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It is easy to discourage a man who
hasn't any courage.
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It's an iil wind that can't find any
thing to blow about.
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Act Boon because Christmas is only
about three weeks away!
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Woman is the tyrant that some
men are not inclined to resist.
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An honest confession is good for
the soul, but bad for the lawyers.
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"Wise is the man who pays for what
he gets and gets what he pays for.
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The sky is cheerful when it is
bluest, but it, is different with a man.
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If a woman suffers in silence it
must
talk.
be that she finds pleasure in
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Opinions differ. Some think that a
fellow shows his mettle, it means he
has brass.
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Every time you would avoid do
ing wrong you increase your inclin
ation to do right.
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There are nearly a million idle
men in the United States. Not count
ing college students.
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What's in a name? Those "dry
cases" we read about in the courts
are the wettest of all.
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Suggested platform to Albert B.
Fall, if he should choose to run for
president:
"Oil is well.
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Correct this sentence: "He speaks
perfect English," said she, "But no
body thinks him affected."
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Why not place license tags under
the car and give the pedestrian a
fair chance to get the number?
Still, the people most easily shock
ed by naughty things get the biggest
kick out of talking about them.
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If fortune's wheel doesn't turn to
suit you, put your shoulder to the
wheel and give it another whirl.
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Even in Bible times it was cus
tomary to anoint the head with oil,
but not by crawling under the car.
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A doctor sewed hairs on a girl's
head in New York. That makes Nick
Longworth a presidential possibility. !
Lady Godiva was an English wom
an, wasn't she? Then how the duce
could she ever ride in a Chicago
parade.
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Americanism: An abiding faith
that the right tooth paste will pre-
t whatever tt la vnn'r nfmlrt of
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getting.
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The new giant tank that is maneu
vered by electrical control, with no
body aboard, may be the first step in
the direction of mechanical war,
which will enable everybody to stay '
home and on the job during hostil
ities.
IPUJMLIKS
Having rented my farm, I will sell at Public Auction, at the place,
one mile west of Union and 3Va miles east of Nehawka, the follow
ing described property, starting at 10:00 o'clock a. m., on
Saturday, December 10th
1 1 HEAD OF HORSES
One black team of geldings, smooth mouth, wt. 3,000 ; one bay team
cf mares, smooth mouth, wt. 2,800; one gray mare, 7 years old, wt.
1,450; one black team of geldings, smooth mouth, wt. 2,400; one
black gelding, smooth mouth, wt. 1,500; one bay gelding, smooth
mouth, wt. 1,100; one yearling horse colt; one Shetland pony, 7
years old, wt. 700 pounds.
Cattle, Chickens
6 good Holstein milch cows;
6 Holstein and Ayershire heif
ers; 3 doz. Rhode Island Red
pullets; 2 doz. Buff Orpington
pullets.
BIG LOT FARM
Everything needed on a farm, including 15-27 Case tractor and
equipment therefor; Queen incubator; some household goods, etc.
LUNCH SERVED ON GROUNDS AT NOON
TERMS $10 and under cash. Usual credit on sums over that amt.
No goods to be removed from the premises until settled for.
Mrs. G. W. Cheney, Owner
REX YOUNG, Auctioneer BANK OF UNION, Clerk
A soft answer may start good luck
your way.
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Opposing candidates are naturally
conflicting dates.
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Marriage is either an earthly
heaven or it isn't.
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Lots of people complain
mere habit of complaining.
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from a
Women learn more as they grow
older; it's different with men.
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If it weren't for women and gold
bricks fewer men would go broke.
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Yes. kiddies, a bigamist is a man
who believes that divorce is wrong.
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A thing that some one doesn't find
fault with is seldom worth having.
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If you would have a good servant,
select neither a fiiend nor a relative.
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An er"ious person is likely to dis
parage everything be it good or bad.
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If you want a thing done well
don't do it yourself unless you know
how.
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Trouble is, the weather man sends
along Indian summer like an Indian
giver.
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Every year it is a problem what
to give relatives and friends for
Christmas.
A woman can keep a
taining to anything of
knows nothing.
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We don't know about
secret per
which she
a five day
week.
But a five-day week-end ought
to prove popular.
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It would be nice if the Department
of Agriculture would tell everybody
when to sell short.
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Twice, now, the airplane has been
used to dodge bill collectors. Sounds
like propaganda to us.
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Ambition is a longing a lot of
people have for a more pleasant place
in which to do nothing.
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All is quiet along the Rio Grand
tonight. Mexico is being very, very
good Just before Christmas.
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The kind of person to marry is
the kind you can learn to love fater
you get over "being in love.
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Women live on an average two
years longer than men. But we
doubt that it seems any longer.
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New York officials have just ut-
tered an edict that girls on the stage
! in that citv must wear clothps. Thev
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have not said anything about the
ibout the
girls in theaudlence.
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The United States used to
admit
big gangs of aliens at a time.
and
now we have gang warfare on our
street corners. It is better to let
(
those
home.
fellows shoot each other at
126 Head Hogs
80 head Hampshire shoats,
averaging 150 pounds; 40 head
fall Hampshire shoats, averag
ing 40 pounds; 6 Hampshire
sows, averaging 200 pounds.
MACHINERY
SALS
INTEREST IN DEMOCRATIC
CIRCLES
About every so often something
occurs to revive interest in things
Democratic, not democatic as a prin
ciple, but the Democratic party; that
is looking for some principles upon
which to make a campaign in 1928.
This time the reviving element came
in the announcement that William
G. McAdoo would not be a candidate
in the Democratic National conven
tion next year. This statement mak
ing an appeal for his party to unite,
forget their differences and present a
harmonious front. This harmony was
necessary, the writer said, if success
was to be attained "in the next cam
paign, for without it would invite
disaster. But with concord and har
mony success was assured. At the
same time the fight must be on prin
ciples and not on personalities. The
advice was good and all political
parties are full of it, but something
else is needed and that is masterly
leadership, but now Mr. McAdoo
withdraws.
The question arises would this
notice have been served had this once
leader been able to control the Dem
ocratic organization of his own state
of California, that was taken from
him a few months ago? As to this,
none may know to a certainty, but
they have their suspicions, that had
all been lovely, the necessary prin
ciples would have been on the per
son of one of the defeated in the last
family quarrel in 1924 at Madison
Square Garden. Still Mr. McAdoo has
! some assets. He has the entire sup
i port and sympathy of the radical pro-
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labor leaders, likely some more scat
tered around, but not so available in
a Democratic national convention.
But there are other Democratic
names left, several being in the pro
nounced class. These are Gov. Smith
of New York, Gov. Ritchie of Mary
land. Senator Reed of Missouri, with
Gov. Donahey of Ohio. Others in the
less pronounced column are Senator
Robinson of Arkansas. Senator Glass
of Virginia, Evans Woolen of Indiana
and likely others, for instance Gov.
Dan Moody of Texas.
The need of the party is the with
drawpl of Gov. Smith so think Sena
tors Caraway. Karris of Georgia and
Fletcher of Florida. It seems that
the Democratic party is on a hunt
for that rare political bird harmony.
If caught it will be placed on public
exhibition.
PERSONALLY OWNED RUMANIA
Jon Bratiano, who personally con
ducts Rumania for the financial good
of his family and friends, ought to
be popular in certain American cir
cles ho is enamored of Fasdism.
Finding that the mere people of Ru
mania art tired of being exploited
through a Government personally
owned by the Bratianos, he is said
to be planning the ending of the
dynasty and the establishment of a
republic. This republic is to be a
"plutocratic republic." In other
word3, it is to Jbe Bratiano s person
ally owned republic to serve pluto
cratic purposes. Being a realist, and
not a hypocrite, he makes no secret
! of the fact that Fascism i3 the new
! governmental scheme of the fc.'g
moneyed and in
ldustrial groups.
Until recently Rumania was seem
ingly content to remain a feudal
! state in the sense that France was a
'feudal stale before the Revolution.
Bratiano was not so much interested
in the old feudalism as in the nev.-
Now he finds that it is good business
frankly to adopt the new feudalism.
Thus, the Fascism of Rumania now
proposed: thus, the "plutocratic re
public." Feudalism pass whe nthey
are knocked over by the masses of
the people. Bratiano should satisfy
himself as to the loyalty of the army.
It might not care to shoot down
peasants to make a plutocratic holi-
nA v .1 : I j j r il.
7W uaj anu auu lu Lilf UMlUfl;U3 Ul lllf
3 Bratianos.
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STILL COMING TOO FAST
Despite the restrictive Federal im
migration laws, we still have a lot
of slang in the melting pot.
The annual report of James J.
Davis, secretary of labor, shows that
during the year ending June 30th,
last 538,000 alient were admitted to
the United States, as compared with
496,106 aliens admitted during the
previous year. ,
; Statistics from the same source
show 240,339 petitions for natural
ization .led during the year,
j In other words, we are naturaliz
J ing our foreign-born population on
(a basis of about 50 per cent, as cora
; pared with the admittances from
' year to year.
Any person who has sat in a Fed
eral rnurt room and witnessed the nn.
I J turalization process must be convinc
ed mac, iiuixi me legal viewpoint. It
takes mighty little to make an Amer
ican citizen.
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Read Journal Want Ada.
1 in your bakings I
I 25 ounces for
B Same Price B
I for over 35 years 1
9 Millions of pounds used I
g by our government I
GOING TO THE PEOPLE
It is gratifying to note that the
antiprohibition leaders who met at a
dinner in the Union League Club,
New York, to plan a campaign
against prohibition in next year's
election are thinking along right
lines. According to Capt. Stayton,
head of the Association Against the
Prohibition Amendment, and former
Senator Wadsworth of New York, in
stead of seeking to put an antipro
hibition plank in the platforms of
the leading parties for the presiden
tial campaign, they are asking for a
popular referendum. If they find it
impossible to have a national referen
dum, they want refertndums in each
state.
In short, the antiprohibitionists do
not want arbitrary action on the
JJtI I ll V ULli-lTLS IHC PIOIC
latures. such as the Anti-Saloon
League obtained in putting over the!
eighteenth amendment, and drastic ioned patriotic American from the
legislation to enforce it; they want;gtate of PreEident Coolidge George
to go to the people, the soverign
power which ratified the Constitu
tion. It was the people in conven
tion in the different states who rati
fied the Constitution restricting the
powers cf the Federal Government
and
safeguarding their own rights.
and it is the people who ought to
determine what powers shall be giv
en the Federal Government.
The ciffzens of the United States.
who under the Constitution placed.
limits on the power of the Federal
Government, in defense of their own,
rights and the powers of the states. !
constitute the c-nly body which has I
a right to say what powers shall be
exercised by the Federal Govern
ment. The plan of the antiprohibitionists
t: gc to the people is a wholesome
sign of returning sanity and of re-
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cofrnition of the fundamental Am
erican principle of popular sovereign
ty. The ?3. 000, 000 which the anti
prohibition leaders propose to raise
for the purpose of circularizing the
people will be well spent if it arouses
in them a true t-ense of their power'
t i control the Federal Government ,
?na of the viol ioti of their rights .
embodied in the fighteenth amend
ment and the Volstead act. St.
Louis Post-Dispatch.
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Two Chicago gangs have been at
...i- K n i-r. n r-rr.oA nn tVia ormc r an
armistice, and the war correspond-; through the mail should be carefully
cnts of Chicago newspapers report ; ad strongly packed, securely wrap
Piai.s well advanced for the holding i and titd- Parcels mailed early
of i. peace conference and the sign
ing of a definite treaty.
jAfiRjAG(Ej
Our Repair
Garage
fill. fTEBS: i i
is kept constantly busy because mo- ruies are prepared and enforced. Co
torists recognize it as the best andJ operation on the part of the public
most reliable repair shop for every wouia show good sense as well as a
kind of damage a car can possibly good Christmas spirit.
sustain. And, being practical men of :o:
long and varied experience, all our roR SAT.T.
I , . . H X T I
; ougniy cone, rnxnout unnecessary de
lay and at reasonable charge.
Frady's Garage
Phone 58
DECEMBER, 1875:
DECEMBER, 1927
"Resolved, That in the opinion of
thi9 House the precedent established
1 11- l.l 1 . i A r 1
of the United States, in retiring from
! the presidential office after their sec
iond term, has become, by universal
concurrence, a part of our republican
system of government, and that any
departure from this time-honored
custom would be unwise, unpatriotic,
and fraught with peril to our free in
stitutions." i This resolution was offered in the '.
National House of Representatives in
December, 1S75, to meet just such a
threat or a violation or me custom j
as exists today. It was aimed at no ;
ordinary man, but at Gen. Grant, who
had led the Union armies to victoiy, ,
and whose popularity rested upon
high achievements in the field.
It was expressive of a sentiment
so deep-seated, resting on the pre
cedents of almost a hundred years,
that no one showed any disposition
to oppose it in debate. It was ob
noxious to Gen. Grant and his sup
porters, who were dreaming of a
'third term, but no one had the tem
erity to question the declaration that
a departure from the custom was
wise, unpatriotic, and fraught with
peril to our free institutions."
It was called up for action on the
morning of Dec. 1C, 1S75. One ob
scure member did move that the
House adjourn, in the hope of pre
venting the placing of this solemn de
claration cn the records, and the
House refused.
On the roll-call 233 men voted in
favor of this declaration, and only
18 could be mustered against it
not one of whom was of the least
importance in public life.
Among the Republicans who went
on record as believing that a break
ing of the two-term precedent would
be "unwise, unpatriotic, and fraught
With
peril to our free institutions
was James A. Garfield.
Another was that robust, old-fash
F. Hoar,
That resolution reflected the Am
erican view, held through a century.
(The sentiment behind prevented the
nomination of Theodore Roosevelt,
albiet in his case there would have
. .t,,,..! nf tprm nnfl
despite his real, not paper-made,
popularity
There is no grave crisis in affairs
todaJ. tQ Jostlfv a departure; nor has
ther? be?n anTtning in the National
adm5nitration of the last six years
tQ explaln a dispoSition to depart
from the custom Tne nigt0rian of
the future wouid be hard pressed to
find anything in the record, or the
personality, of the present Executive
to explain a present-day departure
unless it would be an utter indiffer
ence on the part of the people to
public affairs
'
That resolution would be as sound
presented in December, 1927, as It
was in December, 1875.
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CHRISTMAS MAIL
The directions issued by the Post-
office Department to facilitate the
handling of Christmas mail are really
very simple.
First, postage should be fully pre
pared on all mail matter. Then the
package or envelope should be plain-
ly and completely addressed, and
should bear the sender's correct re-
. tUTD aduTeSS
All articles sent
mntr ha marlrod 'Tlo Tint nnfin llTltll
Christmas."
Parcels ought to be Insured. There
are other instructions concerning
places for mailing and the sort of
greeting which should be enclosed.
No personal letters or communica
tion should be put into parcel mail
unless the sender is willing to pay
first-class postage for it.
"Observance of these directions
will accomplish the end desired
safe and prompt delivery of Christ
mas mall and thus promote the
pleasure and satisfaction of all con
cerned." That is the statement of the
third assistant Postmaster-General.
It should be born In mind by those
individuals who are inclined to think
the mail clerks in the postoffice are
too fussy and arbitrary about pack
ages that don't meet requirements.
,It is for the sake of senders and re
j ceivers of Christmas mall, quite as
: much as for mail carriers that 6uch
A number of Duroe bores. Philip
;Hir?, Plattsmouth. n28-2tw
Those who seek to live without
work may be, as Mr. Coolidge says.
undesirable;. but they are more num
ierous than the rest.
City Faces New
Peril in Decree
Plattsmouth Attorney Insists Court!
Prevent Flood Damage.
Insisting that if the law establish
ed in the case where Jess C. Brady
secured damages from the city of
Plattsmouth is to stand as the law
in Nebraska, J. A. Capwell, city at
torney, says that it adds a new peril
to municipalities that attempt to
ameliorate the condition of its in
habitants in that they will be held
liable for every flood and every dis
aster that may subsequently occur.
Such a rule, he charges, is contrary ,
to public policy and outrages the ;
natural sense of justice. !
Mr. Capwell says that the amount
is not large, but as a precedent the
case becomes important . If the plain- .
tiff is to be permitted to recover
damages from the city for a flood ;
that it did not cause and could not
prevent, every other flood sufferer
will follow. If a city is to be penal
ized for attempting to mitigate the
ravages of floods by installing storm
sewers, merely because floods con
tinue to do some damage, it would
better have allowed conditions to re
main and let Mr. Brady and his
neighbors get the full effects of the
flood.
The city was held liable because
it allowed the sewers to clog. It
said that it was impossible to avert
damage when such heavy rains fell
as in the two instances complained
of, and that if the law actually re
quires a flood to be unprecedented
to entitle it to the status of an act
of God against which human ingen
uity and skill would not avail, then
this flood was certainly unpreced
ented enough. On one occasion an
inch and a half more than the record
fell, and that as to the second oc
casion three inches fell in nine
hours, almost a record.
THE OLD DAYS
Dr. Dorland, eminent scientist,
says that men who do the great
things now are aged 60 and 76. On
the average they are twenty years
older than men who did grent things
in the past.
The doctor is a Ikto. and every
man past 40 will join in a hymn of
praise for his courage. In these days,
when youth must be served, and
served first, he has pronounced what
amounts almost to lese majeste.
However, and let us whisper it, he
has told the truth. Arthur Bris
bane. NOTICE TO CREDITORS
The State of Nebraska, Cass Coun
ty ss.
In the County Court.
In the matter of the estate of Wat
son Long, deceased.
To the creditors of said estate:
You are hereby notified, that I will
sit at the County Court Room in
Plattsmouth. in said County, on the
30th day of December, A. D. 1927
and on the 31st day of March, A. D.
192S, at the hour of 10 o'clock in the
forenoon of each day respectively to
receive and examine all claims
against said estate, with a view to
their adjustment and allowance. The
time limited for the presentation of
claims against said estate is three
months from the 30th day of Decem
ber, A. D. 1927 a'nd the time limited
for payment of debts is one year from
said 30th day of December, 1927.
Witness my hand and the seal of
said County Court this 26th day of
November, 1927.
A. H. DUXBURY,
n28-4w (Seal) County Judge.
SHERIFF'S SALE
State of Nebraska, County of Cass,
ss.
By virtue of an Order of Sale Issued
by Golda Noble Beal, Clerk of the
District Court, within and for Cass
county, Nebraska, and to me direct
ed, I will on the 19th day of De
cember, A. D. 1927, at 10 o'clock a.
m., of said day, at the south front
door of the court house in the City
of Plattsmouth, Nebraska, in said
county, sell at public auction to the
highest bidder for cash the following
real estate, to-wit:
Lots four (4), five (5) and
six (6), in Block twelve (12),
in Young and Hayes Addition to
the City of Plattsmouth, Cass
county, Nebraska
the same being levied upon and taken
as the property of James McCulloch,
defendant, to satisfy a judgment of
said court, recovered by Henry
Brown, plaintiff against said defend
ant. Plattsmouth, Nebraska, November
16, A. O. 1927.
BERT REED.
Sheriff Cass County,
Nebraska.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
The State of Nebraska, Cass Coun
ty ss.
In the County Court.
In the matter of the estate of Wil
liam II. Wynn, deceased.
To the creditors of said estate:
You are hereby notified, that 1 will
sit at the County Court Room in
Plattsmouth, in said county, on the
30th day of December, A. D. 1927
and on tin 31st day of March, A. D.
192S at the hour of ten o'clock in
the forenoon of each day to receive
and examine all claims against said
estate, with a view to their adjust
ment and allowance. The time limit
ed for the presentation of claims
against s:tid estate is three months
from the 30th day of December A. D.
1927 and the time limited for pay
ment of debts is one year from eaid
30th day of December 1927.
Witness my hand and the seal of
said County Court this 25th day of
November, 127.
A. II. DUXBURY.
n28-4w (Seal) County Judge.
NOTICE TO NON-RESIDENT AND
UNKNOWN DEFENDANTS
Notice is hereby given that Wil
liam F. Laughlin, has filed his peti
tion in the District Court of Cass
County, Nebraska, on the 12th day
of November, 1927, against Thos. F.
Kerrihard and wife Eva M. Kerri
hard, John L. Weathers and wife
Weathers, first and real name
unknown. William H. Tannehill. un
married, their heirs and devises, le
gatees and personal representatives
and all persons claiming by through
or under them, and N. H. Meeker,
first real name unknown and wife
Nettie T. Meeker, Benjamin F.
Laughlin; and all persons having or
claiming any interest in Lots 59 and
CO, except 14 feet off the north 6lde
!of Lot 59, in the village of Green
i wood, Cass County, Nebraska, real
names unknown, defendants, the ob
ject and prayer of which is to reform
certain deeds to conform to the true
correct and legal description Intend
ed by the parties thereto and to quiet
'the title to the above described real
estate in the name of William F.
Laughlin the plaintiff herein and
forever enjoining the above name
defendants and each of them and all
persons claiming by through or un
der them adverse to the plaintlC
herein, and for such other and fur
ther relief as may be just and equit
able. The defendants and each of them
are required to answer paid peti
tion cn or before the 2Cth day of
December, 1927, or the allegation
therein will be taken as true.
WILLIAM F. LAUGHLIN,
Plaintiff,
J. C. BRYANT.
nl4-4w Plaintiff's Attorney.
SHERIFF'S SALE
State of Nebraska, County of Caas
ss.
By virtue of an order of sale issued
by GoMa Noble Beal, Clerk of the
District Court within and for Cass
County, Nebraska, and to me direct
ed, I will on the 17th day of De
cember. A. D. 1927, at 10 o'clock
a. m. of said day at the south front
door of the court house, in the city
of Plattsmouth in said county, sell
at public auction to the highest bid
der for cash the following real es
tate to-wit: South 48 feet of Iot
one (1) and two. (2) Block thirty
six (36) original city of Flatts
mouth, Nebraska, also that part of
Lots six (6) seven (7) and eight
(8), in Block twenty-nine (29) in
Young and Hayes addition to the
city of Plattsmouth, described as fol
lows: Commencing at the northeast
corner of Lot eight (8) in said Block
twenty-nine (29) Young and Hayes
addition, running thence west along
the south line of the alley passing
through said block east and west 170
feet and 3 inches, thence south 65
feet, thence east parallel with the
south line of said block to the east
line of Block twenty-nine (29),
thence north 65 feet to place of be
ginning, being the north 65 feet of
Lots seven (7) and eight (8) and
the north 65 feet of the east half of
Lot six (6) and the vacated alley, in
Block 29 described as follows: Bo
ginning at the northeast corner of
Lot G. Block 29, Young and Hayes
addition running thence south 65
feet, thence east 14 feet to the west
line of Lot 7, thence north along
the west line of Lot seven (7), 65
feet to the northwest corner of lot,
thence west 14 feet to the place of
beginning, all in Block twenty-nine
(29) in Young and Hayes addition
to the City of Plajtsmouth, as sur
veyed, platted and recorded, Casa
County, Nebraska, the same being
levied upon and taken as the prop
erty of Carrie E. Christ, et al., de
fendants, to satisfy a Judgment ot
said court recovered by The Stand
ard Savings & Loan Association of
Omaha. Nebr., plaintiff, against saifl
defendants.
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, November
12th, A. D. 1927.
BERT REED.
Sheriff Caas County,
KebrasVa.
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