Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-02-25
Citation by Publication.

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t. the Sheriff or any Constable IL Cameron
County. Greeting:
You are hereby commanded 60 summon the
heirs If Matthias Gerhard. deceased. whose
names are unknown and George v. Gerhard.
whose residence is unknown. 10 be and appear
AZ the next regular term ~ the county court
If Cameron county. - be held M me court
house in the city of brownsville. Texas. on
th. third Monday IN March. A. ~ 1910. being
the 18th day of March. A. u. 1919. then and
there tu answer q petition filed ~ sand court
on the 18th DAY VI January. 1919. Ia y cause
numbered 49, wherein Ellen Gerhard. Margret
q. IIerwig. William l. Gerhard. Mary L. Ger
hard. Clara A. Gerhard. Lawrence a. Gerhard.
katherine VI. Gerhard. Irene Gerhard. Fer
nandn q. Gerhard. Emile Gerhard. Bernard
Gerhard. Ellen q. llally and Addir E~cttt ARE
plaintiffs and George Y. Gerhard and the I'm
fnuwn heirs uf Matthias Gerhard. deceased. are
the defendants. the cause ~ action being al
Ihc plaintiffs. Ellen Gerhard. Margaret q.
IIerwig. William H. Gerhard. Mary L. Gerhard.
Clara \. Gerhard and Lawrence \. Gerhard.
all reside in the city of Los Angeles. state ~
California: that Katherine vi. Gerhard. Irene
Gerhard. Fernando &. Gerhard. Emile Ger
hard and Bernard Gerhard all reside IN the
city of Monrovia. California that Ellen e.
Ilally resides in the city of Alameda. califor-
mia. and .Adiir Escott ~ the city and county
of III Iasa Texas. That the residence Of
Geure" Y. Gerhard l. unknown and the mum
her. names and residences of the unknown
heirs nf Matthias Gerhard. dr,caSed. are L.
these plaintiffs wholly unknown.
Plaintiffs show t. to court that Matthias
Gerhard. a Resident .f the city Of Los An
grles. California. died On the Tth day uf March.
\. u. 1891. intcstate. leaving him surviving
as his heirs the plaintiffs hcreinhrfore named
and ST forth and that d" administrator has
been had upon his estate IN this state and
fhat at the time of his death the said Matthias
Gerhard was seized ana possessed. IA Zee sim
pie. and in the exclusive and sole use If all
that certain piece or parcel "f land. out ~ and
forming a part of that certain larger tract ~
land known rs. called and being the san Mar
tin grant ~ land. situated. lying and being in
the county of Cameron State of Texas. origin
ally granted. by the State uf Tamaulipas. in
the Republic IT Mexico. t. lgnaciu Trryinu.
and that the said land So owned 10y said Matthias
Gerhard being known as Private Survey No.
Gh3 ~ said County ~ Cameron and plaintiffs
further show 10 the court the share and inter
Est of each If the plaintiffs in and 10 said eS-
tate. Plaintiffs further show a. the court that
the said Ellen Gerhard. the surviving wife Of
til. said Matthias Gerhard. deceased and Hos
eph NJ. Gerhard. Margret 4. Ilerwig. William
J.. Gerhard. Mathew j. Gerhard. George v.
Gerhard. Ellen 4. llally. Mary r. Gerhard.
Clara a. Gerhard and Lawrence A. Gerhard.
the children of the said Matthias Gerhard and
Ellen Gerhard and their grandchildren. Irene
Gerhard. Fernando &. Gerhard. Emile Ger
hard and Bernard Gerhard. the children nf
Joseph NJ. Gerhard and katherine NJ. Ger
hard. his wife. are the only heirs II Matthias
Gerhard. deceased. known e. your netitioners
aud that. under the provisions ~ Chapter -.
81 the Civil Statutes of the State Of Texas.
ibfa udNF ~ AflfIllilitu ana isaliftu who are
the heirs and the only heirs ~ the said Matthias
Gerhard. decreased. and the share and interest
81 each II said heirs fixed and declared IN and
90 said estate.
The premises considered the plaintiffs pray
that said defendants ~ cited ~ publication. ~
required 10y law. a. appear and answer this
petition and that upon the hearing hereof for
Judgment ~ this court determining and d.clar n
ing the names and residences # each If the
heirs "f said Matthias Gerhard. deceased. and
~" Shar" and interest uf each and MI IL said
heirs m and to said estate uf said decelcrt and
Tor such other and further relief. special and
general. IN law ana IN equity. a. IL the court
shall seem right and proper.
lou are further commanded ~ serve this
citation by publishing the SAM rnce in each
week Tor eight successive weeks previous To the
return day thereof. ia 4 newspaper published in
Your county: but II no newspaper IL published
~ said county. then in the nearest county
where = newspaper j. published.
Herein fail not. but have before said court
"n the first day If the March term. 1918. there
~. this writ. with your return thereon. show
ihg how You have executed the same.
Witness Joseph Webb. Clerk If the County
'nllrt ~ Cameron County. Texas.
'iven under my hand and the seal nf said
court. "a the City of Brownsville. Texas. this
II. So oSEpi wrpp
Clerk q the County Court. Cameron County.
Texas. "''
lsy J.. J.. Kowalski.
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