St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1883-03-31
JUDICIAL ADVERTISEMENTS.
DUBLIC SALE.
ESTATE OF ROBERT A. NEWELL.
No. 1888.
PROBATE DOCKET, DISTRICT COURT
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY,

No. 1928.
PROBATE DOCKET, DISTRICT COURT
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY.
BY virtue of an order of the honorable Dis
trict Court, for the parish OF ST. Landry, there
will be sold at public auction, to the highest
bidder by the undersigned Administrative on
any duly qualified auctloneer, on the premises,
on WEDNESDAY, April 25th. 1888, the
following described property belonging to
the estate of Robert A. Newell, deceased,
to-wit: Il
/. A certain tract or parcel of land with all
the improvements thereto pertaining, situated
as is supposed i'll the parish of ST. Landry, on
the waters of Elm Bayou, and bounded as fol-
lows; commencing at the south west corner of
the north west quarter OF section twenty-three
i'll township one south OF range two east OF the
basis meridian, and runs due north to the banks
of the little Elm Bayou, thence up the said
bayou to the fork coming in from Bayou Boeuf,
from the said fork OF Elm Bayou q due north
course to the upper or north line OF the south
quarter of section twenty-three. thence due
east to point on said line from thence a line
runs due south to the south line of the north
east quarter section thirty-two, and thence to
the commencing corner. containing three nun
dred and forty mine acres.
2. All OF a certain tract OF land, except item
No. which is included in same, to-wit: GER
tain tract or parcel OF land situated and lying
in the parishes of Rap1des, Avoyelles and St.
Landry, principally in the parish OF st. Landry,
John T. Rhodes, Ralph Smith. Cheney ct ais,
south by lands figuring as q Spanish grant on
the map to C. Adams and j. Thompson or
entered in the name of c. Adams and j..
Thompson, east by lands OF Samuel Compton
and A. M. Haas. and west by lands OF Mrs.
Jane Calcote, E. z. Griffin and G. W. Spears,
containing one thousand and seventy acres
more or less, with all the buildings and i'm
proyements thereon and being the last resi-
dence of the deceased.
8. The north east quarter of the south west
quarter OF section thirty-three aud lot No. OF
section thirty-slx, all in township one south OF
range two east, southwestern district of Louis
lana, containing one hundred and seventy
seven acres and fifty-two hundredths of an
acre 1T7 52I10O of an acre; also the west half OF
the northeast quarter OF section thirty-three,
same township and range aud containing sew
enty-nine acres and siXty-three huadredths OF
an acre 40 63Il0O) also the east half OF the
north west quarter of section thirty three i'll
township one south OF range two east, contain
ing seventy mine acres and sixty-three hun
dredths of an acre (79 63[l0O.}
4. A certain tract of land lying either in the
parish of AvOyelles or st. Landry, described as
follows: commencing at the corner common to
sections twenty-tlree, twenty-fOur, thirty-one
and thirty-two in township nine south OF range
two east, and running north 16, west Al chains
to an ash tree In a slough, marked 4, thence
north eighty-seven and one half, west four
chains and eighty links to post thence south
seventy-nine chains and seventy links to a
post, thence east, twenty eight chains and
seventy links to post. thence south seventeen
links to an lron-Wood tree marked NA and a
blaze, thence north sixteen, west forty-two
chains to commencement post; whence to
north ten, east seven links to oak marked
"a. and north forty-fiye, east seventeen links
to large gum marked by original survey on
township one, range two east "a. containing
one hundred and thirty -four acres and twenty
nine hundredths of an acre.
f Saving and excepting the four hundred acres
Of land occupied by the widow and family as IL
homestead, inc luding the residence, gin house,
opthouses, and fences thereon.
lShe said property to be sold in lots of fifty
acres or thereabOuts, and according to plat of
survey to be exhibited on day of sale.
Terms-Cash.
SARAH a. NEWELL,
inch 24-5t Administrator