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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 25, 1885)
JSSSS? F Tk 0 f The Red Cloud Chief A.C. HOIMER, - - Propi latoi FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 2. 188.'.. I . A . - ! Gov Dawes and Hon James Laird will ad dress the people of Webster county dur ing the fair in Octo ber. Our lretnium. Our friend should not forgot that Tmc Chief offer to all new subscriber for one year in advance, and all old uu who pay back account and a year in advance threw premiums, viz otic silver watch one silver easior, one act of silver fork. Either of the pre mium in aeveral times the value of a yearn subscription. The drawing of premium will take place January J, liO. Don't forget. 9 Lumber I Lumber The Traders' Lumber Company are moving the Reed .fc Hawley mock 'fj lumiMT. which thev purchased a week or o ago, on to their new ground- on Fourth Avenue, where they have erected new nhed. lime and coal houses, etc., and will henceforth be ready to give you extremely low fig urnin lumber, building material, coal tr. They will put in a large Block of eoal. and have already 40 car load- of lumber on the road for the new yard. Je the Trader' Lumber Co. before ou place vour orders, for they are bound to give you figures that will nay you to buy of them. Don't buy else where until you see the Tkuikrh" LUMHEK Co The Republican voter of Red Cloud pre;mct are hereby notified that the primary election for aid precinct will take place at he court-house in Red Cloud, on Saturday. September 2G. IfchS, and the transaction of melt other biiHinef a may come licforc uch meeting. J. S. Gii.uam, Committeeman. Republican County Conwantlon. The Republican electors tf Webster county arc InMtrd to vml tJfl.-K.iteH from the several pre vIiictB itit-rrlii. meet In convention at Hie Court I!iiiiM-lnK-l('lcuil. on lliursilay. Octi l.irl. at 11 oVI ek a iu.. frr tlie purpose of plar lurln nomination a rnmtluatr for County ComiuKsloaer, i-.ni.litUtc for rountv it-rK A i MulMate for County A facilitate for lti-gtsl Treasurer. rrof DufJt. a cnatllilate for County Jwlk'a. A camllilatr for Sheriff. A ramlltlatc. for Huperinteiitlrut ot rutilH in struction. A candidate for County Surveyor, A candidate for Coroner. Alto, to elect ilrlejcates to the State (ouven lion, and to transact such nlher business as may eomc brlore. the convent Ion. 11 is remiestcil that the primaries for tlie elec tion fif delegate to -.lll convent loll beheld III the scleral pTeciiits on Saturday. Septrmbci , w:.. I he several precincts are Mitltlcil to rcprcsen tulion In the contention a- follows: lied Cloud ; Ouide ItiK-k . -. HtlllwaUr ' Itc.iver Creek ' .!. f'r....l . ... . . " WVotstlitni Elm Creek )'lc.tsanl 1 1 111 HhIIii (lleiiwuoit ' Harmony Inavaln Wniniit Creek I. In VJurneld -- , :. V .MoKkeiiv. Chairman John 1Si.ai.sk. Secretary. Anti-Monopoly Convention. The antl-iinuiopoly electors of Webster cimty are i'lvlteil toeml lelenate from the fcceral tirerliicts therein to meet In convention at tho einirt-lioiise in Keil Cloml on Kridav. Ik-tuber at 11 oVI.H-k n. in., for the iiurseo! il.winjc in nomination A camlnlate for county commissioner. A camlnlate for conty clerk. A c.tnililae for county treasurer. A caiulblatc for KcKWler of IeeU. A camlnlate for County J mlno. A camlhlate for County Sheriff. A c.nulliUte forSuH-nutendentof rublle In struction. A candidal for County Survejor. A candidate for Coroner. Alo to elect delegates iothetatc couvelitlou ami to transact such other business us may nitm- before the convention. It is requested th:it the i.rlmaries for the election of delegates t.is:ild convention beheld in thfl several rc :iiicts on the V.Uh of September. IW. Titos. Vacohn. Chairman. .1 nnou ncement. roRHHKittrr. W ax aathorlsid to auuounce th name of Ko. KALI. a a candidate for the office of thor Iff of WcbtUr county, aubject to the decialou of site Rapubllcan county convention. J 11. FF.UMAM millbea candidate for the offlp of Sheriff of Webster countv. aubject to the action of tut Republican county couventiou. to be htld October 1. 185- i hereby announce myself as a candidate for the office of sheriff of Webster county subject to the action of tae republican county conven lon. tK-totier t. !. S.Cboito-. 1 herebyannounce:myclf.a.sa candidate be fore the Republican county convention for the fllc of sheriff ot Webster county. HuMi-naar Smith. KKQISTKK OF UKKtlS. Uy rmHiueat of many citixena w arc aulhor ltcd to announce the Ufma of JOHN 1 HATHA a a candidate for the office of Regis ter of dceda of Webster county, aubject to the daclslon of the Republican county convention to be bald in Red Cloud. October 1. 1SAV We are hereby authoriied to announce the name of CH AS. F. CATHER. as a candidate for the ofllce of Register of lecds for Webster county, subject to the action of Republican county convention. October 1. tAS- FOR COVKTV CLKRK. I beret.y announce myaelf as a candidate for the office of county clerk of Webster county, subject to the action of the Republican county convention, to be held tlctober 1. IMS. W. G. KlMSKY. COtJKWV CrSKIKTBPAT. C. W. brRIMiEKwillbc a candidate before tae republican county convention to be held in Eed Cloud. October 1. 1MB. for office of Super intendent of Public Inatructlon ot Webster eaeUT. FOR TRKASCKKR. We are authorizes to annouuee the name ot M. B.McNITT a a candidate for the oelce of eounty treasurer ot Webst-r county, subject to tbe action of the republican county convention, October 1, lfcoi. FOB COVMT jcnua. r. A. RWEKZ. of Blue Hill, will be a candi date, for the office of County Judge ot Webster county, subject to tae decision ot tbe Rebubltcan euuutT convention, October 1. 1(V lOB COMIf IMIOKCR. Ryreqeestof aumerous voter of rleaaaat Hill precinct wd are authorized to announce the none ot I. F. TRCMtEY a a candidate for the oalee of county eoamaulasloaer ot Webster county abject to the actloa of the icuablleaa county swareutloa.Octooer 1. 1K&. ro couifTT armwrom. I r efeetlally anuooaee ayaeir a caadldate tor the oslee of Oennty tarveyer, eubjeet to the ae- tle of the ref)QbUcan ceuntTfonTetleo. r.T. Kan 0 Per Cant Farm Loans. The Nebraska Farm Losn Co. will make you loan on vour farm nt straight 9 per cent and furnish the money without any delay. Call on them in the Red Cloud National Bank Building. CITY NEWS. W. H. Buckbek ha moved Into the Jake Seller property. Mu. Joh.v Young and family will oon move to Red Cloud. Rtv. Geo. A. Bkown will be in Guide Rock next Saturday and Sunday. J. S. Noll was in Adam and Kear ney countie this week on business. Loans made with the Nebraska A Kansas Farm Loan Co. can be paid at home. Baptist cnurch covenant meeting the last Wednesday evening in this month. Gkant Ludlow wan in Red Cloud Sunday, and returned to Hebron on Monday. H. F. Mason of Inavale was doing . the city Saturday on his return from ti,e capital I). R. Spanoglc lnw returned from hi western trip over lite B it M's new Oberlin route. Thkre will be a concert at the Baptiflt church Sunday evening, no service in the morning. IiiHRK will be Rcrvice at the Grace Church both morning and evening, next Sunday. All are invited. Attoknev J. F. Clo-je of Belleville, Kane, formerly with Kaley Bros., of this city, waw in Red Cloud on Satur day and Sunday. (. R. Ciianev wa at Republican City on last Saturday looking up evi dence in a murder case that he lias been retained on. Ilo.v. Geo. C. Ref.ij of Harlan county, formerly of Webler county, a brother of County Suiveyor Reed, is vioiting with his family in Red Cloud. Oie of the boniest day ol the past week was last Saturday, thr wai decidedly tne largest crowd that has been iu lied Cloud for many a day. B. F. M:zku and Morhart &. Fulton have mrved into their new quarter on Webster street. They have two as handsome stores as there are in Ne braska. The Hastings brothers acrobats, will be at the Webster Co. fair, and give exhibitions daily. Remember that a ticket of admission to the grounds entitles you to see these wonder with out extra charge. At the recent Methodist conference held in Seward, Rev. C. B. Lenfeat web sent to Alexandria; R. M. Hard man, Blue Hill; Cowles and Inavale to be supplied; L. Morrison, Ci uide Rock; (eo. S. Davis, Red Cloud; Ceo. W. Hummell, Red Cloud circiit. B. K. Mixkk, the popular Opera Houee grocer, who is now situated in his new brick store, is Helling groceries, ipiceitRware, provisions, etc., down at price.-. Always ee him before you buy your groceries, as it will pay you. More goods for one dollar than any other house. Wn.t. Mother has returned from his western trip, and has decided to locate at Norton, Kansas, where he ha pur chased a meat market. He will re turn about October 1. The Chief is sorry to lose Will from Red Cloud. Our best wishes go with him for sue ce and prosperity. There will be a meeting of tho Webster countv agricultural society at Sheriff Warren's office, on Saturday, October 3, 1SS5. Business of great im portance will be tsansacted, and nil stockholders are requested to be pres ent. Will meet promptly at 2 p. m. By order of the president. B. F. Mizek, the Opera House grocer, is going to reduce his stock to make room for new goods, so call and see htm if you want bargains in qtteensware, groceries, provisions, etc. His motto: ''First-class good, more of them, and at lower prices than any other house in Red Cloud." Whex you want hardware, iron, nails, hard and soft coal heating stoves of which Morhart it Fulton keep the largest line in the Valley, go to their store in the new Opera house block, on North Webster street, tietween 4th and 5th Avenues, Red Cloud, and make yourself rich on low prices. List of letters for the week ending Sept. 21, 85 Aies Fletcher, Bripbman Martain, Mr. J. R. Coulter. William Fletcher Dickerson, 0. B Doniice, G. II. Fosket, Chas. Goodwin 2, Mr. Hull, Miss Ada May Holden, Willie Jones. Mr. Laura Johnson, Chas Ktny, George Dampher, Chas Jfathew, J. W. Rhode. W. H. Traist. L. A. Worlth. These letter will be sent to the dead letter office Oct. 19, '85 if not delivered before. Mr. Geo. E. Dcdricc of Chicago who ha been in the employ of the Willcox dc Gibbt sewing machine company for the past IS year is in the city rustical ing and is th guest of A.J. Tomlinson on Indian creek, Mr. Dedrick ta pleased with the beauties of Webster Co. and con template locating in Red Cloud could a desirable location be secured. We would welcome Mr. Ded rick to the Gate City as he would open up one of the largest sewing machine houses west of Chicago. The surveyors of the Chicago, Ne braska, Kansas and Southwestern Ry.. have reached Red Cloud and have re turned to Dodge City, Kansas, where they will begin at once to survey the route into -Jie Panhandle country of Texas. The line as surveyed to Red Cloud, comes through Walnut Crek precinct, along Walnut Creek, and crosee the river about 40 rods west of the Inavale bridge, and thence east to Inavale depot, where it crosses the B V M. track, and from there to Red Cloud in an easterly direction. EVENTS OF IBM WEEK. W. E. Dououm, of Iowa City, is vis iting in Red Cloud. 9 per cent loan at the Nebraska A. Kin Farm Loan Co. Our thanks are extended to James Harris for watermelon. Mrs. J. S. Noll has returned from a visit i'i Adams county. Rev. Car. occupied the M. E, Cnurch pulpit last Sunday. Lee Blouxt, of Guide Rock, ha ac cepted a position on Th Ciiitr- There was a very pteaaaut social at Mr. Maryatt'i on Monday night. Mrs. Biksey and daughter of Crete are visiting with our friend, M. Birney, this week. Mr. Beutha Ivei. daughter of C. A. Owen is lying quite sick at her home in Kansas. Frank Buschow will, in all probabil ity, be the democratic nominee for county treasurer. Lawrence Dlttos, a Platttmouth merchant, is the guest of County Clerk Bayha this week. F. C. White, ot Denver, was in Red Cloud last Friday. He is an old friend of M. W. Dickerson. A very pleasant tea party was given by Mrs. Geo. Gales on last Friday night to her lady friends. All kinds of job work a specialty at The CnifcF office at low fnrures and work guaranteed to give sail.-faction. Sale bills a specialty. Tap. Akhuckle traded hat at the state lair. If Pap don't kick the other Jeller don't need ix Inquiries are not in order. '"Nuffced." Several of the Seventh Day Advent is la of Webster county were iiiFrauklin attending the camp meeting held there on the l'Jth and liOth. The next regular meeting of the Red Cloud Homestead, Building and Loan Association will be on the 8th of Oct, A full attendance is requested Go to Morhart V Fulton, in the Ojera House block, when you want hardware. Thev have the largest and best assorted stock in the Republican Valley. To nic.ht Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Mitch ell celebrate their cecond anniversary at the residence of Mr. S. Perkins on the corner of Third Avenue and Cedar street. Chicago, Nebraska. Kansas fc South western surveyors are Hearing Red Cloud and will have surveyed their line here by the time The Chief reaches its many roaders this week, J. H. Graves team took a little run lait Friday evening and came Hying tin town from the depot at fearful rate but fortunately no one was hurt and but little damage done to the vehicle. Lot Notice is hereby given to the public not to forclosu or negotiate one promiasary note for $75 given to Win. (ales by H. B. Simon and D. H. Kaley, a payment has been stopped on tho eanse. 83 W.M. Gates. Red Ci.oui needs more business houses. To our certain knowledge there have been at least a dozen bt.si ncss men compelled to go elsewhere, who would have located here had theie been plenty of business houses for rent. Hurrah! Moih.art & Fulton, the hardware merchants are now in their new brick store, where they are pre pared to sell you good iu their line cheaper than ever before known in Red Cloud. Call and sec them in their new headquarters. The Chief has received the first copy of the Indiauola Time$. a spicy paper published by Lathrop & Wat kins. The paper will be a welcome visitor to our sauctum, Mr. Geo. Watkins. formerly of Blue Hill, is the Wat kins of the firm. We thought we should have to go to Kansas this week after candidates (for sheriff, but since our last issue we find that there are some few candidates left in Nebraska, and in that connec tion we learn that Tho. J. Wright, of Indian Creek, is a candidate for that offic . Who will be next one ? We understand that an effort is again being made to put in a telephone exchange in Red Cloud. The Nebras ka telephone Company having refused to come up to their contract, effort are now on foot to build one on the same scale of Hastings. We hope this will be dore, as an exchange would be a paying investment in Red Cloud. The people of Red Cloud who ride and drive hordes at a speed that is absolutely dangerous, should be arrest cd and fined, and Marshal Watson should see that it is stopped. Many times it is actually unsafe tor pedes trian to be on the street (or fear of getting run down by some one making the dust fly bv seeing how fast they can ride. The las', republican administration paid off About 1475.000,000 of the pub lic debt. Up to the present time there has not been a cent of the debt paid by the democratic administration, while some of the "reformers" are cackling over a reduction on paper during the last two months of about $11,000,000. The average of the re publican partv for the last four years was nearly $10,000,000 a month. In dianapolis Journal. It gives us great pleasure to know that the democrats of Webster county unanimously endorse Mr. PriuShett for United States district attorney. This is the more gratifying Iecaue only two democrats in that county know Mr. Pntchett personally. On of these is a Jim Laird democrat and railroad attorney, and the other is the editor of the Helmet, who has been endorsed by Dr. Miller, and endorses anybody nhora theBsKtor recommends- J55f. REPORTORIAL POINTS The Nebraska A Kansas Farm Loan Co. have plenty of money to loan. Bcy your millinery goods of Mr. McBride. Wait for the new millinery goods at Mrs. McBride'. Curt Evas and W. H. Perry have , Might S. O. Bakers moving outfit. Don't forget the old sealers' picnic . Ira Sleeper's grove next Wednet-J at da-v' . , J Since the equinoctial we are having the regular all wool and a yard wide -Injun summer.' j J. W. BUKTH and family have re- turned to Red Cloud after a vear'a absence in the east. The W. C. T. C. will hold a festival at R B. Fulton's next Monday night. All are cordially invitetl. Harry Pond went to Omaha Thurs day night, where he will meet his mother. He will return Saturday. A r.EFORT became prevalent here Thursday night that Hastings was on fire. But later reports failed to con firm the fact. Wm. Park em and wile, who have been visiting in Utah for several months, have returned home much improved in health. Mizer, the Opera Hou-e grocer sells more goods for one dollar than any other houe in the city of Red Cloud, or Webiter county. On account of the prolonged alnsence of the chorister of the Congregational church the concert will be postponed until further announcement. The three-year old Hon of W. II. Young, of Riverton, died last Monday of brain fever, after a brief illness. The funeral occured on Tuesday afternoon. Wm. M. Clai'P, one of the eailier, settlers of Webster county, who ha been iu Woodstock, Vt., has returned to Nebraska, and is loatcd at Cowles. Ki.eeman fc Wiener, proprietors of the post-office news etand and station ery store are enlarging their room and will put iu a large stock of fancy goodt, etc. Charley Gcst, living across the river while painting his barn the other day fell oil" the ladder and was seriously injured. He was brought to tne city for treatment. Mrs. McBride left on Wednesday night for St. Joe, where she proposes to purchase the finest slock of millinery goods that have ever been brought in to the Republican Valley. Ei. Hosfoki), the popular manager of the Red Cloud stock yards, started on Sunday evening for Burlington, Ia.t and will tarry for a few days 'neath the paiLrnai rooi at wiat pi.n c. Allkn AVER Bill aell all of his siock. uouscuoiu uirmiure. etc.. ai tick. household uirmiure public sale on Tu .-.-day, October 6, 18S5. See his 11 d in to-day paper. There will be no by-bidding. Goods must be sold. Am. members of Red Cloud lodge No. 4J I. O. O. F.. are requested to be present at the next meeting Saturday night. October J6th, as business of im portance will, come before the lodge. By order of the Noble Grand. 1'iie Weber Comedy Company have been playing in town for several days past. Itinerant players as a rule are snides, but the Weber Company arc an honorable exception, and will meet with a hearty welcome should they ever appear here again. This cek we announce the name of C. F. Cather for the office of Register of Deeds. Charley is well known in this countv, and if nominated and elected would make a good officer. We also announce the name of Humphrey Smith for sheriff, and W. G. Kimcy for county clerk. The board of education have found it necessary to adopt the half day sys tem in Miss Putnam's room until the first ward school house is built. Here after half of the children will atteud school in the morning and tlie other half the afternoon. There are V) en rolled in that room. C. B. Hosfoud. breeder of high-class Plymouth Rock fowl, of thi city took several coops to the state fair last week and we notice by the Lincoln papers that he received the second premium on them. Hi chickens are among the finest raised or bred in the state, rc-ally were entitled to first premium, but generally the awarding commit- tees of agricultural societies are those who know but little of the stock to be passed upon. However Mr. Hosford was fortunate in taking second honors over so many competitors. One thing that has been sadly neglected in the vicinity of Red Cloud is the public highways, there seem to be no system for working them. In stead of a gang of men going out and working in vicinities adjacent to the ir farms, they go here and there and con sequently the high hills and deep cuts are not often graded to any advantage. The making of roads and keeping them in order is what is needed, and every overseer of highways should tike a gang of men and do the work ef fectually.not merely to put in time but to do good work in the rarae manner as if they were doing it for themselves. The roads should be worked in sec tions according to its needs and work ed good. Don't forget that we now have 40.000 1 year old apple trees, 2 feet and over consisting of 35 different vartetie of apples Please examine our stock before buying elsewhere. LorcxAX ex Haoan Money to loan on chattel mortgage. F. H. Bkntley. Red Cloud. Get your chattel loam ot Fred H. Bent ley, Red Cloud. OATztUL . wnraH uuun a x. i An Imortpant Oft Decided by the ! Supreme Court. I For about three yean past our gen ial county clerk. J. P. Bayha. ha been comnelled to make the counlr tax lists fnr hi.-h h has neTer rereired anv ! comiB)lion whjl,.Tcr AftpT ,h , . . h . , formed .th cm- sWenible ,., expend, he made 'and hating lived in the comity from . . . f ,! ,u infancy until the pre-mi date. preaented them to the coiiimwsioners en bm tnt My tlrillll,y ft pRV mm for m, Uhor lfillt aj H HnerU ll)Hl lhe Uw dllJ nol ,... .. , juioiiiU tui nic ire inciik v Hnv.t ,..!. .! .1... :, . ..... nf K. ml that the county clerk was compelled to do for the fun of the thing. Mr. Bay ha, by his counsel, brought suit against .. . .i r..i r.U- uie me couii-y ji;r ine iiat im ame. and the circuit court of Webster county. Judge Gaslin presiding, decid ed adverse to the clerk. An appeal wa then taken to the Supreme Court on a writ of error, and after having been pending in that tribunal for over . a year, the court, on the I7lh, affirmed the decision of the lower court. Judge Reese delivering the opinion ahich we hereto append fur the benefit of our many reader: llavha vs. Writer countv Error from Wrltrr lounty. Afnnn-t!. Opliiloti b ltv:. J A imlillc officer iuut llcharse all the tlutlrs iieil. lining to III office forttic conuwiisatlon ul lowcil lij I.iu. am! will not y altuwcil comj-ri-at ion for extra work uulc It i autuorucl lf dilute. This decision is certainly an injus tice to the county e'erk, although it may come wilhing the pale of the law. from the fact that the county clerk has to spend his time and money to make this list out, and does not re ceive one iota from the county for so doing. The law should be amended so that the clerk would receive pay for all labor rendered. The county or state should not expect it officials to work gratuitously anymore than an in dividual would expect it of his hired help. The decision is in accordance with the statute, but it is certainly not equitable. This decision ends a con test that ia of interest to every county clerk in the state of Nebraska. ThoQut Vive Fire Department. On last Friday evening the member of Qui titf fire company rendered the celebrated drama "The Veteran of 1812. or Kesiah and The Scout" at the Red Cloud rink in a style and manner that would do credit to many a pro fessional troupe. The participants in the drama have only ucen practicing for about one month, yet with the de termination of makiiiL' it a success. . w.h OMe whot,Mlk a part made it an especial duty to become as neAr per- -poMo in that short period, . ,, ,, . 1...1 t.. AHII now wen uir ?un rniuii .111 winy ' .,.....;,.. froni tho c,,,.!,,,...,! applause they received during the the rendition of thn entire piece. The drama 1 elates principally to tne late war. and is made up from some of the earlier incidents of that bloody strife. (Jeo. Voting, as Bill Jones, the Scout, did his ptrt without a fault, while Miss Seymour, s Keiah, played the Yankee maiden to perfection, distanc- i ing manv who are natives of the Green Mountain state. ( . B. Hosfnrd, a Col. Warren, did wll, and El. Ho ford an Sheriff Slnsoti. was a good representation of a Southern hoodlum. Howard Cut her w indeed a splendid Captain and very brave, while R. I). Yeiser covered himself with glory in ,.5, for j,;,, ,...uutry, as it were. Mia A"nim KAey played her part, the wife of Charles Morrison, with credit to heiself, and to the satisfaction of the audience. Anson Higby, as Pete, one of the servants of Col. Warren, did himself all over with lunor ss a "cullud" professional. Will Hough ton, made a nice looking soldier, and we 'know from our own knowledge that he would sooner 'Tout" than not. L. H. Wallace a Jake Whittaker. the brave engineer with a game leg and patriotic heart, did his part with ex excellence, and gave of his wealth freely ,to the great cause which he espoused, and every once in a while gave his boot to Jim Hains. (Mr. Ed. Talmnge) in a way that wa gratifying to the audience. Mr. Talmage. a Jim ' , Haines, played the drunken villi an to I perfection, and was often compelled to partake of hi "firewater" to keep the ' snakes out of his boot. In fact every one of the boys, and the ladies did much better than could have been expected under the citcurmtance. Mr. F-A. Hatch. Andy Joucs, and Will Mitchell enlivened the occasion with some excellent plantation songs. The Red Cloud Quartet furnished the music. Miss Sadie Becker presiding at the piano with her usual skill. The whole affair was the best theatrical entertainment that has ever been given In Red Cloud, and The Chief congratulates the firemen on the suc cessful termination of the entertain ment. A Pointer. An exchange remark that "the most effectual way to kill a community or country, is to get up and kick every time a public improve ment is suggested. Buck the proposi tion to build bridge?; take off your coat and enss the railroad proposition; kick against municipal improvements, and if an enterprising citizen talks of im proving his property, tell him that he is a fool, and that he had better keep his money in hi pocket; discourage new comers from settling, tell them that tbe county would not bring $60,000 if put up at auction and sol u; and the chances are that you will die, still kicking, and with the knowledge that if your country has Made any advancement you art) aot responsible I for it. ! fns r..r-w Tri'ri Titr Patiarr b!ive that thef is no better man ill the county to fill the office of county treasurer than M. B. Mcitt. the worthy postmaster of Red Cloud, and we believe tnat he can and wtlJ .iitn)..if.Mn.Un (f.M( hv a ponsi larger rmoonty thai any of hr- prcle- cesUrs. and without much .t-poeition He is well qualified to fill tin: office ! ""N "w tone-trly all r our citrims , (as a man r sterling rth and int...- rilv. , 0, fr,i(J,er and a life long re publican. The Om:r Uopts he will J I befnnnunated and elected. ; -- I A iun accident On It Monde afternoon. Dick Smith of StilUater ' Precinct, wa drivit g in company tlh I - j H,n Mid(Jletonaiidlli(vs.Finney.Wm ( partmeni waa m rnnu '"- -nt of the I pirn,,.,, drittng in the rear attrmptrd j pnneit.al pnrcs. i e. the gold waUh ' to pa.s Smiths hor.ocs, s hen his tram J became fractions and run way, pnll-j ! inc Finnev forward, and at the am- , ,Jmc ljc "j,ncv Imh w.s throw n tin ' ,tnkjK mn un,!er llic cjin Vnocktn; iljm backwards into tbe 1miv hi n insernihie' condition and badlv brtifed Finney's team went rushing on and t finally went crashing into vh rnar end f R. C'oxton's vehicle, but forttiratejT did no serious damage When Fiiinrv was reamed it took sometime to re suscitate him. but we learn that he is recovering It was a very serioua ac cident and might have been much acne under the circumstance. This week a petition was filtd in lhe county clerk's office, asking th com missioners to put the question of town ship'organizatiou before the voters of Webster county at the November election. At this utagc of our county we believe tha this proposition, if carried, would be a serious drawback, beside putting the county to a hcavv expense in making the change There are lots of thintrs that the county need J worse thin a supervisor system or I ,i . . r i ' instance the countv needs a poorhou-e , - ! very much, a gol jail, atxiut tT.K-l to pay off the floating indebtedness of the countv, and manv other things, and the useless expen-e of changing from ' . ' the present system to township orcain- ( latum should I ct be dreamed of for some years to come. When the county is out of debt then it will be time ' enough to vote for township organua- , t,on- . A NEW iiRiiOE If there i anyone thing that is needed in Red Cloud it is a bridge aero the Republican river and The Cim:r believes that if the proposition was again put before the Leopl0 there would be no trouble in harmonizing and voting bond for one , k.mh1 bridge at or near the sito of the old one get up Let ome one of our citixena a petition and circulate for signatures and then present lhe rnat to the county commissioners. There is no sense iu quibbling over the matter of one or two bridges what is wanted i a good substantial crontng over the Republican river near Red Cloud and the peoplo should willingly aid and vote for the .-tnicture without any bickering one wny or tho other The "I shan't play" policy i a very poor one. There should only be one sentiment expressed and that should be the advancement of Red Cloud. Let's have peace and a good bridge at once and Red Cloud will take a new boom for prosperity. e - The Webster county agricultural as sociation are making extensive pre porattons for the 1 3th annual fair which takes place on the 7, H. and '.uh of October. A neat new fence has been built around their new grounds, and and a new lloral hall has been put tip at an expense of nearly f r), beaidu, good shed, pen, etc., for the con venience of all. The Ciuxr will be pleased to aee every man woman and child from Webtcr, Smith and Jewell countie prcient. Come right along and bring something for exhibition Something like I'JOOJ wilt be the amount given for premiums, and the premiums will all be paid iu caah Hon.Jame Laird and Gov. Dawoa of Nebraaka will be present and address the citizens of the county. Make I arrangements to come and pend st I least one day at the fsir and more ;l possible in looking orer the sights that will be seen during the week of the fair. A large crowd is auticipited. Everything will be done Ui make it pleasant and entertaing for all who 01 me. Home Enterprises. The people of Red Cloud should do their beat to patronize and uphold home enter prises. Such things build up a town and make it prosperous. If .he people would all turn out and do their trading iu outside towns just because things could be purchased a little cheaper, there would be no Red Cloud in the dim future, and no enterprise where now are many. One must expect to pay a little more for articles at home than they do eleewhere, from the fact that it costs more mmitj to get them here, but if that w not true if you spend your money at home it stays here and help build up the town, but if you send it to Lincoln or Omaha, it break down onr own enterprise aod build up those of other town. This should not be. Let every man, wora and child bear in mind that whatever is done in Red Cloud is that much to ward making her a prosperous city. It is a very poor principle to go cot of town for anything that cm be pur chased at bosjae. Let tne readers of Tit Chief reaesBber tae oU saotto which i applicable at al! tiasea. 'dome Int. last, and all th time." and the future of Red Coud will be i unquestionable. RiXArrfWTio of cotinty ftiwW, ft r .rraJ r- - fTATl LETT. ; stint to flft! WW If r lS? asi : : . WISH , ?JMtl MBSSS a.tT Sat !. JaS um .T1 t r t rMert?T ftJ . ... -rff a! totA ,.....-." jftnn -iorf rasa Jftrm whU rasf ill a ' ' !t:itBt fo tet !-no4 raw,.-. - .iJli" Ur !' ""' 1. - l ' mcrrf tavr. nu ftm r.vt n4 EftrSn.! ri . UI ' f.KKS. .ut J rtt. u. Itn'niit HV V!rh!ai ! N4 tat I.AT ' Tin grand drawwc ' on Saturday night, of the Qui n ftre de- . ... - - -- TV. ITCAI and wit or ;lothrswr drawn, mm t h bv lUrthoht and Ruron. thn -n of cloibe by a alranger who namn we rotiM not learn. SrnUr r dfc hobby horse, and in plarrf of jckagee of amsli fruit nol. wera packagesof baking ponder, lead pen- '. r . srn? a advr.tuesl etury ticket drew a prltfo, Irttt there were 349 people ho were a HttV appointed. as each one h! II fcted hi hi own mind tnat the number he heM wa tbe on that ought to draw the t,oM watch or tint of clothes. Howetrr. th fire men drew a good crowd arni made a coodiv pile ol' lucre, and trm! sat isfaction to the people who want to sen the lown protected in caso of ftr. The Dodge City Otioy, in referm to that town and itu future pr -specie, has this to v of th Chicago, Nebraa. ka. Kansas A JVmtli western rallwaj: Fortunately an atenu of fety i otten to :is The Chicago, ?lelrawWe. Kansaa .1 Mithwestern ratlroal re the panacea for the dangers that threaten u Tin road will prat-ifcallv belong p. the (urliucton jairut, and will giv D.lg ' uy railroad eompeimn. thn onlv lMiint on the Santa Fe pteiug , ' i . i . v 1 that ndrantage between Kmpiria anil i,.Mlvrr fhr Burlington aratrtu t tbi nrj-r-i competing line to isinlge City. n eiieiiamn of that road to t.ua puinl ,mI ;.",,l"r;l l R, ronnrction will. the Furt Wor'h and Denter road 1 1 the Panhandle won d make Dcdyr City the junction of two of the greateel competing hues in the country. Th advantage stub a Junction would po"i as, every business) man emit ap preciate ifter a moment' thought, Th engirieeis har nearly completed the aurvey for the proposed new mad Irom Dodge City to Ked Cloud. Nrb. The engineer will return to llua city after reai huig Red Cloud, and legin the work of surveying southward. President Hill and other officers of th road will accompany lhe engineer corps to Dodge city, when our popl will be made fully acquainted wiMi thw present talus and prospect of this enterprise In tho meantime let our people study the situation and do their best to solve the problem of what ta best to bo done t peroeluate th commercial supremacy 111 the iippwr Arkansa valley of Dodge City. Corn and Oat Wanted. Ludlow A ?on will takn corn ami oat in exchange for bn;k. All per son wishing to make thw exchang-, will call on Ihem at tbrir yards north of Rod Cloud. 7tf New good are arriving daily at th Golden Eagle, and art' marked at ttclt low figures that none need go away dissatisfied Ir you are in need of !oota or ahnei go to the Golden Kaglo, and you car save from 10 to 10 per cent, and g? t th the celebrated Sel make Sixty cowa and heifers for aalo on time Will exchange for land. fU A C. HrjrxrR. A large invoice of freh paints jut received which will be old nt botlori prices at Ferguson A Co'. for toil. (hie pan of work horses, and one "parr of yonng mare. Inquire at thi Of. fice, -4. Cm to C A Owen for ehi"; window had4 and wsll paper. H ha mark! his goxls down to a Tery low figure and is bound to el them. J1 htrn. Opposite Marsh's For Sale). One fine t Durham bull. mil? north-wost of Red Cloud 74 G L. CortiaxfJ. Dr Haas' hog cholera rznij for 1 -i i. j t ,...: -. m -.. .. IC 11 s 1 vottu'a. m J"' t.cii yi pound. Equally good tor chicken cholera. Sixty cowa and heifrr for ale mi time. Will exchange for land. 6tf A. U. BcciEff. IS hratl two year old leer for salw by G W. Franci. 4 mile swrth-et of Cowle. Now i the time to hxrr in your winter coal. I Wore you do so call on the Piatt A Tret lumber cospny, east Webster tr-ct. The Halt A Free I,trwber Co., are giving bnrgarr in all kind of Inmtr, doom, saahce. Minds. Ac, O-j to the Piatt A Free Ltimrr Co. when you want coal, lumber, lath. shingles, Ac , st price that mi! pay yosi to buy. !lLirxit'AEm.e fcr k,rabr. eo)J, building material. Ac, i at thw ftatt A Free Lumber Co.. Red Ooud. You j can set bargana. Lml XoUosv lowir. r Mvuc witx taek ock tw tawu sawas av mrw . 1 i'j" Xr&eaUL&-4a-aa taw II isafi. aw &rr awBBtw in Use afaWle Wttercx'AUi. Nferaak. awjaat Maw fl !arfer aVefsw f ik'mrr a aaWayweM al iTfJ jierafciHaaTiamfru.'1 Jw saw ' a. Igr w Una. U twx rear. rwmw an Mkm s tewle awaaw- satlrs 4 av MaarAtoaem-el taatraau yasmaiaaier (tax ; k ai ir,, Aits tm .Tjnl. Jwara W. 4to afpsar f r 1 2 I i'i r H -- -A rf -J T . 5,. o jjtft V-4