The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-25
NOTICE OF MASTER COM
klSSluMEH'S SALE.

NShtSS ~ thA9 6N WIN
klSSlUMER'S SALE.
Notice Is hereby given that, In pursuance
OF decree rendered and entered on the
district court OF Harris county, Texas lin
the Eleventh judicial district thereof, In
cause No. s223I entitled -HsrraIson
aud irrigation Company" and under ana
by virtue OF an order OF sale issued TO me,
under the terms OF said decree, by the
clerk OF the district court Of Harris coun.
~, Texas, L. Il. X. SPOTS, the undersigned
master commissioner, appointed by said
decree, aud as In said order OF sale direct
ed, VIII, under aud by virtue OF the termg
OF said decree and said order OF sale, and
~ bccordance with the mandates thereof
sell, without valuation. Rppraisement or re-
denption, at public sale, Ia one lot, block
OF parcel as an entirety, TO the highest bid
ger or bidders on the first Tuesday 10
te9rnary, 1903 lbeing the Bird day of said
month"; between the hours OF 10 o'clock n.
m; and o'clock p. m. or on the date TO
which said sale may be adjourned, at the
SQUIRT house door OF the county OF Fort
Bend, In the city OF Richmond, Texas, all
the property premises, rights assets, fran
chlses and lmmaitles and every part and
aud Irrigation Company and In the posses
sion OF Andrew Dow, receiver thereof, de-
sefiDed IN said decree, and in any Of the
articles thereof, or that may come into
the possession OF said receiver, or accrue
10 MIN after the entry OF said decree and
up TO and Including the delivery OF the
property TO the purchaser at said sale.
Said property which will be sold upuA
the terms hereinafter briefly set forth. 10
About 1900 acres of land situated in
! the counties Of Brasorla aud Fort Bend,
Texas, owned In fee simple by said COM
! pnny; also the lease holds and rights OF
way for the construction OF the main canal
or said company and the latterals OF same.
| In said counties.
Said company has, at the present time,
built and under operation, about eight miles
OF It's said main canal with necessary lat
teralS In connection Herewith; also leases
on 'Mas0n's lake. In Fort Bend county,
Texas. and leases on lands In said conn
ties for the building Of and operating rail-
roads In connection with said canal and
property; also other leases fully described
in said decree. Also lot Of personal prop
erty situated IN Fort Bend county, Texas,
consisting principally OF one warehouse az
RicetoWn, fun equipment and furniture OF
engineers aud supcrintendents offices and
complete irrigation canal and plant equip
mont including seven and one-third miles
Also lot OF household and Kitchen furni-
/ ture; also farm equipment, consisting prin-
/ cipallY Of eleven wagons, two drills, seed
/ crS. hnrrows, all kinds OF plows necessary
| for farming, harness, etc, also forty.seven
mules, two saddle horses aud Que buggy
| horse.
About 1000 acres Of the land Of said irri-
CATION company were cultivated and grown
| In rice during the past season All OF thu
| property TO be sold IL In hrst-class eondl-
/ ton and ready FOR immediate use. Any
detailed information regarding the property
| plant, equipment, etc, OF said company to
be sold will be cheertully furnished upon
| application to either Mr., Andrew Dow, re-
| ceiver, or the undersigned master conmis-
sioner both OF Houston, Texas.
The terms and conditions upon which said
property viii be sold are, briefly stated, as
No bid for any sum less than stbo, 900 win
be considered, nor will hid from any bid
der he accepted, who shall not place in
! the hnnds OF the undersigned commits
sioner, or deposit with him, prior to tbs
time Of madng such bid a" !" pledge that St
so,n The sum OK $4,000 In cash or by
check certified 70 by some Responsible bank
for said sum- satisfactory 20 said commits
After the sale su,d commissioner viii
Immediately return to the unsuccessfnl bid
ders oil checks or cash 20 deposited with
! hin nv them Said commissioners 10 re-
uuired, and will report 20 said court, In
| term time, within 1--WE days after the same
| ia made such sale which said sale shall
! he subiect to confirmation or rejection by
said court in term time at any time nfter
ave days from tho fling OF said report by
~" The successful bidder must pay the bal
snce Of Raid purchase price within ten days
| from md after the confirmation 81 eaid
| sple nv said court. and In case OF failure
| Of the successful bidder 10 comply with
/ the terms OF the hid, the sum theretofore
| viii be forfeited as penalty of such non.
| compliance II the sale be not confirmed
! by said court, such deposit WIFI be re.
! turned 10 the bidder
The balance ~ the purchase price Of snid
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
rords OF 5000 each payable 70 bearer In
poid on january T. 1907 and bearing 8 per
cent INTEREST,"; ard the purchaser may
also utilize the claims described In article
4 OF said decree consisting Of judgments
against said company and ita receiver, In
favor OF certain parties named IN said de-
croe amounting In the aggregate 70 about
being received at such price or value az
would be equivalent TO the distributiye
amount the holders thereof would he en-.
Titled To receive IA case the entire amount
chaser mny nlso utilize the receivers GER
+iNcRtos issued under the authority OF tho
order OF snid court. amounting TO the sum
OF $4,000 with interest at Z per cent from
July Is, 1902
tfnon confirmation OF the sale end com.
piiarce with It's terms by the purchaser,
the mastar commissioner. ioined by said re-
ceiver will execute and deliver 10 the pur-
chaser or purchasers deed. or deeds OF
conveyance Of all the property, premises,
nssats franchises. rights, privileges and
mmunities OF said company and n the GUS
tody OF It's snid receiver free from sny
and all claims and liens OF each and all
parties TO and nteryeners In, this suit, OF
In any OF them, except taxes, and except as
In said decree otherwise adJudged,
Reference IL hereby made TO the above
mentioned decree for further particulars
ana for more specific description Of the
property and premises 10 be sold and the
terms OF said sale, which said decree IS re.
corded In volume ID, mage 602 ct seq. OF the
minutes OF the said district court Of Harris
county, Texas, and the said decree and
the record thereof is made part Of this
notice. b. r. SPOTS,
~ Master Commissioner