Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1858-07-10
Ln6AL ADvERTIsEMENTs


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| 10 M Slsrirer Dallas eonafv Groiag Z
VANlHs CHAPMAN has hlcd his petition In
~ the Distflci Couri Of said county. o1mp In
ing Of John Chapman, I-aao Chapniin, Martha
alias patsey Ilowmsr, Mnlindi Chapman, VIII
liam standlcy, and tlls CHILDREN OF Mary Allen,
deed. whose names and fesiirncc are unknown "a
petitioner, defendants, alleging that IN the Au'
lumn Of the year 1913, Robert CiafHan colo;
mist in Peters Colony, diol without rtee.rng
Colonial Certificate that petitioner, q, his own
cost procured the certificate for di0 acres Of land
from the Commissioner Of said Colony, ON the 2il
Of November, 1850. and ut his own expense l0cat-
oil one half of said certificate in the county Of
Dallas State OF Texas, described by the field notes
In the Patent thereioras follows; "Reginningat
the Ne corner of q A. WarfcldsSuryey. stake
from which Post Oak, II in dia. br'sS. AZ ".
. VS. thence $. l5i H. with the East line of
said Survey 1S0 yaras 10 n stake, the Sc corner
of si survey thence n. 90 deg. r. with the
NV line OF J. Wcatheti0rl's survey lgIS yaras
ton stake inn large slotghi thegse N ia dog.
w. HOyaas to u stake from whiclian Ash II in,
din, hrs 5, G0leg, w, I yaras; thence ), fOdeg.
" lySUyaras 10 the place OF beginning And
that he located tho other hal in the county Of
Ellis tu his own .~pcnsc) which ia also ddscrib-
ed 'y tho field hotds In tho Eiien, therefor as
follows -
beginning at tho SE cornerof G.. uoara SUR
voy, stake and mound in Prairie; tlicf'he East
950 varas to stake and mound In prnifie
thence North 1900 vnrGs 10 u stake aud mound
in Prairie; thence West $50 varas to stake and
mound in prgric; thence South 1900 v'iras to
the place OF bcsiBnlhg" e..
That afterwards, Oh tic 1ltl of june 1850,
Patents therefor issued to the heits of snid Rob-
ert Chapman deed for the lands located rs aiore-
said by petitioner, and by virtue of said ccrif. !
rGte tlnt pcti Toner is the son and one of tho
heirs Of said Robert Chapman, decd and that |
dei'ts, aforesaid. comprise Ill tho other heirs of
said decc,lcnt; that letters 81 administration have |
never been granted upon said decedint's. estate 4;
that petitioner hGs lEGiirrcd great Trouble and Ia
Dor in procuring the certificate and locating said
lands, and has paid all the expense attond,nt
thereupon, and has paid all taxes which have ac
crued upon said lands since the locating thereof
to this time That the time he rendered the
service aforesaid. it was the custom of the coun-
try for the locator to rccevc onc-tlifd of the land
rs compensation fof lis services, and that in con-
sideration of his services So rendered by him, he
is justly entitled to one.th;rd part of tho lands
aforesaid as his locaiFe interest therein that
def is have received great benefit by reason Of his
said services that tho lands are reasonably worth
S5pc acre. l!t therefore p-ays that ona-third Of
the lands be selected out Il .la tract in Dallas
county above described and adiudsed to him as
ms lOcAtNc interest therein, or UNIT NC NlVe u'iG'
,ctt for its value for costs an. for general re-
lic!,
You are therefore colnnauici to summon, by
publication in the Dallas ilculd' for eight sue
tcssive weeks, Isaac Chapman, Mnrth alias
Patsey Bowman, Mtnla Chapman, William
Standlcy and the children OF Mary Alice. to he
and appear before the Honorable the District
court of said county Of Dallas, on the first day
Of the next Term thereof, to be held ut the court
lictsc hi .!!g t9th,5 Of Pales' on the 10th Mon
day after the 18th Monday in Alarch, 1898, then
and there to answer the plaintiffs petition a
forcsaid
>1a17.zs>> Witness Ed. c. Browder, Clerk of
ES'p ClA said Court, and The SELL thereof,
a llE..ll EsE hereon impressed, this 18th day u
%ssyavEI May, 1858
AiTCst: ED. c. BROWDER.
CTk. District Court ID. c. T.
Came to hand May l3, 1858.
a. BEARD, Dep. Sh'T,
Executed same day by ordering publication OF
this writ for s successive weeks in the Dallas
Herald, US herein directed.
- r. NJ. HENDERSON, Sh IT,
:. 4GSt, BY a. BEARD, Depty STIFF.