Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-09-13
R. M. PAGES ESTATE
THE PROPERTY is ENGINEERED
Ky DEEDS OF TRUST, AND
WILL PROBABLY
Fall Far short of the popular
Estimation of the Great
wealth of tn. Deceased.

The first step towards the settle
ment of the estate of Robert NJ. Page,
deceased, was taken yesterday In the
appointment OF Mr.. Jonathan II.
Leach, temporary administrator. The
appointment was made by Judge Arm
strong on the representation OF
Mr.. u. II. Page OF Marshall, Mo,
brother OF the deceaser. The bond was
nxed at $4,000, which Mr.. Leach VIII
will probably ile today.
Immediately after the appointment
was made. MIR. Leach repaired to the
late residence of Mr.. Page and took
formal charge of the estate by putting
himself In possession of the private
papers and other documents In Mr..
Pages desk. This was done in the
presence OF Mr.. II. r.. Page and his at
tornoy, Mr.. Ross Bowlln, OF the firm
of Furman 81 Bowlln, Mr.. W, T.. Miller,
n nephew OF deceased. ana Mrs, II, Il.
Harris. who has for sevral years been
MIR. Pages housekeeper. Az Mrs. Har-
rls claimed that she had some prop
erty In the desk. she sent for her at
torncy, MIR. j. G. Scott, who arrived
before the work OF looking over the
papers had been completed. II had been
hoped that n win would be found, ms
that would certainly simplify the work
OF settling the estate, but no viii was
found. Mrs Harris herself had said
that she did not think that such pa
per would be found, and her conjecture
proved TO be correct. There were
found. however, some deeds TO prop
erty outside OF Tarrant county which
htu fVtanha an Of
Sing. There was also found some stock
of thr PlanterH' and Mechanics Ma
ilpnal bank pf Houston, but the re-
porter was not informed as TO the
amount. Besides the papers OF Mr.
Page, there were found some BELONG
ing to Mrs. Il. T.. Harris. including
some shares OF stock In the Merchants
National bank. OF which Mr.. Page
was president.
But as yet there Is no actual lsnowl-
edge of the condition OF the estate.
II is known that the real estate owned
by Mr. Page In this city was some
what ncumbored, but the public win
probably be surprised to know that
he hnd been so large borrower "a
shown by the records OF the county,
In the irst place he owned compRra-
lively little real estate The most val
liable OF his real property was com
prlscd in a block bounded on the east
and west by Main and Houston streets
and on the north and south by Tenth
and Eleventh streets. This block con-
tains sixteen lots OF 25xi0O feet, and is
valued on the books OF the county
assessor at $4,000. But out OF that
block he had sold TO his brother, w. b.
Page. OF Crockett. lots 0 and TO- on the
corner OF Main ana Eleventh streets
This deed was executed August 90,
1891. the consideration being $4,000
Since that date he had, prior to his
death executed d4QAa al n n1 L
tie deeds as printed below. on the
10th OF last February he decided to Ell
Fnirn Laura Harris Johnson. for con-
slderation Of 81. lots and 4. block g.,
Pages addition.
TO secure the extension Of loan OF
$4,000, he executed TO the Western
Mortgage and Investment company.
limited, ON the 18th OF last February,
mortgage on lots D. 4. .. Q, II, IL 10.
and IA. block O. DagTett's addition,
which IS the Main street property.
This was 10 secure the renewal Of n
note dated February 30, 1899, and which
WAS secured by mortgage on the
same property.
Lots | and OF the same block are
subject TO deed OF trust executed
February II. 1895, to secure the pay
ment OF a note for $1,000 bearing the
same date and payable to the Philips
Investment company.
III, NJ. Furmun holds two trust deeds
both bearing date OF March 10, 1896.
pne IL to fifty-one acres Of land lying
beyond the homestead on College av-
rnue. 10 secure the payment OF three
notes ms follows. One for SiliO, pay
pble May l., 1898; one for sli2S, due
MAY !. 1898, and one for Sti25, due and
payable May I, 1900, The second Is a
trust deed to g twclve-acrc parcel OF
land lying opposite the homestead and
valued on the books OF the assessor nj
t2i00, This deed hears the ann,e IA ID
Al the others and was executed to &C.
cure the payment OF three notes OF
1850 each, due and payable respectively
n May l, 1888 and 1900 and bearing In
terest at per cent after May /, 1897.
The other two deeds of trust are in
favor of Mrs. u. T. Harris, and bear
date OF April 10 and May respectively,
The first " to forty-eight lots In Pages
addition. for the purpose OF securing
the payment OF three notes OF si25C
each. dated April 10, iS05. and faillne
due three. four and Ave years after
date. The second deed Is TO eighteen
lots In Pages addition, and was exc
cutcd to secure the payment OF two
notes OF slS75 each, due four and 1--WE
years after date These two deeds
cover the residence and much OF IN,
land tround II. The entire thlrty-one
acres, comprising the home place. IL
valued on the tax assessors book al
Si2.h00,
II OF course not yet known wha,
realty Mr.. Page had In other places
nor IL " known what stocks and bonds
ne herd In corporations other than
the MERCHANTS National bank of this
city. But whatever the amount. h
should be remembered that there ia 4
damage suit for siO0 900 instituted by
Mrs. A.. u Smith on account OF ths
killing OF her husband