-u 1 1 FREE! FREE ! FREE! FIRST PRIZE SEOOND PRIZE Genuine Diamond Ring THIRD PRIZE This Beautiful 350 Piano, FOURTH PRIZE Gonuiuo Out-Qlaas Wator Sot. FIFTH PRIZE Beautiful Bracelet Watch To further advertise our pianos and our Hastings, Grand Island Kearney and North Platte Stores we are going to give away absolute ly FREE these valuable Pre miums. It costs nothing to enter this contest Everyone has an equal opportunity. Every person answering will receive a premium. Mail or bring your answer in at once. CAN YOU SOLVE IT ? ! Instructions. Take any number ' from 1 to 12 inclus ivc. Place numbers around 7 in the cen ter square, one num-1 bcr in each of other squares so that when they are added per pendicularly or-horizontally the total make 21. Do not use any number more than twice. It is not necessary to use this paper. This Beautiful Four Pleco Trlpplo Plato Gold Lined Tea Set. SIXTH PRIZE This Boy 'a and Girls' Podal Mobile. SEVENTH PRIZE f ... Art. J did w. ferment curse, i 3 a, ango Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Congdon, who had been visiting their son Guy and family in Chicago, have returned home. Miss Lillian Sturges and Miss Lu cille Boyerle, who spent last week in Bayard with friends, returned Sun day evening. Elizabeth Kaar-Langston Teacher of Singing STUDIO 122 WEST FRONT. T. II. WATHE3T, Auctioneer General Farm Snlos n Specially Satisfaction Guaranteed For dates writo at North l'latte, Nebraska DEltRYIiEitHY & FORBES, Licensed Umlmlmers Undertakers and Funeral Directors Day Phone 234. Night Phono Block CSS. This Laclys or Gentleman's Gold Watch Guaranteed Twonty Years. For the Correct or Nearest Correct Solution To the abovo wo will givo absolutely FREE, tlto $350 Piano. Tho next best a Gonuino Diamond Eing. Tho next best a Silver Tea Set, Tho next best a Lady's Gold Braoolot Watch. Tho next best a Pedal Mobile Tho next best a Lady's orGcntleman's Gold WatclL Tho next fivo noarost correct solutions will rocolvo ordors for vouchors for $115. Tho next fivo credit vouchors for $110 Tho next fivo credit vouchers for $105. And all porsons answoring tho puzzlo will rocolvo acrodit vouchor for at loast $25 good only as part paymont on a now piano ot playor piano also choico of Kitchon Set, Jowol Case, Lady's Bar Pin or Cuff Buttons; and should thoro bo more than ono correct answer, or two or moro tio in bolng correct in thoir solutions, awards will then bo mado to tho contestant presenting his or her solution displayed in tho most attractive mannor, and of greatest valuo from an advertising viewpoint. Only, ono person in a family can entor. Contestants will bo notified by mall and all premiums must bo called for within ton days from tho closing of tho contest. Wo want to assure you that overyono ca tering this contest has an oqunl opportunity of securing ono of t!i0 largest premiums. Tho judges will bo thrco disinterested men listings, Nob. Don't dolny answering, but sond your solution today. CONTEST CLOSES JANUARY 8, 1916, at 0 p. m. Mail or bring your answors boforo that date. ADDEESS MAUFAGTURER'S ADVERTISING REPEESENTATIVE , MUSIC COMPANY HASTINGS, NBBRASSwA. Semi-Weeklv Tribune IltA L. BAKE, Editor nnd Publisher. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: duo Year by Mull in Advance... if 1.25 Olio -If ear by CarIeiIit Advance-. .$1.60 Entorod ut North Platte, Nebraska, Postofflco us Sooouu CIuhs Matter, t TUESDAY, JANUARY -1, 1910. Suggest JiteiMiblicjui Mush Electing Capt. C, E.iil -Adams, of Omaha, spout ycafordny in town visiting John H. Evans, Judge Ilpnglaud and other old-tlmo frionds. Quo purposo of. Mr. Adams' vjslt ynd tagot Lincoln coun ty to Bond' representatives to a repub lican mass mooting to ho held in Oma ha Wcdnesdiiy.Jnnuary 10th, to dis cuss political conditions and to nomi nate two dolcgatos-nt-largo to tho re publican, national convention. It has boon suggosted that a mass meeting of republicans of Lincoln LOCAL AM) PERSONAL. Miss Anna Dick is 111. with an at tack of grippo. Mrs. D. A. Baker is confined to tho house with quinsey. Dr. J. S. Sitnms was called to Gothenburg on professional business yesterdny. Tho Zonda darido will bo held on tho evening of .JiuaryHh'instcnd of tho 5th as nnnouticodf before. E. M. Smltlifreiterday for Om aha to bring up-t&gnio now cars for several of Ills customers. Mrs. Lykes, of Paxton, who visltod local frionds for sovoral days,' return ed homo Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. William Mankln and fnnilly, of Lisco, nr6 spending this wook in town with frionds. Miss Isnbollo Stafford, who spent tho holidays with Paxton relatives, carao homo Sunday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Luther Owens ro- county bo held in this city Saturday, ' turned Sunday morning from Choy Janunry 15th, to seloet ropresontntlves ' onno, whoro thoy visited last week, tp tho Omaha moetlng. and It Is prob- Mrs. Carl Simon and children ro ablo'thnt Chalrmnn Thomnson, of tho tutmed lust ovenlng from Hastings county committee, will call such ft' nfter visiting thoro for two wooks. meeting on that dnto. I iur. unu jurs. aiouosou, oi umana, who visited tho lattor's Bister Mrs. LEO PASS HARRIED IX WASHINGTON, I). C. girls this county has produced; and it wishes Mrs. Pass unbounded happi ness and contentment. To the Members of tho Women's Ben eiit Association, Formerly Ladies of Thomas Mcnglo, loft at noon yostor- tho Maccabees: It. having been clr-i day. that tho Maccaboos woro go- Mr8 s K carnay. who has boon to raiso thoir rates, I wish to call visiting in Lincoln for a coup'lo of - - - - - v Illllv n. im HA. lliri.l I'll III 1 III II III I III I'M" . T1 ni.4 I 1 I At L ' i a jjiiiuul ixaouuiuwuu iuiu juu iinv nuenonucnt oraer nnu' not con- any way With tho Knights cenboes. and 'that pour rates. loqunto for all time. change in tho namo of was, formerly known ,tho Maccabees; so do pith other Maccabees. Stato Doputy. iMMHiot suniors dy and if y of Jnn- por 1000 discount Consumers nuary 20th, discontinued pass up as many and our quarter fBLCII, sstoncr. .Mrs.,-Herbert Hccox loft ntvrioon yos- ,torday for Gothenburg aftor visiting her slstor Mr G. D. Couso for a wook. 1 Frank Gariuan, of Creighton col logo in Omaha, who visited his broth ers Ipr Bovoral' wfcjljs loft yesterday inornin. . Don't forgcUho big Poultry, and 1'et Stock show at (ho Lloyd opera ho'li,'e jan. oui 10 bin. jtVcfiAiuuIssIon. Tho Zota Zota c)ub VHl meet toraor row aftornoon with liirs. J. B. Rod field, who will bo assisted by Mrs. Asa Snow. Miss Irma Huffman returned to tho Anna Morgan Dramatic School at Chi cago Sunday, having spent, tho holl dayu horo with tho homo folks. Dr. and Mrs. Wado McGrow woro lt town this wook while enrouto homo from Omaha whoro tho latter had booft faking medical treatment. Tho West Union (Va.) Hornld pub lishes tho following account of a wed ding in which a North Plntto young man figured as groom. Mr. Pass' j frionds In North Plntto will bo gladto j learn of his latest action and wish him nnd tho lady of his choico nil ' kinds of happiness and succoss: I It was with plcasuro that '-fro learned of tho mnriago of Miss Eulalla Beeson Davis to Mr. Leo Francis Pass at St Patricks church in Washington, D. C, on December eleventh, nlnoteen hundred and Hfteon. This marriage Is especially inter esting to tho peoplo of this county-in viow of tho fact that Miss Davis comes ot two of tho oldest famillos in tills section of tho stato. Sho Is tho daugh tor of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Davis. On tho Davis Bldo of tho house, It would .only bo nocossnry to say that in deed I book number ono nt page about twon ty, wo find whoro her groat, great grandfather mado a deed to tho town for tho alto where tho Court House now Btnnds and deeds to dlfforent cit izens for prnctically all tho town lots as they now are. This family has, always occupied a prominent position! in the social, financial and political affairs of this county. Her grand father L. T. Davis is at present tho oldest c:tlzon In West Union and ono tho county; wlillo hor father, Mr. I John H . Davis, 1b at present ono of tho promlnont businoss mon ot tho town. I On tho Mn.nl rIiv ntiln nf Mm l wo, find a family of no less nromlnorico. , Hor grandfather B. II. Maulsby was connected for a number of years' with tho Baltimore and Ohio Railroad horo; ho nlso engaged In tho morcantllo bus iness horo with groat success having accumulated at tho tlmo of his deth much property both horo and in Park orsburg. Ho and his late wife. to. jjothor with their two daughtors, Mrs. Davis and Mrs Boo, constituted ono of thcKmost promlnont families of tho town. Mrs.pavis hag boon residing in Washinglton for somo tlmo in ordor to bo with hoV daughter while in ono of tho finishing schoois thoro. Mr. Pass a Btudont of law at tho Goorgotown ilnlvorslty; and upon his graduation no1 year locato In. tho west for thatf "h r n,s Profession. Tho ILjfHk chu tulntes Mr. Pass In secuBifcptln most charming W. R. C. Attention. A special meeting will bo held Sat urday afternoon, Jan. Sth, at 3 o'clock to install tho newly elected officers. By order of tho president, Mrs. Anna M. Church. Mr. and Mrs. N. E. Buckley left yostorday for Omaha, after vis ing tho latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jbhn Bratt during tho holidays. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Soukup and littlo son returned Sunday mornng to thoir homo in Woodbine, Iowa, aftor visiting relatives hero and at Hershey and Suthorland. Wo wish to extend our slncerest thanks to tho friends and neighbors for their assistance and floral offer ings during" tho illness and at tho death of our beloved daughter &ol sister, tho into Mrs. Melissa Lindscf. Mrs. M. J. Applegato and Family. Edward Achey, who has been acting as superintendent of erection work at tho now Lincoln Highway bridge for several months, loft yesterday for Om aha beforo going to Valley whero ho has accepted a smilar position. Hand Painted China Salo 10 to GO per cent discount on hand palntod china and pictures Monday and Tuesday. Miss Clarke, at tho Rexall Drug store. WITNESS AFTER WITNESS IX NORTH PLATTE Such Evidence Our Readers Cannot Dispute As wo tako up Tho Trlbuno woek by wook. wo nro struck by tho hearty, unmlstakablo way In which wltnoss aftor witness speaks out as Mr. John eon does horo. If those peoplo woro strnngors living miles away, wo might tako littlo notlco of them. But thoy aro not. They nro our noighbors, living among us. Their word Is too easily proven to admit of any doubt. Thoy speak out in tho liopo that their oxperionco may bo a guldo to othors, Haps Johnson, 814 Walnut stroot, North Plntto, says: "For years I was troubled with kidney compalnt, duo to heavy work in tho backsmlth shop. I have frequently taken Doan's Kidney Pills nnd they have rid mo of back ache, lamoness -and othorkidnoy dis orders. I rocommond Doan's Kidney Pills as a medicine of merit that all kldnoy sufferers should try." Prlco 50c, at all dealors. Don't sim .ply - ask for a kidnoy remedy get Doan's Kldnoy Pills tho same that Mr. Johnson had. FoBter-Milburn Co., Props., Buffalo, N. Y. Do you sco tho point? Tho girl means you. .Aro YOU insured? Sho I s all right you can tell that by her happy contcned look. .But how about you? Aro YOU contented In tho same way? Suppose anything should happen to you today, tomorrow, or tho day after, how would yonr family faro? Aro .they .protected .from .poverty should you die suddenly? If not, it Is time you thought about it. Let ns write you a policy now. F. TEMPLE; Room 1, I. O. O. F. Bldg. TEACHER OF PIANO 412 East Third Street i - Phono Red 101. Hospital Phono Black G33. ' House Phono Black 633. TV. T. PEITCHAED, Graduate Veterinarian Eight years a Government Veterinar ian. Hospital 218 south Locust St., one-half block southwest of the Court Housb. I Am Paying More for than anyone else. l3efore yon sell come and see me. We are paying 310 Per ton for Dry Bones. North Platte Junk House Lock's Old Barn. Cigars in the Home For tho next fivo months smokers will spend their OTonlngs Indoors, and what Is more convenient nnd more plcasnroable than n bos of cigars at homo, easily accessible when you have an Inclination to smoke. Try a box of our homc-inado and hand-made ci gnrs, the kind that aro n littlo better than yon buy elsewhere for tho same price. Wo also carry a full lino of to. bncco and smokers' articles. J. F. Schmalzried. Hogs and Cattle Bought and highest market prices paid PHONES Reildsnce Red 636 Ofllce 459 C. H. WALTERS. Geo. Jts. Lent, Physician and Surgeon. Special Attention given to Surgery and Obstetrics. Ofllce: Building and Loan Building PhOB I Ofllce 130 Phonefl f Residence 115 J. II. KEDFIELD. PHYSICIAN & SURGEON Successor to HYSICIAN & SURGEONS HOSPITAL Drs. Rcdfleld & Redfigld Offlco Phono G42 Res. Phono 076 JOHN S. SIMMS, M. Physician nnd Surgeon Offlco B. & L. Building, Second Floor. Phono, Office, 83; Residence 38. DR. J. S. TWINEM, Physician nnd Surgeon. Special Attention Given to Gynecology Obstetrics and Children's Diseases. Offlco McDonald Stato Bank Building. Corner Sixth and Dewey Streets. Phones, Office 183, Residence 2S3 Office phone 211. Res. phone 217 L. C . DflOST, Osteopathic Physician. North Platte, - - Nebraska. McDonald Bank Building. NORTH PLATTE ..Genera! Hospital.. (Incorporated) Phone 58 723 Locust Street A modern institution for the scientific treatment of medical, surgical and confinement cases. Completely equipped X-Ray and diagnostic laboratories. Geo. B. Dent, M. D. V. Lucas, M. D. J.B. RedfiekULD. J. S. Simms, M.D. Miss Elise Sieman, Supt. t , , nOJV J3 .OTlCK In the Mutter of the Uxtufc of Itliir- Krntha Hurkc, DeceaNe.l. In tho County Court ot Lincoln Coun ty, Nebraska, Nov. 26, 1910. Notice Is heroby Given thtit tho cred itors of said deceased will tneut the Executors of said Estate beforo the County Judge of Lincoln County. Ne braska, at the County Court Room, in said County, on the 2Sth day ol Janu ary, 191G and on the 28th Jay of Juiy, 1910, ut 9 o'clock A. M. each dav, for tho purposo of presenting thoir claims for examination, adjustment nnd allow ance. Six months arc allowed for rred 1 tors to present their clalmr, and or,e year for the Executors to settle said Es tote from tho 28th day of Jan., 1916. This notice-will bo published in the North Platto Tribune, a legal newspaper printed in said County, for four weks successively prior to January 2Sth, 1916. , , GEO. E. FRENCH, d28-4w County Judge. NOTIOI3 FOR rUIIWOATIOX Serial No. 01145 Department tjlc iuterior U. Lund OlUce at North Platte, Ne- , , , bruska, Dec. 20, 1915. Notice is hereby given that William A. Gaunt, of North Platte, Nebr., who on Jan. 4, 1909, mado Homestead entry. No. 01145 for SE, S NEVi, SE,i mv. B SWU. Lots 1-2-3, Section 2. Township 15, N., Itange 31, W., 6th Principal Meridian has filed notlco of intention to make flnal Ave year Proof, to establish claim to tho land above des cribed, before tho Register and Re ceiver, at North Platte, Nebr., on the 14th day of Feb., 1916. Claimant names as witnesses: Henry Doebke, James Bochan, George Ma comber, Hurry Madison, all of North Platte, Nebr. J. E. EYANS, dj6w Register! NOTICE OF IIKAIUNG In tho County Court of Lincoln Coun ty, Nebraska. lu the Mutter of the Entute ot Gerrltt J. lfninpc, DeccaMed. To the Creditor, Heir mid All 1'erxoiiN IntereMted lu Snlil Estntet Notice is hereby given that Charles Hnmpo Hied his petition in this Court on the 16th day of December 1915, in which ho alleges that the said Gerrltt J. Hampe, deceased, departed this life intostato on October 10, 1911, at Mus catine, in Muscatine County, Iowa, be ing at the time of his death n resident of said City, County and State, and seized in fee of an undivided one-half interest in nil of tho lands hereinafter described, situated in tho State of Ne ruskn, tho title thereto being held by him by his initials thus, "G. J. Hampe," to-wit: Northeast Quarter of Southeast Quarter (NE',4 of SEU), West Half of Southeast Quarter (V of SB Northeast Quarter of Southwest Quar ter (NEW of SWU) of Section Thirty Four (34), Township Thirteen (13) North, Rango Twenty-Nino (29) West, 6th P. M., lu Lincoln County, Nebraska Southwest Quarter (SWV4 ) of Section Nlnoteen (191, Township Nino (9) North, Range Thirty, (30) West, 6th P. M., In Lincoln County, Nebraska. Southeast Quarter (SE) of Section Seven (7), Township Nineteen (19) North, Range Fifty-Eight (58) West, 6th V, M., in Banner County, Nebraska. Northeast Quartor of Northwest Quarter (NEVi of NM) of Section i'UjSJ1 S5h Township Twonty-Nlne (29) North, Range Eight (8) West, 6th P. M., in Knox County Nebraska. And that tho petitioner, Charles Hampe, and his siBter, Christina Te Strako, each inherited an undivided one-fourth Interest in tho above des cribed lands. Tho prayer of said peti tion is that the Court determine the tlmo of the death of the said Gerrltt J. Hampe, deceased, his heirs, the de gree of kinship and the right of de scent of tho real proporty above des cribed, and that all claims and demands against said estate be forever barred. The said petition will be hoard be fore tho County Court in tho Court House in the City of North Platte. County of Lincoln Stato of Nebraska on January 21, 1910, at 9 o'clock A, M. at which timet all noreona Interested la said estate may appear and show cause. If any there be, why tho prayer of said petition should not be granted. Dated December 15, 1915. d-s.aw QE0, EA FRENCH, fl-s-3w County Judge. 01