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By F M K1MA1ELL
fiargcst Circulation in Red Willow Co
Subscription 1 a Year in Advance
flail Republican State Convention March
12 1908
Pursuant to the call of the National
committee issued December 7 1907 the
Republican olectors of tho state of Ne
braska are hereby called to meet in con
tention in tho city of Omaha on Thurs
day March 12 1908 at two oclock in
tfhe afternoon for tho purpose of select
ing four delegates at large and four al
ternates to the Republican National
convention to be held in the city of
Chicago June 10 1908 for the nomina
tion of candidates for president and vice
president of the United States
Tho basis of representation of tho sev
eral cdtfntfers in said state convention
shall bo tho vote cast for Honorable H
11 Wilson for presidential elector at tho
general election held for November 8
2904 giving one delegate for each one
Hundred fifty votes and the mojor frac
tion thereof so cast for said H H Wil
son but each county to be entitled to at
least one delegate Said apportionment
entitles the several counties to the
lowing representation in the said con
vention
KUMBEB OF DELEGATES TO EACH COUNTY
1908 -
cTaras 15
Antelope 12
Banner 1
Blaine 1
Boone 12
Box Butte 4
Boyd 8
Brown 4
Buffalo 17
Burt 14
Butler 11
Cass 18
Cedar 12
Shase 2
IDherry 7
Cheyenne 5
Clay 14
Colfax 8
Cuming 10
Custer 18
Dakato 6
Dawes 5
Dawson 11
Deuel 3
Dixon 10
Dodge 19
Douglas 102
Dundy 3
Fillmore 13
Franklin 8
Frontier 7
Furnas 10
Gage 29
Garfield 3
Gosper 4
Grant 1
Greeley 6
Hall 17
Hamilton 12
Elarlan S
Hayes 2
Hitchcock 4
Holt 12
Hooker 1
Howard 8
Jefferson 14
Johnson 11
Kearney 8
Keith 2
Keya Paha 3
Kimball 1
Knox 14
Lancaster 54
Lincoln 10
Logan 1
Loup 1
McPherson 1
Madison 15
Merrick S
Nance 8
Nemaha 13
Nuckolls 11
Otoe 17
Pawnee 12
Perkins 1
Phelps 10
Pierce 7
Platte 13
Polk 8
Red Willow 9
Richardson 17
Rock 3
Saline 16
Sarpy 7
Saunders 19
Scotts Bluff 4
Seward 15
Sheridan 4
Sherman 5
Sioux 2
Stanton 6
Thayer 13
Thomas 1
Thurston -5
Valley S
Washington
Wayne
Webster
Wheeler
York
12
10
11
1
17
Total 925
It is recommended that no proxies be
allowed and that the delegates present
from each of the respective counties be
authorized to cast tho full vote of their
delegations
Attention is called to the method pro
vided for by the resolution of the state
committee giving the Republican elect
ors in each county where desired an op
portunity to express their preference for
candidate for president of the United
States which plan of expressing said
preference has been forwarded to each
county chairman
Attention is also called to Section 3 of
Rule VI adopted by the said state com
mittee providing for the filing of cre
dentials and which rule is as follows
Credentials of delegates to conven
tions shall be filed with the secretary of
the state central committee at least five
days before the date of said convention
Pursuant to said call of the National
committee and the laws of Nebraska
the several congressional committees
are instructed to proceed in the usual
manner to name a time and place for
holding their respective district conven
tions for the election of two delegates
and two alternates from each of said
congressional districts in conformity
with the requirements of the call of the
national committee tho same basis of
representation being used in the several
counties as is herein provided for the
state convention It is recommended
til at the same place and date be selected
by said congressional committees for
Holding said district conventions as
Have been selected by this committee
rbr the state convention
Wm Havwakd Chairman
F P Corrick Secretary
January 8 1908 Lincoln Nebraska
Republican County Convention
Pursuant to the call of the Republican
state committee issued January 8 1903
and the Republican county central com
mittee issued January 29 190S the Re
publican electors of Red Willow county
are hereby called to meet in county con
vention at Bartley in said county at
11 oclock a m on Wednesday March
f 1908 for the purpose of selecting del-
egates to the Republican state conven
tion to be held in tho city of Omaha on
Maroh 12 190S and for the transaction
of all other business that may properly
come before said convention
The basis of representation of the sev
eral voting precincts of said county shall
bo the vote cast for Charles Skalla for
county clerk at the general election
hold November 5 1907 giving one dole
egate for every fifteen 15j votes or frac
tion thereof and two delegates at largo
for each voting precinct
Said apportionment gives the sev
eral precincts in said county the fol
lowing representation in said convention
Alliance 5 Missouri Ridge 5
beaver North Valley o
Botidville G Porrv 4
Box Elder 3
Coleman 3
Danbury - 6
Driftwood 4
East Valley 9
Fritsch 5
Gerver 3
Grant 3
Indianola 10
Lebanon 7
Red Willow 6
Tyrone 5
Vallev G ranee 4
Willow Grove
1st Wd 1st Pet 8
lstWd2tidPct 8
2nd Wdlst Pet
2ndWd2nd Pet
Total 127
It is recommended tha no proxies be
allowed and that the delegates present
cast the full vote of their nrocinct It
is also recommended that the primary
or caucus for electing delegates to the
county convention bn held on Monday
March 2nd at such time as the several
precinct committeemen may designate
It is further recommended that the
several precinct committeemen furnsh
a ballot to each voter at the said primary
or caucus requesting all voters to vote
their preference for president of the
United States and that a tally list of
such preference vote be kopt by each
committeeman and that return of the
same be made to S R Smith chairman
of the Republican county central com
mittee at Indianola immediately after
said primary Ballots for taking such
preference vote will be furnished by the
chairman cf the county central com
mittee S R Sjiith Chairman
W D Mackeohnie Secretary
Fifh District Convention
Pursuant to the call of the national
committee issued December 7 1907 the
Republican electors of the Fifth congres
sional district of Nebraska are hereby
called to meet in convention in the city
of Hastings on Monday Mai ch 9 1908
at 300 p m for the purpose of select
ing two delegates and two alternates to
the Republican national convention to be
held in the city of Chicago June 16
1908 for the nomination of candidates
for president and vice president of the
United States
The basis of representation of the sev
eral couMies in said convention shall be
the vote for Hon II H Wilson for pres
idential elector at the general election
held November 8 1904 giving one dele
gate fcr each one hundred fifty votes
and the major fraction thereof so cast
for said Hon H H Wilson
Said apportionment entitles the sever
al counties to the following reprasenta
tion in said convention
Adams
Chase
Clay
15
o
14
Dundy 3
Franklin 3
Frontier 7
Furnas 10
Gosper 4
Hall 17
Harlan 3
Hayes 2
Hitchcock 4
Kearney S
Nuckolls 11
Perkins 1
Phelps 10
Red Willow 9
Webster 11
Total 144
It is recommended that no proxies be
allowed and that the delegates present
from each of the respective counties be
authorized to cast the full vote of their
delegations
Geo A ALLENjChairman
J R McCarl Secretary
Secretary Wilson of the department
of agriculture says that the unbounded
prosperity of the agriculturist is not due
to chance but is the result of intelli
gent scientific business methods A
reader of The Weekly Inter Ocean has
placed before him each week the prac
tical and approved methods to which
Secretary Wilson refers It is a good
investment Only 125 for The Weekly
Inter Ocean and this paper one year
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for horses Chas T Harris 2 14 3ts
Two furnished rooms for rent one
block east of electric light plant tf
Mrs Lottie Brewer
Ror Rent After March 1 new 5
room cottage with bath
O N Rector
For Rent 160 acre farm Inquire
of Mrs Mary Cain 10
Wanted Second hand roll top desk
C R Livingston
Wanted to Trade A fine piano for
a nice driving horse city broke prefer
black in color weight about 3200 Also
want to rent a fine piano cheap to good
parties Drop a postal card to C G
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MINOR ITEMS OF NEWS
McMillen prescription druggist
Say you saw it in The Tim hunk
McMillens cold tablets will cure your
cold and stop your cough
Last sale of the season Winter goods
must go -4 off Rozell Barger
Bartley is rejoicing over tho fact that
they have the smallpox epidemic over
come
Double - strength Heiuz vinegar
imitated by all equaled by noue for
sale by Magner Stokes
Wellerette cigars sold only in drug
stores the best 5 cents will buy For
sale at Wood worth Cos
Magner Stokes keep their grinder
going some these days and have plenty
of ground bone for chickens
You cannot buy Nabisco wafers in
Nebraska but can get the Kenwood at
Tho White House Better if anything
Our Cream Lotion is healing and
soothing to both face and hands and
will give entire satisfaction
A McMillen Druggist
Pennsylvania hard coal small size
only 1950 a ton while it lasts Updike
Grain Co S S Garvey manager
Phone 169
Whatever you want in combs brushes
or toilet articles you can get here at
prices not approached elsewhere when
quality is considered
L W McConnell Druggist
Subject for the Congregational C E
Sunday evening The Foreign Mis
sion Work of Our Denomination A
Survey Rom 108 15 All young peo
pie invited
There is only one way that you can
have beautiful Foft skin and that is
by using McConuells Fragrant Lotions
It cures chapped hands chapped lips
and roughened skin 25c
Genuine grocery bargains are offered
in our advertisement appearing in this
issue of The Tribune Dont fail to
read the prices note the goods and
come and see tho line New goods
high grade goods and at prices ou
cant resist J A Wilcox Son
tlTT CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS
Christian Bible school at 10 a m
Y P S C E at 7 p ra All are wel
come to these services
Catholic Order of services Mass
i a m Mass and sermon 1000 a m
Evening service at 8 oclock Sunday
school 230 p m Every Sunday
Wm J Kirwin O M 1
Baptst Sunday school at 10 a m
Preaching service at 1100 a m Even
ing service at 800 B Y P U at 7 p m
A most cordial invitation is extended to
all to worship with us
E Burton Pastor
Christian Science Services Sun
day at 11 a m and Wednesday at S
p m Subject Mind Meetings
Ifeld in Diamond block Room open
Wednesdays and Saturdays from 2 to 4
p m Science literature on sale
Episcopal Preaching services at St
Albans church at 11 a m and 7o0p
m bunday school at 10 a m Ail
are welcome to these services Cele
bration of the Holy Communion at the
morning service
E R Earle Rector
Methodist Sunday school at 10 am
St rmon by pastor at 11 and 8 Ep
worth League at 645 Prayer meeting
Wednesday night at 745 Morning sub
jectSaIt Evening subject Pepper
The public is invited to all these servi
ces we want you to come
M B Carman Pastor
Congregational Sunday school at
10 a m Preachins at 11 a m and
8 p m by pastor Sunday night spec
ial patriotic service by mens club
Music by tho orchestra and choir Ad
dress on Good Citizenship Junior C
E at 3 pm Senior C E at 7 p m
Prayer meeting every Wednesday at 745
p m The public is cordiailj invited to
all these services
G B Hawses Pastor
The Overcoat
Probably In no other department sar
torial is there exhibited so much in
difference to hygienic considerations
as in the overcoat The greatest fal
lacy of all perhaps In regard to the
choice of an overcoat Is that the terms
weight and warmth are synony
mous As a matter of fact they are
nearly always diametrically opposed
Moreover the heavy overcoat is a tax
Insulating cloth Is Intended to secure
London Lancet
What a Woman Says
Singleton I want to ask you a
with It Singleton Does a woman al
ways mean what she says Wedder
ly During courtship she doesnt hut
after marriage you bet she does Chi
cago News
Sounds Possible but Not Likely
Ive thought of a novel effect for
my new melodrama
What Is It
The villain lights a cigar during tho
snowstorm thus setting the snowstorm
afire Washington Herald
MOVEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE
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family
Mrs II F Dvk is visiting friends in
Sutton
J A Piphr was in the city Tuesday
and Wednesday
G R Johnson of Arapahoe was a
McCook visitor Monday
Mrs C A DeLov is slightly impioved
but is not yet out of danger
Mr and Mrs R B Burns ppent last
Saturday and Sunday in Denver
T F Gociclky of Danbury was trans
acting business in our city Monday
Mrs John Keegn and son of Trenton
are visiting McCook relatives and
friends
Mibs Bessie Eyerist returned Sun
day evening from a two weeks visit at
Holbrook
Mrs C L Faiinkstock returned
Sunday night from her two weeks visit
in Michigan
Mas Fred Schwab was called to
Crete Friday night by the serious ill
ness of her mother
M B Carman lectured in Stratton
last night This is his second lecture
there in two weeks
Mrs Emerson Hansen arrived Mon
day night to attend the different social
functions of the week
County Attorney Reeder went down
to Lincoln fore part of the week to be
treated for throat trouble
Mr and Mrs W E DEWrrrof Den
ver spent Tuesday in the city returning
home on No 3 that evening
Ed L Adams and M D King at
torneys from Minden were in town
Wednesday on legal business
Mr and Mrs E F Osijokn are
spending the week with relatives and
friends in Edison and Holbrook
C R Woodworth was unable to at
tend to his duties at the drug store the
first of the week on account of sick
ness
Miss Laira Craw who had been
visiting the Ludwicks for a fortnight
returned Monday to her home near
Stratton
W P IIaworth returned close of
last week from Hayworth Kansas
where he had been called by the death
of his mother
Miss Maud Pierce of Akron Color
ado came down Tuesday to attend the
machinists ball and will remain n
few days visiting friends
M r and Mrs F C Fuller arrived
in the city Thursday night to spend
sometime with their daughters Mrs
Sam Pickard and Miss Stella Fuller
Mrs WmWeidenhameer gave a Ken
sington Thursday afternoon in honor of
Mrs C M Noble and Mrs M B Downs
A five oclock dinner concluded the
afternoon
Miss Kathryn Sawyer left Thursday
morning on No 2 for Lincoln to spend
a few days with her mother Mrs Saw
yer is improving and hopes to leave the
sanitarium this week
Misses Clara and Fannie Eastman
who have been visiting their sister Mr
Ed Waite for the past two months
left for their home in Nashua Iowa on
No 2 Tuesday morning
L Suess took No G for Crete Sunday
night to be with his mother who is very
low with pneumonia Ho returned
Wednesday bringing the news that she
is considerably improved though not
yot quite out of danger
Mr and Mrs U J Warren and
Miss Ruth arrived on No 14 Monday
night from Fort Morgan Mr Warren
returned home Thursday night Mrs
Warren will remain some time visiting
her mother and old friends
Mr and Mrs A G Dole will leave
Sunday morning for Seward to visit re
latives after which they will go for an
extended trip through the east They
expect to travel around a considerable
portion of tho coming year
Geo D Carrington Jr of Auburn
a caudidate for Republican nomination
as state superintendent of public in
struction was in the city close of last
wpek Mr Carrington is at present
county superintendent of Nemaha
countv
I A Downev inspector of normal
training in tho high schools of Nebras
ka employed in the oflico of State Supt
McBrien came last evening to make
an official visit to the McCook high
school He spent tne whole of today at
the school making a talk to the stu
dents this forenoon
Mr and Mrs A McMillen enter
tained a small company last evening in
on the resources of the organism and honor of Mrs C M Noble and Mrs M
destroys the economy which a good
B Downs In a series of 500 games
which was an enjoyable feature of the
evening Mrs Noble was awarded the
honors Refreshments were served
In the way of decorations both
tlon old man Wedderly Come on entine and Washingtons birthday ideas
were carried out
A weekly newspaper that publishes
twenty one columns of good reliable
news each week is rare in these days of
cheap weeklies intended only to sell
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Rules Adopted Governing Expression of Choice for a Republican
Candidate for President
First The chairman and secretary of the state committee are hereby in
structed to have printed a sufficient number of official ballots which ballots shall
contain the names of all announced candidates for the Republican nomination for
President of the LTnited States and two blank lines immediately under the names
of the candidates whero any elector may write in the name of any person for
whom he desires to vote whoso name does not appear on tho ballot Said ballot
shall contain tio words Official Ballot and the words Preference for candi
date for President of the United States with a square opposite each name and
opposite each blank line and shall contain tho word3 Vote for One and b
arranged as the official ballots in the elections are arranged except as to tho
position of the names on the ticket In printing ballots the position of tho namrs
of the candidates thereon shall be changed on each 500 ballots so that the candi
dates shall alternate as to the first position on said ballot
Second The vote for preference for a candidate for President shall be taken
in each precinct at tho time of holding tho caucus or primary for the 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 1008
Third Upon the request of the central committee of any county official
ballots shall be sent by tho secretary of the state committee to tho chairman of
such county committee who shall send the precinct committeeman at least five
days before tho caucus or primary is held in said precinct the ballots for such
preciuct
Fourth At the time of holding the caucus or primary in each precinct a
separate ballot box shall be furnished for said ballots
Fifth All qualified Republican electors shall have the right to vote their
preference for President at said caucus or primary
Sixth Before any ballot is delivered to the voter the chairman and clerk of
the caucus or the judges of the primary shall write their names across the back of
said ballot
Seventh The clerk of the primary or caucus shall make a list of the names
of the voters voting their preference for candidates for president which list to-
gather with tho ballots cast and tho tally sheet showing the tallied vote cast
shall within 21 hours after said caucus or primary be transmitted to the chair
man of the Republican county committee of the 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 R publicm 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 onco transmitted bv mail to the
chairman of the state central committee at Lincoln Nebraska
Ninth The chairman of the state central committee shall at once tabulate
the vote so received and transmit by mail to the chairman of the congressional
committee in each district a statement showing tho vote an presidential candi
dates in each county in his congressional district and the chairman of tho state
committee shall deliver to the chairman of the stato convention to bo held in tho
city of Omaha on March 12 1908 a statement snowing the vote received by him
on presidential candidates from all the counties in the state
We certify that the foregoing rules were adopted by the Republican stato
central committee at Lincoln Nebraska January 8 19G8
F P Corrick Secretary William IIaywakd Chairman
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Notice To Parents
Classes for beginners children five
years of age or over who have never
attended school will be organized
Monday afternoon February 17 jn the
East ward the West ward and the
South buildings Parents will present
their children to tho teachers in these
respective building together with a
certificate showing successful vaccina
tion Two weeks time will be granted
for entering pupils in these cIhssop but
no one will be received after Monday
March 2 G 11 Thomas Supt
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