The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-08
THE SALE OF TEXAS CITY.
Mas Bought In for Ninety Thousand
Dollars.
Mr.. GREATSlNGER OF DULUTH, MINI,
WAS the Purchnser--Notice of Many
Claims Against the Property.
Which Is Worth a Million.

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u@'> eS'oh' leNaS' peceiloer Texas
Civ was sofa at public auction today for
500 O0o TO Jacob l.. C;restsjnger s =,
Tracy, an ottorra,, oe t1,,,..,,,, ,.o,,,.,...,,,
"a ~ 'V"7'9''' 'Vi''
w ''V i'u' ehaS'r'
Previous 10 the sale a the court house
door the sijtt NJ villie,,, :, Nt,,,tr 49,. a..
~ i'' wa Vs. '''V
90 O'S AIil''oNe"leht company was
eailed IN the district court. Mr.. Martha
had asked for the annofntr,art Of 81 ,.a-
,o,,.an w.. ~
N,.'ei' "TIe was much surprise when,
after protests from lawyers for creditors
who resisted the receivership proceedings
n n,otior u,as o5,, 49,. -, -
''"No" "dS H''oe ny counsel Tor the
pt3'ntlh to dismiss the case at defend
ants costs Ii was announced tina, tho
slain Of Martin had been satjsfiea ndae
G, '''.'' "1'''' Sa''s'le"' 1uuse
stewart ordered the case dismissed and
soon afterward the hig crowd of LAWYERS
involved in me Taxas 1,,,,. ,,,t,.',l
downstairs 1, watch trs, sa,s orsars, 90.
satisfy the claim Of the Houston Land
and Trust ,,,,nnan,, t,,,x.a. e., 49,, -,
holdars
200
manager of tbs Houston Land ana rr,st
,,,,,,,,,.r,. -, i''-'N an ! -
s'ePpeh 10 me center OF the
cFo"' 'tii1 stated that he was present 10
VIZ e"NIe property Of the Texas CITY
nrdn 10y o T' aI COMPANY by virtue Of the
the deoT of trnst "a ,S We court 70 Sptisiy
parry Then he beran ~ r. i,SI ny ,ig CON
tory of thc nrmrert, 81, Ivauirg an lhNen-
H., n, "a ''ie property 80 lengthy was this
u'es Tor Mr.. Dennis to wade through the
1' u,,,1.. 81 typcwritten sheets It was
FoitorwlaiSy m hlorotS Eous ANA few persons
Mr. rn,,,is tr,tlSr c'oseiy. When at last
sen,,nc. ,b - , n,i,sned' me lawyers repre-
ming William i'S Slanaaas a had ib an nm IN
NJ NI,sN Mo1t X Arms trong, stated that the
ton. Honston ani d tIen mas the Calves
ternationsI o ar az cre heisIelson and the In
pending @ga i,,9 LEA ,d rNorthern had suit
cornam ny ana the Texas city Improvement
sTe> ~ al maj they had lien on the
o. ga M, ny ~ dertn-nal contrary of $4,000
ch;tst.rs tha- 1be ~ iee 10 lntending pur-
tbis ~, ''itt me sale would be subject 10
note issued by the Texas city I,nnrn,,s
a ay,s c cT, 20 which was lien on sss
civ This b 'ne Weis survey. of Texas
no, of rs ne ne stated was a pricr lien to
,is", ol me houston Land ard Trust com
deed OF trust issued with this nn,s Oh Vhe
erer6tnr ws saN od ,Hrlher notes for sums ag-
arrog - $500 secured by lien on 9S IS
Ichn Go, 90 aHres ana nSS acres out of the
AIM, VI anu survey at Texas City, Mr..
a Iien ~ SAIL, IN addition there was
ir.,te. foI, x-nse '' VI trust 10 secure
In Noy"n,hsr 1900
s ''.it e., We're secured against H. II Myers
t . Si''-h-' N1lo and Sl7lo, and an or6eT ~
Wa ~, - "Il tnese Judgments. This sale
W|ulo take place later He mt ali nar-
~ On notice of the existence of ,beSc
atts
th,t ~ 5onh Fearhake then stated
Twas ' C, .ad Judgment lien on ell the
WinElar 'S .p,tOPerly in favor of Julius
W. I'Kler rms judgment was for S52is
a. il''slreSt' There is pending. he STA
Ne ms district court, a suit brought hy
parry for specific performances Of co,t fom
''.,, ~ ,ne uelyery OF certain lands.
attorney John c. Walker stated a..
.; NJ Griswcld has pending y sSt, '' s
c,rn, aga'hst the Texas City Improvement,