifi!e tl -ir mi lint kr jf ireti atxl tt u f ejy V:nl n ! in ; fii. -i roolfiirtl't Mlr J..-' o I uiWkhtK 'fliln i.ntf -It. iCiC1Sbffr ilrttf Ki.t.K-.l 5 J' ?'lf v i. 'iifjUirr cjtfHtixtt of 'udlwJMili lUi it ihntr ' uiWai-iHg at h. J?o jOyinL Kxxl bargain. 11 i JWJkrrt th tuplo a Chance uivim time J a&V Wo OATHSBTON. (ourt.hip matnrpfl a d'i of matnitimul fame at J ; W ;rae- and Mi !. M hJ- Also L'Jjcan lli-'.mi. an I fgl A't Gruris. A Vt rfiter in ' Ji'r ttrv & n.lj. inAnlir i ! t i not ftir-k.f u A? l.-i'i dtrtt f tittf e v I e forget The - ir 5-- f 5.n 4i a a tcyjr e are rmntu a ro. i inn nevi graifi dr ! for Hfiy flt 'iolUr. Jtul riat you ed. Sfmooyjlo & Son. Axothkr invoK-i of that celebrated 1 j MarysvllJo tlonr at Hacktr. vf-v ! Havb ycxi on the l"rstrl j M' rnm 4o- They arj lh latent ! and !-, otiatwijjlu & Son. M . n to hi -electt'ol' h' 'n t'jii 4 Jake Cure's lutb; L-jy u o. 3H j? fick law i The wi!f hunt w a -i ifi j J hit O.-mlorr tA W ' . fi tu at lenUoe l the hte.-'r K- tji hignt. Joph G-atr r' t pMrtry a call c Friday fWi ; m ! -.aaj jy? uHiti the uion of oj. '.. ftU.i-'U- I tin. t. ..i. rlTraa n a . V. remm 10 Ba . . .! X Mr.Ca? WV .... the 141 wrk. b .! t-t ,. tlii txa.' Mrs JCo'itwn .- A rcrr tnl--'.'.; tb- resMioce i 2. it lu i' :j. er KlB to Wai L ,. . U::r. on Imini un to it. Ht (r ' tni)r, who rA- - ' Ull. hav r,'' 'm. t h'? in Ot- C Cree b-- i..- iir CHax I . a - lat - . . ' es-lca '. Iau.- j. yi W h b c. , man ks the la.-t . tram J3 wa un n.i a got hi bes f-e'-J COOttUble mi.;r a" 1 I' fir- aiwi Ho w3 r," ' '. H FCva-foM li: month of Januiry. iv n- AOTSK?HTk, of thai Citfbrtetl MnryTilJe ftvor al mckor's. n Vf &. V' for tMrgalni of all kindi. SprjfTACt.. wnrsicly (iUvi at Wnghti WaUncV Annirat tnvuieo of that celebrated 3lsry rifle Hour at Hai;cr4i. A-snrrnna invoice of that och-brajod Marrri4t .lmr at Hack ft. 91 "incB i ok. 1'ti.acxtws A,''HCJt fcl IIOtKKY OtVrV TlUT TK . rtwfm . fu Pit swtk . tt'r " 4t tm Jpi tittle fcr- iJUri. . Ml 4ttTi,$J, K4fT. 1. tS. 5 J: for . mnKttsiZ. nrilr at a Vf4 yrr ?. Ahrthli' , ?2T jrj it wc n fcsxr i iwjrss -. -. w.. " ---. rwl atfr V VI filnlaor 'IJea . IBOVMI5: i'jfcni 3ri ;W.t htatl ibraucr zym i tfc a4 ?lt aX l?v fSOM-41 vfcjr iu4 pwM f-3M fts t as4. I I ! I ' - 1 ' -' II 11.11. 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