The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-27
NOTICE OF MASTER COMMISSIONER

NOTICE OF MASTER COMMISSIONER
SALE
Notice Is hereby given that in pursuanc.
q decree rendered aud entered on ths
sfd day OF January, lpoS, In and by the
DISTRICT court Of Harrig county, Texas Tin
cause No. S22S4, entitled "Harraisor
Brothers and McNeely vs.. Brnzoria Rice
aud lrrigation Company" and under and
under the terms Of said decree. by this
clerk of the district court OF Harris coun.
", Texas, I, y, X, SPOTS, the undersigned
decree, and as III said order OF sale direct
ed, Will under aud by virtue OF the terms
OK SAID decree and said order Of sale. ana
In accordance with the mandates thereof,
sen, without valuation, appraisemen or re-
demption, at public sale, In one lot, block
as ar parcel az an entirety, TO the highest pig.
yer or bidders on the hret Tuesday 70
February, 1908 (being the Bird day Of said
month"; between the hours OF 10 o'clock q.
~ ana 4 o'olock ?. NJ or on the GATE 70
court house door OF the county OF Fort
Bend, iu tho city Of Richmond. Texas, all
we property, premises, rights aseets fran,
parcel thereof OF the said Brazoria Rice
and Irrigation Company ana IN the posses
sion Of Andrew Dow, receiver thereof, de-
articles thereof, or that may come into
the possession OF said receiver, or accrue
20 him after the entry OF said decree and
property 10 The purchaser at sald sale,
SAID property which viii he sold upon
me terms hereinafter briefly set forth. Is
About 1860 acres Of land situated in
The counties of BraEoria aud Fort Bend,
Texas, owned in Zee simple by said con-:
way for the construction Of the main canal
81 said company aud the latterais OF same
In said counties.
said company has, at the present tiIae,
| built and undcr operation, about eight miles
or KS said main canal With necessary lat
ternls IN connection Herewith; also leases
Texas, ana leases on lands In said ooun-
ties for the building Of and operating rail-.
roads IN connection with said canal ana
property; also other leases fully described
tn said decree. Also lot Of personal prop
erty situated in Fort Bend county, Texas,
consisting principally OF one warehouse az
Rlcetown, full equipment ana furniture OF
engineers and supenrtepdents offices aud
complete irrigation canal and plant equip
ment. incmdlnq SEVEN and one-thlrd miles
Also u lot OF household and Kitchen furni.
turet also farm equipment consisting prln-
eipnlly OF eleven wagons. two arllls, SEED.
ers. harowG, all kinds OF plows necessary
| for farming, harness., etc; also torty,seven
mules two saddle horses aud one bugsy
horse.
About 5000 acres Of the land OF said irri.
CATION company were cultivated and grown
| ia rice during the past season, All OF the
| property to he sold Is In nrst.elass oondl-
detailed Information regarding the property
| plant, equipment etc, OF said company to
| he sold VIII be- cheerfully furnished upon
| application to either Mr.. Andrew Dow, re.
| Cclver, or tho undersigned master commits
sloner, both OF Houston, Texas.
The terms and conditions upon which said
property Will be sold are. briefly stated, as
No bid for any sum less thnn $4,000 win
be considered, nor VIII bid from any bid
der ho accepted who shall not place In
/ bp nf nudgFRlEnpl
sioner, or deposit with him, prior to the
time Of making such bid, as q pledge that
he viii make good his bid U accepted ny
said commissioner, and approved by tho
court, the sum Of $4,000 In cash, or by
cheek certified TO 10y some responsible bnnk
FOR said sum, satisfactory TO said commits;
After the sale snld commissioner will
Immediately return to the unsuccessful bid
GTs i'll f ss g. so S'' is re
quired and VIII report 10 snid court, In
term time, within ave Days after the sama
is made, such snle, which said sale shall
said court In term time az any time after
Ave days from the filing Of said report by
'" Tho snoccssftli bidder must pay the hal
nnce Of snid purchase price within ten days
from and after the CONFIRMATION OF SAID
sole by said GGnTt Gna m 'H se % falq tS
! thn terms OF the hid the sum Heretofore
paid hy him TO said master commissioner
WI be forfeited Ss PepSSlyr Of such non;
| Inv said court such deposit wiz be re.
| turned to the bidder.
| The balance % tho purchase price Of said
nroperty may be paid either In cash or In
| hrsf mortgage bonds mud overdue coupon
bonds belonging thereto. or any OF them.
OF said company there being 100 Of said
gold on January !, 1901, and bearing per
cent interest; nd the purchaser may
ntso utiiiye the claims described IN article
l o - .nlI n
against said company aud Its receiver, IN
favor Of certain parties named In said dc.
so, 600 and Interest; said bonds or claims
being received at such price or value as
would he equivalent 10 the distrihntiye
amount the holders thereof would he en-
OF the hid was paid IN cash Tho pur-
chaser may also utilize the receivers GER
ihcates, Issued under tee a ,,,t 81 the
OF $4,000 with interest az per cept from
Juiv ia. 1909
pliauce with its terms By the purchaser.
tho masto~ commissioner. ioiued hy said re-
ceiver. viii execute and deliver 10 the pur,
chaser or rcnartq Or agS@s o.
assets franchises rights, privileges and
inmunities Of said company and 2 the GUS
iody Of is said receiver, free from any
and ali claims and liens 81 each and all
pertIcs Ia aud interveners ia, this suit. or
in any OF them, except taxes md, except as
I'm said decre1 othffWlsc HNlUhetu.
Reference Is hereby made 10 the above
mentioned decree for further particulars
.pd for 4 more specific description Of the
property and premises 70 he sold AMI the
terms az said sale. whlcS said decree T. re-
corded ia volume IA. mage f02 et SEQ. ~ the
minutes ~ the ssid district court Of Harris
comfy Texas and the said decree and
not,ce E. r. SPOTS
% Master Commissioner.
NOTICE or ANNUAL MEETING Notice
4 hereby given that the hoard 70 q niree.