The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-08-07
I'VE STATE OF TEXAS.
To the SheriR or any Constable Of Travis
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COunty-Greetfngs
WHEREAS Reubena Bell Wood z C. Doremps
Bse p Nam AMY a M S5T l "a NsTeR
ton in the District Court Of Travis county aginet
Geo. r. Freeman and Robert c. Wood. alleging briefy
that Emily G. Warren, Lizzie Primme, Mary Verden
Robert G. and one Arch. Wood were heirs Of their
they made contract with one ID. G. Freeman whereby
said Freeman was to prosecute all claims for land and
money due from the State Of Texas to the said Ed B.
Woods estate, and 10 locate and obtain patents upon
all land certificates he might obtain under said contract
paying all expenses and therefor be was to have one
halkof the money and lands obtained that said d.
c. Freeman, having associated with himself the de-
PENDANT, g. R. Freeman obtained from the State OF
Texas dollars and certain land Certificates and
located the and obtained patents thereon and
which lands follows: One-third league in Falls
county, abstract No. 23; 33jA acres in Falls county
abstract No 296 $40 acres in Bell county abstract No
4IO 54l4 acres IN county, in Cooke Land District
all in the name Of Ed b. Wood That thereafter the
said Archibald Wood died inestate leaving the said
Reubena Bell Wood his only child, and his widow
Bette 5. who afterwards intermarried with j. r. G
DOremus. That subsequent TO the location Of said
lands the defendant 6. r. Freeman, obtained from
d. c. Freeman all his rights under said contract and
March, 1856, all the parties interested in said lands
other than the said heirs Of Archibald Wood agreed
upon partition Of said lands, wherein defendant
Freeman to have the third league in Falls county
less 2S acres IN square in the southeast corner Of
said tract That said Reubena B. Wood and Bette s.
Doremus are entitled TO One-tenth in value OF said
lands in partition, and onc-tenth Of all MONEYS col
lected And all Of the parties plaintiff desire pari-
ton among themselves and with the defandants and
they ask for decree OF PARTITION and that Commits
soners be appointed TO make partition allotting to
Renbena Bell Wood and her mother Bette s. Dorcnus
One-tenth Emily G. Warren Onetenth, Lizzie Primme
one-tenth Mary Nerden one-tenth Robert c. Wood
one-tenth, and G. r. Freeman one half
And affidavit having been made that Robert a. Wood
is not resident of this State
Wherefore, we command you that you summon
Robert c. Wood, who is implicated with George
r. Freeman, by causing this writ to be published
for four successive weeks prior to the return day
hereof, in the Democratic Statesman, a weekly
newspaper published in Travis county, to appear be-
fore the District Court of Travis county to be held at
the court house thereof in Austin the first Monday
in October 1873 then and there to answer the petition
of Reubena Bell Wood, j. Z. C.. Doremns, Bette s.
DOremus, Emily c. Warren, Ed. Warren Lizzie
Prmme and Mary Verden, A brief statement of
which is set ont hefein when and where you shall
make known how you have executed this writ
Witness my hand and the seal Of the District
Court, OF Travis county, this July 49, 1913.
! LIS A. r. NORRIS Clerk,
BY FRANK BEowN, Deputy
\ true copy:
GEO. B. ZIAPELMAN
Sheriff Travis county
BY T. II. PENDLEY, Deputy Sheriff. iuly9g Xy4t