The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-02-15

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itowfil q y Keith. and his eife
Fausi. T. kelth are defendants
and said pniffssn alieNlnu ~ sah.
et8ur That fdaHfiH ls resident
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dpner o3 eaeh and 80 of attendants
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htiN ~ de3tna#nie ato so plaintiff
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said heifs uuhueNu ARE nos dead
itat pla 'hf4H ls thr owutf in twe
simple and in actual possession 81
- ga arres ~ land ont at BE WI
Ham steeatf survey aud Is tho same
tract roneeycd to wins Cray on
October - 1881. hy r g March
hanks vol -. paep i75, h u Y
Coz that plaintiff holds title
through various conveyance from
the state oI Texas. and finally down
20 himself through J rorn3eil
that in dpsd from Nicholas netkley
n Keith and his wife. Fannie l.
Keith 20 one u Tcmplcion. one Of
he holders IN said chain Of title the
Judgement 81 said r ".
Keith was taken by Benjamin =
Hawkins who was not a competent
party 70 take same, he being al the
time. the agent and attorney IN fact
for Nicholas Berkeley. one Of the
grautors. thereby said acknowledge
mcnt was defective that prior there
to-. or December I, 1866. said \.
Berkeley executed Sond for Title to
defendant, T a Howell for land
which included the within mention
ed tract. aud said ] u. Templeton af-
{, rwards purchased the right and IL
tie of said T A. Howell thereto, said
conveyance he~ever, not being re
corded. that said matters cast a
cloud upon plaintiffs title TO said
land. and greatly deprcciate the
market value thereof, that plaintiff
claims same through purchase, and
also by the B. 3 and I o yeer statutes
of limitation, he and vendors before
him holding title. possession TO same
actual and visible, being continuous.
peaceable and adverse possession
thereto using and enjoying same
and paving taxes thereon for more
than 20 years Plaintiff says he has
a perfect title In fee simple by said
statutes of limitation. but a cloud is
cast upon his title by reason of said
claims or pretended claims: where
fore he prays for citation by publi-
cation; for removal OF cloud from
his title that he be quilted in possess
sion of said land and for costs of
suit and general relief
Herein fail not. but have before
said court. at its aforesaid next regu-
lar term, this writ, With your return
thereon, showing how you have ex-
ecuted the same.
Witness. AMI Carothers, Clerk of
the District Court of Ellis County.
Given under my hand and the seal
of said court, at office in WaXaha-
chic. this the ed day of December,
A. D.. 1908.
AMI CAROTHERS
Clerk of the District Court Ellis Co.
a.. s. BY Lem Wray, Deputy.
A true copy. | certify.
w. II. FORBES,
Sheriff Ellis County.
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