The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-01-04
TRUSTEES SALE.

WHEREAS, on the 18th day of November, A.
D. 1875 the Agricultural, Stockraising and In
dustrial Association OF Western Texas, a cor
pOration duly Incorporated under the laws OF
the State of Texas, and located in the county
of BeXar, and State of Texas, acting Dy ana
through its duly qualified officers, made, exc.
cuted and delivered unto Edward SteYes, OF
the same state and county, its certain promis-
DRY note of that date, due in one year thereai-
ter, for twenty-five hundred (S2,5W SILVER dol
lars, with II per cent. interest per annum
thereon from date, and per cent. interest for
penalty and all reasonable attorney fees for
collection, if not paid ut maturity.
And the better to secure the payment OF the
aforesaid note, the said corporation acting as
aforesaid on the 18th day of November, a. ID.
| 1875, did make, execute and deliver unto W. A.
| Bennett, trustee for Edward Stoves bene-
| iciary its certain deed of trust, which is duly
recorded in the registry of Bexar county, Texas,
in book volume No. 3, on pages 463, AGA, 46l and
| 1866 whereby il conveyed to the said w. "A.
| Bennett, trustee as aforesaid, the following
described land, situated i'm the county of BeNar
and State OF Texas, better known and described
| us the Race Track" about two miles south OF
| the Main plaza of the city of San Antonio.
Beginning on the west side OF the Corpus
Christi road, about One-haf of a mile below or
| south or the lower or Flores street crossing, OF
| the San Pedro creek, twenty varas west of the
| southwest corner of an enclosed field, former
| ly occupied by Martin Campbell and after
wards occupied by Is. V. Teel and wife, at u
stone set for the southeast corner of this sur
| yey. Thence n. 60 w. along the west line OF
| said Corpus Christi road five hundred varas to
| IA stone set for the n L.. corner of this survey;
thence west 1850 VaraS to stone set on the east
| line of the city tract; thence south 3I1sS W.
6G6 yaras, to stone ON the east line OF the city
| tract, as above mentioned, for the ). W. corner
| of this survey; thence 2llO vafas east to the
place of beginning; containing one hundred
! and seventy-tive and One-half u151a) acres OF
| land.
| Also fifteen acres of land, beginning at a
| stone set ON the north line of the above des-
cribed tract, 3j7l2 varas west of the N. L. cor
ner of said tract, 70 yaras from the Jockey CluD
| race course; thence west with the north line OF
| said tract to stone set on said line, 10 feet
from the outer line or circle OF said race course;
| thence around the north end of said race course
to a stake set 100 yaras north ~ w. OF the be-
ginning of this fifteen acre tract, so as 10 IN
| cude strip 10 feet wide, and outside ana
around said race course; thence east % Varas;
| thence south ~ Il. to the n. line OF the lirst
| tract hereby conveyed, as the beginning cor
| ner of this last described tract.
| And also right-of-way % yaras wide TO the
San Pedro creek, of Of the north portion 81
said field, occupied by said Campbell and said
Teel and wife, as aforesaid, situated on the east
side of the Corpus Christi road; said 'right-ol
way commences at the n. W. corner OF said
field, thence south with said Corpus Christ
road - varas thence on Il parallel line with ID.
north line of said field to said San Pedro creek
| reference is hereby made to "a deed from the
| "San Antonio Jockey Club" to this Assocla
ton, recorded in volume No. 4, on pages ~
and 231 records of Bexar county, for full ano
cOmplete description of the property here con
Veyed.
And whereas ON the l2th day of November
A. ID =, 1880, the said note and said deed OF trus
aforesaid, were both renewed by an fnstru
ment of writing made by said corporation
which renewal is duly recorded in the registry
OF Bexar county, Texas, in book volume No. Is
on pages Nos. "a and %.
| And whereas, the said Trustee, w. A, Ben
net, is dead, and the said Edward Stoves bench
ciary and the present owner and holder OF sai'
note did by an instrument III writing, duly APP
point John X. Shook, of BeXar county, Tekus
is IA substitute trustee in place OF the said w
A. Bennett, deceased.
And whereas said note, with the accumulate
interest thereon, is still wholly due and un
II paid;
Now, therefore, I, John II. Shook, substitute
trustee for Edward Stoves, beneficiary, b!
virtue of the power in me vested, do herel
door of BeXar county, Texas in San Antonio
| on Saturday, the sixth day of January A. u
| 1883, between lawful hours, at public outcly
for cash to the highest bidder, sell all OF th
Y aforesaid land and premises.
The said premises to be Soda the race tracl
about two miles south OF the Main plaza OF Tia
. city of San Antonio, containing about sixty
/ five acres of land enclosed, and the following
improvements thereon A Pagoda, an amphl
theatre, an exhibition hall, and about one hun
bred and fifty stalls and sheds Tor stock, &C
The said deed of trust stipuates that after TIL
sale the trustee shall make, execute and dc
liver to the purchaser in the name of said assO
, | citation good and sufficient lee, simple war
ranty deed of the premises.
/ Attention is called To the deed from til" benC
/ tiCiary, Edward Stoves, and the SAID asSOciatlo
to Waeder & Epson, recorded in Look Nulum
| 10 on Dapes 2Ig and 30, of the records of BeNu
, county, and the quit claim deed with map at
tached, from Waelder 4 Epson, to the said as
ISOLATION, recorded in the records OF BeXa
county in book volume No. 70, on pages IT.
l63 and lGl, adjusting the boundaries.
JOHN Il. SHOOK,
+ Substitute Trustee.
San Antonio. October 9th. a. ID. 1882.