A public auction was held yesterday at 11 A. M. in front of the Republic Life Insurance Company's [office], and the real-estate holdings of the defunct German National Bank were sold to the highest bidders. Flower and Mason were the auctioneers. We append a list of the sales.

Lots 9, 10, and 11, block 2, in Race and Pearson's subdivision, a part of the W. 1/2 of the S. E. 1/4 of section 23, T. 39, R. 13 E., corner Ogden Avenue and Central Park Avenue, Lawndale, 75 feet on Central Park Avenue and 147.6 feet on Ogden Avenue, together with a large three-story brick building, barn, etc., with all the latest improvements; mortgage on these properties $7,000; Van H. Higgins obtained them for $250.

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Lot 23, 12 feet east of lot 22 in block 5, Vernon Park addition to Chicago, three marble-front buildings, numbers 37, 39, and 41 Macalister Place, facing Vernon Park, Chicago; John Coughlan obtained 37 Macalister Place for $2,237; numbers 39 and 41 were bought by Simeon Strauss for $2,300 and $2,375 respectively.

Lots 4, 5, and 6, block 2, in D. S. Lee's addition to Chicago, section G. T. 39, R. 14 E., three vacant lots on Hoyne Street between North Avenue and Ewing Place, east front, City of Chicago; lot 4 brought $500, paid by Simeon Strauss; the other two were bid in by Phillip Rosenberg for $525 and $475.

Lots 33, 34, 35, 37, and 38, block 1, in D. S. Lee's addition to Chicago, section 6, T. 39, R. 13 E., five vacant lots on Hoyne Street and North Avenue, west front, City of Chicago; the three first lots were obtained by Simeon Strauss at $400 each; the remainder were brought by Charles Bodock for $1275.

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Lots 13, 14, and 15, block 13, in Hansbrough and Hess' subdivision in the E. 1/2 of the S. W. 1/4 of section 36, T.40, R. 13 E., three lots, corner North Avenue and Boulevard, facing Humboldt Park on the south, 184 feet on North Avenue by 175 feet on Boulevard, City of Chicago; Charles R. Steele bought lots 13 and 14 for $1,480; E. Baggott obtained lot 15 for $1,650.

Lot 12, block 12, in Hansbrough and Hess' subdivision of the E. 1/2 of the S. W. 1/4 of section 36, T. 40, R. 13 E., fronting on Boulevard between Wabansia and Bloomington Streets, Town of Jefferson; sold to Charles R. Steele for $380.

The northern 40 feet of lot 17 and all lots 18 and 19 in Elisha Bailey's subdivision of the north 20 acres of the N. E. 1/4 of the S. W. 1/4 of section 10, T. 38, R. 14 E., facing South Park on South Park Avenue, near the corner of 21st Street, 200 feet on South Park Avenue, 400 feet deep.....

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Lots 25 and 26 in Fleshman's division....and several others....were withdrawn from the sale because a fair price could not be obtained.

Lot 5 in Tracy M. Oviatt's subdivision of the N. 1/2 of the S. E. 1/4 of the N. E. 1/4 of section 3, T. 38, R. 14 E., on 41st Street, third lot east of Champ-lain Avenue; bought by M. Felsenthal for $370.

Lot 5 in R. O. Sprogle's subdivision and lost 24, 25, and 26 in Campbell's subdivision of block 4, in Morris et al., and their subdivision of the N. 1/2 of the S. E. 1/4 of the N. E. 1/4 of section 3, T. 38, R. 14 E., with a two-story-and-basement brick house, 964 West Polk Street; sold to H. L. Barney for $1,540.

Lots 1 to 28 inclusive in Isaac Greenebaum's subdivision of the north 4 acres 5of the E. 10 65/100 acres of the W. 1/4 of the S. W. 1/4 (north of road) of section 11, T. 39, R. 13 E.; one half (14) the above lots face Central Park, and the other half (14) face Davlin Avenue, between Fulton Street and the Chicago and North Western Railway; M. Felsenthal obtained this property for $3,770.

Lots 17 to 26, inclusive, in block 3, Humboldt Park Residence Association's subdivision of the S. W. 1/4 of the N. E. 1/4 of section 6, T. 29, R. 13 E., facing Humboldt Park, between Moltke and Bismarck Streets; bought by Henry Leopold for $1,750.

The east 18 feet of lot 18 and all lots 19 and 20 in block 13, Union Park, second addition to Chicago, Carroll Avenue, south front, between St. John's Place and Union Park Place; bought by Reiley for $1,530.

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The north half of the entire piece, with the exception of the east 165 feet, of the N. E. 1/4 of the S. W. 1/4 of section 3, T. 38 N., R. 14E., starting from the northwest corner of South Park Boulevard and 44th Street, then north 147 feet along the west line of the aforesaid Boulevard, then parallel on the west with the north line of 44th Street to the west line of the aforesaid land, then south on the west line of the aforesaid land to the north line of 44th Street, then east along the north line of 44th Street to the starting point; this was bought for $3,825 by C. R. Steele.

Lot 28 and 10 feet of lot 29 in block 35 of the Canal Trustees' subdivision of section 7, T. 39 N., R. 14 E., fronting on Carroll Avenue, Chicago, 60 feet wide, 123 4/10 feet long, with three two-story wooden buildings; John D. Humann bought this for $3,425.

The sale brought in a total of $39,645. [Translator's note: Checking the figures reveals that the sale produced $39,657.]