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SPECIAL NOTICES.
Office OF MASTER COMMISSIONERS

Of a decree rendered and entered on the
3rd day of January, 1903, in and by the
district court of Harris county. Texas dn
the Eleventh judicial district thereof, In
cause No. S223i, entitled Harrison
Brothers and McNeely vs.. BrazohA Rice
and Irrigation Company and under and
By virtue OF an order Of sale issued 10 me,
under the terms VI said decree, by the
/ eleTA OF the dlsuict court VI uarris codA,
", LeAas, |, l.. H. SPOTS the uuderslsAS1
master commissioners, appointed W Salu
decree, ana is ia SAID order Of sue dFeel-
I'd, VIII, un0er ana BY virtue " Lhe terms
OF said decree uud said order Of sale, anu
in ACCORDANCE with the mandates Thereon,
sell, without valuation, appraksement OF re-
Qemptiol, at pCDdC sale, III one iol, OtoSA
or parcel as an entirety ~ the highest Ola
| der or bioders, on the nrst IueSdA! "a
| February, 1sJS being the Sid day OF sAld
month";, between tie hours OF ~ 0 cloSE u
n. aud O'Clock p d. Oh on the dale 20
| which said sale nlAy be adjourned, al tAe
/ court house door Of the county OF boLt
! Bend, IN the city OF Richmond, Texas al
! toe property, premises. rights assets, iran,
chIses aud immunities and every part ana
parcel thereof, Of the said BrGzorla hlce
aud Irrigation Company and Ia the posses
| sion OF Andrew Dow, receiver thereof de-
scriOed IN said decree ana In any OF the
articles thereof, or that may come INTO
the possession of said receiver, or accrue
up to and Including the delivery OF the
! property TO the purchaser At said sale.
| S0l0 properly WnlCl Will pe 5Olu upN~
the terms hereinafter briefly set forth, Is
/ practically as follows:
| About 1900 acres Of land situated In
the counties of BraEoria and Fort Bend
Texas owned In fee simple by said com.
pany; also the lease holds and rights OF
way for the construction OF the maln elnal
Of said company and the stterals OF same,
Said company has, at the present time
! built and under operation, about eight miles
I Of It's said main canal with necessary lat
10 WNssTs sWfH1
| on "Masons lake" IA Fort Bend county
/ Texas, ana leases on lands In SAID coun-
ties for the building Of and operating rail-,
roads in connection with s9id canal Sod
property; also other Leases fully described
IN said decree. Also a lot OF personal prop
erty situated In Fort Bend county, Texas,
| consisting principally Of one warehouse at
Ricetowr, full equipment and furniture Of
| engineers and BuperinteDdents Offices and
complete irrigation canal and plant equip
ment, including seven and one-thlrd miles
Aleo a lot OF household and kitchen furni-
ture; also farm equipment consisting prtn-
ers, harrowA, ali kinds OF plows necessary
for farming harness, etc; also forG-sev
mules, two saddle horses and one buggy
horse.
About 1000 acres Of the land Of said lrri.
CATION company were cultivated and grown
In rice during the past seaaon All OF The
property to be sold 10 in hrHe-clnsH condi-
ton and ready for immediate use. Amy
detailed information regarding the property,
plant, equipment etc, OF said company to
be sold VIII be eheeTfuily furnished Cd upon
ceiver, or the undersigned master commits
Hioner 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 than $3.50, 900 win
be considered, nor will bid from any bid
der be accepted, who shall not place In
the hands OF the undersigned commits
sloner or deposit with him, prior to the
time q making such BID as pledge that at
court, the sum OF s2S 900 IN cash, or By
check certified to by somo responsible bank
for said sum, satisfactory to said commits
After the sale said commissioner viii
Immediately return to the unsuccessful bid
him by them Said commissioner is re-
quired. and will report to said court, IN
term time. within Ave days after the same
ia made, ouch sale, which said sale shall
be subject to confirmation or rejection by
said court In term time at any time after
Ave days from the aling OF sald report by
IT The successful bidder must pay the bal
ance Of said purchase price within ten days
from and after the confirmation Of said
sale by said court, and In case OF failure
! OF the successful bidder to comply with
the terms OF the bid, the sum heretofore
paid by him to said master commissioners
viii he forfeited as a penalty Of such non
compliance II the sale be not confirmed
by said court such deposit win be re-
I turned to the bidder.
The balance OF the purchase price Of said
property may be paid either IN cash or in
hrst mortgage bonds and overdue coupon
bonds belonging thereto, or any Of them,
, Of said company there being 100 Of said
gold on January f. 1901 and bearing per
cent INTEREST,"; and the purchaser may
also utilize the claims described in article
8 OF said decree, consisting Of judgments
against said company and Its receiver. In
favor of certain parties named In said de-
cree amounting I'm the aggregate to about
$50 0oo and Interest; said bonds or claims
being received OF such price or value as
would be equivalent TO the distrtbu live
amount the holders thereof would be en-
titled To receive In case the entire amount
OF the bid was paid In cash The pur-
chaser may also utilize the receivers GER
) tiAcutes issued under the authority Of the
. order Of odd court, amounting 10 the gum
d OF $4,000 with interest at per cent from
J July 10, 1902.
pllance with It's terms by the purchaser,
? the master commissioner, Joined ~ said re-
! ceiver, will execute and deliver 10 the pur-
, chaser or purchasers deed, or deeds Of
! assets, franchises, rights, privileges and
immunlhes OF said company and N the GUS
tody Of It's. said receiver, free from any
, parties to and iuterveners In, this suit, or
: In any Of them, except taxes and except as
in snit decree otherwise ndjuiged.
; mentioned decree fcr further particulars
and for a more specific description NJ the
g property and premises 10 br sold and the
! terms Of seid sale, which said decree Is m.
corded In volume IA page 600 ct SEQ. Of the
; minutes OF the said district court Of Harris
county. Texas and the said decree and
the record thereof IS made 2 part Of this
/ notice, r. r, SPOTS.
% Master Commissioner.
: NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING-No Notice
Is hereby given that the board OF dlrec-
tors Of the Houstop East and West Texas
! Railway Company has called meeting
: Of the stockholders OF said company to
A convene az the principal office Of the
company in Houston, Texas. at 10 O'Clock
m on the 29th day OF January 1903 FOR
3 the election OF directors and the trans
: action o. such business as may be law
J. fully transacted at an annual meeting;
!, and has also called a meeting Of the
board Of directors OF said company 10
, convene At the same place on the same
y day Immediately after adjournment Of
y such stockholders meeting for the elec.
; tton OF officers and the transaction of
|. such business as may be lawfully trans
Y acted az an annual meeting Of the dlrec.
tors. ?. Dargan Secretary. i-2a
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