Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1869-04-17
THE STATE OF TEXAS
To the Sheriff or any Constable Of
IInrrnnf Gnmntn Greotinn

To the Sheriff or any Constable Of
Tarrant County Greeting: .
flames 0. CRUTCBFIELD having filed
81 in my Office his petition. against the
Heirs of Jose Alvins Gil, deceased, setting
forth in subsistence the issuance of uncon-
ditional 1880 acre certificate, class 2, No.
400, to Jose Alvins Gil, July 10, ,1847, by
the Board Of Land Commissioners of Bexar
county, the sale and transfer thereof by
said Gill by conveyance in blank, the sale
and delivery of said certificate with said
transfer to WI. Walker aud A. Bast, and
filling up of blank in Oils conveyance with
their name as his bcndees, the death Of
Gil and loss of said conveyance, the trans
fer and delivery of said certificate by said
Walker and Bast to John J. Good, and his
survey of two tracts of land in Tarrant
county, by virtue thcreof-one for 342
acres, about II miles South ITO East from
Fort WORTH the other for 597 As acres
about 10 Ia miles South 90 West from Fort
Worth, the transfer of said certificate and
SAID tracts from said Good to Plaintiff and
Plaintiffs survey of $40 acres the balance
| of said certificate about IL miles North $50
West from Fort Worth, the record and re-
turn of the field notes of said surveys to
lnc oencEul Luuu oluCc, uuu W
Plaintiff and his vendor of all costs, fees
and charges therefor and for patents by
means whereof Plaintiff became the legal
owner of said certificate and lands, the is
suance of patents thereon, December IL,
1868, to the Heirs of Gil instead of the
Plaintiff as assigned thereby, casting ..
cloud and suspicion on Plaintiffs title to-
said lands, the filing of certain convey
mi II pafiaa fhau will ha road N ayi-
dence, notice that he will offer parol evil
dence in proof of said Gips transfer its
loss and contents, notice that interroga-
tons are filed to s. G. Newton, of Bexar
county, W. J. Walker, of Harris county,
and A. G.. Walker, Of Tarrant county,
Plaintiff intention to apply to the District
Court Of Tarrant county, Texas, for COM
mission to take the answers Of said wit
nesses thereto, and that their dispositions
will be read as evidence on the trial of said
cause, Plaintiff prays for the removal Of
cloud from his title to be quieted in his
ownership and for general and special re-
lief and John J. Good one Of Plaintiff at
torneys, having made oath that the names
and residences of Defendants are unknown.
You are hereby commanded to summon
said Defendants by making publication Of
this citation in some newspaper published
in Tarrant county, Texas, If there be any
published in said county, but If not then
in the nearest County where newspaper
is published, for eight successive weeks,
previous TO the return day, to be and ap-
pear before the Hon. District Court Of Tar
rant county, Texas, on the first day Of the
next Term thereof 10 be holden at the Court
House in the town Of Fort Worth on the
14th Monday after the I'd Monday in Feb
rusry, 1869, then and there 10 answer the
Plaintiff petition, and due return make as
the Law directs.
- Witness John p BraDdon, Clerk
SEAL Of the District Court Of Thrrant
wv County, Texas, and the Seal Of
said Court, this 9Th day Of January, A. D.
1869. J. p. BRANDON,
District Clerk, 7. C. 7.
Cone 10 hand February 18th 1869, and
publication ordered in the Dallas Herald
5. ELIOT, Sheriff T. CT.
February q, ls59-24:sH.