The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-05-29


vINRUSTEE'S SALE.-Wherea on the third
i day of April, 1876, John NJ. Crockett and
his wife Catharine W. Crockett made, ac-
knowledged and delivered TO me, Olin Well
born, their certain deed of trust for the pur-
pose of securing the payment of a certain
promlssory note, on that day executed by
said John NJ. Crockett to Adams d Leonard,
for the sun of two thousand dollars, due at
ninety days after its date, and bearing In
terest at the rate OF two per cent per month,
which deed of trust was duly recorded In
volume 80, pages 7Oj, I66 and 7G1 OF Records
OF Deeds, Bonds, etc., OF Dallas county, Texas,
and 10 which reference IL here made, OF
which said note and deed OF trust NJ. NJ
Brooks Is now the legal owner and holder.
And, whereas, IL IL provided In said deed OF
trust that In case said note should not be
paid according TO Its tenor and effect that !,
Olin Wellborn, should proceed TO sell the
lands therein described for cash for the pur-
pose of satisfying said note, after giving due
and timely public notice OF the time and
place OF sale. And, whereas, said John NJ.
Crockett has wholly failed to pay said note,
now this Ia TO give due and timely public no.
tlce that on MONDAY, TdE Il EYENTH
DAY OF JUNE, between the hours of 10
O'Clock a. m. and o'clock p. m, in front OF
the court house door In the city OF Dallas,
state of Texas, by virtue of the power In me
vested by said deed OF trust, ami at the re-
quest OF said NJ, NJ. Brooks, | will proceed 10
sell To the highest bidder, for cash In hand,
the lands conveyed to me IN said deed OF
trust, for the purpose OF satisfying said note,
which lands are described as follows, 70 wit:
A certain tract of land lying In Dallas
county, Texas, on the west side OF Trinity
river, about three miles below the city
Dallas, on the south side OF Cedar creek, a
part OF the w. j. Elliott survey, and bounded
as fol ows Beginning at stake GU the
west bank OF Trinity river from Which
mui berry inches In diameter bears south
AZ west q yards; q blackberry inches, bears
south % west 70 wards, and " or BY yards up
the river, an exceedingly large elm, being
the northeast corner of q z75 acre tract Of N.
L, Taylor; thence south 80 west 1860 vIlras 10
a post oak 10 Inches, from which Post oak
Inches bears north 81 west varas and a
postOak 4 inches bears north 50 east 81
stake In prairie, from which a cedar IL
Inches bears north 1871 west 2i2 varas, stand
ing on the top OF the west bank OF deep ra-
vine and q cluster OF small cedars nofth ~
west 100 varas; thence north lelf west az va
ras TO said cedar on the top Of said west
bank of said deep Tavine; thence down the
west bank OF said ravine on straight line
lO7 varas TO q stake on the point Of land that
Is formed by the junction ofsaid ravlne and
Little Cedar creek, from which small cedar
bears north ~ west varas, small walnut
bars north 33i< west 7 varas and spanish
oak inches bears south 81 west lOlS varas;
thence down the centre Of the channel OF
said Little Cedar creek TO its mouth, where
Il empties into main Cedar; thence down
the centre Of the channel Olsaid main Cedar
TO It's mouth, where ~ empties into Trinity
river, and thence down said river, with 10
meanders, 10 the place OF beginning, said
tract inclu1ing and covering all the land
the river bottom ON the south boundary
heretofore decided TO Milus Hopkins.
May II. ISL. maisdtilljunl2