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vINsoN & McADoo.
Citation by PubIIca ton.

The STATE OF TEXAS
To the sheriff, or any constable OF Lee
county, greeting:
You are hereby commanded that. by
making publication Of this Citation in some
newspaper published in the county Of
Lee, If there be newspaper published in
said county, but if not, then in any news
paper published in this, the 3znd judicial
district, for four consecutive weeks pre-
vious to the return day hereof, you sum
mon 7. L Jamison, whose residence is to
the plaintiff in this action unknown. as APP
pears by his affidavit in full, to be and APP
pear before the district court. to be holden
in and for the county Of Lee, at the court
house thereof in the town OF Giddings. on
the first Monday in May next, A. D. 1889,
then and there to answer the petition Of A.
Melde, filed in said court on the nth day
of March, 1889, against the said J. l. Jam
ison. and numbered 2o3 upon the docket
of the suits Of said court, and alleging in
substance as follows, to-wit:
That on the first day Of January, 1877,
defendant executed and delivered to F, w.
Chandler his promisory note, promising to
pay said Chandler or order, Three Hundred
and Twenty-Three Dollars and thirty-thTee
cents, with interest at the rate of ten per
cent per annum until paid That plaintiff
is the owner and holder of said note by
transfer from said F. w. Chandler. That
said note is entitled to credit Of $50 Of
date February Ist, 1881, and $3.50 Janu-
uary 9Th, 1882. That the above mention
ed note was given as part consideration for
the following described tracts of lands. to-
wit, situated in Lee county. Texas being
lots Nos. 7 and I3 of the subdivision of the
Teresa Highsmith survey, on the old San
Antonio trail in said county and state. made
by L. H. Luckett, surveyor for said F. w.
Chandler, plot of which subdivision IS Of
record in said Lee county. Lot No. con-
tains one hundred and twelve and one
third acres, and lot No. - contains ninety
nine and two-thirds acres, Tha, on the Ist
Of January, 1877, said Chandler executed
and delivered to said defendent deed for
said lands, on which he retained vendors
lien 10 secure said note. Plaintiff notifies
defendent that he is charged with the pos
session Of said deed and to produce the
same on the trial Of this cause or seconda-
ny evidence will be adduced by plaintiff.
Plaintiff says that though often reques-
ted defendant has failed TO pay said note
save the credits referred to, to his damage
one thousand dollars. Plaintiff further says
mat since the purchase Of said lands, de-
iendant has sold the same to Robert Baker
who is now in possession of it.
Plaintiff prays that defendant Jamison be
:iied by publication to answer his petition.
md that Robert Baker be also cited, and
hat on final hearing he have judgment for
lis debt, interest and costs Of suit and that
lie have foreclosure Of his vendors lien on
aid premises against both defendants Jam
son and Baker, and for general and special
elief.
Herein fail not, but have you then and
here before said court this writ with your
eturn thereon, showing how you have ex-
cuted the same.
Witness, w. A. Knox, Clerk of the Dis
trict Court of Lee county. Civ
-, en- under my hand and seal oisaid
LIS. court, in the town of Giddings.
~ this 18th day of March AID. 1889
w. A. KNOX,
Clerk District Court Lee county.
There being no newspaper published in
ZEE county, order the above Citation to
e published in the BRENNAN Banner for
our consecutive weeks prior to the return
J.. NJ. BROWN.
Sheriff Lee county.