The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-01-06

TINE STATE OF TEXAS-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 III. III. HicRock,
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, II. II. stuart,
John p. Lawrence, and John Ii. Stevens,
filed in said court, against the said II. ii.
Hickock, Josiah Claypool and the heirs OF
= Claypool, together with others, and al
legins la substance as follows, to-wit: That
plaintiffs are the legal and equitable owners
of a 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 y. and now
unlawfully withhold from plaintiffs the pos
session thereof; that said land so held from
plaintiffs Is meted and bounded as follows,
to-wit: Beginning at o stake in prairie ~
varas north, 45s west of the east corner Of q
100 varas north, 45o west, and S0i varas north,
i)0 east of the east corner OF q survey in the
name of Richard Pillow; thence north ]o'
west with said Hardin's, at Ml0 varas pass
Ing same and the east corner OF william
Johnson's survey No 80 d, at 2,72l.5 varas,
east corner of said Johnsons survey, No AZ
ID, at 1926 varas passing same, i'll all 5O99 5-i0
varas to stake In high prairie In the east line
of John w. Davis $40 acre survey; thence
north i5o east Fat 1877 varas south, corner TO
survey No. 81 +, in name of Nj. l.. Swing, q
2,SIS varas, b. Il. Davis survey, at 4,2o9 o-l0
varas, south corner of j. w. Keene's survey,
In all 5,099 5-l0 varas TO stake near a bush
thence west corner j. NJ. Spillers 100 acre pre-
emption survey, to an elm, u yaras south
~ east, 45a varas; thence south 45O east
with said Spillers survey, at 76S varas cor
ner OF same on line of M. II. Baldings ~,
acre preemption survey; thence south 40
west with said survey, ITO varas 10 corner OF
same thence south 45o east $50 40 varas 70
corner of same thence north 45o east 1l0
varas to stake in the southeast line OF said
survey thence south as east at l,6S5 varas
to Duck creek, varas wide, course south.
yaras, recrossing said creek at 2 2S5 varas,
stake in Duck creek bottom; Spanfsh oak
} IN brs, north 46o east, "A yaras TO an ash =
In bis, north II varas north varas thence
south 45o west, with n survey in the name OF
y. L. Myers, at 3i3 varas to Duck creek, nj
$40 varas passing said Myers corner at l,iOl
varas TO A. ;. Woualls survey, at ,cl0 varas
w. Little and j. 4. helms survey, In all
5,O99 $40 vafas to the beginning.
Herein, fail not, but have you then and
there before said court this writ, with your
return thereon showing how you have exc
cuted 1t.
Witness, A. Harwood, clerk of the district
court of Dallas county.
Given under my hand and seal of said
court, this 4th day of December, A. d. 1874.
2OodSt sun a. HARDWOOD, Clerk.