Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-05-17

To the Honorable John Dale Iudg, - .
Tenth Judicial District Court Of ior,.,.seee
aoIding Sessions In and for tie Paris
The petition Of the Teusas Plantlbs a =.
Co., a corporation orranf,cs -
existing under the laws Of the siale al Nv
sissippi, domiciled and having It's princ,...,
Office at Vicksburg, Miss, suine hs.ppstll
through its President, Glen NJ. Ive-,l, gig
resident citizen Of Cedar Rapids, Men -. 3
due respect, represents: "i'A 4
That II is the holder and owner Of N. -,
lowing described property in TownshI, y.
North, Range 10 East, IN Tensas pet =
Louisiana, to-wit: the Southwest ia an, ~,
west liz OF the Southeast Ia Of Sec. 3: nv
South Ia Of the South l2of Sec 4; an az M nv
Q except the East Ia Of the S0utheasf 4 y. ~
East IL and the East Ia of the Northwest y,
Of Section 10; all of Sec. IL; the Norfhesss -
ana the West IL OF the Northwest Ia and the
Northeast la of the Northwest Ia and ~
Northwest Ia Of the Southwest Ia Of see ~.
the East Ia OF Sec. Is, and confainino ~ ~
aggregate Twenty-six Hundred and Twen1-.
e eight s1exsl acres; according to the United
and known as the 's5LENDALkp pIanfsfi..-.'
Your petitioner shows that IL aconires ~
above described property by correct AZ.
s Sn Dy war ware, deed s from stepheh
of Conveyances IN, !" page e2s and has sls..
which time been in continuous and nni,e.-,
rupted possession thereof.
Your petitioner further shows that .,,s
stephen Duncan, Jr., its immediate prsle-
cessor In title acquired said property at sber.
ms Sale. as per deed dated Nav nh. ise5
recorded in Deed Book "F, page 577. unde,s
t Sao q a., mortgage given BY Joha j.
Jr., as per mortgage recorded In Morfracs
Book 3D." page 70z, In Suit No. liss al ~
Records OF the district Court Of said parlsh
Dtyled stephen Duncan, Jr. VS.. John 4 Ro.l
man, the consideration OF said sale being IN.
sum OF Thirty-seven Thousand Two HundreS
Dollars tsS7 200 .o0), and which was duly paid.
Your petition shows that In the morfra ~
and foreclosure proceedings, and SherI1,e
Deed hereunder, above described. the sels
s.GLENDALE' plantation, as first herei1
described, was incorrectly set forth and ~
roneousiy described, as follows: "a COTTON
plantation called 'GLENDALE,' Compose
Of all Of Sec. IL; East Ia of Sec. 10; Norieears
Ia and Northwest 1-8 and Northeast ia ~
Northwest1- Ia and Northwest Ia OF North resf
IA of Sec. IA; East Ia OF Sec. is; East ~ AZ
Northwest Ia OF Sec. 10; Southwest II 40
West Ia of Southeast Ia OF Sec. 3: soufh ~
of Southwest Ia Of Sec. 40 mortgage showS
South Ia of Southeast "a and South 10 M
Southwest Ia OF Sec. A. West Ia and Went
Ia of Northeast Ia OF Sec. 8, Containing h,
all Twenty-four Hundred and Eighty I1,Inl
acres In Township II North, Range 10 Es1f .
Your petitioner further shows that said
stephen Duncan, Jr., was the owner, for I
valuable consideration paid, Of the property
first herein described, and was In actual M.
disputed and uninterrupted and notorious
possession thereof continuously from the date
Of said sherin's Deed in 1867 up TO July islh,
1901, the date OF the acquisition of Il By your
petitioner, said land always known IN is en-
tirety as the 'GLkHDALE' plantation. p
During the ownership of said Duncan as
above described, to-wit, In October, ls7S, the
then Tax Collector, Z, r. enodgrass eeired
and advertised for sale for the taxes for Ia
years 1867, 1883, 1s72 and 1873, as the property
OF steDhen Duncan, Jr., the sGLENDALR,
plantation as first above described under az
erroneous and incorrect description, A. FOL-
lows: THE j. J. Bowman Tract, known Is
'GLENDALE,' and composed OF Sec. Il; Che
East IL of Sec. 10; the Northeast IA and the
Northwest la and the Northeast Ia OF the
Northwest Ia Of Section IA; the North
west Ia Of the Northwest Ia Of Section 4.
the East Ia of Sec. IS; the East Ia Of tie
Northwest Ia Of Sec. 10; the Southwest IA
and the West Ia of the Southeast Ia Of Sec.
3; the South la OF the Southwest IA OF Sec. 4,
and the West Ia and the West Ia OF the North
east Ia OF Sec. 9, all in Township II North.
Range 10 East, and containing In the aggro.
gate Twenty-f0ur Hundred and Eighty lzleol
acres, more or less, In the District Of Lands
North of Red River" and said Tax Collector
adjudicated the property to the state Of
Louisiana for taxes.
The State Of Louisiana by its Auditor. o..
b. Steele, under the provisions OF Act a Of
1885, on June 9TH, 1859, as per deed In BOOK
s.K,n page 667, decided said property to the
Board of Commissioners of the Fifth Louis.
lana Levee District under the following e.
roneuos description, to-wit; The y. y.
BOWMAN or .GLENDALE TRACT com
posed of the following land. to-Wit; al 81
Sec. IL; East Ia Of Sec. 10; Northeast Ia,
Northwest Ia and Northeast Ia Of Northwest
IA OF Sec. IA; East la OF Sec. 10; East Ia q
Northwest IA Of Sec. 10; Southwest IA and
West Ia of Southeast Ia Of Sec. 8; South "a
of Southwest Ia of Sec. a; West Ia OF West
Ia Of Norths asst Ia OF Sec. 3, containing
Twenty-four Hundred and Eighty gz1ool acres,
all In Township II north, Range 10 EastJ
On July 10Th, 1883, by deed recorded n
Book '.K," page $50, the Fifth Lolisians
Levee District transferred said propsrty %
stephen Duncan. Jr., by aquit claim deed,
under and by virtue OF a resolution Of said
board, by the following incorrect, inc0mpIeie
and insufficient description: The -. J.
BOWMAN or GLENDALE TRACT, COM
posed of the following land, to-wit: az d
Sec. IL; East Ia OF Sec. 10; Northeast IA,
Northwest IA and Northeast Id of NOrtnW c1l
IA OF Sec. IA; East Ia OF Sec. IS; East Ia q
Northwest Ia OF Sec. 10; Southwest IA and
West Ia Of Southeast IA OF sec. 8; south "a o.
Southwest Ia Of sec. 4; West Ia OF West -
of Northwest Ia of Sec. Q, containing rTc1s
ty-four Hundred and Eighty l2is0l acrees
more or less, all In Township 4 North, Bangs
10 East.
Your petitioner further shows that said
Duncan remained In the actual nndisturDed
and undisputed and notorious possession q
1874, TO July 10th, lsss, and prior thereto from
May 9TH, 1857, and up TO the date OF The trans.
fer, above described, to your petitioner "a
July 18th, 1901; and that during the years from
1850 10 July A1Lus 10Ols the uulc Vi inc NII|
from said Duncan to petitioner, the "qLkN-
DALE" plantation, as herein FIRST and prop.
erly described, was correctly rssessed IN uI
to said Stephen Duncan, Jr., and the laxes
paid thereon; and since the date OF said sale
to petitioner, to-wit; July 18th, 1901, the SAID
"9LENDALE'' plantation, as herelnapofe
correctly described, and as notorious'y
known, has been correctly assessed % PETE
toner and the taxes paid thereon.
Your petitioner further shows that no
stGLENDALE,s plantation as first and cor
rectly described herein has been known oc-
cupied and cultivated as such since the time
prior to the year 1885 by well denned, ano
well known and recognized, metes $40
bounds,-all of which viii more fully appear
by reference to an affidavit OF H. A. ahrre4
made before Frank 5. Lawrence, Comm.e-
sioner for Louisiana in Mississippi, on inc
18th day Of July, 1901, which Is attached here
to and made part hereof, and Also Dy Anp
and Plat Of John Johnson, Parish surveyor,
of Tensas Parish, made In 1873, aad also ~
the assessment rolls OF your said parish ier
more than thirty 1901 years past.
Your petitioner shows that the con.loeN-
tions as shown In transfers above sci tort1
were duly paid, and that your pe... se s,o'.
erty by means OF q Mention granted accoFa'
ing to law and duly published.
Wherefore, the premises considered, PEI.
TONER prays that a Monition be granted -
the order OF this Court, calling on al perso..
1907 days from the frst insertion Of sac ~
milton In the public paper why the sAlu ea.c'
as aforesaid should not be confirmed aN1 ~
mologated, the erroneous Descriptions, 80
errors In the judicial proceedings compl..ns.@,
OF, so amended as TO conform 10 the corIsc'
description Of the said ''6LENDALb $780,
tatiOn herein first described, and WY ~
informalities, irregularities or llleganues, 81
any other defects whatsoever theren's shoe'~
pefitioner nravs for all necessary orders