Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1911-08-04
CITATION BY PUBLICATION

THE STATE OF TEXAS.
To the Sheriff or Constable of Mari
on County, Greeting.
You are Hereby Commanded to sum.
mon the heirs Of J Il 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 u newspaper is
published once in each week for eight
successive weeks previous to the return
day Of this & alton to be aud 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 q 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 f. Harrell, who sue by their
next friend, T. P. Young. J. Claude
Harrell. Blanche Harre!l and Littleton
F. Harrell are Plaintiffs and r H Har-
rell. James E Browning, w Thorn
ason, the Caddo Gas & Oil Company,
William D Browning, j NJ Guffey Pc
troleum Company. K A Bangor. J ?
Wood and wife F. s Wood, 6 w Wat
son. w B Watson, W T Armistead,
J II Benefited, l. S Schluter, J NJ Sin.
gleton and the heirs Of Is Watson,
deceased, and w T Caldwell are De-
fen dants, 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 described land, situated in
Marion County, Texas, on the north
side of Jims Bayou, on the Louisiana
line, about Is miles N. SO +. 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. IA. abstract No. APO.
The Plaintiffs aver that they own an
undivided one-half Of said land aud
the Defendant r II 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
leases to them which are void and con-
stitute clouds upon the Plaintiff 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 a claim to said land. All
interest 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 0! said K II
Harrell, and their claim ia 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 1898
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 eaid 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 G, of said Court. at office in JEFF
L. VI erson, County of Marion this
9th Gay of May, 1911.
q. NJ. JONES.
Clerk District Court Marion County,
Texas