The true Democrat., 1855-08-07
ST ATE OF ARK .tNSAS,
 


 In the Circuit Court of Cicot county, the chancory side thereof at the April term, A. D. 1855, April 1lth. lS55.
 Verlinda .Jolulson widow, Lycur.us L. Johnson. Julia J. Johnson, John T. Johnson. Victor NJ. Johnson, and Cyrus R. Johnson, children of Joel Johnson, deceased and dcvisceS under his will, and said Lycurgus L. Johnson. eXecutor of the last will and testament of said Joel .1sluiaaDtS.
 vs Petition for partition and di viaion. Robert Adams and linnie Adams, infant children ot Betsy Adams, decea>ed formerly Betsy Johnson. and also one of the children of said Jocl and DaIlu 1 T. Adams, Dtenda4tS.
 TINHIS day came the complainants by their soici 1 \ tors and filed here iii open court their petition against the defendants, the object of which Is to ob- tain partition and division of the following described lands. slaves and other personal property belonging to said deceased amongst the said comp painants and said defendants Robert and I.cnnic Adams according to their respective rights and interest therein under the will of sail deceased. to wit The plantation of said deceased in said county known the Lake Polt Plantation, containing about two thousand seven hundred and sixty eight of land composed of the following described tracts as the same are marked and designated on the plats of the public surveys of the United States. to wit: fr section one x 1 sec ton l3, E T. of section l3, x E of section F. fri 4 of section ,. W 15 of l. f of section ,, ali in township r south of range west of the 3th lri- cipaI meridian, fri section 12 of section :. in township l1 south of range one cast of the 5h prln- cipal meridian. fri 1l of section 56. \ 1 ot sec ton 50, F. A of section 35 in township l6 south of range l west; south west fri l of section 25. W A said section 36, all in township lG of range west ll6 negro slaves on, belonging attached to sad plantation 50 head of cattle 26 head of sheep, 5l head of mules and horses. head of hogs. and the usual and necessary farming implements to carry on plantation of that sig A plantation also lying and being situated in said county. commonly known ! as the Center fdrm, composed of the following dc strbed tracts the marked and slgnatcd Oh the plas of the public surveys follows, t. wit E 15 of section B. 19 of section 29, 12 of sec ton B. all in township r S0uth ot range one east o the 9th principal meridian; F. 14 ot section j. w fri fl of section j. all in township lS south of ranEt one cast of said meridian. 41 negro slaves on. be longing attached to sai plantation. 26 head o horses and mucs II head of oxen, 40 head of stock cattle l2 head of sheep said plantation. and tho usual and necessary plantation tools to carry on plantation of that size; and other plantation ly- ing and being situate in said comfy commonly known as the Cooper Place." composed of the following de scrbed tracts, to wit E of section 2s, E of scc ton 5. x w 14 of section 34, 4 of section 27 $ fri F of section B. x E A of section 29, $ E A o same section and E 14 of section 20, all iii town ship r. south of range one cast of the 5th principal meridian, and to obtain settlement of accounts be- tween said eXecutor and said widow and hers, and between him and said estate.
 And the said complainants having now filed the affidavit of Lycurgus l.. Johnson and J. Chapman to the cilect-tlat said defendants David J. Adams Robert Adams and Linnie Adams, are non residents of this State it Is therefore motion of the compai- ordered by the court that publication be made notifying said defendants of the pendcney of this sllt. the objects of winch are as hD0Nc set iurt and that unless the said defendants do appear here by themselves their solicitor, or before the thild day of the next term of this court, at court to he begun and holden at the court house of said county on the second Monday of October, 1855, and plead answer demur to said petition, the same and all and singular the allegations and charges therein con tamcd will be taken confessed against them, and q decree entered accordingly And it is further or dcred that copy of this order be published in some newspaper printed in this State for the number o times and within the time prescribed by law
 A true copy from the record.
 Attest: SAMUEL w. COOPER, Clerk.
 By s. x. CAuGnEY, D. c.
 : july r. 1855 4w Cost of adv. S25)