The Era-leader., 1917-11-29
CITATION.
26th Judicial District Court of
Louisiana, for Washington Parish
Fordney FasSett Co.

Louisiana, for Washington Parish
Fordney Fassett Co.
Versus No. 30lS.
Heirs of Aaron Miller. Et Ais.
TO heirs of Ned Mccain, viz: 3. H.
Mccain, A. B. Mccain, T. C. Nc
Cain, J. NJ. Mccain, Mrs. Flora Nc
Cain. and her husband, Ed Magee,
w. Z. Mccain, Matte Mccain, and
her husband +. B. Varnado, and
Ollie Mccain, and her husband Steve
S. Stevens: Heirs Of John Brewer,
viz: ". S. Riley. J. NJ. Riley, {. 1.
Riley. NJ. NJ. Riley, and her husband,
W. H. Langston, Lula, Alma, Minnie
Hermon and Willie Adams, minor
heirs of Ophelia Riley, deceased wife
of H. E. Adams, deceased, through |
their tutor, Martin 0. Adams, and
any unknown heirs of the said John
Brewer: Heirs of William Hurst, viz:
Jane Hurst, wife of Lambert,
Fannie Hurst, James Hurst, Missouri
Hurst. John Hurst, and Willie Hurst,
and any unknown heirs of William
Hurst: Heirs of Samuel Slocum, viz:
Melissa Slocum, widow, Lille Slocum,
Addie Slocu N and her husband, AL
len Mulkey, James Slocum. Stephen
Slocum, Adolph Slocum and Lille
Slocum, daughter of Randall Slocum,
deceased: and the heirs of Robert
Darlington, viz: Mrs. E. [. Darlington,
widow. w. w. Babington, I. NJ.
Darlington. C. S. E. Babington, and
Bannon Darlington, minor son OF
Robert H. Babington, deceased, thru
his natural Tutrix, Mrs, Ada Babing-
= ton, all residing in the state OF Louis
lana.
You are hereby notified that the
. plaintiff, Fordney Fassett Co, has
filed it's petition this day, alleging
, substantially the following:
That petitioner owns the following
, described land:
502.S3 acres of land in the Aaron
, Miller headlight No. AZ, township 3,
:, south range 10 east, of St. Helena
Meridian described as follows: Be-
\ ginning at the southwest corner OF the
y said Aaron Miller headlight No. AZ
. and run north S94o east along head
- right line 2.62 chains, thence north
~ 1906 chains, thence north S980 cas-
~ Il chains. thence north 10 east 3:
chains to north line of said headlight
thence south 500, west along head
:, right line IS. .S3 chains, thence south
". -; east chains, thence south "ea0
- west 19 chains, thence north Ia
west 8. Ii chains, thence south 99a0
. west along said headlight 'inc $50
~ chains to the northwest corner Q
70 said headlight, thence South ao, eas
'. along headlight line 53.o5 chains te
@ the point of beginning
~ Petitioner alleges the followin
chain OF title:
~ United States to Aaron Miller i
- - the year 1875; Aaron Miller to Ne
Mccain in the year 1853; Ned Mccall
e to John Brewer in the year 1868: job
Brewer to William Hurst in the yea
1865; William Hurst to Samuel Slt
cum in the year 1870; Samuel Slocu
by r. ID. Bickham, Sheriff and e.
" Otficio Tax Collector in and for WaSi
1, ington Parish, La, to Robert Bat
ington on March IL, 1881, Robert Bal
. ington to r. NJ. Darlington day
~. NAV, 1883; T. NJ. Babinglon to Mrs
w E. |. Darlington, June 8, 1888, and n
newed November Is. 1917. Mrs. E.
&c Darlington to Darlington Bros, Lit
March II, 1908; Darlington Bros Ltd
6. to Joseph W. Fordney May A, 100
" Joseph w. Fordney to Fordney Fa
:, sett Co., May Is, 1909.
They allege that the first seven
the above mentioned titles were in dl
form and recorded in the conveyan
records of Washington Parish, La
, and that the originals thereof u
yether with the records were destro,
ed by the burning of the courthous
March II, 1897, and they show ths
'ir,, the last four titles above mentlone
,ua ''rt are duly recorded in the conVeyan'
+nn records of Washington Parish, La.
use They allege that Aaron Miller, NJ
70 Mccain, John Brewer, Villa
'no Hurst, Samuel Sloc.um and Robe
Darlington are all dead. and they S
ont in detail their heirs SO far
urt known.
pen They pray for the appointment OF
@ he, Special Tutor and Special Curator
ar represent the absent minors and abse
defendants and for the citation OF sa