Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1911-07-07
CITATION BY PUBLICATION
THE STATE OF TEXAS.

L II Il "A OE lEAhS.
To the Sheriff or Constable of Mari
on County, Greeting.
You are Hereby Commanded to sum.
mon the heirs of j B Watson, deceased
by making publication of this citation
in some newspaper of your county of
Marion, If there be q newspaper pub
lished therein. but if not, then in the
nearest county where 4 newspaper 10
published once in each week for eight
successive weeks previous to the return
day Of this eli alton to be and appear
before the Honorable District Court Of
Marion County, Texas, at the next
regular term thereof, to be holden at
the Court House in Jefferson on the
first Monday in November, 1911, the
same being the 9th day of November.
1911. then and there to answer the
Plaintiffs petition, filed in = suit in
said Court on the 18th day of May,
1911, and amended petition, to make
parties filed the 18th day of May, 1911,
wherein Fannie K. Harrell, Joseph b.
Harrell. Hiram Rochelle Harrell and
Calvin f. Harrell, who sue by their
next friend. 7. P. Young, J. Claude
Hsrrel. Blanche Hsrrell and Littleton
F. Harrell are Plaintiffs and K H Har-
rell. James E Browning, w Thorn
ason, the Caddo Gas 4 Oil Company,
William D Browning, NJ Guffey Pc
troleum Company. J + A Bangor. P
Wood and wife F. S Wood, G w Wat
son, j w B Watson, W T Armistead,
H Benefited, l. S Schluter, NJ Sim
gieton and the heirs of J Il Watson,
deceased, and w I Caldwell are De-
fen iants, file number Of said suit being
No, 1915.
The nature of Plaintiffs demand is
! as follows, to wit: An action of par
tition and tresspass to try title of the
following described land, situated in
Marion County, Texas, on the north
side Of Jims Bayou, on the Louisiana
line, about is miles N. SO f. from jeff
erson, containing 1870 3-4 acres Of land
patented by the State of Texas to } b
Watson, October 18th 1872. by Patent
No. 1877. Vol. IA. abstract No. APO.
The Plaintiffs aver that they own an
the Defendant, r H Harrell. owns the
other undivide one-half,
The other Defendants are asserting
claims to An interest or interests in
said land or POI tons of same under
certain written instruments. deeds and
leases 10 them which are void and con.
stitute clouds upon the Plaintiffs title,
q list of said deeds is given in said pc
tition. The Plaintiffs aver that the
land was patented to b Watson, who
is long since dead. and his heirs are
| asserting claim to said land, All
in terest which said Watson and his
, heirs had, or ever had in said land has
| long since been lost to them by reason
of adverse possession o. said r ii
Harrell, and their claim is cloud upon
| the Plaintiffs title. and the said heirs
| claim an estate or interest in said land,
which is adverse to Plaintiffs. and they
are Joined as Defendants in this action
for the purpose of determining such
estate and Quieting Plaintiffs title to
said land, under the act of 1893.
Plaintiffs pray that said land be par.
titioned and said cloud removed and
their title quieted. and for general re-
lief.
Herein Fail Not. but have you before
said court on the said first day of the
next regular term thereof, this Writ,
with your return thereon, showing
how you have executed the same.
Witness, g. NJ. Jones. Clerk of the
District Court, of Marion County, Tex
as, at my Office in Jefferson, Marion
County, Texas.
Given under my hand and the seal
RI Ct of said Court. at office in jeff
IT, ''J erson, County of Marion this
25th day of May, 1911.
q. NJ. JONES.
Clerk District Court Marion County.
Texas.