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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 17, 1908)
? HEWS OF NEBRASKA, NEW TACK BY EXPRESS MEN n w -"-. '5K kiN - til V k'A 1 Bnng Employes In to Protest Against Reduction in Rates. Irfncoln Jan. 10. Petitions wero fllcfl with tlio stnto railway commits mUiii hy a nuinbor of exprodu agents, protcHMng- against the enlorcvmenl of tho SUiluy u.j)ro8 law. Tlio petition r clulin that If tho Slbluy law Is en JovpiI it will iuiluce their waos 2!) fi)f n'fit and tnl.o trout them from $20 to fird a yoar In waKes. They iuoted in tho protest tho M'ctlon of tlio con atltulfati that property cannot ho taWen without, due jirocoFu of law ami that tlnrcforo tho law is uiicoiiHtitutloiial. jts II token 1 1 oni them a jiortlou of th'U- wAef. Agents of Hie American ii in United Rfato.s Express companies Hljjni'it' tho pi ot eat to tlio unmoor of ovr a litmdred and they Hay they wmv not Kolieited to alga tho petition Affj-f Mio jietitiona had heen hIkuocI .1. P MIIIh and others troni I.ouiKvllle up poured hfforo the commission and jn:iI oral argument in favor of the lintoHtK being favorably acted upon. .iiMf. what prompted the filing or ii. protest? is not known, inasmuch as tlie law is lint being enforced. t'i;ii;h U has hern in efreet several iii'mtlH The attorney genenil applied Ua tiiniiihiiniis ironi the supremo 'r:irt or the ftate some weeks ago to i nn pel the express companies to eu-m'-- tho law, hut so far the case ban wat oven been argued. The express companies applied for an injunction rr m the federal court afiainst the r.ummlairton, but they failed to secure It, (hough the federal court held' onto Hir- case, pending tho action In the ntit ourt. I WILL VISCHER SHOOTS OFFICER Partially Crazed by Drink, He Resents Being Arrested at Omaha. I Omaha, Jan. 3. William Llghtfoot "Vlrfclior, known through all tho land as u uowspapcr and magazine writer, poet, and actor, is locked in jail In Omaha, charged with murderous as nault on Police Oiilcer P. P. Dillon. ' Viseb.ec was partially crazed from think at tho time the shooting oc- rret and was on his way from the "Union, depot to the police station In the patrol wagon. Tho bullet entered JJiltoa'a left check, plowed around tho Jawbone and planted itself In the inns dU'.h in tho back of tho neck. After being shot Dillon called' to tho driver to hurry to tho station, ex claiming, "I am shot," and then fol lowed a hand-to-hand tuBsIe for the possession of the revolver. Upon the arrival of tho patrol wngoo. at the police statfon Vlschor was locked up on the charge of shoot ing with Intent to kill and Dillon was hurried to the hospital, where It was discovered that his Injury was not dangerous, unless, blood poisoning 3UruIi set in. MAN KILLS WIFE AND SELF Id Wilson, Colored, Shoots Woman and Cuts Own Throat. Omaha, Jan. 13. After firing five Hhotn into his wifo's head whllo ho held her, then dropping her lifeless body to the door, Ed Wilson walked leisurely out or his houso at 217 South Twenty-ninth street and went across lifts to tho residence of A. W. Turner, In the rear of which he stopped into iui outhouse and cut his throat with u jaokknife. Ho completely Hovered Iris windpipe and died in ten minutes. WilHon, who was colored, had been Irmkiug heavily for some days. Insarie Woman Shoots Herself. York, Neb. Jan. 13. Nowh of tho tiuicido of Mrs. Al Shepherdson, liv ing near Lushton, in this county, was a surprise to her many frU'iuls and ac quaintances here. It has been known vhat Mrs. Shepherdson was at times iflctitaily incompotcnt and oaco sho was Liken to Lincoln for treatment jwd after returning was much Im iiroved. In some way sho secured pos nC'jshm of a shotgun and while alone iiui. herself and died before assist nue came. Tyrrell Will Bring Action. Lincoln, Jan. 14. -County Attorney '""Vnoll consulted tho board of railSvay wniiniRSioners about tho action to bo trotiKbt asalnst the Western Union mid Postal Telegraph companies to recover penalties for failure to obey hi. law with respect to making re rtortd to tho hoard and in chunglng ralus without tho board's permission. Buits will bo filed at once. Slain by Sheep Herder. Kearney, Neb., Juu. 11. Leonard Morton, better known as 'Wg Nick' was shot and Instantly killed by a jAeop herder from Wyoming, named (xitiis Hrlloy. Tho men had ouarroled in the American hotel and Morton huu attempted to put Briloy out of 14o house. Hrlloy is In jail. Ho says Us mother Uvea at Itowona, Ky., and Js woalthy. Ex-Governor Mickey Is III. Osceola, Neb., Jan. 13. Rx-Qovornor John II. Mickey Is seriously 111 at his komo hero. Ho was govornoi from llh.2 until 1906. Ho is sixty-three ears of ago. 3Mf Newhouse's Genuine January CLEARING ii Ll JU I COMMENCES Sa turd ay, Jan Ow.n to a change in our business we will give a j2?0 per cent discount on everything in Infants' Dresses, Underwear, Laces, Embroideries, Yarns, Combs, Collars, Gloves. Mittens; in fact, everything in Dry Goods and Notions. liWWW Underwear PRICES CUT IN TWO We have some Muslin Garments which have become slightly soiled that we are selling at ONE-HALF the regular price. We have only a few of these, so come early. Coupled vs ith the fact that our prices are always from 1 0 to 25 per cent lower than others our present reduction makes an immense saving to you. Ladies' Set Snug Union Suits were $1.15, this sale 90c. Ladies' Half Wool Union Suits, were 1 .00, this sale 90c. Ladies' Set Snug Separate Garments, were 50c, this sale 40c Ladies' Separate Garments, were 25c, this sale 20c. ( hidrens Underwear Our line in Union Suits is broken. If we have your this is the time" to buy. You will save money by buying now and keeping them until next winter. sizes Embroideries and Laces No Eniliroiderv Sale ever held in Red Cloud has offered such extra bargains Many odd . lots and broken lines. Must be cleared up im mediately to make room for our spring line. To accomplish this we will make the prices right. No woman in Red Cloud can afford to miss this offer. In Embroideries we have the Muslin, Nainsook and Swiss from 2c per yard to 85c. All-over 22-inch Embroidery at 75c. In Laces we have Valenciennes, Linen, Torchon, Oriental. Hand Bags at a Bargain Large leather, leather lined with coin purse at 50c. grade for more money. Better Burson Fashioned Stockings No Stockings can be made with truer lines and shape, and yet there is .j. not n f!ini in thnm &r from toe to top. 14J ji;i;i;i.iiy jujii- q ioned shaped as the best foreign hose, but Without the seams, which arc always present in the imported stockings. You need not pay for the work of sew- This cut rein tin story ing up those seams thai 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 Ii'.V,, w H frfi'iiwt gr h wnm .v A itfJUmtto fUirwdUW tpUh Ui IS (j O hj to to 1 Ml m American Beauty Corset A woman is conscious of her su perior appearance when she is wear ing an AMERICAN MiAVTY CORSET She knows she looks well then, that she is charmingly attractive and that her beau ty is greatly enhanced be cause she is wearing a cor set that pro duces such magnificent results. A corset that is designed for that purpose and is the creation of painstak ing skill in every step of its manufacture. The woman who wears these dainty corsets, "gets the habit" and will wear no other. To be a good dresser, start right, that is at the foundation, the corset. AMERICAN BEAUT btyla 700 Kalamazoo Corsol Co., Maker' AMERP- Kaiim..'i Dress Goods With every yard of goods costing 40c or more for Waist, Skirt, Jacket or Suit for ladies we will give a BUTTERICK PATTERN FREE besides the regular 20 per cent discount. This is an offer you should take advantage of. Infants Ready Made Clothes We have a nice line of Dresses, Skirts in Long Cloth and Do men t Flannel, Coats, Hoods, Baby Jackets and Wool Hose, ffe OG CttSIL-. YCflcP Best 4AJL to i ; irL SHjJStttff '- T 1 .1 . ji ; I I I I fi X - TTTtrr -f- "