The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-09-21
Citation by Publication.

THE STATE OF TEXAS. To the Sheriff
or any Constable Of San Saba County, GREET
August Rolf by making publication of this eta
ton once in each week for four successive weeks
previous to the return day hereof in some newspa-
per published in your county If there be one pub
lished therein, 10 appear the next regular term
Of the district court of San Saba county to be
holden at the court house thereof in san Saba on
the third Monday in November, 1555 the same
being the 18th day of November, lass, then and
there to answer petition filed in said court on
the 18th DAY of September lsss, by J. T. Walters
county attorney of San saba county Texas in n
suit numbered On the civil docket of said court
No. sl6, wherein the State Of Texas is Plaintiff
and August Rolf ct ais are defendants said petit
ton alleging that heretofore. to-vit on or about
the 9th day of December, 1554 Defendant August
Rolf laid his certain valid land certificate on the
herein after described real estate consisting of two
certain tracts parcels OF land. and thereby he
came entitled to have said two tracts of land pat
0nted TO him. That said two tracts of land are in
San Saba county, and state Of Texas, and are de
scfibed as follows;
LIST Tract is known as survey No l. in district
No. 6, between the Ilano and San Saba rivers
about 81 miles south 80 west from San Saba town
by virtue OF certificate No. 900 issued by the
missioner Of Fisher 6 MilleIs colony Aprl -
1883. containing $50 acres
End Tract is known as survey No. l. in district
No g. between the Llano and San san Saba rivers
town by virtue OF Ger tiiicate No. 900. issued by
the commissioner Of Fisher & Miller cooHy
April u, i549 containing $40 acres.
That on or about the 9Th day Of September. 4.
u. I5s2 some unknown person. other than August
Rof or his heirs legal representatives and
without his or their consent. and in fraud OF de.
PENDANT August Rolfs and Plaintiffs rights,
caused letter patent to be issued from said state
to said Rngust Rolf. for the purpose Of enabling
said unknown persons or some one Of their pro
curement 10 iraudulently take possession of said
lands and use and enjoy the possession thereof adj
verse to Plaintiff anil Defcndadt August ROlffs
rights until they could thereby claim the benefits
and acquire title by the statutes OF limitation
That August Rolf was the person last lawfully
seized or possessed OF SAID real estate.
That P. a. Smith j. I. Scott and Mrs. ORA
per a FRME SOLE setup some sort OF pretended
claim TO portions Of said real estate but they have
10 color Of title and in possession without au
thoritv oflaw. That defendant August ROlf has
been absent for term Of more than seven years
and has asserted no lawful claim w. nor exercised
anv lawful acts Of Owueiship in said Vroderty fora
periol OF more than seven wears and is not known
10 exest and that he has left no will recorded or
prohated In Sau Saba county. Texas. where said
land IS situated, and has left no heirs, whereby
said sestate has escheated To the state of Texas
Petitioner pravs that citation issue and that
publication bs made according to law, citing the
defendant August Rolf to appear At the next reg
for all proper orders and DEGREES, general and spe
eial and for costs, &c.
Herein fail not. but have You before said court
at its aforesaid next regular term, this writ with
your return thsreOn, showing how you have exc
cvted the same.
of San Saba county.
Given under my hand and the seal of said
L. : court at office in the town Of San Saba, this
- the lIth day Of September A; D; ls7s.
District Clerk, san saba County.