The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-08-14
THE STATE OF TEXAS.
TO the Sheriff or any Constable or Travt,
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TO the Sheriff or any Constable or Travis
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WHEREAS Reubena Bell Wood. II G. Doremns
Bette 3. Dorem9s, Emily G. Warren, Ed. Warren,
Lizzie Prmme and Mary Yerden, have filed their petit
ton In the District Court OF Travis county, against
SEQ r. freeman and Robert @ Wood, alleging briefly
Robert G. and one Arch. Wood were heirs Of their
brother Edward B. Wood, deceased, and that in 1851
they made contract with one D. G. Freeman whereby
said Freeman to prosecute all claims for land and
money due from the State Of Texas the said Ed B.
WOODS estate and to locate and obtain patents upon
all land certificates he might obtain under s;d contract
paying all expenses, and therefor he have
naI OF the money and lands so obtained that said D.
G. 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 same and obtained patents thereon and
which lands are as follows: Onethird league in Falls
county abstract No 2SS SS5% acres In Falls county,
abstract No 1885, $40 in Bell county, abstract No
4TO; SO44 acres In county in Cooke Land District,
said Archibald Wood, died ntestate leaving the said
Renbena Bell Wood his only child, and his widow
Doremus. That subsequent to the location of said
lands, the defendant g. r. Freeman, obtained from
D. c. Freeman all his rights under said contract ana
assumed all its burdens. That on the twentyhrst Of
March, 1856, all the parties interested in said lands
other than the said heirs Of Archibald Wood agreed
Freeman was to have the third league in Falls county
less 25S acres IN square in the southeast Of
SAID tract That said Reubena b. Wood and Bette s.
Doremus entitled to one-tenth in value OF said
lands in partition, and onetenth of all moneys col
ton among themselves and with the defandants and
they ask for decree OF partition and that Commits
soners be appointed to make partition, allottng 10
Reubena Bell Wood and her mother Bette s. Doremus
onetenth Emily G. Warren one-tenth Lizzie Prinme
| 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 yol 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 fret Monday
in October 1873 then and there to answer the petition
Of Reubena Bell Wood, ]. E. c. Doremus Bette s.
/ Doremus, Emily G. Warren, Ed. Warren, Lizzie
Primme and Mary Verden, brief statement Of
which is set out herein, when aud 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 10, 1873.
| L. s. A. T. MORRIS, Clerk,
By FRANK Brown, Deputy.
trae copy;
GEO. B. ZIMPELMAN,
! Sheriff Travis county.
By T. T. PENDLEY, Deputy Sheriff july29 wat