Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-19
srncIAL NoY1ors.

THE STATE OF TENAs.-In the piS-
trlct court, January term, A. u. 1895.
To the sheriff or any constable o. Tar-
rtnt county, Greeting; You are hereby
commanded. that by making pubhca.
uon OF this citation IN some newspaper
published In the county OF Tarrant,
t9ur weeks previous 10 the return day
tcreof You oumnnon Joseph Hafner,
whose residence Is unknown, 10 he and
eppcar bciorc the district court. to be
holden In and for the county OF Tar
rant, at the court house thereof. In the
city " Fort Worth, on the second
Monday In January, A. u. iSa5, the
same being the 18th day OF january.
a. -. 1879. lille number heinH 1000. then
and there 20 answer the petition OF
Albert l.. Richardson. nled in said
court on the "a day OF December, A.
ID, 1854 against the said Joseph Half
ner. and alleging IN substance as fol-
lows; to-wlt That on tho sOth day OF
April. 1892, the Clark q Plumb com-
nany sold and conveyed 10 Joseph
Hafner los and 4t-io0 acres OF land In
Clay county. Texas. being part OF the
John II. Fisher survey, abstract No.
lfs, certificate No. ISL. patent No. i6l.
volume II. aud known as lot No IS In
block No, . OF tho subdivision OF the
Clark q Plumb pasture (cailed Colony
WindthorsO. as shown by plat OF ssid
subdivision OF record In the deed rec.
ords OF Clay county. Texaa, In Look
~, on pages n, is and ~ That IN cen.
eidefatlon OF said conveyance the said
Joseph Hafner made executed and de-
llvcred 10 the Clark s Plumb company
his three certain promlssory notes for
the sum OF fa.B.SS each. dated APRIL
3d. 1892. and maturing respectively On
December l. 1894. iSgS ana 1898, and
bearing interest at per cent ncr an-
N4NN "A ltalaN - "a
ocmber In each year the first Interval
20 become due on December l. 1891,
and providing amousat other things
that n 9efnult be made "a the paNm9nt
OF said interest the whole sum, prlnci-
pal and interest, shall Immediately be-
come due and payable. at tho option
OF the leHal holder said notes heing
payable az Fort Worth, Texas, That
prior TO the maturity thereof the Clark
n Plumb company. Tor a valuable com
slder9tlon, lnAorscd transferred and
delivered said notes TO Albert I. Rich
ardson, who N now the legal owner
and holder thereof That said notes
show upon their face TO have been
given for portion OF the purchase
money for snid above described prop
crty, and each OF said three notes, AZ
well rs the deed from the Clark &
Plumb company, show upon their facQ
that the vendors lien was expressly
retained ON paid above described prop
erty TO secure said notes That the In.
tercat on said three notes, which matur-
ed on December !, 1898 ia long past due
and unpaid, and the aaid holder thereof
has elected TO declare tho principal
sum due and payable. Plnlntln prgya
that defendant be cited 10 answer this
petition, and on fnal hearing FOR a
Judgment Tor the amount OF said three
notes interest. costs OF suit and attor-
ney's fees. and for the foreclosure Of
the lien upon the property herein above
described, aud deurcoing that same ho-
be aol1 and FOR general relief
Herein fail not. but have you then
and there before said court this writ,
with your return thereon. showing how
you have executed the same.
Witness. r., H. McNatt, clerk OF the
district court OF Tarrant county
Given under my hand and seal Of
said court. IA Fort worth. thlh 30 day
OF December. a. p, 1894
(seal) II. II M'NATT,
Clerk District Court, Tarrant County.
Texas
by GEO. @ WARD. Deputy