The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-09-10


day. OF September A. ID. 1920, then
and there to answer a petition filed
In said Court on the 22nd day OF
May. A. ID. 1920. in "a suit numbered
on the docket of said Court, No.
2S6. wherein Thos. G.. Patteson Is
plaintiff and J. II. Gordon, A. c.
Sanders, ID. a. Shepherd, John Cald-
well and The Texas Company, pri-
vate corporation. are defendants, the
nature OF plaintiffs demand being as
follows, to-wit:
Suit TO set aside two attempted
releases OF certain notes hereinafter
set out. said releases being part OF
and contained in certain deeds dated
and described as follows:
First deed, dated April Is. 1903,
given by A. c. Sanders and j. h.
Gordon, conveying the lands herein
after described. to ID. Il. Shepherd
recorded, Vol. 10, page 2l2, deed
records OF Eastland County, Texas.
Second deed, dated April 16, 1903
given by A. c. Sanders and j. II.
Gorden. conveying the lands herein
after described. TO d. T.. Shepherd
recorded Vol. 70, page 254, deed re-
cords OF Eastland County. Texas.
Suit to establish debt Of following
notes against A. c. Sanders and lien
of notes established and foreclosed
against following tract of land, to-
wit. 1886 acres Of land out of Sec
ton rs. Block 3. Houston Texas
Central Railway Company Survey In
Eastland County, Texas. said notes
having been given as part considera-
ton for said land by A. c. Sanders
tot. II. Gordon. being dated May ~
1907. numbered ! to s. inclusive
payable to J. H. Gorden. due In 10
years from date; first seven notes
for 500. 90 each. and last note for
$1,000. interest from date at per
cent per annum; providing for past
due interest Il bear interest from
maturity at per cent per annum'
and providing for 10 per cent OF
sums due thereon to be added as at
tornev's fees In event same We're
placed in hands OF an attorney for
collection. or IL collected through the
probate court.
That on May 80, 1901 in due
course OF trade and bushes. J. II.
Gordon transferred all OF said notes
TO Delta National Bank, a private
corporation. and at time when
said notes were In the hands OF. ana
owned by the assignee OF said j. II
Gordon. and without the consent OF
and against the will and wishes OF
the then holders and owners OF said
notes. said J. II. Gordon executed
the certain instruments above des
cribed attempting to release said
notes.
That the defendant. d. a. Shep-
herd. had full knowledge that said
notes we're not then held and owned
by said J.. II. Gordon at the time OF
the pretended releases and convey
ance TO him by said A. c. Sanders
above described
Defendants and each OF them are
notified to produce the originals of
deeds recorded as follows: Vol. 63'
page 4s1. Vol 10, page 2l2; and
Vol. rs. page 254. deed records of
Eastland County, Texas, or else sec
ondary evidence OF their contents
viii he submitted upon trial hereof
Plaintiff alleges that on or about
April 1. 1916, he became the owner
and holder of said notes and liens
securing the same for a good and
equitable consideration; that same
are stlll due and unpaid; that lien
still exists against premises to Sc
cure the payment OF said notes; and
that same Is now a valid. binding and
| subsisting vendor neh.
That John Caldwell and The Tex
as Company are setting up some
claim to premises, the nature OF
which is to plaintiff unknown but
which interest plaintiff alleges is in
ferior to lien OF plaintiff securing
said notes.
Herein fail not. but have you be-
fore said court on the first day OF
the next term thereof. this Writ
with your return thereon showing
how you have executed the same.
witness my hand and seal OF said
court. at Office In Gail. Texas this
18th day OF August, A. d. 1890.
MAGGIE WILLIAMS.
Clerk District Court Borden County
Texas. l.. s. ll-14
A street preacher in Waxahachie