Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-08-23
LEGAL.
MORTGAGE SALE.
Farmers and Merchants Bank, Plain
tiff, vs.. John McElrath ct al.

Farmers, and Merchants Bank, Plain
tilt, vs.. John McElrath ct al.
VTNDER AND BY VIRTUE OF A
~ decree of foreclosure and order oil
sale entered in the District Court
Of the Seventeenth Judicial District
of the state of California. in and for the
county Of Los Angeles, on the l4th day Of
August, A. ID. 1879, and writ .of
execution for the enforcement OF Judg-
ment. requiring sale OF property under
foreclosure of mortgage, issued out of the
Aforesaid District Court. annexed to said
decree and dated the 10Th day OF
August A. ID. 1870. in the above en-.
titled action. and In favor of the Farmers
and Merchants Bank Of Los Angeles,
plaintiff, and against John McElralh, f.
4. Haskell, John Townsley, IL. z. Here
ford, Jacob Lower, ID. Y. Wilson, II. d.
Barrows, w. c. Furrey, comprising the
mark, NJ. j. Newmark. X. Cohn and NJ.
Arm Arm OF II. Newmark & Co.. de-
fendants, certified copy OF which
said decree of foreclosure, duly at.
tested under the seal of said court ON the
10Th day of August, a. d. 1879. and deliv-
cred to me, together with the writ annex
ed thereto, on the said last mentioned
day, whereby l am commanded to sell
| at public auction, to the highest and
best bidder. for cash in U. s. gold com,
the following and in said decree des-
cribed real estate. tO-wit:
All those two certain tracts or parcels
| OF land situated In ana forming part OF
the Rancho Santa Gertrudes, in the
county oil Los Angeles. state of Califor-
mia, and described as follows, to wit:
First-rhe west half of that tract OF
land commencing at the northeastern
corner of land owned and occupied by A.
| w. Neighbors on or about Novem ber lst
1867; thence north IL degrees p 20 l2-l0J
| chains; thence N 73 degrees W 81 chains
l Co, 4 10 nvfn rfx dayraRg
| w along said river 20 3S-l00 chains;
thence S 73 degrees E 40 chains to the
place OF beginning, containing luz 6i loO
acres of land.
land commencing at the northeastern
corner OF the above described tract OF
land (of which The west half Is In said
mortgage conveyed; thence N 70 degrees
tract So chains TO the bank of the San
, Gabriel river; thence N 10 degrees 4
along the bank OF said river to a WILLOW
tree ON the bank of the river, II 75-lCl
chains; thence N Is degrees e 10 3f'l0t
chains to a stake at the margin OF sale
river; thence s 70 degrees n 81 % ll'
chains to a stake; thence II degrees W
q chains to the place of beginning, th'
| courses above given being magnetic.
The tract OF land first above described
(of which the west half is by sail mort
ge conveyed) Is the land described II
a deed from John G Downey and Il j NC
Farland to said John McElrath, OF dat
Nov. Ist, 1867, recorded in book OF deeds
page 26I, in the records OF said county
and the tact of land second above de
scribed (of which the .outh half Is IL
said mortgage conveyed) Is the land de-
scribed in deed from said Downey ant
Mcfarland TO said John McElrath, o
date Jan. 9th, 1872, and recorded In boof
IS of deeds, page 500, in said records, II
which deed said south half OF said trac
was conveyed.
Public notice Is hereby given that ol