Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-10-31
CITATION.

The State of Texas
To the Sheriff or Any Constable of
Anderson County-Greeting:
You are hereby commanded to sum-
mon the unknown heirs of Luke Nc
Leod, deceased, the unknown heirs of
Thos. j. Johnson, deceased, NJ. j. Wat
son and w. c. Watson and their heirs
and S. L. Lane and his heirs, by max
ing publication of this Citation once
in each week for eight successive
weeks previous to the return day
hereof, in some newspaper published
in your county, If there be news
paper published therein. but if not,
then in any newspaper published in
the Third Judicial District; but if
there be no newspaper published in
said Judicial District, then in a news
paper published in the nearest district
to said Third Judicial District, to APP
pear at the next regular term OF the
District Court of Anderson county, to
be holden at the court house thereof,
lin Palestine, on the 5th Monday in
November, A. q. 1868. tie Same being
the 30th day of November. A. D..
1908, then and there to answer a petit
ton filed in said court on the End
day of October A. D. 1908, in suit,
numbered on the docket of said court
No 1865, where in W. E. Wyse, Hat
tie B. Owens, Joined by her husband,
J. F. Owens, Mrs F. B. Moore and
Mrs. L, A. Stoddard are plaintiffs,
and the unknown heirs of Luke Nc
Leod, deceased, the unknown heirs OF
Thos. J. Johnson, deceased, NJ J.
Watson and W. c. Watson and their
heirs and S. L. Lane and his heirs
are defendants, and said petition al
leging:
That heretofore on the list day of
August, 1908, plaintiffs were in the
lawful possession as the owners in
fee simple of the following described
county, Texas, on the waters of the
Neches river, and being a part of a
survey of $40 acres made for V. S.
Anglin, assignee for Luke Mcleod,
and being 100 acres out of the n. W.
corner of said survey of $40 acres,
and beginning at the original n. w.
corner of said survey and running so
as to include 100 acres out of the n.
W. corner of said survey; that there
after on the 18th day of August, 1908,
the defendants unlawfully entered up
on the above described land and
elected plaintiffs therefrom, and
withhoids from plaintiffs the posses
sion thereof, to their great damage.
Plaintiffs claim said land under a
chain of title from the state of Texas,
and by virtue of three, five and ten
years statutes of limitation, each of
which is specially plead in said petit
ton. The heirs of Thos. ]. Johnson
claim said land under a deed from
Thos J. Adams of date June oath,
1873, but plaintiffs allege that at the
time of such conveyance the said
Adams had no right or title in said
land to convey.
That on the LIST day of September,
1884, said V. S. Anglin conveyed said
100 acres of land to NJ. j. Watson,
wife of W. G. Watson, E. ]. Evans and
S. L. Lane, and that all of said last
mentioned parties thereafter sold and
conveyed said land to purchaser
under whom plaintiffs dereign title,
and that said parties thereby became
Invested of all their right and title to
said land, and plaintiffs acquired title
thereto.
Said petition praying for Judgment
against all of said defendants for said
land. for cost of suit and general and
special relief.
Herein fail not, but have before
said court. at its aforesaid next reg
ular term, this writ with your return
thereon, showing how you have exc
cuted the same.
Witness, j. F. Brown, Clerk of the
district court of Anderson county.
Given under my hand and the seal
of said court, at office in Palestine
this the End day of October, A. d,
1908.
(Sea) J. F. Brown,
Clerk of the District Court of Ander
son County. 10-3-Std
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