The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1911-09-07

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book
10 the sheriff ~ any constable Of
luhbock County Greeting.
You are hereby commanded w
summon sophie NJ George.
Franklin s. George and Florence
George. by making publication of
this citation once each week FOR
four successive weeks previous
To the return day hereof In some
newspaper published m your
county. 10 appear before w A.
Bacon. j. 7. Bullock and {. A.
Pierce, special commissioners ap-
pointed by the county Judge OF
Lubbock county Texas, to assess
the damages in condemnation
proceeding hereinafter set out at
a regular meeting of SAID special
commissioners, 10 be held on the
10th day of September, 1911, in
the district court room IN Lub-
book. Texas, at a regular meeting
of said special commissioners,
then and there TO answer the
statement and petition of the
Crosbyton Southplains Railroad
Company. in a proceeding filed
before the county Judge Of Lub-
book county, Texas, on the l4th
day Of August, 1911, and praying
for the appointment OF the atore-
said commissioners and wherein
the Crosbyton Southplains Rail
road Company is plaintiff IN con
demnation proceedings and
Sophie NJ. George, Franklin ).
George and Florence George are
defendants in said condemnation
proceedings, and said statement
and petition. being filed No.
The nature and demand OF the
said Crosbyton Southplalns Rail
road Company is as follows:
II alleges that il Is a corpora
ton duly organized and inc0r-
porated under the laws OF the
State OF Texas and having its
principal Office in CrOsbyton,
Crosby county, Texas, and that
. it is authorized by its charter 10
build a railroad from Lubbock,
Lubbock county, Texas, in an
easterly direction 10 the town OF
Crosbyton in Crosby county, Tex
as. and that for the purpose OF
construction and operating It's
said roads, il is necessary that
your petitioner have the right OF
way for a right OF way, depots,
stations and switches for said
railway and for the operation and
maintenance of said railway from
/ Lubbock. Lubbock county, Tex
as to Crosbyton in Crosby county,
Texas. the following described
tract of land.
Situated in the county OF Lub-
book. State of Texas. the same
being a part of survey No. al,
block A. A strip Of land one
hundred l00) feet in width. the
same being fifty 500 feet wide
on each. side of the center line OF
said Railway Company's man
railroad track as the survey
therefor is now located over ard
across said survey No. Al, and
beginning at point in the south
boundary of said survey No. IL
said place of beginning being go
Fl r. from the : W corner thereof;
thence north go AZ + a distance
of Sill fl. more or less. to an In
tersecuon with the east boundary
of said survey. said point of IN
tersection being distant 5l5 feet
S from the y. +. corner % the ;
+ one quarter 90 OF said sur
vey. containing II 13-lOO acres
more or less.
And il alleges that the above
named defendant is the owner ~
said land above described
and said petition prays
for the appointment ot commls-
sioners which nave been appoint
ed as hereinbefore stated and
prays for the condemnation Of
said land and for said commits
sioners t0assess the damages and
for Judgment for said land for the
purposes aforesaid
Herein fail nos. nut have be
fore yoI said special commission
ers ON the 10Th day 0l September
this notice and writ with your re-
turn thereon. showing how you
nave executed same
Given under our hands an Lub-
book. this 18th day of August
A. d.. 1911
j. 2. BULLOCK