The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-01-05

T'HE STATE OF TEXAS-To the sheriff or
J. 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
court, at the next term thereof 10 be held ut
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 Il. p, Bryan, W. A. Boyce, r. r. stuart,
filed in said court, against the said Fl. II.
HickocS, Josiah Claypool and the heirs OF
- Claypool, together with others, and al.
leging In substance as follows, to-wit: That
plaintiffs are the legal and equitable owners
OF certain tract of land lying ana being
situate in the county of Dallas and state OF
Texas that defendants have entered upon
and elected plaintiffs therefor L, and now
unlawfully withhold from plaintiffs the pos
session thereof; that said land so held from
plaintiffs is melted and bounded as follows,
to-wit Beginning at stake in prairie lO
varas north, 40 west of the east corner OF a
survey In the name of j. II. Hardin, when Is
100 varas north, 45s west, and 304 varas north,
45' east of the east corner OF survey IN tne
name of Richard Pillow; thence north 40
west with said Hardin's, at 2llO varas pass
ing same and the east corner OF William
Johnson's survey No 80 d, at 2,72l.5 varas,
ID, at ,SS6 varas passing same, In all oOy9 ply
varas to stake IN high prairie in the east line
of John w. Davis go acre survey; themes
north 40 east fat 1877 varas south, 10
survey No. S3 f, in name of M. l.. Swing, q
2,S78 varas, b. Il. Davis survey, at 4,2o9 5-lo
varas, south corner Of j. w. Keenes survey,
In all 5000 5-l0 varas to stake near bush
thence west corner j. M. Spillers lGO acre pre-
emption survey, to an elm, u varas south
23o east, 45L varas; thence south 40 east
with said Spillers survey, at 76S varas cor,
ner of same on line of M. T.. Baldings ~,
acre preemption survey; thence soutn 40
west with said survey, 40 varas TO corner OF
same; thence south 45o east $50 40 varas 10
corner of same; thence north 49, east 7i9
varas to stake in the southeast line OF salu
survey thence south 450 east at ,6So Varas
to Duck creek, 5 varas wide, course sontn-
east ,345 varas, crossing said creek NJ zNV'
varas, recrossing said creek az 2 9S5 varas,
stake in Duck creek bottom Spanish OAK
In brs, north 400 east, AZ varas to an assn u
In bis, north III varas north varas thence
south 49, west, with q survey In the name OF
u. p. Myers, at 343 varas to Duck creek, ny
930 varas passing said Myers corner al l,4Us
varas TO A. 8. Woualls survey, at 2,FlO yaraS
w. j. Little and ]. T. helms survey, In all
5000 5-l0 varas to the beginning.
Herein, fail not, but have you then anu
there before said court this writ, with your
return thereon showing how you have exe'
cuted it.
Witness, A. Harwood, clerk OF the district
court of Dallas county.
Given under my hand and seal OF saiu
court, this 4th day of December, A. d. MI
2S5dSt sun A. HARDWOOD, Clerk.