Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-01
Special NOTICES.
Chancery Sale.

In pursuance of decree of the honorable
Circuit Court of the United States in and for the
Northern District of Texas, rendered at FL Paso.
Texas the 18th day of April, 1890. in the
cause Of Gregory, Cooley s. Co., plaintiffs.
Num- Bros. & Wilkes ct al. defendants, I,
special master in chancery, appointed by said
decree, and duly qualified therein required,
will on the first Tuesday in August, A. d. 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 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. on the first Monday in October,
A. D. 1890, upon continuation 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
Mitchell and adjoining and adjacent counties,
branded NUN and marked crop and underbit in
each ear, estimated to be between TO- 900 and
L, 600 head. All that undivided ne-half inter
est of John W. Num- in and to that certain
stock Of cattle running and ranging rs afore-
said, branded VA, and marked crop and under
bit in right and under halfcrop in left ear estl-
mated to be betws en- $50 and 150o of said undi-
vided interest.
Also the saddle and stock horses running and
ranging in the counties aforesaid, belonging to
Num- Bros. & Wilkes, branded in any OF the
some unbranded, estimated to be from 100 to
300 head.
Also the following lands, to nit:
IN TERRY COUNTY.
Four sections of land described as follows:
Survey No. SO, Block *, granted to @. & NJ. r.
R. Co. by certificate No. $40. $40 acres. Survey
No. %, granted to E. L. & R. R. R. R. Co,
certificate No. 1905, $40 acres. Survey No. 80,
granted to E. L. & r. R. K. p. Co. by certificate
No. E. granted to E, L. & R. r. R. R. Co. by
certificate No. 1853 $40 acres.
IN HOCKEY COUNTY.
The four leagues of school lands granted to
Wichita county known surveys Nos IL, Is,
19 and 90 amounting to 1923 acres each. The four
leagues of school land granted to Wilbarger
amounting to 1928 acres each. The four leagues
of school land granted to Donley county, known
442s acres each, said IL leagues containing in
the aggregate about SO, 1876 acres of land.
Said property, as is provided In said decree,
will be sold in the following manner: will offer
each brand of cattle by itself and the stock OF
horses by itself and then offer the cattle and
horses altogether as whole. will then offer
the lands as follows: All of the four sections OF
land in Terry county, or perhaps one section at
a time as may on the sale day determine to be
best. Then the four leagues of Wichita county
lands as whole, subject to a vendors lien OF
900, due in 1906 interest at per cent, paya
BILE annually Then the four leagues of Will
barger county lands as a whole, subject to
vendors lien of $40, 900, due in 1906 with inter
est at per cent. per annum, payable annuslly.
Then the four leagues of Donley county lands
whole, subject to a vendor lien of $40, 900,
due in 1906, with per cent, interest, payable
annually. Then will offer all the lands as one
and all the cattle and horses
one lot. and whichever bid
aggregation of bids shall Oe the highest viii
be accepted by me, and the sale made and de-
clared accordingly.
Said sale is to satisfy certain indebtedness adj
judged against John W. Num-. T. W. Num- and
Sam C. Wilks, and the firm of Num- Bros. &
Wilks, in favor of Gregory, Cooley & Co.,
amounting at the date of said decree to about
s76, goo 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 are duly foreclosed in said de-
cree, and this sale ordered. and also to satisfy
certain other Indebtedness adiudged against
John W. Num- in said decree in favor OF James
n. Hill for the sum of Sl3, 4S2. 80 besides costs
and interest to accrue thereon IS shown in the
face Of said decree. which indebtedness to said
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
in said decree mentioned amounting to Sls,-
1z6. So with costs and interest thereon from the
date of said decree stated therein, and to Sc
cure which mortgage was given by John w.
Num- all the cattle and horses aforesaid.
9th day of August, 1890, and continue it from
day to day until completed according to the pro-
visions of said decreee, a copy of which can be
Texas, at all times.
A. B. ROBERTSON
July 7th 1890. Special Master.