Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-06-08
MISCELLANEOUS.
TnE STATE OP TIN ~.

TliE STATE OF TENS.
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MAT 81. nurfrd and James VI lane have ileu
v their petition against William u. Downing
and Perry pakan, In the District court NJ pal.
las county, allodFing, In suhsiarcc, that sail
Downing, (wh1s3 residence Is unknuwnl obtain
cd on tho LIT dag of Arril 1880. ~ settler in
Peters Colony, a certificate iur $50 acres oi
land, No -, Vol, 49,, and ON tie eigth day Of
ApFil 1850, In consideration oi $50 o. him Iaii
by said Dakan, sold aud conveyed 70 said Dakan
the u,ails thereof, (meaning tho land located by
virtue thereby and executed and delivered Z"
him his, the said D0wning's, Bond for title, under
seal, dated the day and year last aforesaid and
thereby for tho consideration Aforesaid hound
himself and legal representatives In tho sum OF
two hundred dollars 10 have said certificate Ocat'
ed and patented at as early q day Us possible and
make to said pakan, lis heirs, or assigns a good
| and sufficient deed % tho land located by virtue
thereof, all Of which will appear By reference 10
"A transcript Of said Obligation or bond herewith
fled. That on the day and year last aforesaid
defendant Downing, 10 the end that said bond
might be complied with ard said DakaR secured
in and TO tie ayails Of said certificate, appointed
Wm, NJ Cochran, at that time resident OF said
county of Dallas, his attorney to locate said Ger.
tiilcate and have the land patented by virtue
thereof, empowering said Cochran as such attor'
ney upon the issuance of the patent 10 make 10
said Dakan good and sufficient deed 10 the land,
which appears hy the transcript OF tho Power Of
attorney herewith filed. ard notice hereby given
defendants TO produce the original bond and
Power of attorney on the trial Of this cause,
That on the - day of 1850, said certificate was
| located upon the East half of Section No. Q, in
Township No !, North Of the first Base line and
Range one West of the LIST meridian line Of the
surveys made by the contractors OF Peters Colony
in the county of Dallas and State of Texas,
That on the 2Sth day of December 1850 defendant
Dakan In consideration Of $3.50 TO him paid in
money and property by plaintiff Lane, sold 20
said Lane ono undivided half of said land and by
his certain bond for title, dated the day and year
last aforesaid bound himself in the sum of two
hundred dollars to make unto the said Lane
| good and genuine title to the land, so soon MS
the said Dakan obtained Patent therefor, which
bond is herewith filed &c, That on tho 9th day
of October 1851 said Dakan in consideration Of
$50 to him paid by John W. Fralcy, then a citi'
zen Of the county and State Aforesaid, sold to the
said Fralcy 100 acres of the land located by said
certificate, tho same being tho other undivided
half thereof. and by his certain bond dated the
day and year last aforesaid bound himself in the
sum of enc hundred and sixty dollars to make TO
the said Fralry, his heirs or assigns, good md
sufficient deed 10 the land so sold as soon as Patent
issued for the same; which bond is herewith fled.
That said bond was for u valuable consideration
paid by Nat. II. Burford, Conc of the plaintiffs
hcron) transferred to SAID Burlord on the Goth
of December 1851, as appears by the endorse
ment on said bond. That Patent has issued to
defendant Downing for the land, believe the is
suance of which said Cochran at torney, &C., de-
parted this life, ard they have been unable to
obtain title to said land since the issuance of
the patent. That plaintiffs nre the equitable
owners of the land and that the legal title is IN
defendant Downing. Petitioners pray FOR judy
ment and decree, divesting the defendants Of any
right or title to the said land, and investing the
Same in plaintiffs, for possession Of the land and
other relief
You are therefore commanded to cite said WIN.
D. Downing by publication rs the law directs,
to be and appear DC fore the lion. District Court
of Dallas county on the lst day of the next term
thereof to be held Mt the Courthouse in the town
of Dallas on thel9th Monday after the Sd Mon
day in March 1850, then and there to answer
said petition
1Erag> Witness Ed. c. Rrowder, Clerk of
E y 4 Ss S ;ss sSsss u;
hand this Goth day of April A. D.. 1859.
ED. G BROWDER, elk D, c. D. c. 7.
Came to hand this 18th day of May A. D
1859, and executed by ordering publication in
the Dallas Herald for four successive weeks
| VIM. ID. Downing and Perry Dakan Will talie
notice and appear accordingly.
WORMLEY CARTER; Sheriff DaHas Cy,
May 1871 Goat.
FASHIONABLE MANTUA.MAKER AND
L MILLINER. Mrs. KELLY. is prepared to make
Dresses, trim Bonncts and do Fancy Work, in the
Latest and Most Fashionable Styles.
She invites call from the Ladies at her rooms, on
the East-side of the Public square.
n. B.-Crape, Straw and Leghorn bonncts ready
made and trimmed Mt MI times for sale.
| Dallas, Texas, May, lS59.-41tf
Id. lid. Nh0srsas, WI. h.,
WILL promptly attend ai professional calls Once over
| w his Drug Store
| Dallas Texas, May rs, 1907 iy
JIAIR WARNING.-.-All those indebted to the
L. firm of Sayre & Thomas, either by note or book
account for the years 1867 and 1853, requested
to come forward and pay up before the 18th of June.
after that time all notes and accounts will bc placed
in the hands of an Officer for collection.
SAYRE & THOMAS.
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