Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-07
Special NOTICES.
Chancery Sale.

In pursuance OF a decree of the honorable
Circuit Court of the United States in and for the
Northern District of Texas, rendered at FL Paso,
Texas, on the 18th day OF April, 1880, IN the
cause Of Gregory, Cooley & Co., plaintiffs. VS..
Num- Bros. & Wilkes ct al. defendants, 1, as
special master in chancery. appointed by said
will on the first Tuesday in August, A. ID. 1890,
it being the fifth day of said MONTH at the door
of the courthouse of Mitchell county, in Col
orado City, Texas, sell the property hereinafter
named to the highest bidder at public auction,
all accepted bids to be paid as follows: Ten per
cent. of such bid paid to me in cash before the
sale closes, and the balance to be paid to me at
Ell Paso, Texas. the first Monday in October,
A. d. 1890, upon confirmation of said bid and
sale by the said Circuit Court to be held at said
time, said ten per cent. to be forfeited upon
failing to complete said purchase by pay
ment OF balance of such bid. The prop
erty to be sold is as follows: All that stock
of cattle belonging to John W. Num-, running
and ranging in Terry, Hockey, Scurry,
Mitchell and adjoining and adjacent counties,
branded NUN and marked crop and underbit in
each ear, estimated to be between 10. 600 and
u. 900 head. All that undivided one-half inter
est of John W. Num- in and to that certain
stock of cattle running and ranging as Gfore-
said, branded Va. and marked crop and under
Bit in right and under halfcrop in left ear, estl-
mated to be between $50 and 1900 of said undi-
Also the saddle and stock horses running and
ranging in the counties aforesaid, belonging to
Num- Bros. Wilkes, branded IN any OF the
following brands, to. wit: NUN, POL. W. and
some unbranded, estimated to be from lou to
800 head.
Also the following lands, to wit:
TERRY COUNTY.
Four sections of land described follows:
Survey No. 50. Block *, granted to c. & M r
R. Co. by certificate No. go $40 acres Survey
No. %, granted to E. L & R. r. R. R. Co:
certificate No. 1906, $40 acres. Survey No. 80,
granted to E. l.. & r. R. R. r. Co. by certificate
No. 1906, $40 acres. and Survey no. 81, Block
No. f. granted to Z, L. & P. K. Z. r. Co. by
certificate No. 1888 $40 acres.
IN HOCKEY COUNTY.
The four leagues of school lands granted to
Wichita county Known as surveys Nos. It, IS,
l9 and 90 amounting to 442S acres each. The four
leagues of school land granted to Wlloarger
county; known as surveys Nos. 9, 6, and 3,
amounting to 4428 acres each The four leagues
of school land granted to Donley county, known
as surveys Nos. 9. 10. II and II, amounting to
the aggregate about SO, 1876 acres OF land.
Said property, as is provided in said decree,
will be sold in the following manner: will oner
each brand of cattle by Itself and the STOCK Oh
horses by itself and then offer the cattle and
horses altogether a whole. will then offer
the lands follows: All OF the four sections oil
land in Terry county, or perhaps one section at
a time as 1 may on the sale day determine to be
best. Then the four leagues OF Wichita county
lands Isl as q whole, subject to vendors hen OIL
| BILE annually. Then the four leagues OF VII
barger county lands as a whole, subject to q
vendors lien of $40, 900. due in 1905. with inter
| est at per cent per annum, payable annually.
| Then the four leagues of Donley county lands
as WHOLE subject to a vendor lien OF SO. 900
cue IN lSO0, Win . per cent, lntsfe5I, pay aux
| annually. Then will offer all the lands as one
| lot. Then 1 will offer all the Lands
and all the cattle and ~ horse,
aggregation of bids shall be the highest will
be accepted by me, and the sale made and oe-
clared accordingly
Said sale is to satisfy certain Indebtedness ad
| Judged against John W. Num-, t. W. Num- ane
| Sam C. Wilks, and the firm of Num- Bros. q
! wilks, in favor of Gregory, Cooley & Co.
| amounting at the date of said decree to abou
SIS 900 besides costs of suit and interest since
| then accrued. shown in the face OF said de-
cree, to which reference is here made and In
| spection thereof invited. Said Indebtedness Sc
| cured by first mortgages on the property afore
| said and which duly foreclosed in said de
| cree, aad this sale ordered. and also to satisfy
certain other Indebtedness adjudged agains
| John W. Num- in said decree in favor OF JAIME:
81. Hill for the sum of sl3. 4s2. 80 besides cost
| and interest to accrue thereon ss shown in tn,
| face OF said decree. which indebtedness to sale
| Hill was secured by two mortgages on the prop
| erty aforesaid. which mortgages are duly fore
| closed in said decree.
| And also to satisfy certain other indebtedness
| lz6. So with costs and interest thereon from tn
| date of said decree as stated therein, and to Sc
| cure which mortgage was given By John W
| Num- all the cattle and horses aforesaid.
1 will begin this sale At 10 o. clock a. m. on tn
| 9Th day of August, 1890, and continue 1t fror
day to day until completed according to the pr o
| visions OF said decreee, copy OF which can b.
! seen at the First National Bank Of Colorado
| Texas, at all times. -
| July It'll, 1890. Special Master.