Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1911-07-14
CITATION By PUBLICATION

he STATE Ot 1EAAS.
To the Sheriff or Constable of Mari
on County, Greeting.
You are Hereby Commanded tc sum.
mon the heirs Of ] B Watson, deceased
by making publication OF this citation
in some newspaper of your county of
Marion, If there be a newspaper pub
lished therein, but if not, then in the
nearest county where q newspaper IL
published once in each week for eight
successive ", vks previous to the return
day Of this citation 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 3 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 r. Harrell, Joseph B.
Harrell, Hiram Rochelle Harrell and
Calvin E. Harrel, who sue by their
next friend. T. P. Yonng, j, Claude
Harrell. Blanche Harrell and Littleton
F. Harrell are Plaintiffs and r H Hsr-
rell. James E Browning, w J Thorn
ason, the Caddo Gas < Oil Company,
William D Browning, j M Gutfey Pc
troleum Company. j f A Bangor. J P
Wood and wife F. s Wood, 6 w Wat
son, w B Watson, W Armistesd,
H Benefited, l. Schluter, NJ SIM
gleton and the heirs of J d Watson,
deceased, and w L Caldwell are De-
fen aants, file number Of said suit being
No 1916.
The nature of Plaintiffs demand is
as follows, to wit An action of par
tition and tresspass to try title of the
following deAcribed land. situated in
Marion County, Texas, on the north
side of Jims Bayou, on the Louisiana
line, about Is miles N. 60 f. from jeff
erson, containing 1870 ga acres of land
patented by the State of Texas to } b
Watson, October 18th 1872. by Patent
No. 1877, Vol. H. abstract No. APO.
The Plaintiffs aver that they own an
undivided one.hslf of said land and
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 portions Of same under
certain written instruments. deeds and
stitute clouds upon the Plaintiffs title,
list of said deeds is given in said pc
! tition. The Plaintiffs aver that the
land WAS patented to J 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 + 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 1888
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 @, of said Court. at Office in Jeh-
IT, N'I erson. County of Marion this
18th day of May, 1911.
Il. NJ. JONES.
Clerk District Court Marion County.