Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-07-17
cHEEcERY SALE.

In pursuance of certain DEGREES of the honor
able circuit court of the United States in and
for the Western district OF Texas. as rendered
at Ell Paso, Tex, on the 23rd day Of April 1891,
and the original decree of foreclosure rendered
herein on the 14th day of April, 1890. in the
cause of Gregory, Cooley s. Co., plaintiffs VS.
Mum Bros. & Wilkes ct al, defendants / as
special master in chancery, appointed by said
decree and duly qualified as therein required,
will on the first Tuesday in August, 1891, it
being the 4th day OF said month, at the door of
the courthouse of Mitchell county, in Colorado
City, Tex, sell the property hereinafter named
to the highest bidder at public auction. all &C.
cepted bids to be paid as follows:
Twenty-Five thousand dollars Of such bid TO
be paid to me in cash before the sale closes
and the balance to be paid to me at FL Paso,
Tex, on the first Monday OF October 1891 The
said $4,000 to be forfeited upon failure to com
plete said purchase by payment of the balance
of said bids as aforesaid. The pro perry to be
sold 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 n n and marked crepzaSf
underbit in each ear, estimated aBl5tpz56r~aen
1900 and 1900 head. AlIzsH6 undivided one
hall interest Of Su in and to that
afQS6o13H Branded VA and marked crop and
sEHdefbit in right ear and under half crop in
the left ear, estimated TO be between 80 and
800 head of said undivided interest. Also the
saddle and stock horses running and ranging in
the said counties aforesaid belonging 10 Mum
Bros Wilkes. branded in any of the follow
ing brands, to-wit;
NJ n, o L, W. and some unbranded. esti
maLed TO be from 100 to 200 head Also the fol-
lowing lands, to-wit:
IN TERRY COUNTY
-Four sections Of land, described as follows:
Survey No. SO, block Y, granted 10 C. & NJ X
R. Co, by certificate No go for 6iO acres. Sur
vey No. q, granted to E. l. & K. R. R. f Co
certificate No. 1905 for $40 acres. Survey No
IS. granted to E L. & R X. r. K. Co, By GER
tifcate No. 1905 for $40 acres. And survey No,
81. block No. L, granted E. L. & r R. r. r.
Co., by certificate No. lS59. for $40 acres.
IN HOCKEY COUNTY.
The four leagues Of school land granted to
Wichita county, known as surveys Nos II ~
10 and 90 amounting to 1923 acres each The
four leagues of school land granted to WiIbar-
ger county, known as surveys Nos. 3, g. Z and &
amounting TO f42S acres each The four leagues
of school land granted to Donley county. known
as surveys Nos. 0, 10, II and II, amounting tn
442S acres each Said twelve leagues contain-
ing in the aggregate about So, 1856 acres of land
There are about forty acres of land in good
state OF cultivation; about sixteen Windmills
for pumping water in full operation. Two GOOD
ranch houses, all farming implements and cook
ing utensils: said lands mostly under fence
Said property, as is provided in said decree of
the 18th day of April, 1920, 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 thes
cattle and horses together as whole. l will
then oher the lands as follows:
All OF the four sections o. land in Terry
county, or perhaps one section at time, as
may on the sale day determine to be best. Then
the four leagues OF Wichita county land as a
whole, subject 10 vendors lien of $4,000 due
aud payable on Or before the 2Srd day of July
1913. interest at per cent. payable annually
Then the four leagues OF Wilbarger county as