The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-01-01
VHE STATE OF TEXAS the sheriff or
L any constable of Dallas county, greeting:

vTHE STATE OF TIIXAS-To the sherlfor
L any constable of Dallas county, greeting
You are hereby commended that by max
ing publication of this citation IN some
newspaper published in the county OF Dai-
las, for eight weeks previous to the return
day hereof, you summons II. ii. Hlcg0cK'
Josiah Claypool and the heirs f. Clay.
pool, to be and appear before the plstiiot
court, at the next term thereof 10 be heiu ~
the court house in the city and countyoi
Dallas, on the first Monday In February
next, then and there to answer the petltion
of r. j. Bryan, W. A. Boyce, X, X. STUART
John =. Lawrence, and John ii. stevens
filed in said court, against the. said u. d;
Hickock, Josiah Claypool and the heirs OF
= ClaypoOl, together with others, anu ~.
leging In substance as follows, to-Wlt: IIat
plaintiffs are the legal and equitable owners
Of a certain tract of land lying and being
situate in the county OF Dallas and STATE oi
Texas that defendants have entered upon
and elected plaintiffs thereiro ~. ana now
unlawfully withhold from plaintlffs tne pos
session thereof; that said land SO held rom
plaintiffs is melted and bounded as follows,
to-wit: Beginning at stake in prairie ,D
varas north, 40 west of the east corner OF u
survey In the name of j. Il. Hardin, wnlcn
lO varas north, 45S west, and 3O4 varas north
40 east OF the east corner of survey IN We
name of Richard Pillow; thence north 10
west with said Hardin's, at zil0 varas pass
Ing same and the east corner OF Wl1nam
Johnson's survey No 90 ID, at 2,I2i.o Sariis,
1s'So SNahci vi Shlu SUI
ID, at Ss6 varas passing same, in all 5Og9 DIV
varas to stake IN high prairie in the east line
OF John W. Davis go acre survey thence
north 40 east Fat 1877 varas south, corner 70
survey No. 81 II, in name of Nj. u. Swing, .
z,o'S varas, B. L. Davis survey, at 4,2og o-U
varas, south corner OFF W. K,.enes survey.
In oil 5,O99 5-l0 varas TO stake near a bush
thence west corner j. M. Spiliers 100 acre PR
emption survey, to an elm, II yaras SORT
- east, i5R varas; thence south 40 east
Win sald spiders survey, at T6S varas cor,
ner OF same on line of NJ. Il. Baldinf's l6i
acre preemption survey j.; thence south 49,
west Win said survey, III varas 10 corner oil
same thence south 45o east $50 40 Yaras 10
corner OF same; thence north 49, east 7lG
Varas 10 stake in the southeast line of said
survey thence south 45o east at 1865 yaras
10 Duck creek, yaras wide, course SOUTH
east <'5io Naras, crossing said creek at 2eO'
VaIas, recrOssing said creek TT 2 0Sj vsras,
recrosslng said creek, in all g. ISL $50 yafas 10
stthe IN Duck creek bottom; Spanish OAK
O., IN prs north 49, east, ~ aras to Al ASH II
IN DIS, north IL varas mort n varas thence
south 20 west, with q sur yey in the name OF
r. L. Myers, at 3I3 var8 : TO Duck creek, az
w varas passing said Myers corner at liO!
varas 70 A. =. Woualls, survey, at ~ 10 varasi
W.. W.: Little and j. T. Nelms survey, in all
o'Vg o-iO varns to thu, beginning.
,,. leiein, Iail not, but have you then anu
.heIe oeIore said court this writ, with your
n ce.utn ,tnereon showing how you have exc
witness, A. Harwood, clerk OF the district
court OF dallas county. =,
ulten uncer my hand and seal OF salu
co ni o tnls 4th day of December, A. D. 1874:
1ooooe sun A. HARDWOOD, Clerk