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By F M KIMMELL
Largest Circulation in Red Willow Co
Subscription 1 a Year in Advance
Call Republican State Convention March
12 1908
Pursuant to the cull of tho National
committee issued December 7 1907 tho
Republican electors of tho statu of Ne
braska aro hereby called to meet in con
vention in tho city of Omaha on Thurs
day March 12 1903 at two oclock in
tho afternoon for the purpose of select
ing four delegates at largo and four al
ternates to tho Republican National
convention to bo held in tho city of
Chicago June 1G 190S for tho nomina
tion of candidates for president and vice
president of tho United States
Tho basis of representation of tho sov
oral counties in said state convention
shall bo tho voto cast for Honorable I
II Wilson for presidential elector at tho
genoral election held for November 8
1904 giving one delegate for each one
hundred fifty votes and the niaj jr frac
tion thereof so cast for haid II II Wil
son but each count to be entitled to at
least One delegate buiJ apoitiouinent I
entitles tho suvoxol -counties to tho fol
lowing representation io tho said con
vention
NUMBS It OF UKLKGATH TO JIACH COUNTY
1GQ3
Adams 15
Antelopo - 12
Banner 1
Blaine 1
Boone 12
Box Butte 4
Boyd 8
Brown i
Buffalo 17
Burt 14
Butler 11
diss 18
Cedar 12
Chase 2
Cherry 7
Cheyenne S
Clay 14
Colfax 8
Cuming 10
Custer 13
Dakato 0
Dawes 6
Dawson 11
Dsuel 8
Dixon 10
Dodgo 19
Douglas 102
Dundy 3
Fillmoro 13
Franklin 8
Frontier- 7
Furnas 10
Gago 59
Garfield 3
Gosper 4
Grant 1
Greeley 6
Hall 17
Hamilton 12
Harlan 8
Hayes 2
Hitchcock
Holt
Hooker
Howard
JelTeisn
4
12
1
8
14
Johiifcon 11
Kearnov 8
Keith 2
KiaPtba 3
Kirnbii 1
Knox 14
Lanenstoi 51
Lincoln 10
Logan 1
Loup 1
McPheron 1
Mndiron 15
Merrick 8
Nance 8
Nomnha 13
Nuckolls 11
Oloo 17
Vttwnnu 12
IWinns 1
Pbfclps 10
PlCT30 7
Plato 13
Poirf 8
ilel Willow 9
fciteGerdgon 17 1
Rock 3
Stlino 1G
Sirpy 7
Saunders 19
Scoiteiiluff 4
Seward 15
Sheridan 4
Sherman
Sioux
Stanton
Thayer
Thomas 1
Thurston 5
Valley S
Washington 12
Wayne 10
Webstor 11
Vheeler 1
Yorx
Total
o
2
G
13
17
925
It is recommended that no proxies be
allowed and that tho delegates present
from each of tho respective counties be
authorized to cast tho full vote of their
delegations
Attentiou is called to tho method pro
vided for by tho resolution of tho state
committee giving tho Republican elect
ors in each county whoro desired an op
portunity to oxpress thoir preferenco for
candidate for president of tho United
States which plan of expressing said
preferenco has been forwarded to each
county chairman
Attention is also called to Section 3 of
Rulo VI adopted by tho said state com
mittee providing for tho filing of cre
dentials and which rulo is as follows
Credentials of delegates to conven
tions shall bo filed with tho secretary of
the state central committee at least fivo
days before tho dato of said convention
Pursuant to said call of tho National
committee and tho laws of Nebraska
tho several congressional committees
aro instructed to proceed in tho usual
manner to name a time aud place for
holding their respective district conven
tions for the election of two delegates
and two alternates from inch of said
congressional districts in conformity
with tho requirements of the call of tho
national committeo tho same basis of
representation being used in tho several
counties as is herein provided for the
state convention It is recommended
that tho same place and date bo selected
by said congressional committees for
holdiug said district conventions as
have been selected by this committeo
for tho state convention
Wm Haywaiid Chairman
lV P Corrick Secretary
January 8 1908 Lincoln Nebraska
Republican County Convention
Pursuant to tho call of tho Republican
state committee issued January 8 190S
and the Republican county central com
mittee issued January 29 1908 tho Re
publican electors of Red Willow county
aro hereby called to meet in couuty con
vention at Bartley in said county at
LI oclock a m on Wednesday March
4 1903 fur tho purpose of selecting del
egates to tho Republican state conven
tion to bo hold in tho city of Omaha on
March 12 1908 and fir tho transaction
of all uthiT inHiiieas thfit may properly
come before said convention
Tlitt basin ut rpreseiirrttiin of the sev
eral votimi precincts of -aid county shall
Oe the vote cast or Chaflcs Skail i for
county clerk at Urn geaeril election
he i November 5 1907 giving one del
egate for every fifteen 15 votes or frac
tion thereof and two deleg ite at large
for tuh oting precinct
Slid apportionment gives the
Hrai precincts in sain county too tol
lowuii representation in said convention
Aliimce 5
Htavt r 6
Hui drilln 6
Box Rhiur 3
Lolcman 3
Danbury 6
Driftwood 4
East Vnlhy 9
Fritsoh 5
Gerver 3
Grant 3
Indianpla 10
Lebanon 7
COPYHISMT 100T f5f UWD2RWOOO UNOUWQOtlNiV
Missouri Ridge 5
North Valley 5
Pony 4
Rwl Willow 6
T rone 5
Valley Grange 4
Willow Grove
ldt Wd 1st Pet 8
1st Wd 2nd Pet 8
2nd Wdlst Pet 7
2udWd2ndPet 5
Total 127
It is recommpnded that no proxies be
allowed and that tho delegates present
cast the full voto of thoir precinct It
is also recommended that the primary
or caucus for electing delegates to the
county convention h held on Monday
March 2nd at such time as tho several
precinct committeemen may designate
It is further recommended that the
several precinct committal ninu furnsh
a ballot to each voter at tbosaid primary
V rrm rm m fWTI1 afTlll TTM IIVI III I iiriiimW -
A LATE PICTURE OF SECRETARY TAFT
William Howard Taft secretary of war and leading Republican presiden
tial candidate was born in Cincinnati Sept 15 1S57 A graduate of Yale and
Cincinnati Law school he began -work as a reporter In 1SS7 he became judge
of the superior court of Cincinnati In 1S90 he was appointed United States
solicitor general in 1S92 he became United States circuit judge In March
1900 he -went to the Philippines to organize the American government there
Feb L 1904 he was appointed secretary of war He has- rendered conspicu
ous service in the Philippines in negotiations with Pope Leo in Cuba in
Panama and to American Interests throughout the world
or caucus requesting all voters to vote
thoir preferenco for president of tho
United States and that a tally list of
such preference vote bo kept by each
committeeman and that return of tho
same bo made to S R Smith chairman
of the Republican county central com
mittee at Indianolav immediately aftor
said primary Ballots for taking such
preferenco voto will be furnished by tho
chairman cf tho county central com
mittee S R Pmith Chairman
W D Mackechnie Secretary
Flfh District Convention
Pursuant to tho call of tho national
committeo issued December 7 1907 tho
Republican electors of the Fifth congres
sional district of Nebraska aro hereby
called to meet in convention in tho city
of Hastings on Monday March 9 1908
at 300 p m for tho purpose of select
ing two delegates and two nlternntes to
tho Republican national convention to bo
held in tho city of Chicago Juno 1G
1908 for tho nomination of candidates
for president and vice president of the
United States
The basis of representation of the sev
eral couiities in said convention shall be
the voto for Hon 11 H Wilson for pres
idential elector at the general election
held November 8 1904 giving one dele
gate for each one hundred fifty votes
and the major fraction thereof so cast J vj
for said Hon II II Wilson
Said apportionment entitles the sever
al counties to tho following represents
tion in said convention
Adams
15
Chase 2
Clay 14
Dundy 3
Franklin 8
Frontier 7
Furnas 10
Gosper 4
Harlan
8
Hayes of300 tnft Thursday whist club last
Hitchcock 4
Kearney 8
Nuckolls 11
Perkins 1
Phelps 10
Red Willow 9
Hall j 17 Webster - 11
Total 144
It is recommended that no proxies be
allowed and that the delegates pre3ont
from each of the respective counties bo
authorized to cast the full vote of their
delegations
Geo A ALLENChairman
J R McCarl Secretary
Nebraska Co Operatlve Seed Testing Lab
oratory
Arrangements have been made by
which tho National Bureau of Plant In
dustry cooperating with tho Nebraska
agricultural experiment station fs es 1
tiblishing a seed testing laboratory t
Lincoln
This laboratory is being started in
order to give quicker reports on samples
of seed submitted by farmers and seeds
men in Nebraska and adjoining states
where the time required for mail to go
to Washington D C and return fre
quently causes serious delay As the
facilities for work will be limited for the
present it is suggested that only those
samples be sent to the Nebraska labora
tory on which quick reports aro desired
All samples of seed aud correspondence
intended for this laboratory should be
addressed Co Operative Seed Testing
Lav oratory Nebraska Agricultural Ex
psrini9nt Station Lincoln Neb
Only two worihful items enter into
tho value of advertising nameh quant
ity aud quality that is how many aud
how good The McCook Tribune is in
a field by itself locally on these two
points We challenge and invite in
spection and comparison Wo can give
you from two to three times the value
for your money that any other Red
Willow county publication can offer
you
CUURT HOUSE NEWS
Following aro tho marriage licenses is
sued since our last report
Will J Miller 30 Box Elder and
Miss Edna K Mealy 23 Canada
Emmet R McCool 27 and Miss Cora
Colling 20 both of Iudianola
Reuben II Bantam 26 Kanona
Kans and Miss Ella M Norris 21
Quick
Hard and Soft Paper
in convenient sizes for desk use in fig
uring andmaking notes at the Tribune
office Very reasonable price
Tho danceTuesday evening at the
Menard was well attended snd greatly
enjoyed
Say you saw it in The Tribune
For Sale or Trade Four room house
in West McCook forsale or w ill trade
for horses Chas T Harris 2 14 3ts
For Sale One range good as new
used about two months A bargain
One door north of P Foxens
For Sale Pigs good thrifty ones
f rom83 to gG apair
J W Burtless Phone ash 1351
For Rent A live room house
quire 910McFarland St
In-
Two furnished rooms for rent one
block east of plectric light plant tf
Mrs Lottie Brewer
Ror Rent After March 1 new 0
room cottage with bath
O N Rector
For Rent ICC acro farm Inquire
of Mrs Mary Cain 10
Wanted Secondhand roll top desk
C R Livingston
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MOVEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE
Miss Helen Ploubsabd is quite ill
with tho grip
Mhs M L Ruby visited in Arapa
hoe Saturday
A Baunrtt made a business trip to
Donvor Tuesday
W II Anderson is vocalist for the
Electric at present
Frank Bonger of Denver is -visiting
his sister Mrs P Miesen
D C Marsh has apparently recovered
from his attack of diphtheria
Mus C M Bailey was a passenger
on No 3 Sunday for Donvor
J A Wingakd of Kenrnoy wns a
business visitor first of tho week
S N Barrett of Arapahoe transact
ed business in McCook Monday
John Keegan camo down from Strat
ton on business first of tho week
Mr and Mrs J G Schorel and
Marjorio spent Sunday in Minden
Mrs CM Bailey was in Lincoln
Saturday on a short business trip
Jas Harris of Haigler was a business
visitor in our city first of the week
B D Rodgers was a Stratton visitor
Saturday returningSunday morning
Mrs Mary Campbell is visiting in
Denver going up Wednesday on No
AIns Chas Dinnel of South McCook
is recovering from nn attack of tonsili
tia
Mn and Mrs LrRoy Kleven enter-
evening
Mr and Mies Wm Kaily of
6on were county seat visitors close of
last weok
II P Sutton returnod Sunday night
on No 3 much benefited by his trip to
the Springs
F M Kimmkli is spending a couple I
of weeks visiting tho homo folks in
Pennsylvania
The Misses Bridget Doylk and Mar
garet Houlihan have retired from tho
Beo Hive force
F C KnoTTEB of Palisade was in tho
city closo of last week looking after
business interests
Mrs F II Hendeson of Culbertson
visited relatives in McCook a few days
early in the week
C R Livingstone recently brought
in from Hastings n 1803 model Reo road
ster It is a beautv
John Gaarde went to Minden Tues
day evening to spend the Lincolns
birthday holiday with the homefolks
Mrs M Ploussard is recovering
from a severe attack of inflammatory
rheumatism of about a months dura
tion
Rev M B Carman delivered lectures
in Benkelman and Stratton fore part of
the week returning home Wednesday
morning
Mrs J P Nies returned Saturday
night from tho east where she has
been purchasing her snriner stock of
millinery
Mrs Chas Millioan and children
returned Friday night from Rpd
Cloud whore they have been visiting
for the past two weeks
Mis Lilie ODonnell left for Chi
cago Saturday morning making a very
brief stop ovor with hor sister Knthpr
ino at Lincoln en route
Clarence Stokes came from Ham
burg Iowa Sunday night Ho will
visit his parents a few weeks and may
decide to remain here
Miss Elizabeth Clark of Minneap
olis stopped off between trainsTuesday
for a short visit with her cousin II C
CHpn whom she had never met
Mrs O M Norle of Sanulpa I T
and a daughter from Iowa City arp ex
pncled to arrive in the city on No 3
Saturday for a visit of some length
T C Stevfns of Hastings was in the
city fore part of the week on bucinPS
of a Ipjral nature Whilo hpro he visited
with his sister Mrs J T Kpndlen
Mrs F S Bosworth left for Denver
Friday on No 13 While thpre she
will complete the purchase of 1 fine new
home returning homo Saturday night
Mri Mary Brady of Kevaunpp
Illinois was in the city a few days thfc
week looking aftpr rpalty interests and
visiting old friends and acquaintance1
Mis Mary Stevens one of the pro
prietors of tho Palmpr House is here
from Lincoln for a short time She i
arranging to locate here permanently
in the near future
Era Benjunin rpturnrd Tuesday
night from Bridgpport whpre ho had
boen for a few days contesting a claim
Eph won out and came back with a till1
to a fine quarter section
C B Sawyer went to Lincoln nlnse
of last week where he visited until Sun
day night with his wife who is taking
treatment in that city Ho is at present
in Chicago in the interests of tho Bur
lington relief department
Little Helen Enoch invited in a
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Rules
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Adopted Governing Expression of Choice for a Republican
Candidate for President
Firt The chairman and secretary of tim state oominittro aro hereby in
structed to have printed a sufficient number of official ballots which ballots shall
contain tho names of all announced candidates for tho Republican nomination for
President of the United States and two blank lines immediately under tho names
of the candidates where any elector may write in tho namo of any person for
whom he desires to vote whoso namo does not appear on tho ballot Slid ballot
shall contain the words Official Ballot and tho words Preference for candi
date for President of the United States with a square opposite each namo and
opposite each blank line and shall contain the words Voto for One and be
ananged as tho official ballots in the elections aro arranged except as to the
position of the names on the ticket In printing ballots tho position of tho names
of tho candidates thereon shall be changed on each 500 ballots so that tho candi
dates shall alternate as to the first position on uaid ballot
Second The vote for preferenco for a candidate for President shall be taken
in each precinct at the time of holding the caucus or primary for tho selection of
delegates to the county convention which shall elect delegates to the state conven
tion to be held in the city of Omaha on March 12 1908
Third Upon the request of the central committee of any county official
j ballots shall bo sent by the secretary of the state committee to the chairman of
such county committee who shall send the precinct committeeman at least five
days before tho caucus or primary is held in siid preciuct the ballots for such
precinct
Fourth At the time of holding the caucus or primary in each precincta
separate ballot box shall be furnished for said baiiots
Fifth All qualified Republican electors shall have tho right to vote their
preference for President at said caucus or primary
Sixth Before any ballot is delivored to tho voter tho chairman and clerk of
the caucus or tho judges of the piimary shall write thoir names across the back cf
said ballot
Seventh Tho clerk of tho primary or caucus shall maka a list of the names
of the voters voting their preference for candidates for presidenf which list to
gether with the ballots cast and tho tally sheet shov mg the tallied vote cast
shall within 24 hours after said caucus or primary bo transmitted to the chair
man of the Republican county committee of tho county wherein said precinct is
located
Eighth Within five days of the time of holding such caucus or primary the
chairman of the county committee shall appoint two Republican electors of said
county to canvass the vote on said preference and the result of said canvass with
the certificate of said canvassers shall beat at once transmitted by mail to tho
chairman of the state central committee at Lincoln Nebraska
Ninth The chairman of the state central committee shall at oncp tnlmlnf
tho voto so received and transmit by mail to the chairman of the congressional
committee in each district a statement showing the voto on presidential candi
dates in each county in his congressional district and the chairman of the state
committee shall deliver to the chairman of tho state convention to be held in the
city of Omaha on March 12 1903 a statement snowing tho vote received bv him
on presidential candidates mm all the counties in the stale
We certify thit the foregoing rules were adopted by the Republican state
central committee at Lincoln Nebraska January S 1D0S
F P Corrick Secretary William IIaywako Chairman
NOTICE OF REFEREES SALE
By virtue of an order of ale to me d rocted
b the clerk of the di triet court of Red Willow
county in the State of Nebra Ka on a judgment
rendered in raid court in faor of Albertina
Rogers- plaintiff apainst John S Miller Minnie
Matilda Miller Edin A Philliimi Vlhert
Ihillippi Harvey Ihillippi Dai y Ihillippi
Freida Phillippi and Roy Roger- defendants
on the eleventh day of December HOT for the
partition and ale of the following described
real estate to w it The half of the north
east quarter and lots one and two section two
town hip two north range twenty nine uc t ot
f I10 sixth nrincinal meridian iti said Red Willow
few friends to celebrate her fifth birth- county I will otrerforale to the highest bidder
t - nn ln lit tF fnAl tfdiC a -
day from four to nve Monday after- frontdoor of the court hon e in McCook in said
noon Games refreshments and a
birthday cake with tapers lighted gave
the little folks a happy time
county at two oclock in the afternoon the
above described real estate
Dated this 13th day of FebruarylPOS
J S LeUew Referee
REFEREES SALE
By viruie of an order of ile to me directed
b thecl rkof the di trici court of Red Willow
count 111 the tatPof Nebraska on a jiidtciiient
rend nd in -aid court in favor of Minnie Ma
tilda Miller plaiiititr against Albertina Rogers
Roy Roger- John b Miller Freida Ihillippi
vbrt 1hill5I D y Phillippi and Edwin
Ihillippi defendants on the eleventh dav of
December 1M7 for the partition and sale of the
rollowing described real estate to wit The
east half of the we t half of section two the
northwest quarter of one all in town
ship two north range twenty nine and lots one
and two m block- ten in 1 the fourth addition to
McCook all in Red Willow county Nebraska
1 will offer for to the highest bidder for
cah on the ltkh day of March 1908 at the front
door of the court house in said county at two
o clocic in the afternoon tho above described
real estate
Dated this 13th day of February IMS
J S LeIIew Referee
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