Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1869-03-13
THE STATE OF TEXAS

To the Sheriff or any Constable of
IaTant County Greeting:
JAMES 0. CRUTCHFIELD having filed
eb in my office his petition against tho
Heirs of Jose Alvins Gil, deceased, setting
forth in substance the issuance of uncon-
ditional 1880 acre certificate, class 2, No.
400, 10 Jose Alvins Gil, July 10, l847, by
the Board of Land Commissioners of Bexar
county, the sale and transfer thereof by
said Gil, by conveyance in blank, the sale
and delivery of said certificate with said
transfer to WI. Walker and A. Bast, and
filling up Of blank in Oils conveyance with
their name as his bondees, the death Of
Gil and loss of said conveyance, the trans
fer and delivery of said certificate by said
Walker and Bast 10 John j. Good, and his
survey Of tive tracts of land in Tarlant
county, by virtue thcreof-one for 342
acres, about II miles South TO 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 snid Good to Plaintiff aud
Plaintiffs survey of $40 acres the balance
of said certificate about IL miles North 25o
West from Fort Worth, the record and re-
turn Of the field notes of said surveys to
the General Land Office, and payment by
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 II,
1868, to the Heirs of Gil instead Of the
Plaintiff rs assigned thereby, casting .
cloud and suspicion on Plaintiffs title 10
said lands, the filing Of certain convey
ances with notice they will be read as evil
dence, notice that he will offer parol evil
dence in proof of said Oils transfer, it's
loss and contents, notice that interroga-
tons are filed to s. @. Newton, Of Bexar
county, w. J. Walker, of Harris county,
aud A. G. Walker, of Tarrant county,
Court Of Tarrant county, Texas, for CON-
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 Quoted in his
ownership and for general and specialize
lief, and John J. Good one of Plaintiffs at
torneys. having made oaih that the names
and residences CT 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 IL not then
in the nearest County where q newspaper
is published, for eight successive weeks,
previous to the return day, 10 be and np-
pear before the Hon. District Court Of Tar
rant county, Texas, on the first day Of the
next Term thereof 70 be holien at the Court
House in the town Of Port worth on the
14th Monday after the "a Monday in Feb
ruary, 1869, then and there 10 answer the
Plaintiff petition, and due return make as
the Law directs.
~ Witness John p Brandon, Clerk
SEAL Of the District Court Of Arrant
nv County, Texas, and the Seal Of
said Court, this 9Th day OF January, A. D..
1893. J. P. BRANDON,
District Clerk, 7. c. I.
Gene 70 hard February 18th 1883, and
publication ordered in the Dallas Herald.
s ELIOT, Sheriff 7. CT.
February p, ls69-24ssv.