The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-12-30
THEsTATE OF TExAs-To the sheriff or

THE STATE OF TEX S--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 published in the county Of Dali
las, for eight weeks previous to the return.
day hereof, you summons II. II. HicBock,
Josiah Claypool and the heirs of Clay
pool, to be and appear before the District
the court house In the city and county Of
Dallas, on the first Monday In February
next, then and there to answer the petition
OF =. J.; Bryan, w. A. Boyce, II. r.. Stuart,
John I. lawrence, and John II. stevens,
tled In said court, against the said H. h:
Hickock, Josiah Claypool and the heirs Of
" Claypool, together with Others, and al
leginS IN substance as follows, to-wit: That
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 therefro n. and now
unlaWfnlly withhold from plaintifis the pos
session thereof; that said land 20 held from
plaintiffs is melted and bounded as follows,
to-wit: Beginning at stake In prairie lD
varas north, As west of the east corner Of
survey In the name of ]. I. Hardin, which 70
i3O varas north, 45e west, and 304 varas norti,
4oo east of the east corner OF survey In the
name Of Richard Pillow; thence north ~
west with said Hardins, at Al0 varas pass
ing same and the east corner of William
Jonnsons survey No 90 ID, at 2,7zl.6 varas,
-
u, at 3,Ss6 varas passing same, In all 5000 5'io
varas to stake In high prairie In the east line
Of John W. Dayis'b $40 acre survey thence
north ~ east Rat lS7 varas south, corner 70
survey No. 50 +, in name of NJ. l.. Swing, O
1919 warns, b. T. Davis, survey, at 4,2ss5lo
varas, sonth corner of ]. W.. Keene's survey,
IN all 5099 5-l0 varas TO stake near busht
thencewest corner j. NJ. Spillers l60 acre pre-
enptlon survey, to an elm, ~ raras. soutll
23s east 451x varas; thence south 45o east
with said .Spiilers survey, at 76S varas cor
ner oil same on hnp OF NJ. r.. Baldings ~
acre Presumption, survey :; thence south 70.
west with said survey, no varas TO corner OF
same THENCE south $50 east $50 4-i0 varas.to,
corner OF samei thence north 45e eastIle
varas 70 stake In the southeast line Of said
survey - ry tnence south 45e east at ,6s5 varas
70 DUCK creek % yaras wide, course south.
Vatas, recrossihg saftf cfeeknt' asS varas,
recrossing said creek, In all 1881 s. varas 10
stake In Duck creek bottom Spanish oak
" rnorth 4B9 east, AZ varasto ~ asD,n
70 p Apprth u sarss north dvarhs thence
soutH, o'west, with y sufv eysfu ME pErte OF
=. Z. Myers, at 3i3 varas to DGch creek, at
so Varas passing said Myers ocrner AT l,f'
vhras 70 A. \. Wounlls survey, at z, 10 vArAsI
w J. Little and j. L. helms survey, in oil
sgSg = oSaras to the beginnings. L u g,Igf,
, herein, fail not, but have you then and
here before said court this writ, with your
e.urn thereon showing how you have exc
Wiuis4 A, Harwood. elsrh Of. tiissdisttics
'ourt OF Dallas county.
uiteu under my hand and seal Of said
o III this 4tii day Of December, A. D. ls74
s1oue<snQA - y Z A. HARDWOOD. Clerk.-s =