St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1883-03-24
.1UDrCIAL ADvERTlsEmENTs.
HBUBLEC SALE.
= ESTATE OF RoBERT A. NEWELL.

No. 1898.
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 OF
any duly qualified auctloneer, on the premises,
mp 't nssi
the estate of Robert A. Newell, deceased,
| to-wit:
/. a certain tract OF parcel of land with all
| the improvements thereto pertaining, situated
as is supposed in 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
| in 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 sald
bayou to the fork coming IN from Bayou Boeni
| 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 que
| east to a point on said line from thence line
runs due south to the south line of the north,
| east quarter section thirty-two. and thence to
| the commencing corner, containing three hun
| dred and forty-nine acres.
q All Of a certain tract OF land, except Item
| No. which is included in same, to-wit: q GER
| tain tract or parcel of land situated and lying
| in the parishes OF Rapldes, Avoyelies ana 81
Landry principally IN the parish OF 81. LANDRY,
| bounded north by lands supposed to belong to
| John 7. Rhodes. Ralph Smith. Cheney ct ais,
| south by lands figuring as a 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. NJ. Haas. and west by lands OF Mrs.
Jane Calcote. Il. u. Griffin and G. W. Spears,
cont aiming one thousand and seventy acres
| more or less, with all the buildings and inn
prov ements thereon and being the last resi-
dence of the deceased.
3. The north east qnarfer OF the south west
quarter OF section thirty three and lot No. OF
section thirty-sIN all in township one south or
range two east, southwestern district OF Louis
lana containing one hundred and seventy
seven acres and fifty-two hundredths or an
acre ar 52I10o of an acre. also the west half OF
the northeast quarter OF section tnfty-three'
same township and range aud containing sew.
enty-nine acres and sixty-three huadredtns OF
| an acre 90 63100) also the east nall Oh tne
north west quarter OF section thlrfy-tnree IN
| township one south OF range two east. contain
| ing seventy-nine acres and slxty-three nun
dredths of an acre tT9 63I100.)
4. A certain tract OF land lying either III lne
parish of Avoyelles or st. Landry, described as
| follows: commencing at the corner common 10
sections twenty-three, twenty-iour, thlfty one
and thirty-two in township nine south OF range
4 two east, and running north IL, west IL CHAINS
| to an ash tree in a slough, marked X, thence
north eighty-seven and one hall, west IOul
chains and eighty links to post thence south
seventy nine chains and seventy links to
| post, thence east, twenty-ejght chains and
tseyenty links to post. thence south seventeen
links to an brentwood tree marked NA and
blaze, thence north sixteen, west forty-tWC
chains to commencement post; whence &c
north ten, east seven links to oak marked
:.
"a. and north forty-fye, east seventeen links
1 to large gum marked by original survey Oh
township one, range two east "a. containing
one hundred and thirty four acres and twenty
nine hundredths of an acre.
| Saving and excepting the four hundred acres
| of land occupied by the widow and family as q
homestead, inc luding the residence, gin house
outhouses, and fences thereon.
The 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.