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NoUcdWi hereby given, thiit undor and by
-rlrtue of order of nle Issued from tho office
Ul Ul'V, r. rjlullMllHOU, LIKIlk Ml IUD uinilll I
Court of thcVontli Judicial District, within
mid for Welmi-r county. Nebraska, upon adt
crce lit an action pending therein, whorelit
Kdvrartl I). Oovttip la plnltHtff ami agnlnat John
p. Telscr and Iljbttlo L. YeUcr nro defendant
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You can save rnoney by
taking 500 pounds of him.
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Dealers
RED CLOUD; NEBRASKA.
We have in stock at all times a
complete lju of Building Material
and Good Coal. Oar pricos aro
reasonable. We solicit your patron
ago. Bell Tel. 60. Farmers Ind. 71.
February
Specials
Winter Tours
To the South und Gulf resorts
until April flOth.
JHomeseekers9 Rates
1st and flrd Tuesdays to Colo
rado, Big Horn Basin, Montana
and Northwest.
One Way Colonist
March and April, to Montana,
Washington, Oregon, California
and Utah.
To Farm Renters
Write P. Clem Denver, Luntl
scekers' Information Bureau,
Omaha, for list of farms to rent
in Big Horn Basin. Do it now;
they are going fast.
Business Openings
Wo- have list of excellent busi
ness chancos in new growiug
Atowns on Burlington extensions;
1 Jfet established oarly ahead of tho
coming popnlutiou. Write tho uu-
4 designed.
T. F. KmvAUDH, Ticket Agent.
L. W. Wnkoley, G. P. A.,
Omaha, Neb.
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REBATE LAW UPHELD
HIGH COURT DECIfjES, AGAINST
NORTHERN FliciFIC.
Loses ,ln Fight to Aj'old Fines Laid
naer ine ciKinsn ustwuccision
weeps Away Chief Prop of Stand-
d Oil to Avoid $$1000,000 Fine.
nuhington, Fob. 2E The question
ther tlu; railroad into law known
ho Hepburn act rfhcals section 1
ho Elkins act. prohibiting rebates
railroads, was Involhed'ln tho caso
the Great Northerly Railway, com-
y against the Unitijl states, which
decided by tho BmVerae couit of
United States agal
U the railroad
pany und against
ho contention
uch appeal.
lib case was lnstitu;
iod In the Unit-
tates district courtjfor.tho district
liuuesotu, which
curt fined the
oad $1,000 each ff
1; fifteen viola-
one of tho first eeclton of the El
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kina' law. 0
Tho alleged offensesfiigainHl the law
wero committed durlnf ho'summer ol
1005 and consisted of fiantlng conces
sions to the W. P. Doltraux company
on its shipments of oaflfcitnd corn from
Minneapolis to points iu Washington.
Tho company admlttVl' the conces
sions and fought the wrosecutlon on
the ground that by antndlg the El
Uins act so as to projruo,jfor punish
ment by imprl8onmenti'aner than by
fines the Hepburn act I iicfjlso modified
the original law as toKicfcomplish its
repeal and render pufcshmont under
it impracticable. The feclslon was an-!
nottneed by Justice Wlwejaud affirmed,
tnc nnuiug or me aisj:i court anu
the United States clroiltfcourt of ap
peals.
Big Feather In LjWis' Cap.
Chicago, Feb. 25.-,Tho decision
that the Hepburn act l3$ not repeal
section 1 of tho Elf-lap act takes
away ono of the big-ibfiHs on which
the Standard Oil confcjaiy is basing
its appeal from tho in-ewmposed by
Judge Landls," said District Attorney
Sims In Chicago. "Itrt1djjntnlly, It Is
a big feather In JudgoJLalilis' cap. He
was the first jurist Up $ decide this
point' 9J&
SENATE FINDS nN'IJ GUILTY
tSi
Italy's Former Minister,! Instruction
Sentenced to I
Rome, Feb.' 25. Thj
Ion.
,8mte, sitting
ntif)iirci' ilnllh.
as a high court, after
eratlon, convicted Null
lONazl, former
minister of public in
tion, of em-
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bezzlement from the i
treasury. It
sentenced him to elo
months and
twenty days' imprist
nt and dc-
barred him from holt
Oiubllc oilice
for four years and twt
aootbs.
tfflttl Is not so
The punishment of
severe as might nppei.
:','r the court
found extenuating cii
imsiances anu
lm'ent the ac
lergono to be
mtcnee. This
permitted' tho Imprlsl
ctiscd had already uj
subtracted' from tho
leaves only a few dj
ysVfor him to
eorvo in prison.
.d'al secretary,
Lombardo, who was
oson trial be
fore the senate, was a
(ulted for lack
of evidence. The fdm
fJjBlnlster was
greatly distressed at
rtjjverdlct and
exclaimed, "Even aftdBMjrtMidemnation
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strong lorces or po
guarded tho building
nd soldiers
re the sen-
ators d'eliborated, arm
ltjiards being
placed at all entranc
m
d even on
the roof. No one wa
iJMftved to en
ter or leave the bul
IfiA
until the
court had reached ltd
tho announcement ofl
(riwslon. On
ib veruici,
ejiibnstratlon
Lthcre.jvvflB a boisteroufif
unitneu0tveT?inundred per-
sons crying, "Long live Nazi."
Tho soverest measures have been
adopted to preserve order In Sicily,
Sig. Nazi being a Sicilian and very
popular with all his people. Telephone
communications with that country
have been cut off to avoid the spread
of incorrect reports. A largo number
of mion, who nre considered dangerous
by tho police in the present emer
gency, have been arrested'.
Gompers Attacks Loewe Decision.
1 Washington, Feb. 25. Over tho sig
nature or Samuel Gompers, an edi
torial in the Amorlcan Federatlonlst
for this month attacks the recent de
cision of the supremo court of the
United States In the case of Loewe &
Co., popularly known as the "hat
case," which Is declared to be "the
most drastic and far-reaching decision
which It has ever handed down, as uf
fectlng directly all labor, and hence
the whole people."
Ten Killed in Riot at Teheran.
Teheran, Feb. 24. Ten persons
were killed and a score or more
wounded, including several ecclesi
astics, as a result of a riot in the
main street heic during 'the passage of
a rolfginus procosslon, celebrating the
Mohammedan Muharram religious fes
tival. Double Fatality at Crossing,
Gloversville, N. Y., Febv 24. Samuel
O. Sheppard of Saratoga county and'
his brother, Delhert sSheppard of
Woodbine, la., were struck by a Dela
ware and Hudson passenger train near
Corinth. Bjnth. were Instantly killed.
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GIRL'S DEATH FOLLOWS DANCE
Miss Blanche Arnold Drops Dead at
Morgan Park Academy.
Chicago, Feb. 24. "I am so glad I
came. 1 never enjoyed an evening
more." said Miss Hlaneho Arnold, the
daughter of II A. Arnold, a wealthy
haulier or Audubon, la., and a student
In the junior class ol Mrs. Helen Star
rett's school for girls, as shi sal in
the parlors of the Morgan Park Mili
tary academy gymnasium waiting for
her carriage. Sho had hardly finished
speaking when she sighed and fell into
the arms of Miss Margaret Gordon of
Longwood, who was sitting on the sofa
beside her It was said by physicians
later that she died instantaneously.
Miss Arnold was eighteen years old
and was possessed of striking beauty.
During all the time she has been In
Chicago she was under ttcatment for
organic heart trouble.
Her parents and her brother reached
Chicago and the body will be taken
to Audubon for burial.
The pallbearers will be Clark Sauei
mid Horace Mulnix of Audubon, la.,
students at Morgan Park Military
academy, and Edward Mt'WIIllnnis and
Bernard Hohling of Evanstou.
THREE DIE OF CHLOROFORM
Mrs. Mary E. Nixon, Daughter and
Grandson Found Dead in Denver.
Denver. Feb. 24. The bodies of
Mrs. Mary 12. Nixon, aged sixty, her
duughter, Mrs. E. X. Canter, aged
thirty-five, and the twelve-year-old son
of the latter were found In the cot
tage which had been their homo in
this city. Each had, a sponge tied
over tho mouth and noso and death
evidently resulted lrom chloroform or
ether.
Mrs. Canter Is known to have been
mentally deranged', and tho police be
lieve she was the prime author of the
deed, elthct Inducing her mother to
commit suicide with her or chloro
forming both her son and mother be
fore administering the fatal drug to
herself. The three had been dead
about a week when their bodies were
discovered by neighbors. Thoro wore
no other members of the family.
BLOW TO HARRIMAN LINES
Through One-Way Tariffs Between
Chicago and Seattle Cancelled.
Chicago, Feb. 24. It was announced
that the Interstate commerce commis
sion has entered a ruling compelling
the Union, Pacific, Chicago. Milwaukee
and St. Paul, Chicago and Northwest
ern, Missouri Pacific und other rail
roads to cancel all tariffs on file to tho
far northwest through Portland, Ore.,
which have not beet) concurred In by
the Northern Pacific. The order
means that all one way business from
Chicago and contiguous points which
has heretofore been routed to Seattle,
via Granger, thence over tho Oregon
Short Lino to Huntington, from there
over tho Oregon Railroad and' Naviga
tion company's line to Portland and
thence to Seattle over the Northern
Pacific, must hereafter bo routed b
way of St. Paul or over the Burlington
through Billings, Mont.
TOWN PUT UNDER MARTIAL LAW
Chief of Police Killed and Four Ne.
groes Shot.
Fayettevllle, N. C, Feb. 24 Chief
of Police Benton was shot dead In
front of his home here by u negro,
Sam Murchlson, crazed with drink.
This muu also. shot two negroes a few
minutes before he shot the chief.
Murchlson was captured an hour
after the shooting and placed In jail.
Ho is suffering with a wound in the
thigh Inflicted by Chief Benton's sixteen-year-old'
son, who, just after his
father was shot, seized the dead offi
cer's pistol and pursued the murderer.
Another shooting occurred when a
drunken negro attacked several white
boys and whllo resisting arrest a po
liceman shot him, probably fatally.
There is great excitement in tho city
and military companies are on duty.
New Trial for Hall County Man.
Lincoln, Feb. 22. Tho supreme
court revorsed the casje of Joseph
Skldmore of Holt county, sentenced to
6ervo five years for stealing nine hogs,
tho property of John Ferguson. It
was shown In tho evidence that he
planned the theft. The court holds
that a party charged as a principal
cannot be convicted upon evidence
tending only to show that he was an
accessory. Ono who advises others to
commit larceny, but who Is several
miles distant at the time of the com
mission of the offense and he takes
no part therein, but assists in the
disposal of the proceeds after the
theft, is not a principal, but an acces
sory. Court Orders Autopsy,
Lincoln, Feb. 22. DIgtrlct Judges
Cornish and Stewart entered a ruling
that tho coroner should conduct an
autopsy over tho remains of the late
Mrs. Helon Horn, as petitioned by
Mrs. Shovaller. legatee under Uie
terms of the Horn will. Mrs. Horn, a
woman of wealth, left all her property
to an outsider. Relatives contested,
1 but the will was sustained. Charges
that death was not due to natural
causes led to the petition for the au
toDsy. -.
Seeds of Kindness.
Uy ELLA WHEELER WILCOX.
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Do you wish the world were belter? Let me tell you what to do:
Set a watch upon your action!, keep them alwayt straight and
true; s
Rid your mind of selfish motives, let your thought be clean and
high;
You can make a little Eden of the sphere you occupy.
Do you wish the world were wiser? Well, suppose you make
a start
By accumulating wisdom in the icraphook cf your heart.
Do not waste one page on lolly; live to learn and learn to live.
If you want to give men knowledge you must get it ere you give.
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day,
Just to scatter seeds of kindness as you pass along the way;
For the pleasures of the many may be oft-times traced to one,
And the hand that plants the acorn shelters armies from the sun.
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NEWS 0E NEBRASKA.
TO STOP CONTRACT JUMPING
Nebraska Authorities Meeting an Evil
Among Teachers.
Lincoln, Feb. 22. The evil of con
tract jitmpiug by teachers In Nebraska
has evoked a circular from State Su
perintendent Mefirion, in which it Is
announced that on and after Feb. 22
the University of Nebraska, tho state
normal schools and the office of the
state suprlntendent of public Instruc
tion will revoke their respective certif
icates granted to any teacher who
breaks his or her contract with a pub
lic school district without flrbt being
released by a majority of tho district
board or the board of education.
The circular cites the following sal
utary example:' "Last year the board'
of education' in a certain city school
district In Nebraska raised the salary
of their superintendent from $1,800 to
$2,000 per yeur and gave him a three
year contract. Twice during the cur
rent school year this city superintend
ent has been tendered two positions
in school work nt a salary of $2,500
per year, but he declined both propo
sitions. This Is indeed a great, sacri
fice for this educutor to make so fai
ns tho Immediate present Is con
cerned, but tho success of his future
Is as firmly established as the eter
nal hills."
Deadlock Over Insurance.
Lincoln, Feb. 22. The Insurance
departments of Nebraska and Califor
nia are In a deadlock. Insurance
Auditor Pierce of Nebraska says the
California department has refused to
take Nebraska examinations. Ho will
enforce the provisions of reciprocal
law against the California companies.
Fraternal Order Must Pay Policy.
Lincoln. Feb. 22. The supremo
court ordered' tho Supreme Court of
Honor, a fraternal order, to pay the
heirs of John Sebesta the amount of
his policy, The Court of Honor re
sisted payment, claiming Sebesta had
forfeited his rights when he ate
heads of matches, resulting iu death.
Test of AntLPass Law.
Lincoln, Feb. 22 Attorney General
Thompson announced that he would
test the anti-pass law by filing a com
plaint ngalnst Dr F. A. Graham or
Lincoln, a Union Pacific surgeon. A
suit will be filed to test the legality
of exchanging newspaper advertising
for transportation
Seven Cents for Five Miles,
Lincoln, Feb. 22. The Kansas- Co
operative Refining company com
plained of tho oil rato from Weber.
Kan., to Superior, Neb. It is alleged
in a communication to the state rail
way commission that the Santa Fe
charges 7 cents a hundred for a haul
of five miles.
Stock Yards a Common Carrier.
Lincoln, Feb. 22. In the federal
court here Judge T. C. Munger ruled
that the Stock Yards company or
South Omaha Is -a common carrier and
declared it guilty of violating the safe
ty appliance regulations of the Inter
state commerce act.
Three Governors Attend.
Lincoln, Feb. 24. Only three an
swered the Invitation of Governor
Sheldon to attend the annual dinner to
bo given In honor of the Nebraska ex
governors. C. H. Dietrich, Lorenzo
Crounse and W. A. Poynter attended.
Ex-Governor Mickey is seriously ill
and E. P. Savage of Tacoma, Wash.,
could not be present.
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Pittsburg, l-Vh. 25.- Augustus llnrtjc.
the iiiillionalic paper manufacturer:
John L. Wt'lshmiH, a hardware dealer,
mid Clifford llooe, a negro, formerly
'employed by Hiutje as a coachman,
mill named as co-respondent in the fa
mous divorce proceedings Instituted
by Hartjo against his wife, Mrs. Mary
Scott Hiutje, wero placed on trial in
criminal court charged with conspir
acy to blacken tho character of Mrs.
Jllurtjf.
Ice Chunk Falls on Shaft Cage.
Wllkosbarre, Pa., Feb. 22. While
ten miners wero being lowered Into
the Stnutou mine of the lehigh nnd
Wilkcsbarre Coal company a largo
boi'y or lco In tho shnrt foil, striking
the hood of the cage and' demolishing
It. Two ol' the men were killed out
.right, one died on the way to a hos
pital and tlueo others, It Is believed,
will die of their Injuries.
1 Three Children Burned to Death.
t El Pasio, Tex., Fob. 25. Three chil
dren o'f W. A. Davis, the eldest four
years old, wore burned to death In a
fire which destroyed their home Iu
Santa Roca, N. M.
Likens Roosevelt to Daniel.
Chicago, Feb. 25. Chancellor 15. B.
Andrews of the University of Nebras
ka, preaching hern, likened Roosevelt
to Daniel. Jle paid it is easier for
his enemies to plot him down than to
destroy him.
Shoots Woman and Her Brother.
Omaha, Feb. 25. Mrs. Lizzie Burns
and her brother, James Donnelly, wero
frhot and seriously wounded by Will
iam Jobson of Council Bluffs. Unre
quited love is the cause.
Train Still Stalled in Drift.
Crete, Neb.. Feb. 22. The Missouri
Pacific local passenger train which
left Auburn for Crete last Tuesday
afternoon duilng the height of tho
snowstorm, is still fust In a drift six
miles from here, where it was stalled
Tuesday night. The passengers have
departed ono by one, and the last man
to leave was the railway mail clerk,
who walked to Crete.
British Steamer Wrecked.
Turk's island, Feb. 24. Tho British
steamer Beta, Captain Pye, from Hall
fax for Bcimuda, was totally wrecked
off here. The crew and passengers
were rescued nnd part of the cargo
probably will be saved.
The Thrifty Chinese.
On n visit to ono of the Untied States
fleet to Hongkong one of the coolies
engaged In passing coal was acciden
tally caught in the machinery und had
his leg so badly crushed that It was
decided necessary to amputate it. This
was explained to tho fellow, and after
much persuasion he was Induced to
submit to the sleeping medlcino and
have the leg taken off. Ho recovered
in remarkably quick time and when
able to leave the ship where he was
confined was given a handful of mon
ey the ofllcors had collected for him,
amounting to about $30 gold. In less
than a day's time tho ship was be
sieged by an army of Chinese, all clam
orlng to have a leg taken off.
Lawyer Well, aunty, what can I do
for youV
Aunt Ebqny 1 want a deevo'ce from
ma husbun'.
"What has he been dolug?"
"Doln'V Why. ho done got rcllg'n,
an' we ain't had a chicken ou do tabid
fob a month!"
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