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1 V fc Semi-Weekly Tribune Ira L. Bare, Editor and Publisher. SUBSCRIPTION HATES: Ono Year by Mall In Advance... $1.25 Ono Year by Carrier In Advance. $1.50 Entered at North I'latto, Nebraska, Postolllco as Second ClaBS Matter. TUESDAY, DEC. 29, 1914. LOCAL AM) PERSONAL Mra. A. II. Brown la reported ill tit her homo on west Sixth street. For Sale Ono Triple-geared feed grinder good as now, call A41fi. Artie McKcnn of Hcrshoy was In the city Saturday visiting friends. Miss Georglana Hoxlo lcft'ThnrHday for Ogalalla to spend Christinas with relatives. Mr. and Mrs Fred Ulrleh spoilt Chrlstmns visiting at the Miller homo north of Horshey. A son was born Thursday to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Shaw, residing twolvo miles southwest of tho city. Victor Halllgan left Friday for Bir mingham, Ala., where ho av 111 repre sent Nebraska at a national fraternity meeting. The Monarch Malleable Iron linage, tho Stay Satisfactory Ilango at Hcr hIioj'v, opposite post office. Phone 15. Miso Blancho Thornburg of this city visited ovor Christmas and remained for tho week end with friends in Gothenburg. Jess Smith spent Chrlsmas with his parents in Gothenburg. He In cm . ployed in tho Reese pantatorlum in this city., Dr. and Mrs. W. J. Itedfleid, of Grand Island passed through tho city Friday enrouto to Sarben whoro they spent Christmas with relatives. No preparation Is equal to Impc'rlnl Cream Lotion for chnppcd hands,. A full 4 ounce bottle U5c, at Stone's Driur store. tf vV. II. Mungo. Jr., returned yester day from Omaha where ho spent Christmas with his parents. Mrs. "Mungor who accompanied him will re turn tills evening. Mrs. A. L, Austin, of Sabotha, Kan., motlior of T. V. Austin, arrived Inst week to spend Christmas with her son and family. She will continue her visit this week. M. J. Forbes returned last evening from Ida Grove, Iowa whoro lie spent Christmas visiting relatives. Mrs. Forbes remained for a moro extended visit. Highest prices paid for stoves and second-hand furniture F. II. Wood gato, 511 Locust St. Phono Red SGO.tf Milledge Uullard, wlto for the past two months lias been in South Dakotn and adjoining states assisting L. V. Walker in presenting the Indian war motion pictures, arrived homo to spend Christinas with 1ila paronts. He will return north this wook. Roy Hilton, formerly of the Tele graph staff, lias accepted a position on tho Lincoln Dally Star. Ho will have tho court houso run. Ho leaves for Lincoln to tnko up his duties tho drat of tho year. Henry Iljorklund, 23, and Miss Beatrice B. Hicks, 23, both of this city, wero rnarriod Thursdny uflcrnoon at tho court house by County Judgo John Grant. Tho groom Is an Inspector in tho round house and they will make their homo hero. lfl Bonner arrived home Saturday I'vuilng rrom his studied in the No brad a unlU'i'Elty school at music to spend a short tlmo visiting his puruiitH hero. Ila was detained In Lincoln on account of Christmas engagement to' furnish music. License to wed was issued Thmsdny afternoon from tho olllco of tho county judRo to Ilerbort L. iFlotchor, 21, and Ml.iu Vernla L. Dlsbrow, 17, both of this city. Tlioy wore married by Coun ty Judge John Grant. The groom is a young launer of this vicinity and thoy will make, (hotr homo on a farm. For Rent After December 1st. tho 14-ioom houso on Sixth street oast of tin1 Lloyd opera house. Good cel-laj-, bath, oloctrle lights, city water. Inauiio of Mrs. R. 1). Thomson, Oil - west Fifth street. 88tf R. B. Wldnor, formerly tenant on tho Blrge farm at O'Fallons, and Clove Long lmvo purchased the Wohl ford moat market at Sutherland. The sale Included tho building and lot. Mr, Widnor, nt tho lime ho sold his pergonal property Intended moving to Arkansas, but lutor changed his mind. The Union Paolflc has demanded ih.it Dr. Konnon, as treasurer of School Dlst. No. 7, pay the company over $2,000 which it claims it was over assessed, it is probably laying th" basis for actions against the school districts along its lino. Dr. Konnou didn't know Just whoro to put his hand on It so domurred. Mnx well Tolopost, A largo number colobrated Christ mas skating on tho south river and all Boomliigly onjoyed It vory much. Tho continuod cold wenthor baa frozen tho river ovor ciullo solidly although some of tho more venturesome found pluces whoro tho water would como up through tho leo. This writer lias scon much hotter skating in many re spects, but tho skating on tho south rivor was good enough to allow the proper colobratlon of tho Yuletido festival day. Wo tho undorslgncd gnrago proprie tors of North Platto in vlow of tho fact that efficient sorvlco la hamporod by oxteiiBlvo credit, do horeby placo our business on n strictly cash basis. Tho samo Is becomo offcctlvo Jan. 1, 1915. Wo play no favorltos and mean no of feiiBO to any of our cuBtomorB. MINER HINMAN, J. S. DAVIS, IIENDY & OGIER, por P. N. OGIER. County 1'Ionccr PasHcs Any. Mr8. J. J. Meyers, for forty-thrco years a resident of this county, passed away Thursday afternoon nt 2:15 at her homo at 402 east Sixth street. Sho was soventy-four years, ten months nnd nlno days of ago at the time of her death, which was duo to general debility. She had suffered ill health for the past flften years and gradu ally sank away. Sarah Jano Seary was born in Her kimer county, New York, February 15, 1810. On her seventeenth birth day anniversary, February 15, 1857, sho was married to Jacob J. Meyers. They lived in Now York until tho time of the civil war when Mr. Meyers en listed with tho federal forces. After tho war thoy removed to Shlawasso county, Michigan, where they lived four years, coming to North Platto In tho fall of 1871. In the spring of 1872 they moved on n homeotcad near Gan nett whero thoy lived until 1895 when Mrs. Meyers' health failed and they moved to North Platte. Mr. Meyers died a little over two yours ago1.1 Mrs. Meyers leaved to niouin her demise one brother, four children, sixteen grand children, und sovon great grand children. Tho chil dren aro E. S. Moyera-uf. Ft. Worth. Texas, Mrs. John Beans of Cozad, Mrs. J. O. Rowley of North Platto and W. II. Meyers of Colorado. Through all her lifo Mrs. Meyers was a devoted wife, mother and friend. Coming to tho wpst in nn early day sho bravely boro tho privations, dan gers and hardships of a pioneer. Early In life sho accepted Christ and she lived a consistent, devoted Christian life, ministering to tho poor and needy. Many years ago bIio united with tho Seventh Day Advcntlst church and was an activo mombzor of that body as long as hor health would permit. Tho funeral was held Sunday after noon at 2:30 from tho Seventh Day Advcntlst church In tho Fourth ward. Interment was in tho North Platto cemetery. O'Connell Denied New Trial. M. J. O'Connell was denied a now trial Snurday morning in tho district court. Tho motion was filed immedi ately after his trial tho first of tho month nnd was argued Saturday morn ing by Attorneys W. V. Iloagland nnd G. N. Glbbs. Tho motion was over ruled. Notice of appeal was at once given by the attorney for the defendant and O'Connell was romanded to tho custody of the sheriff but is not confined to Jail. Tho main argument for a now trial was the non-resident Juror, II. A. Weil, who sat on tho jury. Evidence was in troduced that ho was a non-resident but tho county uttorncy cited Nebras ka court decisions where n Juror was legal if accepted by the court and tho attorneys for both sides. In selecting and accepting the jurors tho attorneys waived tho rlglit to ask for now trial on tho grounds that a juror is a nonresident. Forger Pleads Guilty. Clarenco McAtec, tho young man ar rested last week on tho charge of forging checks on the different busi ness houses, pleaded guilty to the charge Thursday afternoon In Justice Sullivan's court. Ho was bound over to tho district court where ho claims that ho will again plead guilty. While McAteo claims to remember nothing about writing tho checks he evidently knows that ho is rather deep in tho mlro and for that reason ho decided to plead guilty. Tho caso against him is so strong Hint be would have no chance to prove ills innocence. Ho has acknowledged having written the checks ns well as hnving been identified by tho men upon whom ho passed tho spurious paper. Tho sen tence for this crime is from ono to ten years In tho state penitentiary, an Indeterminate sentence. McAtec nppcared before Judgo Gr.lmes Saturday and entered a plea of guilty to forging n check for fifteen dollars on Hnrcourt & Jensen and was sentenced to from one to twenty years in tho penitenti ary. In addition to this the court fined him Jive hundred dollars. Ho will be taken to tho penitentiary some time tliis week. Deputy Sherlil Wilson spent Satur day In Sutherland on ofllclal business. Takes Acid by Mistake. As a result of taking sulphuric acid Thursday night Mrs. August Kosbau, residing at 903 west Sixth street, Is quite Berlously ill. Mrs. Kosbau has been slightly ail ing for several days and sho got up Thursdny night during tho night to take some medicine. By mlstako she got hold of a bottle containing sul phuric acid and sho took nearly an ounco of it. Realizing her mistake she aroused tho family and medical aid was sum moned. Tho doctor worked over hor for some tlmo and sho is now reported getting along as well as could bo expected. She is, however, in a crit ical condition and will probably bo 111 for somo time. W. A. Smith, employed at tho Pass green houses, left Friday for his homo in Torrlngton, Wyo,, whero ho will spend several days visiting his par ents. F. T. DIENER & CO. Real Estate nnd Insurnnco Como and boo us for townlots In different parta of tho city. Good in vestments on easy terms. Houses for salo and rent. Wo have also good bar gains In farms and ranches. Cor. Front and Dowoy Sts., upstairs. Somo Injured at Ice House. Fivo injuries wero reported at the lco house on Saturday, none of them of a serious nature. Clifford Baldwin Buffered a slight injury that laid him off for Bovernl days when a cako of lco foil on his right foot, crushing it sovoroly. Larkiu Cecil nino dropped a cako of lco on his foot nnd crushed It quite badly. He was laid up only a snort tlmo. O. II. Otterbeck was the most sor iotisly Injured. He worked as an edger In tho houso and got his hand crushed between two cakes of ice. Ho will bo laid up for somo time as the bones wore crushed somewhat. Lestor Louis mashed his thumb between a brake stall' and Jim Louis fell and sprained blu wrist. .Many Attend Knights Templar Sen Ice Tho largest atteudnnco In the his tory of the local order wna reported present at the Knights Templar an nual Chriainas obsorvnnco which was held at eleven o'clock Friday morning at the Masonic temple. Tho services wore improssivo and wero much en joyed by those presont. According to their custom tho Knights Templar all over tho land colobratod Chrlsmas with their annual observance ceremonies. Those are followed out whorcovor thcro Is a Knights Templar lodgo and tho aer vlcos aro of a nature to Inspire tho Chrlsmas spirit. Itare Bargain lu Piano. Have on hand at North Platto a high grade piano, which will bo sold tre mendously cheap on payments to a responsible party. Writo tho Denver Music Company at Donvor, Colo, for particulars. 98- i Former Itcidcnt Dies. Word was received here Saturday morning nnounclng the death of Dave Robinson which occurred Wednesday i Di'-.glns, .Ar.zonn. Mr. Robninjn was an old machinist in this city and will be remonibored by tho older res idents as a jolly good fellow Ho loft this city about twenty years ago aud settled in Douglas. Ho was a member of t'ho Woodmen of tho AVorld here. No particulars of tho death' wero learned. BOlllOO JOIU15I Bft.i puu iji jo onion oin in wo.w. spn ip ou "i .n -s'.v kj Vfoupis jo 'jjojii.i pojwi -sjiv WHY IT succr.r.DS Because Its Tor One Thing Onlj, North People Appieclato This. Nothing can be good for everything. Doing one thing woll brings success. Doan's Kidney Pills aro for one thing only. For weak or disordered kldnevs Hero Is North Platto ovldence to prove their worth. W. F. Blaloek. North Platte, says: "I had an awful, heavy acho across my loins which seemed to tako overy bit of strontb from me. My back was weak and I was so lamo that I could hardly stand erect. Tho kidney nocrotlonB sceined to get moro disor dered as tho pain In my back increased and thoy wero unnatural and too fro quont lu passage I was advised to try Doan's Kidnoy Pills and got a box. Thoy cured mo of tho complaint and I l(avo boon woll sinco." PricO 50c nt nil ilpulnrn. nnn'l simply ask for a kidnoy remedy get Doan's Kidnoy Pills the samo that Mr. Blaloek had. Fostor-Mtlburn Co., Prop., Buffalo, Now York. Only Four M ore BMSHKEaKsassraKSjaHsawara mmewMFrBssssxEssEsysamm i i , i ntimm mwwwMHmnii mmmm 1 1 m 1 1 1 i ir r r rn Tm n IIIS IMMENSE CO-OPERATIVE FAMILY IS CALLING YOU, they are telling you also ihal you can secure the same reductions in prices and terms. But you must hurry, the sale only lasts four days longer, after that time you have to pay a great deal, more. The other fellow has bought, its you that we arc after now and we tell you, Mr. Piano Purchaser, if you intend to buy in the next two years' it will pay you to do it now to -day. Your dollars will go about twice as far at this sale, and the saving is worth while. OTHER FEATURES, BENEFITS,! ETC., WHICH DO NOT COST YOU A PENNY I'Jcjue trial lor au days you may try out the piano you select in your home. If at the end of that time, you do not want to keep it notify us and we will send for the piano and return to you every cent you may have paid. FREE EXCHANGE PRIVILEGE Any time within one year you may exchange your piano for a player or higher priced instrument nnd we will allow you all that you have paid out. FREE DELIVERIES All pianos or players are put in your homo free of charge. This applies to ex changes also. WE GIVE FREH with eacli piano,1 a stool to match and a scarf. ivt.1 miri.i ,.,:li. ......1. .,i.... .. ,.:...... 1? Jj Ullil llii umvil iMUjiii-iiiiiauj a bench, scarf and 12 rolls of music of your own selection. WARRANTIES Eacli instru ment is guaranteed against all de fects. Some five years, some a life time by the makers. On top of that we give our personal 'warranties, douhly protecting you. tsaBssKiaamxauattMAmeaiasasaavMvnBmsxatiima k We can arrange terms to suit the purse of most everyone, there is no excuse for you being without music in your home any Jonger. Join this CO-OPERATIVE movement for prices take our word for it, these prices represented to your notice. SAVE SAVE The time to. buy is when you can secure the lowest possible price, you can always buy pianos at their regular prices, but you can't always buy them lor low prices quoted here. Remember these are all standard makes, thoroughly warranted, if they don't prove to be the biggest Bargain ever offered you, return it and we will refund every cent you have paid you must be satisfied. This Sale Positively Closes Saturday Night, January 2nd So You'll Have to hurry. TERMS on players to suit you. We will make a fair allowance for your old piano in exchang ing for a player-piano. PIANOS- Knabe, A. 11. Chase, McPhnll, Packard, Price & Tceple, Schncfi'cr, It. S. Howard, Ivimhnll, IJrlnkorlioff, Smith & Minnies Jlnrihall & Wendell, Wilson, Crown, Holland, (juston, Wil- liird PLAY Lit PIANOS- Price & Teeplc, A. 11. ChiiNe-Arlstino, Mclmefi'cr-IIar-nionola, Tpollo, Cnmn Conihinoln, An topiunn, llofl'inaii, Terms on pianos as low as plgfl i??Miw on dqwm m taans'ssffEgaffrai &epb MOT m9 m 8figM PER NLN PLVYLK PIANO saw: prick $iio m:m piano SALE PRICE $1!)!).50 m:w piano SALE PRICE $1S!.75 iNLW PLAY Kit PIANO SALE PRICE $!J!)7 m:yv PIANO SALE PRICE $211.50 Other Stores, Kearney, Grand Island and Hastings. Clinton's Jewelry Store. N'EW hS NdTL SALE PRICE $2t.7r Information Coupon Cut out, fill In, sign, send to us today. GASTON MUSIC CO. Gentlemen: Kindly sond mo llbt of Co-operative Bargains of Jans Playors not to exceed $ in uriCQ nnd tho torma on samo - '. . pofer ...., nj'ak,;. Sign ; Address VJ IV bSM&tf'