Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1872-01-13
TIE STATE OF TEXAS.

TIE STATE OF TEXAS.
TO The Sheriff of Drllas County, Greeting:
NvOU ARE HEREBY COMMANDED, that you
summon by publication, Walter Skcen Whose
residence Is unknown. to be and appear before INC
District Court 10 lie holden in aud for tn" county OF
Dallas NJ the Court IIOnsn thereof in iii" city OF
Dallas on the first Monday in February next, then
and there to answer the petition OF james Blhyley
filed IN said court against the SAD water skreh,
and alleging in substance as follows. to-wit: That
on Tie 2fth day Of December. 1862 defendant, Wal
ter Skccn, made executed and delivered to plaintiff
his certain proWissory note bearing date the day
and y,4tr aforesaid, to.wit the 9Th day Of Dccem
her iSrt, and thereby promised +" pny 10 plaintiff
On or before the first day Of Jamary A. u. 1871. the
sum of hundred and 'cvsnty'firc gold or silver
dollars.
for the purchase money IN consider ON for ts fol
lowing described lands situated in Dallas county
rnhvnyeI hy John VI, Crockett 10 5. I. Jac'h on
the sainc 9Th day of ne'enher 1853, 70 wit: SIN
atc living and heing IN the county of Dallas, am,
state of Texas, on the waters of III" Fast Fork al
Trinity river, aud banded as ollovs Beginning
at The sou Invest corner of l73 acre survey decided
Ia Marian A. Coats hy Siniiir Coats, the Old day oil
October 1850 said corner being he northeast cor
ner Of !. 7. Lawrence, and northwest corner nf A.
b. Lanirr; thence north Go W. 10 stake in prairie
thence east $50 thence sOnh 60 Va. ID stake In
prairie, thence north $50 vs. 10 the place of begin
ming Also the north hall twenty five acres on nf
| fty aero tract d cded by Samuel Coats to said
Marian Coats the 23d day Of October, SEQ and
Described aH follows Lying ana hnlHg III shih COHh'N
of Dallas, to wit Beginning NJ the northwest cor
ncr OF James A. Coats survey, aud 7. ID. Coats ). W
corner and James Coats n. T. corner; Themes nortl
27lI6 vs. to n stake in the west line of Samuel Coats
surrey ia-h M, hrs. north Gs5 vs., thence east
1919 vs. to stake in .ns line of said Survey tbacL
oak. ~ in), hrs north so, west Vs. thence souil
| al3ns said line 37ll2 10 James A. Coats nnr'hcos
corner thence west 1910 vs.. to place of bcginning
| End that the vendors Hen subsists upon the sai'
tracts If hand.
Plaintiff says thu. said note has long been due ant
| payable, anil drfrndart often requested to pay OF
ami discharge the sam yet to nay the same or an.
part thereof the defendant has hitherto wholly aile'
aud refused aud still fails and refuses to plaintiff
daunge three hundred and fifty dollars, wherefore
| plaintiff brings this suit, aud prnys that dcienfan
| he cited to appear and answer, and upon n flnn
hearing he pray Judgment for his said sum of none
in said note specified for his damages, costs ofsui
! and for general aud special relief.
Herein fail NOT, but have yon then and there be
fore said court this writ with yonr rriurn thereon
| showing how yon have exee.. the same.
| Witness John NJ Laws, Clerk of the District Conr
| - of Dallas county Given under my han
| | and seal of said Court in the city OF Da
| / s'A'' I hs. this the third day of January, A. /
| 49, ls72. JOHN NJ. LAWS,
Clerk District Court Dallas Co., Texai
BY z. L. CooABEs, Deputy.
Printers fee SOS currency. JaL. 6i7:4w.