The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-10-02
STATE OF TEXAS,
Travis County.

To the sheriff any constable OF SAID county, greeting:
.WHEREAs,, SIMON Loomis and Ed. Christian, under
zens Of Travis county, Texas, have filed their petition
in the District Court OF Travis county, complaining of
James Davidson and A. E. Davidson, his wife, both of
whom alleged to be non-residents OF the State OF
Texas which fact of nonresidence is sworn TO by John
w Robertson, Esq, one Of plaintiffs attorneys of
record alleging in substance follows: That the de-
PENDANTS indebted to petitioners, under their firm
name aforesaid for lumber planks shingles, etc,
furnished them at various times and dates between
July T. 1872 and October 81, 1872 and for which said
defendants agreed to pay their fair value and petition
allege their fair and reasonable value to be five
hundred and thirty five dollars coin Dill Of particulars
Of said items being appended to the petition marked
"A'0 Petitioners further allege that said lumber
planks shingles, ETC., furnished by petitioners
and used by defendants in the repair and erection Of
houses, outbuidlngs fences etc, situated on certain
tracts of land situated in Travis county, Texas de-
scrbed follows First tract-Beginnng at stake on
north bank Of Onion creek five Yaras below pecan
tree fourteen inches in diameter marked Y. Thence
north 80 degrees west 1873 poles to stake Williamson
creek Thence up the south side Of said creek with its
meenders a stake Thence south degrees, west
/ $50 to Onion creek. Thence down said creek
two acres taken from said tract and sold by p H. Raj
i ford and wife to JAS. II. Raymond, June 26 1863
Second tract-FortytwO and One-half acres adjoining
and shove first tract, begins at southwest corner oil
Railroads tract on the bluff above the lower bank OF
Onion creek at the corner OF the fence Of said aford
Thence north eight degrees east 600 to the corner
| Of the fence near Williamson creek. Thence south
eighty and one-haf degrees west 100 varas 10 point
from which passway ten varas wide into permanent
water hole supplies at this point by spring in the
bluff of Williamson creek. Thence ga varas to stone
/ pie on the Dank OF WILKINSON creek. IuthCe bOull
eight degrees west $40 to Onion creek Thence
| down Onion creek the bluff with its meanders to
the beginning. That the above property was, at the
dates of the furnishing Of the said lumber, planks
shingles etc, the community property Of the defend
ants. That the said claim for money has been duly
proved up and recorded q mechanics lien on the
said property and is such lien That said have
/ long since been due and payable That they have
been paid and that petitioners now the legal
owners thereof.
wherefOre, they pray for Judgment for their said
debt interest costs % suit decree for foreclosure OF
their mechanics lien and for general and specia re
i lief, etc, etc.
You are therefore commanded to summon the said
James Davidson and A. E. Davidson, by publication
Of this writ in the DEMOCRATIC STATESMAN, news
paper published in Austin city, for four consecutive
weeks nrior to the return day thereof to be and ap
pear before the honorable District Court Of Travis
county the first Monday in October, 1873 then and
there TO answer this petition and show cause If any
/ they may have, why judgment should not be had
against them Herein fail not. but OF this writ and
yOur service thereon make due return the law di
/ rects
Witness my hand and the seal Of said district
lSEAL court az Office at the city Of Austin Septem
Der 4, 1913. A X. NORRIS Clerk
By FRANK Brown. Deputy.
Received September I, 1878, and ordered to be
printed in the DEMOCRATIC STATESMAN, weekly news
erpubished in Travis county, for four successive
weeks from this date
GEO. j. ZI1IPEL1fAN Sheriff.
/ BY JoHN F. STOKES Deputy eer5 WIT