Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1872-01-27
THE sYsr. OF TEXAS.

THE STATE VI TfNAS.
T6he Sheriff Of Dallas Couniv Greeting
-Xvoy ARE HEnEtY C0SMANDED, that You
summon by publication, wnfcr Sheen, whose
residence IN unknown, IL lr ani appear bo'ors lho
District Court. To be holden In nnd for tito county o.
Dallas at the Court House thereof In the city ol
Dallas, on the FIRST Monday In February next then
and there To an-wc the petition Of James Bnylcy,
filed In said court against the said Walter skern.
aud alleging Ia substance Ms ioluw-, tn-witi lhnt
ON the 9th day of December, 1869, defendant, Wal
ter skcen, made executed and delivered To plaintiff,
his certain pron'issory note bearing date the day
and year aforesaid. to'wit; the Nth day OF Decen,.
.-t iad9 and thereby promised to py g p,a,htll,
on or before tn Srsi DAY of January, 4. D. 1871 tho
sum of one hundrsd and seventy-ivc gold or silver
dollars.
Plaintiff fnthor alleges that said note was given
for the purchase money In consideration for The l
lowing described lands situated In Dallas county
conveyed by John n. Crockett IL :. t. Jscoh. on
the same 9th day Of De- emlcr 1862 T.; wit stu,
ate, lying and being in the county OF lnlins, anu
State of Texas, on the waters of the East Fork OF
Trinity river, and bounded as follows: Beginning
at the Invest corner Of l'34 acre survey decided
TO Marian A. Coats by Samuel Coats tho 23d day OF
October, 1860. Said corner being the northeast cor
ner of j. L. Lawrence, and northwest corner OF A.
b. Lunier the north Go VI. to stake In prairie,
thence east GS5 vs. thence south Go vs. to stake IN
prairie, thence north 6S, fs' to the place OF Geg,'
ming Also the north halt twenty Ave acres oil OF y
htty acre tract Il eded by SanHel Coats to- said
Marian Coais on the 2ah day Of October, isdo' ana
described rs follows: Lying AMI being IN snd county
nrr of James A. Coats survey, and T. d. Goats s. W.
corner and James Coats n. i. corner thence north
27l1S VS. to u stnkSn the west line ofSamuel Coats
survey lash M, brs. north $50 Vs., thence east
1910 VS. to- stake In EAST line of said Survey tbinck
oak, 10 in) hrs. north 50, west VS., thence ."n'h
all, ,fg said line 2115 To James i. Coats northeast
corner, thence west 1910 VS. to place OF beginning ,
rnd hat the vendors lien su''sists upon the said
tracts ofland. .
Plaintiff slys tla, said note has long been due ann
patable. aud defendant often requested TO pay on
and discharge the sam yet to pny IN" same or any
mart thereof the defendant hn hitherto wholly failed
aud refused and still fails and refuses tn plainiis
damage three hundred and ifiy dollars. wherefore,
plaintiff brings this suit, aud prny- that deienian
lie cited TO appear ahd answer, and upon maj
eearng he prays Judgment for his said sum ut money
in aid note specified for lis damage costs OF suit
and To-. general and special rcliri
i,croin 'sil NOT but have you then and there Ice
f,rn soid coo, thi, writ, With ,otr return thereof!
ehnwin, now 2 ~ have executed "a" 'tie
WItness John n I.sws, CLERK of the District uonr
ar n,I,,s cuLrty Giyon under ny hand
aud seal Of ssn Court in the city OF PAL
IsTo JOlN NJ. LAWS.
Clerk District Conrt Dallas Co., Texas
Nv Y. l.. C0oM.rs, Deputy.
Printers fee SIS currency Ja,.. CIV.