Tensas gazette., 1912-04-26
MoNITIoN.

Ientn JUDICIAL District Courf n ~ q 1s
a afoTI1lns Tanss. Sessions in and for the bJPs. P...
The petition Of the Tensas plsn,,,...
velopment Co., corporation or.'-t = De-
existing under the laws of the Sfs.. =, .1t
slsslppi, domleiled and having n ~. y. NJ
through It's President. Glen n lsrei1
resident citizen OF Cedar Rapids s,intcfi.
due respect, represents: W. via
Ihat u Is the holder and owner ~ a. .
iWSms1s Wor.s 9escrloea ~ properly in TounsSI: I.
Louisiana, to-wit: the Southwest ~ t1ee,'.1,
West Ia of the Southeast IL ~ ~. 30 I1e
South Ia OF the South 1-2of See. 1. ~ p ~
except the East Ia OF the Southern =. y. ,se
East Ia and the East IL Of the No-sts ~ i11
OF Section 10; all OF Sec. IL: the Ne,2h.. =
and the West Ia OF the Northwest ~ ,-.t 49, X
Northeast Ia of the Northwest - .1e -1e a.
Northwest Ia Of the Southwest IL =, az s.e ~
the East Ia OF Sec. 10, and copfaini-s ~ lE
aggregate Twenty-six Hundred IA sk- - t1s
eight lzozsl acres. according 10 foa rs'.e
States Government Survey ana pi-f :, e''>l
and known as the "GI.ENDAI ~, I'M. III. .r..eltoi
your pettioner shows that IL aconIsss ~
aDcVe described properly by q corr-,,,~ -
scriptiou by warranty deed from ms. ~. g.
Duncan, Jr., OF date July 18th. Iool y; 7I'1e.
of Conveyances IN !" page 618. and -. ~
which time been In continuous and n-i.,
rupted possession thereof. -'s'-
Your petitioner further shows sh..
stephen Duncan, Jr., its immediate -.e'ff4
cessor In title acquired said properfs Pssos.
ms sale. as per deed dated MAY ~ ~.
recorded IN Deed hook IF - page 81. uss..
foreclosure of a mortgage given br 1oe, 49,.
Bowman and wife 10 said Stephen 6,,s.., :,
Jr., as per mortgage recorded In NO..
Book b., page 7O2, In Suit No. i1eS Al ~
Records OF the District Court Of said rsr,st j
styled stephen Duncan, Jr. VS. John 4 49,
man, the consideration Of said sale 6e',e.',.tt, ~,
sum OF Thirty-seven Thousand Two H~1,..-s
Dollars tSSl, zoo. .00), and which was dnlV n-Is
Your petition shows that In the morie.. r,'.,
and foreclosure proceedings, and ehef.#.
Deed Hereunder, above described. fke 49,
GLENDALE" plantation, as frsf ha-.,-
described, was incorrectly set forth anS =.
roneously described, as follows. - a c-.'-
plantation called 'GLENDALE.i co,nrr.,.
OF all OF Sec. IL East 1-2 of Sec. 10. Norrhs.-,
Ia and Northwest is and Northeasf ia :,
Northwest1-4 and Northwest l-lnf Norfh.,.s.
Ia Of Sec. IA; East Ia OF See. Is: Ear 1-et
Northwest Ia of Sec. 10; SOuthwe1l IL, -,
West Ia OF Southeast Ia Of Sec. >, soaih I,
of Southwest IA Of Sec. A., lmOrteane sk.s..
South Ia of Southeast Ia and Soufk ~ *
Southwest Ia of Sec. Al =" West 1-2 and Wa,
la OF Northeast Ia of Sec. 8, oonteinine ~
all Twenty-four Hundred and Eighty ls.,s
acres In Township II North, Range IA "a, =
Stephen Duncan, Jr., was the owner far :
valuable consideration paid, OF the 0T11777-
first hcrein described, and was In actnal 50
disputed and uninterrupted and 1ot0fiom
of said Sheriff's Deed In 1867 up 10 Jul1 ls,S
1901, the date OF the acquisition OF Il br Vr,,.
petitioner, said land always known 10 Il, an
tirety as the .GLENDALR' plantation. p
During the ownership of said Duncan 4.
above described, t0-wif, in October. l9o a..
then Tax Collector, e, p. snodgrass, se|ssi
and advertised for sale for the taxa for IL.
years 1857. 1868, 1871 and 1o7e, as the prooerl-
Of stephen Duncan Jr., the ''GLENDiLG6
plantation as first above described under a.
erroneous and incorrect description, a. foi-
lows: 1.-THE J. j. Bowman Tract, known a
'GLENDALk,' and composed Of Sec. II, ths
East Ia OF Sec. 10; the Northeast IA and IA,
Northwest Ia and the Northeast IL II N.
west Ia of the Northwest Ia OF section a:
the East IL OF Sec. is; the East Ia uf ~
Northwest IA OF See. 10; the 60uthWeef ~
and the West Ia Of the Southeast IA a. sst
3; the South liz Of the Southwest Ia Of Sec. A
and the West1- and the West Ia OF the Nofik
east IA Of Sec. 3, all In Township II Norik
Range 10 East, and containing IN the ag3fe
gate rwenty-four Hundred and Eighty (1snl
acres, more or less, In the District Of Land,
North of Red River" and said Tax oollecitf
adjudicated the property 70 the 6.1te G
Louisiana for taxes.
The state of Louisiana by its Auditor, o.
B. Steele, under the provisions OF Acl Il d
1886, on June 4th, 1859, as per deed In BOOK
*, +" page 567, decided said property to u.
Board of Commissioners Of the Fifth Louis.
lana Levee District under the following ol-
ronenos Description, to-wit; The =. J.
BOWMAN or GLENDALE TRACT, CON.
posed of the following land to-wit; eli *
Sec. IL; East Ia OF Sec. 10; Nortneast ~.
Northwest Ia and Northeast IA OF NorthNesI
Ia of Sec. IA; East Ia Of Sec. 10; East IA d
Northwest Il OF Sec. loi southwest "a And
of Southwest Ia OF Sec. A; West Ia Of Wes.
Ia OF Northeast Ia OF Sec. 3, coulainIL9
Twenty four Hundred and Eighty l1iSol acrss.
all in Township IL north, Range 10 kasI 7,
On July l0tn, 1889, by deed recorded Il
Book *" page 6s2,' the Fifth LouIsi,n,
Levee District transferred said properly .
stephen Duncan, Jr., by 2 quit claim deed.
under and by virtue Of resolution Of .1lo
board, by the following Incorrect, lDcompIe.'
and insufficient description: The =. J.
BOWMAN OF GLENDALE TRACT, con.
posed of the following land, to-wit: AZ d
Sec. IL; East I-2 OF Sec. 10; Northeast u.
Northwest Ia and Northeast IA Of NorthHesI
Northwest Ia Of Sec. 10; Southwest "A lpl
West Ia OF Southeast Ia OF sec. 3; south "a q
Southwest Ia OF Sec. 4; West 1-1 Of West II
of Northwest Ia OF Sec. 9, Containing IFc1'
ty-four Hundred and Eighty t2ss0l acrcs.
more or less, all In Township u North, Range
Your petitioner further shows that s.ll
Duncan remained In the actual undisIurDcl
and undisputed and notorious Possession q
1874, TO July 10th, 1889, and prior thereto non
May 7th, 1867, and up to the date Of the frAAs'
fer. above described, TO your petitioner o.
July 18th, 1901 and that during the years ffoN
1885 70 July 18th, 1901. the date Of the 81,
from said duncan to petitioner, the 0Ltt'
DALE plantation, as herein first and prpn.
erly described, was correctly rase8Bod n Ip1
to said Stephen Duncan, Jr., and the lake'
paid thereon; and since the date Of said sa':
TO petitioner, fo-wit: July 18th, 1901, the ssio
correctly described, and as nolouoasl
known, has been correctly assessed @ pen
toner and the taxes paid thereon.
Your petitioner further shows thar ta.
ssGLENDALE'' plantation as nrst ana cor
rectly described herein has been knows, oe.
cupied and cultivated as such since tne np !
prior to the year 1885 BY well denneui -.
well known and recognized metes tts
bounds, ,-all Of which wlil more miiy eple
by reference TO an aftidaylt OF II. A. 1ells.,I
made before Frank S. Lawrence, CoNr,s.
sioner for Louisiana IN Mississippi, % w
18th day of July, 1901, which is att1cnea ns,.'
to and made part hereof, and also py ~
and Plat o. John Johnson, Parish bufts{9..
OF Tensas Parish, made IN ISIS. and also n
the assessment rolls OF your said pofirA ~
more than thirty 1907 years past.
Your petitioner shows that the co1s'9, y.
/ tions as shown In transfers above ~ ~ lt''1 4.
were duly paid, and that your petirq1c, =
deslrous OF perfccting Its title % s4io Pik3-
erty by means OF a Monition granted acP''e-
/ ing to law and duly published.
Wherefore, the premises consldefeot t'N
toner prays that Monillon pc k,1n.et ~
the order Of this Court, calling on ~ pcs ~.
4 having cause TO show the same WilrIn t4It
/ 1901 days from the first insertion of sag ~ W
milton In the public paper Why tpe ss,4 1 I, IA.
as aforesaid should not be connslae4 ane 2. :. /,
mologated, the erroneous descfpto1sl ~ !
errors In the judicial proceedings comp. ..''
1 Of, so amended as 70 conform % tnt +1.i,ts n
| description OF the said ''GLENDAlIr t..',
! tation herein first described, and Nn{ ~
! informalitles, irregularities or lle4ahtse. n y.
any other defects whatsoever thefe'n' snPs''
] not be cured. -.
Petitioner prays for ell necessary oiNe''
and for full and general relief. ,...-c