Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-08-20
LEGAL.
MORTGAGE SALE.
No. 1856.
Farmers and Merchants Bank, Plain
TIM vs.. John McElrath ct nj.

Farmers aud Merchants Bank, Plain.
TN, vs.. John McElrath ct al.
JTNDER AND BY vIRTUE OF A
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 oi
August, A. ID. 1879, and writ oi
execution for the eniorcemcut OF Judg-
ment. requiring sale OF property under
foreclosure OF mortgage, issued out OF the
aforesaid District Court. annexed to said
August. A. d. 1879. In the above en-.
titled action, and in favor of the Farmers
and Merchants Bank OF Los Angeles,
plaintiff, and against John McElrath, f..
L. Haskell. John Townsley, H. +. Here
ford, Jacob Lower. u. U. Wilson, H.. d.
Barrows, w. @. Furrey, comprising the
iirm OF il. D. Bariows & Co., II. New
mark, n. ]. New X Cohn ana M;
arm 4; Hewmarf Of H. New@Srsp eS%spr&tslnSc Co.. dee dee
PENDANTS, 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. 1870, and deliv-
cred to me, together with the writ annex,
ed thereto. on the said last mentioned
day, whereby ] am commanded to sell
at public auction, to the highest and
best bidder, Tor cash in U. $. gold coin
the following and In said decree dcs.
| cribed real estate. to-wit:
| All those two certain tracts or parcels
OF land situated in and forming part OF
the Rancho Santa Gertrudes, in the
! county OF Los Angeles, state of Calitor'
mia, and described rs follows, to W.T.:
| Firsi-rhe west half of that tract OF
land commencing at the northeastern
| corner of land owned and occupied by A,
1 w, Neigh bors on or about November lst
1857; thence north IL degrees L 20 l2-l0t
chains; thence N 70 degrees w 81 chains
| to San Gabriel river; thence ~ uesrees
| w along said river 20 3S-lO0 chains;
thence S 70 degrees 40 chains to the
place OF beginning, containing l02 81 lou
| acres of land.
Second-ihe south half of that tract Of
| land commencing at the northeastern
corner OF the above described tract oil
land (of which the west half is In SAID
mortgage conveyed). thence N T3 degrees
| w along the northern boundary of said
tract So chains to the bank OF the san
Gabriel river;. thence N 10 degrees \
along the bank of said river TO willow
| tree on the bank of the river, ii 75-lct
chains; thence N Is degrees l. Is 81 l0l
chains to a stake at the margin of said
river; thence ) 70 degrees h 81 S6 ~
chains to a stake; thence S II degrees w
27 chains to the place of beginning, the
courses above given being magnetic.
The tract OF land first above described
| (of which the west half is by sail mort
| e ge conveyed) is the land described IN
a deed from John G Downey and Il j Nc
| Farland to said John McEirath, of date
Nov. lst, 1867, recorded in book OF deeds
page 26l, in the records OF said county
and the act of land second above de
SER bed (of which the south half is in
said me rtgage conveved) is the land de-
scribed in a deed from said Downey anG
Mcfarland to said john McEIrath, o
date Jan 9th, 1872, and recorded in book
Is of deeds, page 500, in said records, II
which deei said south half of said trac
| was conveyed.
Public notice is hereby given that or