Property sale bid awarded by Sheriff of Brewster County
The bid was won by W. N. Gourley the Sheriff of Brewster County Texas with RO M Livingston Deputy. The sale occurred on April 25 1929 as recorded in official proceedings.
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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1929
Page
13
The bid was won by W. N. Gourley the Sheriff of Brewster County Texas with RO M Livingston Deputy. The sale occurred on April 25 1929 as recorded in official proceedings.
The District Court of Brewster County Texas orders the sale of seized property for unpaid taxes. On April 26 1929 the sheriff will sell 820 acres across 4 divisions at Alpine Courthouse with the State to bid if no bidders appear. Deputy George M. Livingston signs.
On March day in 1928 a Texas case ordered sale of delinquent tax property. Lum Dered recovered a $141.07 judgment with 6 percent interest and costs. The foreclosure lists Survey 18 cert 1131 Bik D-11 and Survey 162 cert 81 Bik G Culp original grants totaling 640 and 646 acres. The sale is set for June 1 1939 at the courthouse door. W N Gourley, plaintiff, Brewster Co.
The State of Texas recovered a tax judgment of forty three dollars and forty two cents against J C Stokes for delinquent taxes and costs. By April 18, 1929, the judgment and mandates authorized sheriff sale of the defendant's property due to nonpayment.
Court order appoints sale of lots in Famous Heights Alpine Brewster County Texas. Sheriff W N Gourley and Deputy George M Livingston announce tax delinquency judgment and levy on Lots 13 Block A-4 Famous Heights Addition, plus Lots 1 to 22 Block 22 Alpine Addition. Sale set for June 1 1929 at the Brewster County courthouse by cash bid to satisfy taxes penalties costs and judgments.
In Brewster County on March 9 a court ordered a sale of Lot 18, Block 21, Anderson Addition, Marathon, Texas to satisfy a tax judgment of thirty nine dollars and change. Deputy M LIVINGSTON will conduct the sale on June 1, 1929 at 2 p.m. at the courthouse with bids due to cover the amount plus penalties.
The State of Texas Brewster County sheriff sale announces that Tex Underwriters Co has a judgment of 28 dollars plus penalties and interest for taxes due on lots 1 to 4 in Shipman Addition Alpine Texas. An order of sale was issued to satisfy the judgment with sale on the first Tuesday at 4 p.m. in the said county. Redeeming rights and defendant remedies are noted according to law.
Notice outlines tax delinquency actions in Brewster County Texas with docket numbers 49644 and 4963A. It details judgments, sale dates on the first Tuesday in June 1928, at 2 to 4 pm, property described as Alpine area parcels including block 12 and survey 3 cert 1685, with redemption rights and sheriff execution by W. N. Gourley and J. F. Lively.
Court house door of said county. Sale at two and four o'clock to the highest bidder for cash of all right title and interest of the above pendants in and to the above described property. Bid off to the highest bidder.
State of Texas reports a recovered judgment against Mrs CB Van Deman for delinquent taxes with six percent annual interest and costs. The sheriff schedules a sale of the described property in Alpine, Brewster County, with foreclosures and rights of redemption, noting no bidders may lead to sale to the sheriff. April 25, 1829.
On March 8 1928 a district court order authorized a tax sale of 640 acres in Alpine Texas. The sheriff will seize levy advertise and sell on the first Tuesday in April 1929 at 2 to 4 pm subject to defendants rights to redeem and to bid off to the State. W N Gourlay Alpine Texas April 25 1929.
In Brewster County on the ninth day of 1929 a Texas tax suit resulted in a judgment for the state for taxes and penalties at six percent on the delinquent property owned by the defendant. The docket shows a recovery of four thousand two hundred forty two dollars and 92-100 cents for the property described as the defendant's.
The document records numerous original grantees with acreages and survey data ledgers, including Fike, Rowzee, Good Jr., Putnam, Thrasher, and Knoblesdorf, tied to certificates and bids. The notice cites a sale at the Ist house door of Alpine, Texas, on April 25, 1929, with redemption rights and bid terms set.
County of Brewster 1929 docket details the State of Texas as plaintiff against NA Davison as defendant. Taxes penalties and costs amount to 522.43 with interest. By order of sale the sheriff is commanded to seize levy and sell the described property. Sale executed on the 26th day of April.
Land transactions reported by Big Bend Abstract Company for the week ending May 18 1929 include A J Koenig et ux to J Sonnier property in Gillis Addition Alpine valued at 2704 dollars and Mary Etta Dorsey et vir to Morgan et ux lot 3 and 18 feet off north side of lot 2 block 14 Alpine for 10 dollars. Several 640 acre parcels on GC SF Ry and T&SL Ry lines appear with nominal 10 dollar deeds. Other transfers cover multiple Galindo tracts in Alpine totaling 12000 dollars and a 160 acre Abt 6420 parcel with J K Jones and others priced at 12000 dollars.
Sheriff sale set in Brewster County Texas to satisfy Herman F. Schroeter judgment for 7456.20 with 7 percent interest from June 6 1928. Defendants Charles Foerster and Robert Johnson liable. On June 4 1929 sale of one half interest in Survey 36 Block 16 G H and 3 A Ry Co Certificate 1906 Abstract 8062 comprising about 1006 acres. Sale proceeds to cover costs and judgment. Alpine Texas May 7 1929.
Notice from Brewster County Commissioners' Court acting as Board of Equalization. Landowners may protest assessments on June 10, 1929. Documents refer to Survey 62 cert 1730 and original grant Wrightman covering 1280 acres. Property in Alpine sold at tax sale in June 1929 with redemption rights and potential division of property.
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