i; i Acer's One dose of Ayer's Cherry Pectoral at bedtime prevents niRJit courIis of children. No croup. No bronchitis. A Cherry Pectoral doctor's medicine for all affections of the throat, bron chial tubes, and lungs. Sold for over 60 years. I Imvo ihp.I Ayor'i flirrrr IVctnrnl In hit ffttiilly forrik hi jrrars. TliriiMiiililiii: win.il . Il !f'',"""t-,l''l'l CiM OM'iTUIIV fnrrlill. ilrcn."-Ml:. V. II. Iliuin.ri.Slalliy, Al.i. .T. f- Avni r n fA,- Imio'l, !u 1 I Or WMWkiinmMwmj iV.,Vlcp()0, i au iiriit.'ii Night Coughs IMBMWl!irtiJtw.'c.airi'ty'Matyw- w .t....... KOOQ tho hnwnl: nnnn iaiiMi -i. rf Ayar'a Pills at bodtlmo, Just one. REPUBLICAN CONVENTION. Majority of Old Members of City Administration Renominated. Tho Republican city convention mot "Tuesday evening and placed in nomi nation tho following ticket: jMayor-E. V. Hoss. City Clerk -L. II. Fort. City Treasurer-J. O. Hut lor. Police JudgoClarence Rood. I-'or Cuuncilmuu Kirst ward, Wil liam Wolfo; Second ward, G J. War run. For Members School Uoard Full Jerin, W A Sherwood and J. O. Cald well; for unc.vpitcd term, 13..I. OvcriiiK The convention was called to meet jt tho court house at 8 p. m Owing to v,he fact that repairs wore being made -in tho court room an adjournment was taken to tho Firemen's hall. City Chairman D 11. Knley called tho convention to order and read tho n II. Ou motion C. F. Cather was mado Siermauont ohainnau and Ooorgo II. .Ovoring secretary. Tho credentials of tho twelve dolo gates from tho First ward and seven icon delegatus fn)m tho Second ward woro presented and accepted, all being .present. On tho informal ballot for mayor B W. Koss received 12 votes, J. H. Mercer 7, .1. O. Caldwoll fi, W. X. Rich ardson 2 and 1j. A Huskins, .1. W. Kin sol and Or. Croightou 1 each On tho Hist formal ballot Ross re--ceivod 11, Moi cor 7, Caldwell .", Rich ardson 2, Croightou 1. Second formal bnllot Ross l(i, Mer ger J), Caldwoll 'A, Croightou I. E. W. Ross was thou declared tho nominee of the convention for mayor. L.. II. Fort received 111 of the '27 votes vrast ou tho informal ballot for city clerk, and on motion tho rules woro vusponded and ho was declared tho --annul mous choico of tho convention ior 'ity clerk Ou tho informal ballot for city treasurer J 0. Uutlor reeuived 2r of "lhv 2d votes cast and upon suspension of tho rules was declared tho unani mous choico of tho convention. Clarence Reed received tliu nomina tion for police judge on the second formal ballot J2 U. Overman hero introduced a resolution declaring that it was tho sense of tho convention that tho next city council should either issue bonds o tho amount of 810,000 for tho pur pose of installing a municipal electric Sighting plant within tho next fiscal jroar, or grant u franchise for tho same purpose to some private corporation. J.S Gilhnm oll'orod an amondmont -calling for a mass mooting of citizens Xo bo held within the next two months, in order to get tho sentiment of thocom annuity in tho matter. Tho amend- f FARM LOANS - IX- Kansas 6 Nebraska. I don't ask you to sec all other town agents first and then drop them cold. If you choose, see me FIRST or LAST, and I think we can, deal. J. H. BAILEY, RED CLOUD, - - NKHUASKA ment was accepted by Mr Overman and was adopted. A recoss was thou taken to allow tho delegates from each ward to namo can didates for councilman. The Fir.st ward delegates nominated Win. Wolfo to succeed A A Frame George .7. Warren was nominated to succeed himself in tho Second ward Tho convention then resolved itself into u mass meeting of tho school dis trict for tho purpose of nominating candidates for members of tho school board. W A. Sherwood and J. O Caldwoll were nominated to (111 the vacancies caused by tho expiration of tho terms ofT C. Hacker and 10 W Ross. I .T. Ovoring was nominated to III) ilio un expired term of T. la Penman. I) II. Kaley and Goorgo II Ovoring woro ro elected as chairman and socio- J tary, respectively, of tho city central committee, and tho convention adjourned Real Estate Transfers. Transfers for week ending Wednes day, Moh. Hi, furnished by J. 11. Hailoy of Webster County Abstract company. Ij E Sponco to Trustees of M E church of Hladon, lot Hi, block :t, lilndon, wd S 700 United States to II S Hrooks nol 2-2-12, pat W 1) Groenloo to Robert Fausch so I and ell sw I 27-2-1) wd 7200 Chris Fassloi to Phillip Fussier KiuJswl in. Ml, wd :1U00 Phillip Fussier to Chris Fussier i.ii'!hy1 lot 11, wd Libbio II Potts to C F Guild nwl 18-1-0, wd :noo J G Hrowu to Lewis R Clapplots 10, II and IS, block 2-, Red Cloud, wd 850 L R Clapp to II C Errot lots 1, f. andO, block 12, S & M add to Red Cloud, wd COO Chris Kuohaus to F M Schroder s2 so t 'A 'A !), wd 2.'!00 Chris Uiorhuus to Win Strieker and John Jones, sol 15 Ml! wd WOO John W Allen to August Pruuko sol s2 nwl 122 and n2 nwl 27-1-0, wd 10000 Lewis Wut erbury toJohaun Pohl lots 1 to 1 block 1, UIuo Hill, wd 1100 Henry Fox Jr. to Win A Voight w2 7-1-12, wd li:w Verlindii Lut. to Henry A Fearu lots 1, u and 7 Patmor add to Red Cloud, wd 1000 Sarah .1 Tabor to Henry II Lum brotch no 1 2-2-12 wd 15000 Christian Christ cuson to Mngino E Hollistor nol 0 2-12 wd 15100 Reuben Kcagle to Mary E Croigh tou uc! 20-1-11, wd :i300 cully closed Wednesday boforo Mr. Chambers rotumod to his homo in Hastings to make arrangements to como to Rod Cloud to take charge of tho work. Tho now contract calls for au expenditure of i(5,r00, to bo paid in live monthly payments of $1,000 each and tho last payment of $1,500 on com pletion and acceptance of the building. A part of the foundation laid last fall will bo rebuilt anil there will bo a fow minor changes from the original plans Mr. Chambers is a builder of largo oxperienco and has suporintendo I tho construction of some of tho best build ings in Hastings and vicinity. Ho will return to Red Cloud the llrst of next week and work will bo immediately begun u the completion of tho build ing Took Civil Service Examination. Fifteen applicants fo rural route carriers look tho civil service exami nation at Red Cloud lasl Saturday. They wore: Charles L Fulwidor and Samuel II Buzzard of Blue Hill; (,'lias P. Davis of Bladen, Albert Kind-chcr, Charles F Scherbacher. William S. Jackson, Wendell S Lambert, Geo. W. Fairlleld, William P Round Lloyd C Funpihar, Cieo W Crow, Henry G Britton, William I). Hail, Chester C. Dunbar and Eli W. Fowler all of Guide Rock and vicinity. Blft Transfers of Heal Estate. Tho real estate transfers for tho week ending March 1" show a heavy i increase over tho preceding week, .1000 which J. II Bailey said was the largest 'list he had over transcribed in ono week Last week's total was u little over 70,000. Twenty-eighth transfers' IVll. I III; K-iitilr lIiimim. t,t..l ..I' 2CI-1-. I w. iiii-i t.utjfi nuw.t 41 IUUII VII. 'OI,JLtJ, which indicates that tho real estate dealers are enjoying a season of un precedented prosperity. fee J J (r V ' (5 ' r - 1 U I J ti 1 I I V -)lrni!m M l"-w . . E?M M I l.,ri.&0'05r5Ji:Vz I TCSS&iii22&i fit sF!:zZv J ?4 mmmmm ?xs&JStt;&27attT.T -.iKiUuWV'"' -"a " v, traiTtK: m $1.SO tO S.OO i d ' ) A&m wiiri- .i.vK.r-.Xirj iVT-- ivil?' y , :':'-..' ?f-'!W s:- SS'a'i'lMl .v-.-;. vCKf l-a acRsa WBL , ' vm-::;y$K&m - I . .MIll ftk mTP. ycw&m. w$& &T & "m Hi ,'! '' i rJ $3.00 $1.50 to G.OO A M Anitas to Win H Tabor, lots i:i and 1 1 block 10 S A: M add to Red Cloud, wd Emily li Davis to A C Halo swl .'12-2-10, wd Edward H Funko to M W Horn borger, sol and w2 nol 1-I1-!) wd Miuy I'j Simpson to James F Buckles no I 2I-.'M1 wd Geo W Baylor to F W llarring ton pt nol 20-2-11 wd Lincoln Land Co to K B Bun lots 5, 7 and S block Hi Vance add to Guide Rock wd 10 Sponco to John Bodell lots Hi, 17 and IS, block 1 Sponco add to Bladen wd C B A- to Louis Sodorlin s2swl 20-l-.ll wd Andrew Sodorlin t Louis Sodor lin, same q.)d EM Let nor to L E Warner sol 11-1 12 wd SE Caldwoll toWilholma Bier bans ol 0-M2 150 100 1000 :iooo :woo 125 :too 5S'J 1 ntioo r,(ioo Total 581,515 Y. M. C. A. Rally. Sunday, March 2(i, promises t boa big day for tho Christian forco in our city. Tho state Y. M. C. A. will hold meetings in tho various churches in tho morning and in tho afternoon and evening at the opera house. Tho Tho work will bo under tho supervis ion of State Secretary Bailey and ho will bo assisted by a delegation from Omaha and Hastings. Thero is no grout or organization in tho world to day than tho Young Men's Christian Association. No movement since Christ's timo has mot with greater success in unifying tho forces for good. Wo aro pleasod to welcome this baud of workers and trust that they will bo accorded a generous hearing and liolp. Mako preparations to attond all those ( meetings Mr. llailoy is a strong t speaker and his interest in young mou is intense Bo sure to hoar him. Contract Let for N. E. Church Building I Tho contract for tho completion of t lie now Methodist church building Ins been lot to Mr. S J. Cluunbors of Hastings, an uncle of Dr. E A. Thomas of this city. Tho eou tract was praoti- John Boom Hilled. Tho following brief dispatch in Wed nesday's World-Herald telN of the accidental death of John Boom, at Blue Hill, no particulars of which have been received hero: Bun: Him,, Nob, March M. John Boom was killed hero today. His team started to run away and throw him from tho wagon. The wheel struck his head and killed him instantly. Joe Nan Married. Joo E. Nan, formerly editor of Tin: Ciiikp, was married on March 1, at Minneapolis, Minn, to Miss Julia E Binghntn. Tho bride and groom are now residing at Lead, South Dakota, whore Mr. Nan has accepted tho city editorship of tho Black Hills Daily Register "SJ'i yw -' x& t vy s W v V J.S $3.00 CLOTHIER Farm Loans in both Nebraska and Kansas. To mako sure that you can get lowest in terest and best optional payments of me, got tho very best terms you can of others, and thou come and seo me. 1 am sure 1 will mako your loan. C. F. C.VTiinn, Rod Cloud, Neb. For Sale. In Red Cloud, tho property of Mrs. M. Gilroy, ono Iiouso and barn on .'1 lots in good condition; piano and household furniture, all fully insured; also ono cow. To bo sold at once. House must be sold before furniture. Farmers' Institute. Tho Webster County Farmers.' Insti tute will hold a session on March 2.'J. Mr. O. Hull of Alma will address tho institute on "Soil Tillage " Other well-known speakers will also bo and present and address tho meeting. adpitionXlTocal. Tin: Chikk and the Weekly State Journal one year for $1, till March 1. Cliarloy Mctiuirc, who is at Excelsior Springs, Mo , taking treatment for rheumatism, is reported to bo greatly improved in health. His left hip had become so drawn out of position that an operation was necessary to replaco it. Prior ti the operation ho had so far recovered as to bo able to walk without the aid of crutches. D. C. and B. Bell, Louis Shiinp, U. T. Jones and I. C. Shannon of the Lulm lion Rural Telephone company nrrived Wednesday to complete tho Lebanon 'phono lino as fur m the Burlington tracks. Tno lino will ho carried from tho tracks to tho Farmers' exchange by the latter company and tho connection i expected to bo completed this week. Local tiraln Market. (Furnished by J. P. Dolanoy ) Thursday, March 10. Wheat 8(5o White shelled corn ,Tc ' Mixed shollod Corn :i5o Yellow Corn rG Eur C rn :i:ie Oats 5ffc Itjo Glc wr lEs B ! lliWvlvLitililvijibilavlyailMlvltLititvtvlilvtvlilMlvbvliiililiilvtvUfc Ri. A. Albright, i 15he Grocer -SELLS- ?'&. 1 Red Cloud, - - iiTAr.''iw'ii'!t'nni.1 First 3 Quality 3 Goods AT Reasonable 3 Prices Nebraska WA NTED ! pfl'rv WfmWmn Horses and Mules! Want to buy horses 1200 lbs and up, fat; Mules lOOO lbs. and up, fat. Will also buy a fancy driver and nice fat top South erners from 900 to lOOO lbs I will be at SLABY'S BARN Red Cloud, Neb., THURSDAY, Mch.23 Frank Abbott. 3PMfw . s- i- f-e- 6- 6-