The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1857-02-25
Sheriff Sale,

Succession Of William Paxton, deceased. "
STAIEOF aEOUISIANA-Pasis of Gaddo-In
~ District Conrt, No536. Succession of VIM. Pax
ton, deed. By virtue of writ v sale issued out OF
the honorable the District Court in and for Caddo pa
rsh aud to me directed, will sell at public auction
at the Court House door in the town of Shreveport
rlsh aforesaid, TURDA1, the 7Lh day OF March,
A. d. 1857, between the hours Of IL O'clock \. NJ
and 4, P NJ the following described property, wit
Half of LotNo - <thirteen) in block No IL (forty
one,) situated Texas street, between Market and
Edwards streets, in the town Of Shreveport parish of
Caddo, with all the buildings and Improvements
thereon, comprising fine two story brick ssre
cred with slate, and now occupied by A. Marx.
half of Lot TO- 10 (thirteen) in Block No Al (forty
one,) situated on Texas street between Market and
Edwards streets 1.-THE town Of Shreveport parish of
CAddo, with all the buildings and improvements
thereon, comprising fine two story brick store GOV
cred with slate and now occupied by Weilman d J
Marks. ..@.- tzs~t# .saa.s ..4@e ala# 5s7#@.E
Lots Nos. IL and IL eleven and twelve) in block
No 40 FORTY -nine) situated on Milan street, in the
town Of Shreveport with all the buildings and i'm
provements thereon consisting of the substantial and
commodious three story brick building, known the
Commercial Hotel, together with the two story and
one story brick ont buildings This is the finest ho-
tel in the State out Of New Orleans. = -..
Lot No. (six) and the adjoining half of Lot MOI
(seVen,) in block No. 80 (thrty- nine,) situated on
Edwards street, adjoining the Slavery House, in the
town OF Shreveport, together with all the buildings
and improvements thereon, comprising comfortable
one story franz dwelling house, etc.
Lots Nos and ) <tvr and three in block No. 5,
(fftY-Seven) situated Spring street. near the cor
of Travis, in the town Of Shreveport together with
all the buildings and improvements thereon, compris
ing the commodious ana well built.two story frame
building known as Mrs. Boazman's boarding house
Lots Nos. 5 and give and six in taocll No. 6(sx)
in the town Of Shreveport, with all the buildings
and improvements thereon. -.
Also-Ihe south west quarter of the northwest
quarter Of section No. % (twenty- threeD township
IT (seventeen) range Is (tifteen) conta sny forty
Of land, situated in the parish OF Caido about
four miles from Shreveport, near the Mansfield road
Section No. 10 (ten.) in township No. II (seven
teen } range No. II (fourteen,) less thirty acres in
the southwest of said section 10, situated in
the parisk0ts Caddo, miles from Shreveport, on the
Texas road known as the Reid Place, and contain
ing six hundred and ten acres, or less. togeth-
er with all the buildings and improvements thereon
comprising a comfortable dwelling, outhouses, etc.
\ presumption claim near Coates Bluff, on Red Riv-
er; just below Shreveport, purchased from Captain
Huxley, all situated Ill the parish of Caddo ~
AlsO-lhe southwest quarter of section No. Sc
[thrty-six, in township NO. IA fourteen, of range
No. IS ffteen containing hundredsand sixty
acres more less of land situated inthe parish of
DeSoto, in good state Of cultivation, together with
all the buildings and ipprov elnents thereon. ..
Also-A Pew in The Presbyterian Church, Shreve-
port.
Terms ofsalc-A credit of one, two and three years
Purchasers to give their notes, with approved per-
sonal security in favorof the Sheriff Of the Parish of
Caddo, for the of Allen & Paxton, with eight per
cent. per annum interest from the day of sale and
special mortgageto be retained on the property sold
to secure the payment of the purchase money. The
notes to be divided into to suit the convenience
OF the Vendors for the purpose of eecting PARTITION
Acts of sale to be passed at the expense of the
purchasers.
THOS. R. SIMPSON, Sheriff.
Shreveport, January 81 1857. pfS27 so