The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-05-20
HAVING PURCHASED
R. ]. PRICES INTEREST IN
THE STATE OF TEXAS, COUN.
ny OF TRAVIS

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To Constance Il. Cook and Abner II. Cook
| IT,, her husband, resident citizens of said coun
| ty and state; Slndey Fox, Nellie Fox, Lock-
Fox, Francis St.Jo Fox, Lilly Fox and - For
whose christian name is unknown, all infan
children of Mary V. Fox and resident citizens
OF the county OF San francisco, in the State OF
California; James E. Bouldin, Mintor r. Boul-
din, Early Bouldin, Bette Bouldin, Willcen
Bouldin and - Bouldin, whose christian name
Is unknown, all infant children of James Z.
Bouldin, tr, and resident citizens Of the county
OF Pettis, in the State of Missouri; ID. w. Boul.
| din and his wife, Belle Bouldin, and ID. W,
Bouldtn, tr., Woodeon Bouldin and James Z.
Bonldin, infant children OF tho said D. w. and
| Belle Bouldin, who, together with their said in
FAINT children, are resident citizens Of the coun
| ty OF Pettis, in said State of Missouri:
You are hereby notified that tue international
and Great Northern Railroad Company, on the
sixteenth cav Of April, A. D. 1880, filed in the
County Court OF Travis County aud State
OF Texas. petition alleging in sub
stance; That said railroad was corpora.
ton duly organized under aud by virtue OF
the laws of the State OF Texas; that by the gen
eral laws Of said State, az well as by the terms
OF the charter OF the International Railroad
Company, 1t was authorized to take and hold
any lands necessary for the purpose OF construct
ing lite railway; that it is necessary for the pur.
pose OF establishing and constructing said rail-
way, IN the construction OF the same from the
city OF Austin to the city OF San Antonio, that
said international and Great Northern Railroad
Company should have the possession and use Of
strip OF land one hundred feet in width over
the following described tract Of land, in said
county OF Travis, and State OF Texas, to-wit: a
part OF the Isaac Decker league, being the lower
half OF the upper half Of said league less one
hundred acres), situated on the south bank Of
the Colorado river, In said county, said strip be-
ing more particularly described IS follows to-
wit; the center line or point Of said strip begin
ming on the south hank Of said river $50 feet
east OF the northwest corner Of said tract Of
land; thence south $50 TO- west magnetic course
472i feet; thence south 2So 90 west magnetic
course 2160 feet to the stone fence on the west
line OF said tract OF land. where il passes out
thereof; thence entering again said tract OF land
IN course south q 40 west magnetic course
1893 feet; thence south Sc 10 east magnetic
course 1855 feet, and thence with curve 1865
feet TO were line passes out OF said tract Of land
SEQ feet north 500 west from the southwest cor
ner OF said tract OF land, making the length of
aforesaid center line through said tract OF land
70 be 1s,l69 feet, snd the total amount OF land
embraced In said "trip 100 feet in width, "a 10
acres more or less. Sad petition further alleges
that yeu afe part owners OF said tract OF land
and owners of an undivided iive-sixths interest
in the strip OF land, afaraHaid. the remaining
one-sixth being owned IN fee simple by said pc
titioner; that said petitioner is nnable 10 agree
with the owners Of said land for the purchase
thereof. or upon the damages, and praya for the
appointment OF commissioners 10 assees the
d images ia conformity to law; and further prays
that toe decision OF The commissioners be re-
corded In the minutes Of said county court and
be made the Judgment thereof for Judgment
toner, for the appointment Of guardians sd
Item for said infant children and for general re-
lief.
You ara farther notified that on the twenty
seventh day OF May, A. d. 1850, st the county
court honse, in the city OF Austin, in said eoun-
~ and state, the undersigned, as special CON-
mlssloners appointed for tins purpose, under
authority or law, by the connty judge OF said
county and state, vii meet for the purpose Of
hearing the parties in interest and assessing the
Damages, IN accordance with the statutes IN
such cases made Svd provided.
The sheriff C Travis county. texas. IL hereby
anihofiHod 20 serve thi6 notice by publishing
the same in some Newspaper publIshed IN said
county OF Travis once 4 week for four consecu-
tive weeks psevions 10 the twentieth day OF
May. = ID isoo, and also By delivering copy
thereof 10 Constance T. and AbHer II. Cook. r.,
tun.
Given under our hand this the seventeenth
day OF April. A. ID. 1881 ~ the city OF Austin,
county % Travis ard etate Aforesaid.
A p. BLOCKER
FELIX +. SMITH,
]. ]. T0BIN,
Special Commissioners.
came 70 hand the nineteenth day OF April, A.
D. lsest DENNIS CORWIN.
ap1<Wtt SheriE Travis County.