MMM1UIMP( FtytflfrWVtya-ftj ymtoi fJt&sGntKir&ffi&Tm THE RED CIOID CHIEF Subscription Eight Pages All Home Print 3jl a i ear in Advance llS8e8&&8S$!&(R ilfSRTytffflXS&mW&igBK VOLUME XXXIV. RED CLOUD, NEBRASKA, SEPTEMBER 7, 1900. NUMBER 30 f "-ViUM , t-gt V iGGkiBstfHtlkmm&tC r 5 Jae. X F Special Sale of School Hosiery Yacation is over and the boys and girls will need stockings. We have provided for this with a large line of Hosiery in all weights. There is the heavy hose for the boys, fine narrow-ribbed for girls, lisle hose for Sunday, and every pair warranted fast black Yarns. Two Weeks Burson Fashioned Stockings Only g KtithM Without Cesra The ioc Grade 3 pr. for 25c The 15c Grade 2 pr. for 25c The 20c Grade 2 pr. for 35c The 25c Grade 2 pr. for 45c In Ladies' Hose we have n fmmmtLm likfilm No Stockings can be made with truer lines and shape, and yet there is not a seam in them from toe to top. As perfectly fash ionedshaped as the best foreign hose, but Without the seams, which are always present in the imported stockings. You need not pay for the work of sew ing up those seams that hurl, as there are no seams in the Burson. Knit in perfect shape shaped perfectly in the knitting. They keep that shape from machine to rag bag. Best in Quality and Comfort.No Higher in Price m full line of Burson and others J?S5 DRESS GOODS. In Dress Goods we have many bargains to enumerate. Among them we mention: 38-inch all wool Flannels at 35 c 50-inch all wool Novelties at l60c 50-inch all wool Novel ites at 80c ft- Opening Sale of Outings and Shaker Flannels Shakers at 5c, 8 1-3C, ioc and i2$c. Outings at 5c, 6ic, 8 1-3C, ioc and I2c. - IKI Cotton Batting, 10 ounces at ice. Cotton Batting, 3 lbs. at 40c. A full line of Crocheted Baby Hoods, Jackets, Etc. f . NEWHOUSE, Dry Ms, Laces. OLD MAN CHASED NEGRESS. Lost His Money But Caught Jhc Girl. "George Ilcaton, :i gny haired old man from Hud Cloud, who is visiting the fair, startled the crowd on O struct nuur Eleventh la.it evening by chasing wildly down the struct in pursuit of a fleeing colored girl. The old man was gaining on her, and finally caught her after she had stranded in the arms of a young fellow who was coming down the street in opposite direction. Mr. Ilcaton claimed she go1, his pocket ed girl who threw her arms around him. He says he pushed her away, hut she persisted, and soon he felt his watch leave his pocket. lie grabbed it and put it back into his trousers pocket, whereupon she broke and ran. .She had gone some distance when he felt in his pocket and found his money pouch was gone. Then he took after her, chasing her through the alley and finally ending the chase in front of the Western Union tele graph office" State Journal. ! Wednesday evening's Star has thu book or pouch which contained fifteen i following concerning the affair: dollars In paper money in addition to some silver. After catching her, he held onto her while the patrol wagon wus being called, then they both went to the station where the girl was locked up. She gave the name of Mattie Gritter and her home as Omaha, when asked privately who she was, but she was registered under a different name. Shu came to the fair yesterday, and had just returned from the grounds when hur trouble oc curred. Mr. Ilcaton had entered an alley on P street a few feet. There, lie said, he was followed by the color- "Hey, come back with my pocket book," yelled George Huaton, a venor ablc visitor from Hud Cloud, as he saw with consternation that a buxom colored damsel had started at a brink pace down the alloy away from him last night. "Then he followed at an even brisk er pace, over-taking the dark skinned girl just as she collided with a young man in front of the Western Union Telegraph oillcc. Ho held her fast, called out pantingly for help, and gripped her arm until Police Sergeant McCorklu and the patrol wagon reach- was given a year in thu pen, and It Is not unlikely that Urace Gritter will gut a similar dosu. Teach- Resolutions of Webster County crs' Institute. We, the teachers of Webster county assembled for institute work during the session of MOO, do wish to express our appreciation of thu work perform ed for our benefit. Kesolved, That wo tundur to Mrs. Caster our heartfelt thanks for the interest she has shown in our .school work and our welfare as teachers. Further for her judgment in thu se lection of such able instructors for this session. Itcsolvcd, That we appreciate the work done by .Mrs. ltrindlcy and will to the best of our ability take her as our model In schoohvork. Kesolved. That to Mr. Thomas our thoughts will revert with the most kindly gratitude for the inspiration he has given us by his most excellent efforts. Kesolved, That wo have received higher ideals for our lines through the teaching and lecture of Mr. Sher man for which we cannot find expres sion for our gratefulness. Resolved, That we tender our thanks to Mr. Albright and those who so royally entertained us during the gen eral exercises each day. Resolved, That we thank .... woop for the courtesy shown us and care of the building, and the school board for the use of their building. Resolved, That we publish these resolutions in the various papers of thu city of Red Cloud. W. O. Shannon Ada Sk.iki.vku Jkssik La 1 in Com. w RAPID PROGRESS. Elec- cd thu spot. "At the policu station thu woman gave the name of Grncu Allen, and said later that it was Grittur. from Omaha. Thu local police did not know her. but from her movements be lieved her to be well skilled in the gentle art. "Ilcaton explained to thu police that he had stepped into an alley on I street and felt himself suddenly pushed. He shoved her away and then felt that his watch was sliding from his pocket. Seizing the watch hastily put it into another pocket and felt safe when he saw thu girl making off down the alley. In a moment, he realized that his wallet was gone. Then he started in wild pursuit, charging down the thoroughfare after tne woman like a bellowing lion. The case was set for hearing in policu court Thursday morning and thu woman held in jail onS:00 bond which she could not furnish." The casu is similar to that in which W. Iv. (Jeer of Red Cloud lost S2r In Lincoln a few months ago, except that Oeer was held up on a public street. The woman who robbed Oeer Cdleie Opens. The Red Cloud llusiness College began its second year Monday morn ing. Interesting exercises were held at the home of the college in the Damerell block. The program includ ed vocal and instrumental solos bv Misses Wert, Mizer and Overman, and . congratulated short addresses were made by E. J. Overing, Jr., Attorney .1. C. Saylor, Dr. E. A. Thomas and Coun:y Super intendent Nellie Caster. The enroll ment is larger than expected at this time of year. During his residence of a year in this city President Dietrich has made Interesting Facts About the New trie Liftht Plant. Rapid progress is being made with thu construction of the new light sys tem. Within a few days the building will be complutud. Thu new boiler and stack have al ready been shipped from the factory and as soon as the carpunturs have finished their work on the building, foundations will be laid for the same and also for the engine and dynamos. It may be of interest to the readers to know a few facts concerning the new machinery which will be instal led. The engine is the best of its kind that money ean buy. It weighs 2SU00 pounds, The smoke stack is made of .'Mil Inch steel, Is HO inches In diameter and (Hi feet long, weighing about fl.'iOO pounds. The handling of this ma chinery is no little problem. It may also be of Interest to know the method of distributing the electric current over the city. For Inside lighting a current of 2200 volts is car ried to the city on two wires until it reaches the cransformer. Here the current is transformed from 2200 volts to 220 and 1 10 volts for streut lighting and inside lighting respectively. The current which is used for street light in if is 'n---' from the plant by a ily independent wires whlcn em". . the current for inside lighting. It winds about over town to every street intersection using over 7 miles of wire. This circuit will be controlled at the station at the wilL of the engineer. Red Cloud, with Its 78 street lights, will be one of the best lighted little cities in the state. It is encouraging that the citizens are taking hold of the lighting proposition and are hav ing their residences and pluces .of business wired." When everybody puts their shoulder to the wheel the success of the light ing system is assured. . The city administration isto be l secured iN upon having tne services or sueli an able and con scientious electrician as Mr. Martz to superintend the construction work. Band In Stftht. Alvln Snapp, the clarinet player and band leader, arrived Wednesday from Manzanola, Colo., and went to a host of friends by his outspoken work Thursday in G rice's drug store advocacy of everything that goes to us prescription clerk. Organization make good citizens of young men and of the band has been delayed await women. President Dietrich is the ing .the arrival of Mr. Snapp, but a corresponding secretary of thoNobras- meeting will be held in Mercer's bar ka Sunday School association, and his her shop Monday evening at which unswerving devotion to thu Christian ( timu it is hoped all who desire to work will always have a considerable become members of the band, and all influence upon the students who come. ' others uiuler His charge. Parents who are There interested, will bu present, is no ouestion but Red Cloud contemplating sending their -children has thu musical talent to form a band to a business college will make no ' that will outrival irnvtliiiif in lh vnl- mistake If they Dietrich's care. place them in Prof. Probate Court Notes. September -1. Estate of .lohn Simp son, deceased. Hearing and order on claims. Claim of E. I Simpson al lowed in the sum of SIO. September .1. Estate of Christopher C. Hennctt, deceased. Hearing and order on claims. So claims filed. Estate of David Kouth, deceased. Hearing on petition for ley. Thu only drawback is the ap parent lassitude and lack of Interest which has so far been shown. A New One on Maud Mullcr. Maud Mullcr on a summer day, with her fellow ran away, in a benzine touring car, scooting to a preacher far. Maud's father saw the fleeing pair smelled the benzine fcented air; caught a mule whose name was .lane, probate of d galloped down the dusty lane; the will adjourned to September 1.1th. j mobile very swiftly ran but burned September IS. Estate of Robert S. thu oil all out of the can. The motor Denny, deceased. Hearing and order stopped upon a hill, but Jane ran on on claims. Claims of . I. D. Chrisman, just fit to kill. Alas for maid, alas for Albert Mofford, John A. Shuuluy, man 1,IS f()l' tl empty benzine can. Karmu's Ins. Co., Rudolf Krey, T. R. Maud's daddy on the old gray mule, Hall, M. D., Dwight Jones, Mrs. E. A. eame and took her off to school. Hritton, Sarah M. Shaw, Ira A. Pace, lo 'ffl wrecked the benzine M. 1). and Gilbert G. Denny allowed. Objections to claims of (J. 0. Denny, C. C. Rennett estate, W. L. Dcnno, E. O. Parker, James Hritton and Overing llros. & Co., filed and hearing set for September 20, WOO, atoneo'cloak p. in. Fln&er Crushed. Gladys, the 2-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 0. E. Relgle, got thu third linger of hur right hand caught in a wringer Tuesday and it was so badly injured that the end of thu finger had to be amputated. the feller died of a broken heart, moral of this tale so sad; "Don't the girl; go ask her dad." The can, The stcul Attack of Heart Failure. C. D. Robinson, of Robinson & Hur den, suffered a severe attack of heart failure Monday morning. He was found lying on the lloor in an uncon scious condition by an early morning customer. Medical aid was summoned and ho was quickly revived, though he was so weak that it was several days before he was ablu to bu at work. t i f : 'Ciji I Jil fl !' W.ii l( I ! 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