The Era-leader., 1917-11-15
CITATION.
26th judicial District Court of
Louisiana, for Washington Parish
Fordney Fassett Co,

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L. Smith, widow of Milton burns.
Hardy H. Smith. Susie '. Smith,
widow of William II. kentze', Chas.
l.. Smith, John L. Smith, Cora May
Smith, wife of S. ID. Anderson, all
residing in the State of Louisiana.
You are hereby cited and notified
that the Fordney Fassett Co., a cor
poration organized under the laws of
the state of Michigan, and domiciled
at Saginaw. said state, with des'
ignated Agent in the Parish of Wash
ington, state of Louisiana, have filed
their petition in this court making
YOU and each of you as we'll as all other
heirs of J. E. Smith defendants, and
substantially alleging the following:
That they own the following des-
cribed land, situated in the Parish of
Washington, State of Louisiana, to-
wit:
lOs. 80 acres described as follows:
Beginning north 354o east $50 chns.
from the west corner of said head
right, which point is on the weet line
of said headlight and 10 chains from
where the Tchefuncta river first
strikes it, thence east $500 chains,
thence north 58!o east $3.50 chains
10 the northeast line of said head
right, thence along said headlight
line south 24ao, east 1926 chains,
thence south $500 west 25. II chains,
thence south 49,, west ll.75 chains,
thence south 2Oao, west 5 chains,
thence south 22o, west 4.5O chains,
thence south 9.77 chains, thence west
chains, thence north chains, thence
, west IL chains, thence north 800
, chains, thence north 40!o, west coo
chains, thence north l940, west 5
. chains, thence north S74o, west $50
i chains, thence north 51!o, west $50
chains, thence north TO west chr,
:. to headlight line at river, thence
;. along said headlight line north 3oa =
east 10 chains to beginning. Also
1924 acres described as follows;
Commence at the north corner OF SAID
headlight and run south 34a0, east
. along headlight line 44,43 chains
thence south $50 a west 1896 chains,
y thence south s9o Is west, 20 chains
to headlight line, thence in nortA
easterly direction along headrlgh'
y line 1906 chains to place of begin
0 ming, all in Robert Taylor headlight
!, No. ~ township 3, South, Range
least. Containing in all 27l,23 acres
- more or less.
~. That they trace their claim of title
~ back to the United States, and tha
~ one link in said chain is a transfer
from the heirs of J. E. Smith to Sam
- ueI H Varuado, by an act executed
before Lewis A. Bickham, clerk o.
|. court. in the year 1894, and. they at
al tached certified copy OF the recor'
of said transfer to their petition
!. which said transfer appears on con
y, veyarce book 2. page OF the RECORDS
ii. of Washington Parish, Louisiana
" They allege that the date and GER
R. tain othel portions of the said act o
rs the sale together with the original &C
It, itself we're destroyed by fire at tn
4, burning of the courthouse OF Wash
n ington Parish, Louisiana, on Marcl
is II, 1871, and they state in their petl
of uon the portions of said record o
v, the said act which were destroyed AM
ge which appears in blank on the pres
ent records of said parish.
I'd They further allege that the sai'
e. act of sale from the heirs of j. L
e. Smith to Samuel H. Varnado was ex
ecuted by Hardle II. Smlth an
c. denry ]. Smith, who act for them
as selves, and who appeared by specla
g. mower of attorney, which was thel
IN recorded in Notaral record l., page
,es 776- 777.77s-779 of the records Q
ty Washington Parish, La, on behalf G
the other heirs of j. e. Smith, viz.
ed William I. Smith, Josephine /
ott Smith, widow, Sallie L. Smith, viii
of of Milton Burns, Susie V. Smith, vii
re. of William H. Kentzel, Amelia Smith
of widow, Charles L. Smith, John E
Smith, Cora May Smith. wife OF :
lid D. Anderson, Eugene Smith, an
ne. Lizzie A. Smith, widow.
oe They also allege that the said pov
of er of Attorney with the records theret
of was destroyed by fire at the burnln
of the courthouse, on March II, lo9
ed They pray that the act OF sale ex
zie cuted as above stated be revived, an
las that the portions of said act OF sal
ars which were destroyed by the burnir