Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (City of Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1853-1857, 1855-01-26
tenth gland GIFT DISTRIBUTION
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AIT 1Inio1t 5ofietu.
5000 GIFTS.
VALUED AT
THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS,
1rENTH d1AND GIFT DISTRIBUTION



Certificates for this year, ONE DOLLAR,
The members of the Art Union Society, on
the occasion OF this the tenth Distribution OF
the Works OF Art accumulated by the Society
during the past year, would respectfully call
he attention of it's patrons tie the fact that. be-
ing about to remove to the buildings III course
OF erection IT the Society in the city of Wash
ington, they will add the Real Estate and 9th
er landed Property belonging to the Society,
to the Distribution for this ear.
At the lsGt meeting of the Society II was de-
termined 10 reduce the certificate of S are for
this Grand Enterprise 30 One Dollar each think
ing thereby that it will be the means OF a more
general diffusion of the works CT Artistes
throughout the country, and viii enable the
Seicieiy to extend their labors for he advance
ment of the Arts and Sciences in this couatry.
/ The certificates of Share v i'll be issued at one
dollar, accompanying which each purchaser
will receive free Of charge, by return mail, a
beautiful line and stippe engraving, entitled
"the Encampmento Of Valley Forge" represent
ing an eycntlul period in the history Of orr
coontry
uJ7lt will be seen by referring to the list,
that there are many valuable pieces of proper
~, many costly paintings, superb statuary,
beautiful engravings, costly lewelry, magnif-
clocks, watches; Illuminated works &c, to the
number OF i've hundred thousaud-worth
100000.
| AS the society expects to remove to the new
hall at Washington by the middle Of June, the
distribution will take place on the first Of ju-
Ily, 1855. The same rules and regulations that
| have heretofore guided he socety's distrlbu
! tions will be adhered to in this, and on 10 ac-
count viii there be any postponcment from the
day named All letters and communications,
! (post paid for certificate, on business, are
to be addressed to the Southern Office in Balti-
more, direct to the Secretary, who will answer
/ by return mail. Single subscribers RENTING
ten dollars will receive one years subscription
to any of the Magazines they may name in
their letter, to he forwarded free OF charge for
the time of ST description, one year.
The following list constitutes part of the
Gifts for 1853:
The splendid house and lot of the Art
Union Society situated in Broadway, 500, 600
\ superb dwelling, the residence OF the
late Arson Suffer. Esq, $4,000
The beautiful summer reese ence, Gothic
Cottage and grounds at Hawks Nest,
on the Hudson River, 10000
small dwellings, situated on the lot be-
longing to the society in 93nd street, 10000
10 magnificent camel's hair shaw Is
Those shawls are the most beautiful
work OF art ever bcheld 10000
sets Of diamond lcwery--cOnsistIng Of
: pieces cach--all antique patterns, in
a beautiful pearl Jewel box, 10000
ni,res eich IN ditisrsnf .tstyiese and
oil Persian manufacture 5000
- gold watches for ladc, very beautiful
and crria,,s. WORT. carr. one ilss 81.
of1b.,If. tina -04
IN vya,,,.s for o,.,,,',,eap All ,sr,. hoa,-,-
of ,.itI,.r4,,f = les .,aI n,,tsrn. nan
50 touder.. toilst an. ,Ira,sin,, cases for
ladies some finished ~ psaTi patterns.
ioujs MY, . son
] la~rc clock 2 vr~, boaunG,l work If
ar, mad, bv Ii,ordi ~ CaIo,ae fin.
,sha,j in a StvI,. ofhp,i,ty and art nm
SURPASSED o0l
IG0l go,d tbjmbles ali different Dafterns.
very beavy non
2D0 comes oftbc lives Of prrat pai,ito~s
suprrblv bound. with an eurr4yin.y. Of
e7tb ,rtia,e N e0a
200 copies OF Criswold's Republican
Courl, spIendidly bound, with tinted
eHgTaEngs' -, ~ 1900
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