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.THE AMERICAN 5 11 ELOqCEXT SrEECH. Blue Rapids (Kit.) People Addrtwd July 4 by C. E. n later, f Omaha. It la Indeed fittlag and appropriate that we father in aatemblage on thU day. All over this broad land the peo ple, not the titled nobility, but the people are assembled to hear voiced by the thunder of cannon and by word of mouth those sentiments and princi ples upon which our government is founded. It is an inspiring thought. In bam let and town, in city and metropolis, in the home and in na tional hall, is this day observed by the expression of grateful words acd thoughts of praise and gratitude. When I think of this grand spectacle there rises in me feelings of profound thankfulness and exultation, and I am impelled to cry out in the words of that grand American, Daniel Webster, 'Thank God I I,too,am an American:" And although this is an expression from the lips of a great statesman, I believe It is also the expression of every heart in this assembly to-day. The coming together of the people on this occasion has the true revolutionary spirit in' herent in It When the bugles of war sounded and the cry "To arms!" arose throughout the length and breadth of the colonies, there was one man al ready battle-scarred and worn with toil whose head was white with the snows of many years the cry of free dom reached his ears, and, without a moment's hesitation, he abandoned his plow In the field, mounted his faithful horse, an in and hour's time Israel Put nam was hurrying to the front. So to day the same spirit animates the heart of every true American. You have left your plows in the field, the smith has left his forge, the merchant his counter and the professional man his office, to participate, not in actual war, but to express and listen to words of remembrance, to cultivate anew the bonds of fellowship, to stir the embers and add fresh fuel to the fires of pa trlotlsm. But if it be to participate in the ob servance of the anniversary of that great day of our national birth, yet, I say, the spirit as of old Is manifest here to-day. And if that time were present, when, with a righteous cause, the call came to us to engage in the actual reali ties of war, to face the storming can non and to hear the bhrlek of shell, I doubt not but that the citizens gath ered here in peaceful fellowship, whether before the armies of arro gant Spain or before the hosts of proud old England, would 9tand as fearlessly and with the same patriotic zeal a? our forefathers stood in the days of Israel Putnam and Molly Stark, and neither flinch nor falter in their duty. But the days of war, we hope, are past. "Peace hath its victories no less renowned than war," and in the annals of peace this free America has gained laurels that will never fade. Glorious are the annals or peace. But this day is particularly impressive in that it marks the anniversary of a great ac tion. Through the restless .tumultu ous days of oppression under George III., when men were slowly emerging from the fears and fallacies of mon archy, and watching with intent eye for the dawn of a new day in the hori zon of government, a sublime purpose was slowly forming in the minds and hearts of the great American leaders. It was a grand conception, but it was not to be realized until the thunders of war resounded far and wide and It) lightnings had kindled many a destruc tive fire. But God had prepared for centuries for the coming of a great principle, for the birth of a new idea "All men are created free and equal." That sublime trumpet note ran like a shock through the colonies and roused them to the defense of a new govern ment. Did they respond? What child has not read, with glowing cheek and swiftly beating heart, the story of those momentous dayB? of the battle of Lexington, Paul Revere's ride, Bunker Hill, Trenton, Brandywine and Ger mantown, Valley Forge and Yorktown? How familiar they all became as we studied them o'er and o'er in the white school house in the valley, the red school house on the hill, the log school house in the forest, or, to come nearer home, the sod school house on the plain. It makes no difference where we learned the story of the revolution; it makes no difference to-day, my fellow citizens, of what construction or ma terial the schools are so long as they are American schools, taught by American teachers. And yet to make them truly American in this day, one thing more is necessary there must be seen, high upon the staff of every one of them, whether frame, brick, log or sod school house, blowing in the breeze, waving its salutations to the skies, brightening the atmosphere with its beautiful undulations, streaming over the heads of the Bons and daugh ters of America, guarding its own the stars and stripes, the flag of the na tion. But to declare our Independence was not all that made us a republic and a free people. That was but a grand resolution that a new government should obtain. What was that govern ment to be? The question was an swered by the adoption of the grandest constitution of political principles that tne worm nas ever seen, mere is me ) true instrument of our freedom. There-1 la lie the principle tbtt base the structure of our republic. It has stood for over a century unchanged in a vital part. Its principles are as immutable as the rocks, and will stand for all time uphe'd by the eternal laws of truth and right And that gracd pas sage, the preamble, which declares the purpose of the inception of the consti tution "We, the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect Union, establish justice, insure domes tic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessing of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution of the United States of America" to the true American every word Is a tone of wonderful sweetness, each thought a chord of exquisite beauty, and the whole the grandest melody that ever inspired and uplifted man to noble thought and deed. Once only In over a century of na tional life has that constitution been questioned. From the South there began to rise the whisperings of seces sion. Soon the doctrine of state rights stood boldly in our national halls and congress was torn with dUsentlng prln ciplee. Then It was the Titanic Web ster took up the gauntlet cast from the hand of the brilliant Ilavne, and while the nation stopped to listen, and the world awaited in anxiety the outcome of that struggle of the giants, the great expounder of the constitution stood like a storied god of old, his feet planted ipon the rock of unity and poured forth the ponderous and sublimo truths of that immortal document, illuml nated with the genius and passion of his fiery logic but all to no avail Argument was drowned in the clash of arms, Sumter fell, and the greatest civil war in history began. Union or disunion? Through all the long, dark period from 'CI to '65 the waves of de struction poured over the land. Homes and hearths were left desolate in North and South. Sorrow and death hovered like a pall over the stricken nation. The sobbing guns of war tolled the death knell of the country's brave. Then there came a leader a silent man, a strange man from out of the West, who moved across the lines like a figure of destiny, to the forefront of battle, and the sword of the confedo racy fell at the feet of General Grant. Truth and right prevailed, the will of God was done, the constitution was up held, the United States remained "one and lnseperable." It was destined that out of that fierce test of the constitution, not only was that instrument to stand unharmed, but another great event In the history of this nation and of the world was to transpire. With the idea of union was linked another. The first day of Jan uary, 1863, saw 4,000,000 serfs emerge from the darkness of bondage Into the light of liberty. It wag a wondrous transformation. For 240 years the black man had toiled beneath a yoke at d panted an atmosphere whose ellghteit Inspiration should have made him free. But the labors of Sumner, Garrison, Phillips and Wilberforce found frui tion; the prayers from a thousand pul pits were answered. " 'Twas Lincoln's pen that dashed the Idea down; the chains of slavery fell off; the die was cast; the end had come; liberty and union were one. The hour of the free dom of the slave had struck. And, as Paul of old declared his Roman blood and stayed the scourge, the chattel arose to his full stature and exclaimed: "I am a man!" And the lash of the slave driver fell to the earth. He was clothed in rags, but those rags were the princely vesture of a freedman; he possessed nothing in the world, but he was master of himself and was rich be yond the wealth of kings. Nobly has he maintained the unequal struggle. Scarcely thirty years have passed since the yoke fell from his neck and he stood upright. Thirty years hence he will have worked out his own des tiny. Thus, out of that attack upon the constitution, the instrument of lib erty, came greater, truer, broader lib erty, and a citizenship as universal as the human family; a stronger, firmer, nobler nation, and the blessings of a permanent unity. And now the question comes home to us, What are we going to do that pos terity may refer to us as we have re ferred to our forefathers? To us is now given the heritage of that immortal document, the constitution. Do we realize its sacredness, its responsibility? More particularly do I address this question to the young men. Turn the light of the future upon the young man of to-day and he stands forth in his true significance. As the man of the future, he may well occupy the mind of the philosopher and statesman. It is a fact manifest to all that the com ing half century of American history will be marked by the solution of some of the most gigantic and stupendous problems that have ever confronted the people of any nation at any time. The conflict of opposing forces will be no child's play. Questions of govern mental policy and Boclal readjustment that for years have agitated every part and party of our nation are fast emerg ing from the chaos of unorganized force and forming In battle array. The bugles are ringing the assembly call of mighty hosts that must Inevitably meet in conflict the conflict of princi ples and the "survival of the fittest." Those forces will be formed and mar shaled and led, not by the veterans and leaders of to-day, but by the young American life of the present Then, with the eyes of the world upon blm, amid the intensity of class and partisan conflict the citizen must bepreared to think and act "ot under the ht-ated glare of passion and prejudice, but under the clear, pure light of reason and patriotism. Uow shall the citizen be thus prepared? Firt let him study the lives and characters of the great men of the station; let him study the events acd result that comprise the history of the nation; let him study the mission and dettiny of the nation. And where upon the face of the earth can you find a lineage of men of greater heart intellect and genius than our own? In the galaxy of those whom the world sees fit to Immortalize, the stars of America's great shine forth the strongest purest and most brilliant of all their number. Washington, the father of the nation, under whose wis dom and watchful care the government was born and nurtured into permanent life. He was not known for peculiar or distinctive qualities, but by a broad and nobld sympathy with humanity, crowned with every capability to per form the promptings of his heart Calm, courageous, wise and just his is a beautiful greatness that charms and subdues by the perfect symutry of its manhood. When that prodigy of ages, Napoleon I'onaparte, shall fall under the shadow of the gathering clouds of oblivion; when even his genius, tower ing to heights of loneliness and soli tude, shall be dimmed in their darken ing gloom, the name of Washington shall fall from the lips of children. Next there rises the lineage of a faoe furrowed with the lines of care, beauti ful with the light of mercy, saddened by the sorrows of a cruel war, tender with the love a great heart bore for a suffering people; it is the face of Abraham Lincoln, martyr to the cause of the Union and human freedom. In the heart of this man, justice and mercy, contending for the mastery, waged ceaseless strife. And when stern justice gained its cause and morcy fell; when the sentinel who slept went forth at his orders to meet his doom, to pay the penalty of his fault, the eyes of this man, resting upon the old flag, filled with mist, the stars disappeared, the stripes ran together, and Lincoln wept. Such was his character. We rever ence him for the wisdom of his mind and the tenderness of his heart, and accord with the man who said: "He was the grandest figure of the fiercest civil war; 'he Is the gentlest memory of our world." Standing upon the heights of fame are those whom the nation has chosen down through the century to the highest position in the gift of the republic What a grand list their numbers comprise. They are matchless in history. Nor would I forget those who, though they did not rule this nation as chief executive, yet have been most signally served and honored by it men who are not too great to be president, for no man Is that, but who, by the transcendent genius of their actions and utterances, destiny reserved wholly and entirely for their own peculiar mission in the shaping of the republic and, if not written upon the presidential record, upon the hearts of the people are in delibly stamped the names of Hamil ton, Clay, Webster and Blaine. Let the citizens study the great men of the nation. In the study of American history may be found a world's experience. From It may be received the lesson of wise and unwise statesmanship. There is food for the thinking man that is the wisdom of ages. American history is the culmination of Ideas so vast that 6,000 years of human thought and strife have entered into their development. America also marks the battle ground of glgantio governmental and social politics, that arose with the growth of our own institutions and were solved upon our own soil. Free thought, free worship, free press, free labor, free ballot, free schools and free slaves! Such have been the contributions of America in the advancement of civilization, and such will ever remain her glory and her pride. These are seven hills that base an empire greater than seven- hillod Rome; these are the stars that glitter upon the brow of our statue of liberty to light the citizens in the path of reason and patriotism. What a force is the knowledge of our history in the forming of the citizen. The man en tirely uneducated in these days we have no use for. In the words of an other, such men "are a disgrace to their maker, a wart on the face of na ture, and should be relegated to the sloughs and miasmas that engendered them." But it is my bellefathat the knowledge of American history 'has a stronger and more inspiring effect in the making of a citizen than any other one force. Continued in next issue. In Ounce of Prevention is cheaper than any quantity of cure. Don't give children narcotics or seda tives. They are unnecessary when the Infant Is properly nourished, as It will be if brought up on the Gall Borden Eagle Brand Condensed Milk. SAl'MrKIMi MACI-AIII.AND, Attorney, ! F areata Street, SHERIFF A1.K.-Hy virtu of aa allaa order of tale Issued out of the dlalrlcl court for Douglas rounty. Nehraasa. aud to me directed. I Bill. on the SMh day of August. A. D IK, at ta o'clock A. of aald day, at I lie KAST front door of Ilia county court house. In the city of Omaha. Douglas counly, Nebraaka. evil at public auction to the hlgh eat bidder for raah, tlte property deecrlbeu la said order of eala aa follow a, to wtl: 1 lie undivided one-half i W of Iota a van (7) and eight si In block It f tern ill' In Uaac'a A Seldrn'e Addition to Ilia rlty of Omaha, aa urveyed. platted and recorded, all la Doug la rounty. elate ol Nebraaaa. raid property to be aold to aatlafy t'hlllp L. Johnson, plaintiff herein, the rum of two hundred aud ninety and 36-hv dollar 52W Jrii Judgment, with lute red thereon at rate of tea .loi per rent per annum from May 4th, I8U6, which amount la a Brat valid and el lat in) lien upon !! uudivlded one-half tHi of lot four i4. block fifteen il.ii. above deacrllied. Also to aatlafy aald nlalullff theeiim of too hundred aud eighty-four and hw dollar itt.Aii Judgment, with Internet thereon at rata of ten tiui per cent per anuutn from May 4ib. Iwai. which said amount la aflrat valid and existing lien upon laid undivided one-half i,i of lot right (lln block fifteen alxive described. To aallNfy the furiher sum of one hundred and fifty-three and lU-lcu dollars itlU.U!) cost herein, together wlla accruing coata. according to a Judgment rendered by the dial Net court of said Douglaa county, at It May term, A. D. Is'.st. In a certain action then and them pending, wherein i'blllp I.. Johnson la iilalullff. and I LHrlea ('. Ilouael and Maria Ilouael, lila wife, are defendant. Omaha, Nebraska. July 24th. Ikwv JOHN W. MCDONALD. Sheriff of Douglaa County, Nebraska. Saunders A Macfarlaud, attorneys. Johnson va Ilouael, at al. Doc. 46; No. 2711. 7-24-J SAUSDKIWA MACKAULAND. Attorneys, 1404 Farnatn Street. SHERIFF'S SA I.E. Hy virtue of an order of aale laaued out of the district court for Douglas rounty, Nebraska, and to uie directed, 1 will, on the 25lh day of August, A. II. 1M. at ten o'clock A. h. of said day. al the EAST front door of the county court house, In the city of Omaha, Douglas county, Nebraska, sell at public auction to the high est bidder for cash, the property described In snld order of sale as follows, to-wit: The north fifty i.Vm feet if the westone half i',iof lot thirteen (13) 1b block fifteen I5 In Improvement Asaoclmlou Addition to the city of Omaha, as surveyed, platted and re corded, all In Douglus county, state of Ne braska. raid property to be sold to satisfy Albion W. Hye, plaintiff herein, the sum of ten hundred and forty four and MMtiu dollar (11(144 50) judgment, with Interna thereon at raw of seven (T per cent pr annum from September 23rd, IsMV, which amount Is a first valid and existing Hen upon said above described property. To satlNfy (ieorge W. Scott, defendant herein, the sum of four hundred and no 0-100 dollars if4uo ioi Judgment, with Interest thereon at raU) of teu (HI) per cent per annum from Seplemlicr i;th, 1889, which amount la a second valid and existing lien upon Mild above described property. Alooto satisfy the sum of tsenty four and 03-luo dollars (124.03) costs herein, together with accruing nana according to a Judgment rendered by the district court of said Dotig la county, at Its September term, A. 1). lsiift, In a certain action then and there pending, wherein Albion W. I'lye Is plaintiff, and Theodore H. Korgy. Anna Forge, his wife., Mary C. Dudley and Oeorgo W. Scott ara de fendant. Omaha, Nebraska. July 24th, lmwi. John w. Mcdonald, t herlfT of Doug in County, Nebraska. Saunders Macfarland. attorneys. A. W. Klye vs. T. II. Forgy, et tti. Doc. 4; No. 204. 7-24 5 SAL'NDKKS AV MACKAItliAND. Attorneys, 1404 Farnam Street. 0 HERIFF'S SALE -By virtue of an order - of sale Issued out of the district court for Douglas county, Nebraska, and to me di rected, I will, on the 25th day of August A. '' at 10 o'clock A, u. of Bald day, at the EAbT fron door of the county court house. In the city of Omaha, Douglas county, Ne braska, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, the property described In said order of sale, as follows, to-wlt : Lot fouri4) In block fifty-three (53), and lot thirteen 3) In b ock one hundred and thlrty three133), all situated In the town or city of F lorence, as surveyed, platted and recorued, all In Douglas county, state of Nebraska Said property to be sold to satisfy I'blllp L. Johnson, plaintiff herein, the sum of ninety-nine and 38-100 dollars ($'.iw38) Judg ment, with Interest thereon at rate of ten (101 per cent per annum from May 4th, 1mm, which amount Is a first valid and existing lien upon aid above described properly. To satisfy the sum of forty-six and 38-100 dollars (Wtl 38) costs herein, together with ac cruing costs, accord ng to a Judgment ren dered by the district court of said Douglas county, at its May term, A. D. IH'.si In acer ia.'.,!.a!JloF lbD and there pending, wherein 1 hll p L. Johnson Is plaintiff, a id Hannah K. Healer (formerly Hannah E. Dupuls). Han nah K. Kllbourn, Victor U. Langtry and Mary M. Langtry, his wife, Nebraska Sav ing and Kxchato Bank, Omaha & Florence Land & Trtut Company. John J. O'Connor, Nebraska Natloral Hank of Omaha, Ne braska, Kachel A. Crever, Mary H award, Thomas Olllcer and Julia Ollirer. his wife, and Walter U. Clark, Administrator of Hie estate of Hugh U.Clark, deceased, are de fundai ts, Omaha, Nebraska, July 24th, WM. Du . . JullJ w- M:'KNALn. Sheriff of Douglas County. Nebraska, Saunders & Macfarland, attorneys. P. L. Johnson vs. Hannah E. llealey, at al. Doc.K; No. 1M. 7-24 5 SAUNDKHS & MACFAUIiAND, Attorneys, 1404 Farnam Street. OHEKIFF'tJ SALE. BY VIRTUE OF AN order of sale Issued out of the district court for Douglas county. Nebraska, and to me directed, I will, on the 25th day of August, A. D. 1HWI. at 10 o'clock a. u. of said day. at the EAST front door of the county court house, in the city of Omaha, Douglas county, Nebraska, sell at public auction to the high est bidder for cash, the property described In aid order of sale as ful.ows. to-wlt: Lots five (5) and six (Si. block one (1). and lot even (7) In b ock two (2) In Mayne Flace an addition to the city of Omaha, as surveyed, platted and recorded, all In Douglas county, state of Nebraska. Bald property to beold to satisfy Philip L. Johnson, plaintiff herein, the sum of nine hundred and seventy and 70-100 dollars itHiO.TO) Judgment, with Interest thereon at rate of ten (10) per cent per annum from May 4th, 1M, which amount is a first valid and existing Hen upon said above described trou erty. " " To satisfy the sum of one hundred and twenty five and 84-100 dollars ($129.84) costs herein, together wltn accruing cost, accord ing to a Judgment rendered by the district court of said Douglas county, at Its May term, A. D. 18U6, In a certain action then and there pending, wherein Philip L. Johnson Is plaintiff, and Joseph Thomson acd Keur.en W Ross, executor of the estate of Reuben Ross, deceased, Joseph Thomson and Mrs Thomson, his wife, and Reulien W. Uos and Mr. Ross, hi wife, are defendant. Omaha, Nebraska, July 24th. 1!). Dt , JOHNW MuDONALD, Sheriff of Douglas County, Nebraska. Saunders It Macfarland, attorney. Johnson vs. Ross, et al. Doc. 56: No. 100, 7-24-5 H. E. I1UKNAM. Attorney, 617 New York Life Bldg. QHERIFF'8 SALE. By virtue of an order - of sale Issued out of the district court for Douglas county, Nebraska, and to me di rected, I will, on the 25th day of August A. D. 18V8, at ten o'clock a. u. of said day, at the EAST front door of the county court house. In the city of Omaha, Iouglas county, Ne braska, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, the property described In aid order of aale aa folio w. to-wlt: The south one-half S. Hi of lot eight (8) In block eight (8) In Bowery Hill Addition to the city of Omaha, as surveyed, platted and re corded, all In Douglas county, state of Ne braska, Said property to b sold to satisfy James F. Sbattuck, plaintiff herein, the sum of eight hundred and sixty-three and e-100 dollar it8A3.69) Judgment, with lntereat thereon at rate of ten (10) per cent per annum from May 4th, 18S. To aatlsfy the sum of fourteen and 03-100 dollar (114.03) cost herein, together with ac cruing cost according to a Judgment ren dered by the district court of said Douglas county, at Its May term. A. D. 18'., in a certain action then and there pending wherein James F. Shattuck Is plaintiff, and Dominlck Oogan and Kate Cogan are de fendant. Omaha, Nebraska. July 24th, 189A. John w. Mcdonald, Sheriff of Dougla County, Nebraska. H. B, Burnam, attorney. Bhatturk vs. Cogan, et al. Doc M; No. lit. T-J4-6 IEXTKH I- TIIOMAH, Attorney, ol Dm Building. CH SKIFF'S SALE Hy vlrtu.of aa order of aale laaued out of the district Mmrt for Dougla ounty, Nebraka. and to di rected. I will, ua the Lib day of August. A. D ltaV at lea o'cha-k a. N. of aald day. at tha a AM front dar uf tha county court bouaa, la Mi city of Omaha, Douglaa county. Nr. braaka, aell at putil e auction to the highest bidder tor raati. the tiruperty described la aid order ot aale aa folloaa. to-wlt : Lot nuirber twenty-one Cli In block num ber eight (i, and lot number twenty-two tti) In hl.K-k eight ii In Hedford Place Addition loth city f Omaha, a surveyed, platted and recorded, all In Douglas county, atat of Nebraaaa. Said property to ha sold to satisfy Irwea Levlatou, plaintiff herein, tha auu of eight hundred and ality-aeven doliara itXi'uui Judgment, with in terra I thereon at rate of tea tloi per cent per annum from May 4th, laud, which Is a flrsi valid and aublatlng lira uimib aald lot twenty-one iilt, block eight ti, above deacrllied. A ad to aatlafy aald plaintiff tha further uta of eight hundrrd aid ality-aevea dol iara ihi; urn, with Interest thereon at tha rat oftenilin per rent per annum from May 41b, Iowa, which amouut Is a nrat valid and uli alatlng lien upon aald lot twenty-two block eight (Si, above deacrlbed. To satisfy Sarah J. Harrow, defendant herein, the auiuof nlue hundred and ninety dollar ittiuuuoi Judgment, with lntereat thereon at rat of ten ilui per cent per an num from May 4lh. InM, which amount I a second valid and ulilBtlng Hen upon lot twenty-oue (21), bloc eight (), above dc-i-rlbed. To aatlafy the aum ot twenty-live and C1 1(0 dollars ifJ5A3i coats herein, together with accruing cimU. according Ion judgment rendered by the district court of aald Ituug lua county, al It May term, A. D. 18MI. In a certain action then and there pending, wherein Irwi n Levlalon Is plaintiff, and An dres J Stanley, John It stiu hrnile. lieiter L.Thomas, Samuel Rlhner, Katharine Hlti ner and Sarah J. Harrows, are defendant. Omaha, Nebraaka. July 24. Imdi. joiim w. McDonald Sheriff of Douglas County, Nebraska. Dexter L. Thomas, attorney. Levlsuin vs. Stanley, et al. Doc. Mi Nu. 312. T 24-5 8A V n7 V: 1 1 H A MACI'AltI.AM, Attorneys, 1401 Farnam Street. SHERIFF'S SALE.-lly virtue of an order of sale issued out of the district court for Douglas county, Nebraska, and to me di rected. F will, on the2Mh day of August. A. D. IMl. at ten o'clock A. a. of said day, al tha FAST front door of the counly court house, In the city of Omaha. Douglas county, Ne braaka, sell al public auction to the highest biddtr for cash, the property deacrlbed In said order of sle as follows, to-wlt : Lots four it), live i5), six ft, iilneidi. ten (10) fourteen (Id. fifteen (lai, sixteen (Itli, seven teen (I7i, nineteen ilui, Iwrnly (.111 and twenty-four (241 In block two ('-) In Harris A fallerson's Annex Addition to the city of South Oiusha, as surveyid platted and re corded, all In Douglus county, slate f Ne braska. Said property to be sold to satisfy William II. Brevoort. plaintiff herein, the sum of two hundred and forty-four and 80 ltaj dollars (t'44 801 Judgment, with luterest at rate of ten (loi percent per annum from May 4th. Ihtsl. which amounts are a Ural valid aud ex isting lien upon tuid above described prop erty. To satisfy the sum of llfty-two and 2-ltaj dollars fo2 26) cost herein, together with ac cruing cost according to a Judgment ren dered by the district court of said I lunulas county, at It Miy term. A. U. 1.H, In a certain action then and there pending, wherein William II. Brevoort Is plaintiff, and Jonas R. Harris and Rosa L. Harris, his wife, are defendants. Omaha. Nebraska. July 24th, 1806. John w. mchonald. Sheriff of Douglas County, Nebraska. Saunders A Macfarland. attorneys. Brevoort vs. Harris, et al. Doc. 55; No. 286. 7-24-5 HAL'NDr.KS & M ACFAKLAND, Attorneys, 1404 Farnam Street. SHERIFF'S SALE. By virtue of an order of sale Issued out of the district court for Douglas county, Nebraska, and to me di rected, I will, on the 25th day of August, A. D. 18MI, at ten o'clock A. M. of said day, at the FJAST front door of the county court house, In the city uf Omaha, Douglas county, Nebraska, sell at public auction to the high est bidder for cash, the property described In said order of aale as follows, to-wlt: Lot one (11, two (2), three (III, four (4), Ave (M, six (til, seven (7i, eight 18). nine (Hi and ten (10)1. block eight (8i In Boyd' Addition to the city of Omaha, as surveyed, plat ted and recorded, all In Douglas county, slate of Ne braska. Said property to be sold to satisfy James W. Dvorak y. plaintiff lereln, the um of two hundred and ntnely-tlve and I1D-IWJ dollars (I.W6 6U) Judgment, with Interest thereon at rule of ten (loi per cent per annum from May 4ih, li-ixl. which amounts are a first valid una existing lien upon said above describid property. To satisfy the sum of fifty-six and 22-100 dollars ii.Ni.22) costs herein, together with ac cruing costs, according to a Judgment ren dered by the district court of said Douglas county. Nebraska, at Its May term. A. D. I8M, hi a certain action then aud there pending, wherein James W. Dvornky Is plaintiff, ana Mary K. Realty and William A, Bsatty, her husband, are defendants. Omaha, Nebraaka, July 21th. 1806. john w. Mcdonald, Sheriff of Douglas County, Nebraska. Saunders & Macfarland, attorney. Brevoort vs. Bealty, et al. Doc.65; No. r.8. 7-24-5 W. II. HL'SKKMj, Attorney, 615 New York Life Building. SHERIFF'S SALE. By virtue of an order of sale Issued out of the district court for Douglas county , Nebraska and to me di rected, I will, on the 25th day of August, A. D. Ihmi, at ten o'clock A. at. of said day, at the EAST front dour uf the county court house, in the city of Omaha, Douulas county, Ne braska, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, the pr, peily described In ssld order of sale as follows, to-wlt: Lot twelve il2),ln block thiee (3) In Saunders A Hlmebaugh's Addition to Walnut Hill, an addition to the city of Omaha, as surveyed, platted and recorded, all In Douglas county, slate of Nebraska. Said property to be sold to satisfy Lucius R. FCitstman, Junior, Trustee, plaintiff herein, the aum of nine hundred and tweniy-n'.ne and 5-100 dollars ($',i2t.5S) Judgment with In terest thereot at rale of ten liU) per cent per annum from September 23rd 18H5. which amount la a first valid and existing Hen upon said above described property. To satisfy Omaha Real Estate and Trust Company, defendant herein, the sum of three hundred and seventi-Hve collars ij.175 00) Judgment, with Interest thereon at eight (81 percent per annum from September 23rd, IM5, which amount Is a second valid and existing Hen upon said alxive described property. To satisfy the sum of thirty and 23-100 dol lars S30 23) cost herein, together with ac cruing cost, according to a Judgment ren dered by the district court of suld Douglas county, at It September term A. 1). IK'S. In a certain action then and there pending, wherein Lucius R. Eastman. Junior, Trustee, is plaintiff, and John P. Davis, Julia Davis, The Omaha Real estate and Trust Company, The Omaha Mattress Company and (ieorge W. Mark, are defendant. Omaha, Nebraska, July 24th, 18V6. JOHN W. MCDONALD, Sheriff of Douglas County, Nebraska. Wm. H. Russell, attorney. Eastman vs. Davis. Doc. 40; No. 32. 7-24 5 W. H. KLSSKLL,, Attorney, 616 New York Life Building, SHERIFF'S SALE. By virtue of an order of sale Issued out of the district court fur Douglas county, Nebraska, and to me di rected, I will, on the 25th day of August, A. D. 1806, at ten o'clock a. m. of said day. at the EAST front door of the county court house, in tha city of Omaha, Douglas county, Ne braska, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, the property described In ssld order of sale as foil' ws, to-wlt: The east fifty-five 5) feet of lot one (1) In Kountze's Second Addition, an addition to the city of Omaha, a surveyed, platted and recorded, all la Dougla county, state of Ne brti,s k ft. Said property to be sold to satisfy George M. Lane, Executor, plaintiff herein, the sum of two thousand six hundred and thirty three and 70-100 dollars (12 633.70) Judgment, with Interest thereon at rate of seven 7i per cent per annum from September 23rd, 18'.5. To satisfy the sum of nineteen and 63-100 dollar 519.63) cosu herein, together with ac cruing cost, according to a Judgment ren dered by the district court of said Douglas county, at Its September term, A. D. 18C5, In a certain action then and there pending, wherein Ueorge M. Lane 1 plaintiff, and John R. Cox and Lottie Cox ar defendant. Omaha, Nebraska. July 24th, 184. john w. Mcdonald, Sheriff of Dougla County, Nebraska. Wm. H. Russell attorney. Lane v. Cox, et al. Doe. 49: No. 340 7-34-5 IAl'NIKIUi MA CPA It LAND, Attorney a 1404 Farnam HtrMt. on lit I FITS SALK.-BY VIKTUK 01" At O order of aala Issued out of tha district court for Douglas rouaty, Nebraska aad to ma directed wl IS. aa tba x5ia day cl August, A. It 11. at tea o'clock a. si. of said day. at tha EAST front d,.r of tha county court bouaa. In tha rlty af Omaha, Dougla county. Nebraaka, sell at public auctloa to the hlghut bidder for raah, tha property de scribed la aald order of aale aa follow, to wlti Lot on niaad three (ll la block thirty aevea (.I7i. lot two Cl) la block eighty (Mh, lot three UI, and all ti la block eighty-three 13), htaevea (71 In block eighty-eight (MM. lot Ave (Si, nine (vi and fourteen t!4) in block one hundred and thirty-two (I32. lota one il). ve tit and fourteen (U ln block one hundred and thirty-four (1.141, hit one (1) In block on hundred and thirty seven (1.(71. lot one ill la bha k one hundred and thirty elxhlll si. and all of block two hundred and twenty (220), alt Hunted In tha town (or city) of Florence, Dougla rounty, Nebraska, aa aurvayed, platted and recorded, all la Douglaa county, state of Nebraska. Said property to be aold to aatlafy Jamas I Browne, plaintiff herein, the uui of two hundred and aevea and 24-1(0 doliara (kfOT.t) Judgment, with luirrest thereon at rat oi 'u( , VT rent per annum from May 4th, IMM, which amount Is a flrat valid and exist. Ing lien upon said aliove deacilhcd property. Tosatlafy thaauinnf sixty-four and As-UK) dollars tS4 6N) roel herein, together with ac cruing coat according to a Judgment ren dered by the dlalrlrl court of aald Douglas county, it May term, A. D. IMH, In a cer tain action then and there pending, whareln Jame L. Browne I plaintiff, and Tha Omaha and Florence Land A Truat Com pany. Victor II. Langtry. Mary M I an g try. Samuel Oole.Frank Murphy.John A.Horbech, i. W. A U. I Lovell, William II. Cook, Mr, t iMik (Nrat and real name unknown) hi wife, Alfred F.Wolff, Mrs. Wolff Hirst and real nam unknown) his wife, Helen K.Clark, Walter O.Clark. Jacob II. Young, Mrs. Young ittrai and real nam unknown) his wife. Mary A. White, Kachel A. Crever, The Nebraaka Na tional Bank of Omaha. Nebraaka. Mary Hai lard, Uvorge W. Lnomls, administrator of the estate of August Kamlow, deceaaed, Walter U. Clark, administrator of the eatat of Hugh (J. Clark, deceased, and Hannah E. llealey (formuily Hannah . Dupuls) ar de fendants. Omaha, Nebraska. July 54th. 18!1. JOHN W. McDONALD, Sheriff of Douglas County, Nebraska. Saunders & Macfarlaud, attorneys. Browne vs. Omaha A Floreuce Land Si Trust Co. Doc. 62; No. 128. 7-24 6 BAUNDKKN Jt MACKAItliAND, Attorneys. 104 Farnam Street. OPECIAL MASTER COMMISSIONER'S KJi Sale. Under and by virtue of an alia order of sale on decree of foreclosure of mortgage, Issued out of the district court for Douglas county, Nebraska, and to m direct ed. I will, on the 251 h day of August, A. 0. I8WI, at ten o'clock a. at. of ald day at the Bonn front door of the counly courthouse, In the city of Omaha, Douglas county, Ne braska, sell at public auction to the highest Udder for cash, the property described la suld order of sale as follows, to-wlt: Lot ten (ID), block twenty seven (27), of Wil cox Htcnnd addition to the rlty of Omaha, surveyed platted and recorded, all In Doug las county, stale of Nebraska. Said property to he sold to satisfy Jame W. Dvnrsky, pfulntlff herein, the sum of two hundred and llfty-aeven and M 100 dollar If !57.;)) lodgment., with Interest at the rate of ten (10) percent per aiiLtim from February Mh, 1K04, and attorney' fee amounting to liV"3. To aatlsfy the de'endant, the Kennard Paint &Ultiss Company, the sum of thirty eight snd U2-I0II dollars tClH Ui) Judgment, with Interest thereon at rate of seven (7) per cent per annum from February 6th, I8U4. To satisfy the sum of seventy-one and 56-100 dollar (57 1 .66) costs herein, together with accruing cost, according to a Judgment rendered by the district court of said Loug las county, at It September term. A. D, l"U5, In a certain action then aud there pending wherein James W. Dvorak y 1 plaintiff, and Orace O. FCdwarda, Kennard Paint & Glass Company, and Frank Rosen baum and Jessie E. Edwards are defendant. Omaha, Nebraaka, July 24th, 1806. JOHN L. PIEROB, Special Master Commissioner. Saunders A Macfarland, attorney. Dvornky vs. Edward. Doc. 38; No. 152. 7 24 5 HAUNDUKH ft RI AGFA HI, AND. Attorney, 1404 Farnam Street. QHERIFF'B SALE. By virtue of an order - of sale Issued out of the district court for Douglas county. Nebraska, and to me dl pcted, I will, on the 25th day of August, A. D. 18U6, at ten o'clock A. u. of said day, at the EAST frontdoor of the county court houae, in the city of Omaha, Ikiuglas counly. Ne braska, sell at public au. tlon to the highest bidder for cash, the property described la aid order of sale a folli w. to-wlt: The undivided one-seventh (1-7) of lot seven (7) In block nine ill) In Heed's First Ad dition to the city of Omaha, as surveyed, platted and recorded, all In Douglaa county, state of Nebraska. Said property to be sold to satisfy Walter E. heeler, plaintiff herein, the aura of thirty six and 35-1011 dollar (l. 35) Judgment, with Interest thereon at rate often (10) per cent per annum from May 4th Istsi. To satlufy the sum of twenty-five and 01-100 dollars (525 01) cost herein, together with ac cruing costs, according to a Judgment ren dered by the district com t of snld Douglas county, at It May term, A. I). 18(), in a cer tain action then and there pending, wherein Walter E. Heeler Is plaintiff, and Joslab T. Drake aud Mrs. Drake (first and real name unknown), bis wife, are de fendants. Omaha, Nebraska. July 24th, 1806. john w. Mcdonald, Sheriff of Douglas County. Nebrsaks, Saunder it Macfarland, attorneys. Heeler vs. Drake, et al. Doc. 56; No. ZH. 1-U-S I. It. ANDHKWH, Attorney. 606 New York Life Building. CHERIFF'S SALE. By virtue of an order ot 1J sale Issued out of the district court for Douglas county, Nebraska, and to me di rected, I will, 1 n the 25th day of August, A, D. 1M, at ten o'clock A. M. of said day at the EAST front door of the county courthouse, In tie city of Omaha, Douglas county, Ne braska, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, the property described la said order of sale as follows, to-wlt: Lot number fourteen (14), block number one ill. of Saunders A Hlmebaugh's Addition to Walnut Hill, an addition to the city of Omaha, aa surveyed, platted and recorded, all In Douglas county, state of Nebraska. Said property to be mid to satisfy Helen A. Mackay, plaintiff herein, the sum of three thousand six hundred and eighty-four and 2S-IU0 dollars ($3,684.20) Judgneut, with Inter est thereon at rate of ten (10) per cent Dr annum from May 4th, 18'M. To satisfy the sum of fifty-six and 78-100 dollars ($56. 78) costs herein, together with ac cruing costs, according to a Judgment ren dered by the district court of said Douglas county, at Its May term, A. D. IMi, In a ci r taln action then and there pending, wherein Helen A. Mackay Is plaintiff, and William B. Oowles, Jennie Oowles, The Omaha National Bank, Elof Nlilson and Edwin Hutchinson are defendant. Omaha, Nebraska, July 24th, 1V John w. Mcdonald, Sheriff of Dougla County, Nebraaka. I. R. Andrews, attorney. Mackay vs. Oowles, e al. Doc. 50, No. 72. 7-24-5 W. H. KI'SSKIjLi, Attorney, 616 New York Life Building. SHERIFF'S SALE. By virtue of an order of aale issued out of the district court for Douglas county, Nebraska, and to me di rected, I will, on the 25th day of August, A D. 1843. at ten o'clock A. at. of said day, at the EAST front door of the county court house in the city of Omaha, Douglaa county, Nebraska, sell at public auction to the high est bidder for cash, the property deacrlbed la laid order of tale a follow, to-wlt: Lot number one (1 In block number thir teen (13) In Orchard Hill, an addition to the city of Omaha, aa surveyed, platted and re corded, all In Douglas county, state of Ne braska. Said property to be sold to satisfy Emma P. Davis, plaintiff herein, the sum of three hundred and sixty-six and 3v-100 dollars tfctttf 39) Judgment, with Interest thereon at rate of ten ilO.i per cent per annum from Mar 4th. 18SJ. To satisfy the aum of twenty-nine and 43-100 dol'ars ($29 43) cost herein, together with accruing costs, according to a Judg ment rendered by the district court of aald Douglas county, at It May term, A. D. 18M6, In a certain action then and there pending, wherein Emma P. Davis Is plaintiff, aid. Catharine Smith and Christopher E. Smith are defendant. Omaha, Nebraaka. July 24th. 1806. JOHN W. MCDONALD, Sheriff of Douglas County, Nebraska. Wm. H. Russell, attorney. Davis v. Smith, et al. Doc. 51; No. H. T 14-5