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PEOPLE'S
Sermon by
CHARLES T.
RUSSELL,
Pastor Brooklyn
Tabernacle.
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Prooklyn. July 3. Pastor Russell of
the Brooklyn Tabernacle preached to
day In Brooklyn's largest Auditorium,
tbe Academy of Music, from the above
text, to a crowded and attentive audi
ence, lie aald:
Tomorrow will be celebrated as "Lib
erty Day" by Americans lu all parts
of the world. To some, of course. It
means a holiday, a time of recreation,
but to others of as It speaks eloquently
of "Liberty enlightening the World!"
Even tbe enemies of the Republic niust
concede thiit an Influence bus gone
forth from tbeso shores to the utter
most bounds of earth an Influence
against tyranny, and In a broad, gen
eral way In line with the Golden Rule,
which resjtccts the liberties of others
as It desires Its own to bo respected.
It Is difficult to estimate tbe weight
of Influence attaching to the numerous
letters going from these shores to
every country under heaven, to every
hamlet and village and city. It is dif
ficult to estimate tbe Influence of the
newspapers and magazines which go
forth from this land breeding the love
of liberty. And yet, dear friends, every
day and every year, as our Ideas ma
ture, we come to see more and more
distinctly what constitutes true "lib
erty," and to distinguish this from
"license," which sometimes steals the
livery of liberty, to grossly misrepre
sent It
It Is not surprising that many who
come to our shores from lands where
personal liberty Is almost unknown are
Inclined to expect more liberty than
we can safely accord them. They are
obliged to learn gradually the lesson
that social liberty signifies, not per
sonal license, but the permission to do
only those things wblcb will not Inter
fere with tbe rlghU and liberties of
others. Indeed, this Is tbe lesson
which all must learn In order to be
good, useful citizens of this Republic;
a lesson therefore to be learned by all
who would enjoy true liberty. It la
the lesson of self-control; tbe lesson of
minding one's own business; tbe lesson
of speaking evil of no man; tbe lesson
of doing good onto all men as we have
opportunity; the lesson of Intruding
on the proper rights and privileges of
no one else. But alas, how few of the
world have come to rightly view tbe
liberty of which we boast!
In the 8chool of Christ.
It Is In the School of Christ that the
pupils or disciples of the Lord Jesus
may learn of htm, the Great Teacher,
the Important lesson of self-control and
the proper exercise of our own lib
erty, without encroaching upon the
tights and liberty of others. Alas,
dear friends, we must concede that re
markably few of tbe Ixrd'a people
tiave learned this lesson and are quail
fled to graduate along this line! Many
followers of Christ continually prac
tlse Injustice In the little things of life,
neglecting to regard the liberties and
rights of others. In tbe Church, In the
home, In business, the rights of others
ore all too frequently Ignored or only
partially recognized. It Is more Im
portant that we learn to recognize the
rights and liberties of others than to
insist upon our own rlghta. Tbe for
roer course tends to make us Godlike;
tbe latter cultivates selflsbness and
frequently gets n Into difficulty an
necessarily. The Apostle's Instruction
Is that ao far as possible, we should
live peaceably with all men, which
often necessitates tbe voiding of our
own rights for the sake of peace.
This matter of Instating upon rights
and liberties la moving the world more
and more toward contention and strife,
and hastening it toward tbe great time
of trouble which shall engulf the
whole social structure. Doubtless the
great majority will bo claiming their
Individual rights while almost totally
disregarding the rights of others. We
urge, therefore, that kind of love of
liberty which la willing to sncrt
flee as respects Its own privileges,
. that It may bo helpful to others In
maintaining their proper liberties. Nor
does this signify that tbe peoplo of
God should ignore their own liberty
and Debt for the liberty of others.
Rather we should atand for the prln
ctples of righteousness, and both by
word and precept refrain from stirring
up violence, or Jeopardizing the Inter
ests of others. Liberty of conscience
we should maintain In ourselves and
should encourage la others.
. "Liberty of Children of God."
St Taul speaks In our text of the
"liberty of the children of God." This,
primarily, signifies our desertion from
our taskmaster, Slu. and the surrender
of our wills to God aud righteousness,
It means a repudiation of liberty to
do wrong and tbo grasping, through
Christ, of liberty from boudngo to Sin,
I'.ut. as the Apostle elsewhere explains,
we Audit Impossible to conquer fully the
fulleu flesh. We will find it impossible
us "New Creatures" to attain the full
liberty of Soushlp under present condl
tlons. because, as St, I'aul declares.
"The flesh lusteth against the Spirit.
and the two are coutrary the one to
tho oilier" (Oalatlnus v, 17). We have
n constant fight to resist tbo enslaving
Influences of Sin to umiutulu our lib
Tty ns wins of GoL The victory, will
not be fully attained until our resur
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PULPIT...
The Glorious Liberty
of the Children
of God.
The creature also shall be de-
bvered from the bondage of corrup
tion into the glorious liberty of the
children of Cod" (Romans viii, 2 1)
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rectlon, when "This corruptible must
put on lncorruptlon." Then our new
minds will receive new, perfect spirit
bodies, through which they can oper
ate perfectly, aud exercise, to the full.
true liberty, truo freedom.
Tbe full liberty of the Children of
God. therefore, la not attained In this
present life, but will be attained In tbe
resurrection, when we shall be per
fected in the Master's likeness. And
In this connection it Is well to note
that this Is the liberty of the angels
also liberty of freedom from Sin.
from tbo power and domination of
error and superstition and weaknesses
through heredity. All the angels were
thus created, and futhcr Adam and
mother Eve also were thus created, In
tho full likeness of tho children of
God. Some lost their liberty by diso
bedience; tbey became slaves to Sin
and Death, and have been more or less
bound by these conditions from then
until now. So, then, "The liberty of
the children of God" Is absolute per
fectionthe Ideal condition for which
the Church la striving.
The Groaning Creation.
The Apostle in our text Is discussing
the condition of the world of mankind
In general. He reminds na that "tbe
whole creation groanetb and travalletb
In pain together until now" (Romans
rill, 22). In tbe nineteenth verse he
tells us what they are waiting for,
namely, "Tbe earnest expectation of
the (human) creature walteth for the
manifestation of the sons of God."
Tbe world of mankind 13 now enslaved
to Sin and Death; they cannot help
themselves; tbey must wait until God's
time for setting them free from this
bondage. God'a time will come In con
uectlon with the gloriflcatlou of tbe
Church, and ber manifestation with
her Lord In the glories of his MesBlan
lc Kingdom. Then the groaning crea
tion will be set free from the bondage
of Sin and Death, under which It now
groans and travails.
Made Subject to Vanity.
The Apostle reminds us that the
slavery of mankind to Sin aud Death
came upon the world through vanity
or frailty, unwillingly. Our frailties
are the result of sin and of tbe Divine
sentence. Father Adam was dlsobedi
ent and our Creator, In sentencing him
to death, made tbe dying condition
such that all of his children would be
Involved with him, as sinners, through
heredity, and thus sharers in his dying
condition. But God did Dot subject
our race to this dying condition, this
slavery to Sin and Death, with the In
tentlon of blasting tbe hope of human
Ity to all eternity, much less with the
expectation of sending Adam and bis
race to eternal torture. Rather, we
are to understand that when God pro
nounced the death sentence upon our
race, intermingled with It was the
hope, the desire, on tbe part of tbe
Creator, that the result of that death
sentence should not be man's absolute
and eternal destruction, after the man
ncr of the brute beast. In the Divine
purpose there mingles a hope a desire
and Intention that all of Adam's race
who will learn tbe lesson of righteous
ness may ultimately be delivered from
the bondage of Sin and Death, into the
true liberty of children of God. It was
to secure. In God's due time, for Adam
and his race, liberty from Sin and
Death, that Christ died for our sins.
The Creation to Be Delivered.
Our minds now turn to tbe liberty
which, by God's grace, came to this
nation In 1770; and, similarly, some of
our nation look to the liberty that was
accorded tbem by tbe "Euianclutlon
Proclamation." But these eiuuuclpa
tloua are nothing In comparison with
the great Emancipation wblcb God
purposes shall come to all the world
of mankind through Christ. Enslaved
to Sin, through Father Adam's dlsobe
dlence, "Sold under eln," the purchase
of the race by the precious blood of
Christ Is to be announced by tbe Great
Judge who pronounced the sentence.
This Is a glorious hopo, a glorious pros
pert, but as yet It Is merely a pros
poet Only tbe true Church has as yet
been set free; and she waits for" perfect
freedom through the "First Resurrec
tion." "The whole world lleth In the
Wicked One," and still aro slaves to
Sin and Death conditions In every way.
The arrangement of Divine Trovl
dence for this great liberation of the
captives of Sin and Death is wonder
ful! God's Kingdom is to be estab
llshed and to exercise his reign or rule
of righteousness amongst men for a
thousand years! Satan Is to be bound
during that period, that ho may de
ceive and entrap Immunity no more.
The knowledge of God and the assist
ance of Divine ower are to be ex
tended to every creature, bond and
free, rich and poor, of .every tongue
and nation. Not only will the living
nations enjoy this privilege of release
from slavery to Sin nnd Death, through
the greot Redeemer, but. additionally,
all who nro In their graves will hove
the glorious opportunity of being
awakened and of being brought to a
knowledge of the Truth, that tbey may
be saved by laying hold thereon by
conforming heart and life to he rules
of the'' Kingdom of God's d'.nr Son,
nnd thus attaining eternal life.
Truly, that will be a glorious epoch
when to the great Deliverer "every
knee ahull bow and every tongue con
fess, to tbe glory of God." It will be
grand, indeed, to witness during tbe
thousand years of Christ's reign tbe
gradual liberation of the slaves of Sin
and Death their gradual attainment
of full mastery over their weaknesses
and Imperfections by the assistance of
the great Emancipator! Many of these
poor slaves went down to the tomb in
fearful anticipation of a future of eter
nal torment. How glad Uiey will b
wheu they awake from tbe sleep of
death, realizing it as only a momentary
Interim! They will be advised of the
fact that the Redemption price has
been paid by Jesus and that, there
fore, be Is fully qualified and empow
ered to set tbem free In every sense of
tbe word not ouly from tbe condemna
tion of death, but also from the actual
blight of death the mental, moral and
physical weaknesses, which are ele
ments of the death sentence.
True, tbe Scriptures intimate that all
will not appreciate the privilege of
emancipation from the dominion of Sin
and Death. It Is not for us to specu
late as to the number who will ulti
mately be set free. It Is sufficient for
us to know that all will be brought to
a full opportunity or attaining or re
jecting the emancipation privileges.
All will be free la tbe sense that none
will die the Second Death, except by
his own wilful, deliberate sympathy
with sin and rejection of the righteous
and liberal terms of tbe Great Liberator.
Not Only They but Ourselves.
Pursuing the subject, tbe Apostle
marks the Church of this Gospel Age
as separate and distinct from tbe
world. He shows that those who re
ceive tbe begetting of the holy Spirit
dow, are already children of God, and
already enjoying full freedom, full lib
eration from tbe condemnation of Sin
and Death. He says. "And not only
they (the groaning creation, the world),
but ourselves also (tbe spirit-begotten
Church of this nge). which have the
first fruits of the Spirit, even we our
selves groan wltblu ourselves, waiting
for the adoption, to wit. the redemp
tion (dellverancei of our Body" "the
Body of Christ, which Is the Church"
(Verse 23; 1 Corinthians ill, 27).
The Apostle Is here pointing out that
while the world Is groaning under its
share of tbe Adamlc condemnation, be
lievers lu Christ also groan though In
a dlffereut mauner. I he world groans
and truvalls. waiting for the Church'a
manlfestatlon-"the manifestation of
the Sons of God." Tho Church groans,
not outwardly, but Inwardly, while
waiting for something different, 'lhe
world Is waiting for the manifesta
tion of the Sons of God, because "Now
are we tbe Sons of God" (1 John ill.
2). Our sulvatlon will come, therefore.
before this manifestation of tbe Sons
of God, which will bring release to the
world. The elect Church Is waiting
lor the adoption, the deliverance of the
Bodf In tbe First Resurrection. Our
Heaveuly Fnther has already granted
us the spirit of adoption whereby we
can cry. "Abba, Father," but our adop
tion Is not yet accomplished, com
pleted. We are already set free In our
mind from the Law of Sin and Death,
but will not be entirely free until our
adoption shall be completed by our
resurrection change. Tbe adoption of
the Church by the Father will be her
full entrance Into the liberty of tbe
Sons of God. ber full entrance Into per
fection. "changed In a moment. In the
twinkling of an eye" (1 Cor. xv, 52),
The Anostle continues tbe same
thought, pointing out that the salva
tion of the Church at the present time
Is not ber actual or complete salvation.
but a hope-salvation or a faltb-salva
tion. He points out that what we hope
for Is to be brought unto us at th.
revelation of our Lord and Savior Je
sus Christ at his second advent. He
points out that lo the meantime,
If
we hare this hope as an anchor to our
souls. It will lead us to be patient in
walUng for the glorious things of tbe
Divine arrangement. It will lead us
to wait patiently for the Lord's time
for our own blessing and further op
portunity for service In bestowing
God'a blessings upon the world. We
are to wait for our deliverance, with
patience, and In this we shall be exer
cislng and developing one of the
graces of the holy Spirit necessary for
our perfecting. It Is not sufficient
that we learu to lore Utterly; we must
learn full submission to the Divine will
and to receive our liberty, In klud and
In time, according to the good pleas
ure of the Father.
The expression. "The redemption of
our Dody." doe not refer to the Lord'i
people. Individually, for each of us
will have a separate body lu the resur
rection. Tbe Apostle's thought Is that
of tbe Scriptures lu general, namely,
that there Is one Rody, which I the
Church; and that, so far ns our com
plete adoption by the Father Is con
cerned.' this must be done In uulxon:
he will not receive the Church sepa
rately, member by member, but alto
gether, at the close of this age. Then
so many as shall have fought the good
fight of faith and finished their course,
so mauy as shall be found worthy a
place with our Lord In liU throne will
be "changed" In the "First Insurrec
tion." These will be presented togeth
er as one glorious Hotly, or "Church
of the living God. whose names are
written lu heaven." .
So far. then, as the world Is con
cerned, let us think -less of assisting
them to Individual nnd personal lib
erty than to freedom from the yoke
of Sin. Let us rejoice In the privilege
nnd opportunity which, If faithful, we
will have by mid by with the Master,
of delivering or setting nt liberty from
sin and death the entire groaning cre
ation. Let us remember that to attain
this we mini become mi'iuhcrs of the
glorified Kingdom, which will extend
tills blesxliu'tonll lhe fnnillli f earth.
POINT GAINED
BY RAILROADS
Commerce Commission
to Set Aside Schedule 36.
EW CLASSIFICATION STANDS.
x Thousand Items and Ratings Are
Involved, but There Are Only Fifty-
Eight Changes Made, Twenty-Eight
Being Reductions and Thirty Ad
vances Omaha Wins uumuer Fight.
Washington, Juiy 1. Announcement
was made by the interstate commerce
commission that it wodld not suspend
official classification No. 30, involving
over fi.AOO items, which was filed to
become effective July 1. This declina
tion to act is regarded as a victory lor
the railroads.
For nearly a month the commission
has been overwhelmed with protests
against tbe proposed new classifica
tion of freight, many shippers seeming
to entertain the idea that the rear
rangement would result in largely in
creased rates.
The subject was considered very
carefully by the commission. In the
.000 items and ratings Involved, there
are only fifty-eight changes, of which
twenty-eight are reductions and thirty
advances, the latter including twelve
Increases in carload weights.
Omaha Wins Lumber Fight.
Freight rates on lumber and forest
products from Omaha to points in
Colorado, Kansas and Nebraska were
reduced by the Interstate commerce
commission. The reductions range
from Vi cent to 4 cents a hundred
pounds, the average being approxi
mately Vj cents a hundred pounds.
The new rates are ordered to become
effective on Sept. 1 next. The com
plaint of rates was made by the Com
mercial club of Omaha , against the
Chicago and Northwestern railway
and other carriers In the western ter
ritory. The desire of the complainant
was to secure a reduction of rates that
would enable the lumber Interests of
Omaha and surrounding territory to
extend their competitive business.
BRYAN IN MONTREAL
Does Not Know Whether He Will Be
Candidate Again or Not.
Montreal, July 1. W. J. Bryan, who
arrived at Quebec from Bristol, spent
a day In Montreal. He was the guest
of honor of the Montreal Y. M. C. A.
at a luncheon.
Attempts to draw Mr. Dryan Into an
expression of opinion on public ques
tions were not wholly successful.
"Are you likely to again be a candi
date for the presidency!" he was asked,
"How do I know. Much depends. I
never discuss politics outside of my
own country," he replied.
WEAKNESS IN WHEAT PIT
Siump In Wall Street Has Bearish In
fluence in Chicago Market.
Chicago, June 30. Wall street
weakness appeared to be as much of a
bearish Influence on the wheat mar
ket today as the same cause was ex
actly the opposite in the first stages
of the northwestern crop scare, na-
planatlon seemed to be In the fact that
the grain trade Is now figuring on the
wherewithal to handle the coming
croDS. General selling of wheat had
another powerful reason In a gooa
rainfall at Bismarck, N. D suggesting
a aeneral breaking of the drought
which has theatened the yield in tne
Dakotas and Minnesota. Closing prices
were 222c net lower. Corn and
oats showed' losses of c and
ttr. Provisions were unchanged to
5c down. Closing prices:
Wheat-July, 96c; Sept., 97c.
Corn July, 67c; Sept., 69c.
Oats July. 38V4c; Sept., 38c.
Pork July. $23.70; Sept., $22.45.
Lard July, $12.27; Sept.. $12.32&
Phi no Cash Prices No. 2 hard
wheat. $1.00: No. 2 corn, 59Vi60c;
No. 2 white oats, 40Vi40c.
Omaha Cash Prices.
Omaha. June 30. Wheat Unchang
ed; No. 2 hard, 9296c; No. 3 hard,
nnmaae. Corn Unchanged: No. 2
white, 60y460',l.c; No. 3 white, 60
60,c: No. 2 yellow, 56Vc; No. 3 yel
low. 53(8560: No. 2. 56c; No. i, &
fiiic. Oats Unchanged; No. 3 white,
35i3fic; No. 3 yellow, 33i35c.
Chicago Live Stock.
Chlcaso, June 30 Catt'.o Receipts.
shade his;h?r; uoev3. So.uuu ;.
Tn ateera. U.ZWn.ljl wests
Rteers. $3.43517 23; sn.l Mt3 md feed-
8. $3.B0(fir..71; o"4 :ni h?trers,
$5.756.85; calves. $5 508.25. Ho8
Receipts, 14.C:?0; V.i hi?hcr; light,
i9.2Se?9SS: n.l-eiU m.f'.is'); neavy,
$8.85?9.33: P'-SH. $12JJ9.75: bulk of
sales. $9.205?9.4". Sh vp Receipts,
10.000: stendv; mtlvaa. 12.70 4.8a;
westerns, $3.255M.So; yariings, o.uu
. -nn
6.00; lambs, $1 T3f S.30.
South Omaha Llva S'.ock.
South Omaha. June 30 Cattle Re
.tnt 1.20: 105fl3c higher; beef
steers. $4.50(ST7.75; cows and heifers
lS00fi4.83: stocUrrsanJ feeders, $3.71
4.40; bulls, $3.2504.00; calves. $3.50
f7.00. Hons Receipts, 10,500; 6c
higher; four droves, aggregating 8,309
head, went at about $9.00; large share
of receipts went nt $8.9009.10; tops
advanced to $9.25. Sheep Receipts,
2.000: steady; wethers, $3.5004.10;
ewes. $2.5003.75; feeder lambs. $.0O.
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Shows the Goods.
The Journal this afternoon receiv
ed a visit from its fine friend, F. S.
White, who, despite his eighty-seven
years is a mighty spry young man
and who delights in coming in and
calling upon the editors of this pa
per. We are always glad to have
him call on our part and he Is heart
ily welcome. He stated that he had
read in the Journal of the wonderful
corn which Agent Pickett and V. V.
Leonard had grown and he had con
cluded to pull up a stalk of the corn
which he has been tending this spring
In his garden. He brought Tt down
with him and it is now on exhibition
at the Journal office for unbelievers.
This stalk measures 64 inches in
length and has two well developed
ears of corn upon It which is pretty
good for the first of July. The ears
are In silk and will be ready for the
table in a very few days. Mr. White
believes it will compare with any in
this section, and we believe it will.
He Is a gardener who understands his
business and wto loves to work in
the vegetables and corn.
Badly Mistaken.
Colonel Hayward of Nebraska City
has organized the Spanish war vet
erans of this district to assist him In
securing the Republican nomination
for congress in this, the first district
of Nebraska, and Grant Sovereign of
this county is the man named for the
work , in Johnson county. In Hay
ward's circular sent out to the boys,
he says this is the first time that the
Spanish war veterans have had an
pportunity to assist one of their com
rades In securing this office. He is
mistaken. Two years ago Dr. Fltzslm-
mons of this city was a candidate for
the congressional nomination on the
Democratic ticket and Doc served
twtce as long in the service as did the
doughty Nebraska City warrior.
Tecumseh Journal-Tribunal.
Ribbons and flower sale Saturday,
Mrs. Norton's millinery store.
nay,
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For one day only Tuesday, July 5th, your choice
of any piece of Summer Dress Goods in our windows
foi 7 and 9c.
These consist of Piincess, Batiste, Coronado Or
gandie JSheer Lawns, Lauretta Batiste, Westland
Batiste, Lauder Madras and Barnetto Organdies.
Byrne & Hammer D. G. Co., wholesale house are
closing out their Summer Dress Goods department.
We bought these at about one-half of the wholesale
price and offer them to the trade at the prices above
named.
We get the advertising you get the bargains.
Have your pieces "spotted," for when we put them
on sale next Tuesday, some are not going to last very
lonff- . ..
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We will close al day
U can Cele
brate your Indepen
dence every day, so far
as clothes are concerned; in
dependence of high cost of
good clothes; independence
of the doubt about quality,
of uncertainty about stt le and
good tailoring.
Our Hart, Schaffner &
Marx clothes are a constitu
tional guaranty of all that's
best in good wearables; you
pay less than they're really
worth, and get more value
man m any other clothes.
All wool always.
H.S.&M. Suits $20 to $30
Others $10 and Upward
lhe Home of
Hart, Shaffmr d- Marx Clothes
Manhattan Shirts Stetson Ilats
Linen Shower.
A very pleasant linen shower was
tendered Miss Irene Bradway yester
day afternoon at the Hotel Riley by
Mrs. F. H. Dunbar, Miss Bradway
is to become a bride on Wednesday,
July 27, when she will be united in
marriage to Cornelius Bengen, a
prominent young man living just
south of Mynard. There were a very
large number of the Intimate friends
of the young lady present yesterday
afternoon at this occasion and she
was made the recipient of many very
handsome and useful presents. Re
freshments were also served during
the afternoon.
Those attending for this event were
Misses Nettle and Lena Johnson,
Catherine and Evelyn Lindsey, Rose
Nelson, Mary Vlvava, Carrie Michka,
Ada Moore, Louise Bradway and Mrs.
John Geiser.
Dance Saturday, July 0.
The dancing club will give another
of their splendid dances at Jenkins'
hall Saturday night, July 9. Don't
forget the date and make your ar
rangements to attend. Music by Ja
cobs' orchestra of Omaha. An Invi
tation Is extended to everyone.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
State of Nebraska,)
)ss.
Cass County, )
IN THE MATTER OP THE ESTATE OP
ANN M. DAVIS. DECEASED.
Notice is hereby given that the credi
tors of said deceased will meet the ad
ministratrix of said estate, before me,
county Judge of Cass county, Nebras
ka, at the county court room in Platta
mouth, In said county, on the 30th day
of July, A. D., 1910, and on the 1st day
of February, 1911 at 9 o'clock a. m
each day, for the purpose of presenting
their claims for examination, adjust
ment and allowance.
Six months are allowed for the credi
tors of said deceased to present their
claims, and one year for the adminis
tratrix to settle said estate, from the
30th day of July. A. D., 1910.
Witness my hand and seat of said
county court, at Plattsmouth, Nebras
ka, this 28th day of June, A. D., 1910.
(Seal) Allen J. Beeaon,
Ramsey & Ramsey, County Judge.
Attorneys.
WUF3L
MONDAY, JULY 4th!
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