Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1863-12-24


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The property Of sae lass Sanasag Dosg-
Las Cd aatsdst OektAss Gsezey wassaid An
Saturday last, at the north deer se tina
Coari Hensa, by virtHs Of an order In
shsncGry for foTeclesars of aortgags. !,
Fey 81 these v bo read this announss-
nent win do 80 with fee1ing OF sad-
ness. The property of Stephen 4. Doag-
was cold 10 satisfy q mortgage claim
while Ia the centre OF thai pronarsy
stands an iassitatiSn Of learning vhiGh
owes iss existence 70 him, aad while In
one corner rests all thai 70 marital OF that
Distinguished Statesman, whose iaspirs-=
ticns and efforts we're uaisoYmiy fog che
greatest good Of bis eountsyi nwsrs
almost D mocksry 10 baild aTaoaansnt
TO bis memory, aud allow the else ON
which Ii ls placed to 60 begging Tor nm
owner. The respect in which aii classes
bold his hOnorsd- memory should induce
"a effort TO rescue it from. tings which
suaA o srafsssssson sill ilApafs 6 ls Id aas
10 him fgoEn tho Stsse Az1d fsoa the aa-
tion that the pspaiikg should be- yszzpesd
to his familys ana " legislative scsion
be deemed inadsisabie, subscription
could easily be mfdel which would net
means ample sscszh % purchase sis eEes
aad raiss theseaA i kaoaunsns wosshy Of
chs man, bis dsadss and his msmogy~-
The Douglas M0pument Association has
cot achisVeds sall that was anticipated, bat
10 10 mos difhSals sa sdsasern sAa saaaa af
shat fallaTes ssd taa spsresiss thai enc
stEong appeal 10 she people Eoaid sxarp
ken their practical sympathy in the mat
ssr. There are but Few among bis
friends Or late snemies who would nos BE
wiaiag 10 eoasziba . u sash IN ebissk. /
The propsrsY sold is about sixtT acres
IN extent, Joining portion Of the sesen..
ty acrs tract known II the Doaglas prop
erEy and ss0eksnwaid;3s boarded On enc
east by Laks Aieaigsns On Jshs
west by Douglas agense; BY Cook plaea
on the north and IN the soash by Doug
las place, ths old city iimiss. Cottage
Grovs avsnus runs through she middle
of the tract, and about in tAs ssatrs are
the Ave a0rss joaased hy SsnassF Dong.
las 70 the Uniyersity of Chicago, and
now occupied By that fnstisnkion. The
tEsex covers six blocks proper, besiaes
ths thrse divisions of oaksaxald, sa the
Of WHICH lie he rsmaiSa ag
the lanented Douglas. sy~,
A portion Of ths properly was megs-
gagged in 1859, for $4,000, the ipssru--
nans bearing date 5afy T. On sfse I2th
Of Aprsi following asss mortgage was Fe=s
newsd, and additional seearisy giEan,
covering ths whole of tbs propsrsy--
About the same time an additional sam
Of $l0, 600 was granted, ashira mossgags
being givsn- Toe principal aad iassrsss
we're unpaids ,sshe zossl inaebssdnassi
Amounting 70 &s5 5a6s % as the tins ths
dscres Vas grsatsJs -. ....ss..g.,,
The property was sold In single lots,
MIR. James q. smith, the mortgages, be-
iag the psincfpaiqpreAAses, Ths pRfcss
paid Of course fsll far heivw the Fsalysirs
ae. The whole amonnk paid for the tgack
oF sixty acres was $63, loo, or at $685.
s8 less than the amount needed 90 satisfy
las mortage. The average price Was $i,-s
sS6 per Asxa. The property WA sala
lubjsct TO redemptisn wish Is Mosshs st
n increase On Eha purshass monay Of
.sn pes cent. @t fs~sq