The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-12-13
THE STATE OF TEXAs-To the sheriff

VNHE STATE OFTEXAS--To the sheriff or
l. any constable of Dallas county, greeting ::
You are hereby commanded that by max
Ing publication of this citation in some
newspaper puDlished In the county of Dali
las, Tor eight weeks previous to the return
day hereof, you summons ii, H. Hick ock
Josiah Claypool and the heirs of f. CLAW.
pool, 10 be and appear before the District
court, ut the next term thereof TO be held at
me court house In the city and county of
Dallas, on the first Monday in February
next, then and there to answer the petition
OF 4. J.. Bryan, W. A. Boyce, Il. II. stuart,
John +. Lawrence, and John II. Stevens,
filed In said court, against the said II, n
Hickock, Josiah Claypool and the heirs OF
- Claypool, together with others, and al
leginE In substance rs follows, to-wit: Tint
plaintiffs are the legal and equitable owners
OF certain tract of land lying and being
situate In the county OF Dallas and state of
Texas that defendants have entered upon
and elected plaintiffs thereiron. and now
unlawfully withhold from plaintiffs the Dos
session thereof; that said land SO held from
plaintifis is melted and bounded as follows,
to-wlt; beginning at stake In prairie la0
varas north, 10 west OF the east corner of a
survey In the name of ]. 4. Hardin, which IA
lN varas north, 450 west, and S0i varas north,
% east OF the east corner OF a survey in the
name OF Richard Pillow; thence north as
west with said HardiuS, at AlO yaras pass
ing same and the east corner of William
Johnson survey No 70 ID, At 2,72l,5 yaras,
VI. u.
u, AT $3.50 varas passing same, in all 5O99 $40
varas TO stake in high prairie in the east line
oil John w. Davis 80 acre survey: thence
north 4oo east lat lS varas south, corner TO
survey No. y +, in name OF NJ. l.. Swing, a
2,S'S varas, b. II. Davis survey, at 42sg $40
varas, south corner OF j. W. Keene's survey,
In all o,uS9 5-l0 varas 10 stake near q bush
thence west corner J. NJ Spillers l60 acre pre-.
empton survey, to an elm, IL varas south
- east, ]o1a varas; thence south AS east
win SAID Spillers survey, at 7tS yaras cor
ner OF same ON line OF NJ. f.. Baldings l6O
acre presumption survey; thence south AZ
west with said survey, 10 varas to corner of
same Thence south as east $50 i-t0 yaras TO
corner OF same; thence north i5e east 7IO
varas 10 stake in the southeast line OF said
survey thence south as east at l6Sj yaras
To DUCK creek, 5 varas wide, course SOUTH
east 2,SO varas, crossing said creek at 2S15
Vatas, recrossing said creek at 1885 warns
recrOSsinK said creek, in all 1881 5-lO varas no
stake IN Duck creek bottom; Spanish oak
. IN hrs, north i6' east, Al varas to an ASH ~
IN DIS, north II varas north varas; thence
south ~ west, with a survey in the name M
+. y. Myers, at 3iS varas TO Duck creek. NJ
I'D yaras passing said Myers corner AT I'io,
varas 70 A. :. Woualls survey, at 2,nlO yaras.
w. j. Little and j. 7. helms survey. In All
o,os o-lO varas to the beginning.
=. hereln, fall not, but have you then and
there before said court this writ, with your
cuted II. eAe-
Witness, A. Harwood, clerk of the dlstr,c,
court OF Dallas county.
Given under my hand and seal of said
court, this 9Th day Of December, A. d. INA.
2b'hSt sun 4. HARw0On, clerk.