The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-21
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" ueclee feudcred ana entered on the
ord day OF January lgtS In ana IN IN,
district court OF harris county. Texas I'M
the bleyenth judicial district thereon. IN
Sause NO. o22d4. entitled "HarralsuIl
n,,S and MeHeely vs.. Rrazora Rice
qua irrigation Company, anu under and
oy virtue Of an order OF sale issued W ms,
unuer the terms % said decree, by the
VieFh oil tue district court of Hafris coun.
~, iyAas, !, p X. SPOTS, the undersigned
masteF commissioner, appointed by said
uycree, ana as In said order OF sale direct.
eu' VIII, under and by virtue Of the terms
VI sala decree and said order OF sale. aud
~ 1Cvotuauee with the mandates thereof,
sell, without valuation appraisenieut or re-.
utmptloh, at public sale IN one lot. block
" pafeei as an entirety 10 the highest bid
W. %, Vs plIuers' on tho hrst Tuesday In
neoIuary, 1905 tbeing the 3rd day OF said
hVhthl between the hours OF 10 o'clock q.
", abd o'clock D. m, or on the date to
WHEN saia sale may be adjOurned at the
court house door Of the county OF Fort
I bend, In the city OF Richmond. Texas, all
! the property premises, rights assets fran
cnlSes ana immuuities and every part and
parcel lhereot, Of the said Brazoria Rice
unu irrigation Company aud in the posses
sion OF Andrew Dow, receiver thereof, de.
scribed IN said decree aud III any OF the
arueles thereof or that may come into
we PoSsession OF SAID receiver, OF acerne
70 MN after the entry OF said decree ana
up TO and Including the delivery OF the
property to the purchaser at said sale.
Sdd property which will be sold upug
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practically as follows:
About 1900 acres OF land situated IN
the counties OF Brazoria aud Fort Bend,
Texas owned In fee simple by said com,
pany; also the lease holds and rights OF
way for the construction OF the main canal
or said company and the latteras OF saInv,
In said counties.
SAID company has. at the present time.
built and under operation, about eight miles
OF Its said main canal with necessary lat.
terals In connection herewith; also lenses
GU Mason's lake la Fort Bend county,
texas, and leases on lands IN said com.
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 at
Rlcetown, fun equipment and furniture Of
engineers and superintendent offices and
complete irrigation canal aud plant equip
ment including seven and one-thlrd miles
OF telephone lines and all appurtenances
Also n lot of household aud Kitchen furui.
ture also farm equipment, consisting prn-
clpally Of eleven wagons, two drills, seed
ers, baTovs all kinds Of nlows necessary
for farming, harness, etc; also forty-scYeu
mules, two saddle horses and one buggy
horse.
About 1000 acres Of the land Of said irri.
Cation company were cultivated aud grown
In rice during the past season. All OF the
property 10 be sold Is IN hrst-class condi.
ton and ready for Immediate use. Any
detailed Information regarding the property,
plant. equipment, etc Of Siid company TO
be sold WIN be cheerfully furnished upon
application to either Mr. Andrew Dow, re
ceiver, or the undersigned master commits.
sioner. both OF Houston, Texas
Tho terms and conditions upon which said
property will be sold arc, briefly stated as
No bid for any sum less than $4,000 viii
he considered nor will bid from any bid
der he accepted, who shall not place in
the hands OF the undersigned commits
soner, or deposit with him prior to the
time OF making such bid. as pledge that
he will make good hi' bid II accepted by
said commissloner; i and oo opproyo1 by ne
check certified to by some responsible bank
for said sum, satisfactory to said commits
sloncr.
After the sale sa!i commissioner will
Immediately return 10 the unsuccessful hid
ders al checks or cash so deposited with
him by them. Said commissioner Is re-
quiled. and win report TO said court. in
is made such sale We ten said sale shall
he subject to confirmation or rejection by
said court IN term time at any timn aftnr
five DAVIS from the fling of said report by
The su@coesfnl bidder must nay tho hal
ance Of snid purchase price Within ten days
from ana after the co9nnrmation Of said
Of the succossful hid1pr to comply With
tho terms of the hid tho sum Heretofore
paid by him 70 said master commissioner
u
compliance II the salo he not confirmed
bv said court such deposit will be re-
turned 10 the bidder.
Tho balance 90 tho purchase price ~ said
propertv may be paid either IN cash or In
drst mortgage bonds and overdue coupon
bonds belonging thereto, or an" OF thnn
Of said company there being 100 Of said
rords Of $1,000 orch n1vahle to bearer in
coId on January 1907 and bearing per
cont Intoroetl: and tho purchaser may
also utilize the claims described in. article
3 OF said decree. consistine ~ judgments
against said compauv Ant Its rec"lvrr, In
favor OF certain parties named In snld DO
rrrn amounting ~ tho 'ggrrr9te to about
$50 900 and Interest," said bonds or claims
heinc received Of such price or value ms
would he equivalent to the distrihutve
amount the holders thereof would he en-
titled tn receive In case the entire amount
of the bid was pait IN cash Inc pur-
tifcntes issued under the authority Of the
order Of said court amounting to the sum
OF $4,000 with interest at I per cent from
. Iinon confirmation Of the sale and COM
plIance with its terms by the purchaser,
the master commissioner, Joined by said re-
ceiver will execute and deliver to the pur.
chaser or purchasers deed, or deeds OF
conveyance OF all the property. premises,
assets, franchises rights. privileges and
Immunities of said company and n the GUS
todv Of its said receiver, free from any
and ali claims and Hens Of each and all
partics to and interveners In, this suit, or
In any OF them. except taxes, and except as
IN said decree otherwise adiudGed.
Reference IS hereby made TO the above
decree for further particulars
and for a more specific description Of the
nroperty and premises 70 be sold and the
FERNS Of said sale. which said decree IS re-
corded In volume u. page coz ct SEQ. OF the
minutes Of the said district court NJ Harris
ronntv Texas. and the said decree and
The record thereof Is made a part Of this
notiee y. r Spotts.
80 Master Commissioner.
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING Notice
il hereby given that the board Of direc.
tors az the Houston East and West Texas
Railway Company has called 4 meeting
az tho stockholders Of said company TO
convene at tho principal office OF the
company In Houston. Texas, ut 10 O'Clock
M on the Goth day II January. 1903. for
fine election OF directors and the trans
action Of such business as may he law
fully transacted at an annual meeting:
and has also called a meeting Of the
hoard OF directors Of said company TO
convene at the same place on the same
day Immediately after adjournment Of
such stockholders meeting for the cleo
tion OF officers and the transaction az
such business ms may be lawfully trans
acted at an annual meeting Of the direc-
tors H. Dargan. Seeretary. i-2a
T0TICF--The regular annual meeting Of
the stOckh9lders o. the Gnlf Western