Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-14
THE STATE OF \

70 the Sheriff on any Constable OF
Cameron COMMUNICATING:
You are Hereby Commanded 70
summon J. w. Smith and the un-
known heirs and legal Representa-
tives Of J. w smith, deceased, by
making publication Of this Citation
once in each week for four successive
weeks previous to the return day
hereof, in some newspaper published
in your County, to appear at the next
regular term of the 103rd judicial
District Court Of Texas, within and
for Cameron County, to be holden at
the Coart House thereof, in Browns
vile, on the 3rd Monday in December
A. ID. 1927, the same being the 18th
day Of December A. d. 1927, then and
there to answer a petition filed In
said Court on the lst day Of Noyem-
Der A. ID. 1927 in a suit, numbered
on the docket of said Court No. 1872,
wherein James Dickinson Farm MORT
gage Company, a corporation, IL
Plaintiff, and Hattie l.. Smith, a
widow; Elsie Ann Smith; j. W. Smith
and the unknown heirs and legal rep
resentatives Of u. W.sSmith. deceased,
are Defendants, and said petition al
Ieging: that by deed recorded
in Volume 1876, on page 546, ct seq
Deed Records Cameron County. Tex
rs, plaintiff conveyed To the above
j. ". Smith and Hattie T.. Smith that
certain tract Of land in Cameron
County, Texas, being g. acres out Of
the southeast corner Of Block l63,
in Share n, in III JarGin Subdivision
Cameron County, Texas, described by
metes and bounds as follows: Be-
ginning NJ the =. T.. corner Of Block
1853 OF III Jardin Subdivision in
Share q for the :. +. corner Of the
tract herein described; thence with
the +. boundary Of said Block l65
M. 3 degrees 81 minutes r.. $50 feet
To the NJ. n. corner OF said Block for
the y. Z. ccrner Of the tract herein
described; thence with North boun-
dairy line Of Block as follows: =. 81
degrees 50 minutes VI. 109-S feet
nv. So degrees 10 minutes w. 2G0
feet; thence N. 81 degrees II min
utes W. SIS feet to point for a COR
ner Of the tract herein described;
thence So degrees a. minutes WI. 1861
feet TO point for the N. w. corner
OF the tract herein described; thence
S. 3 degrees 80 minutes W. 44S-1 feet
10 point in South boundary OF said
Block for the 3. w. corner OF the
tract herein described: thence with
said south boundary line South IS
degrees 4. 646.l feet 70 place Of be-
ginning, retaining in said deed RI
vendors lien 10 secure the payment
Of four promissory vendors lien
notes made By said grantees, payable
70 plaintiff given in part payment
w the purchase price consideration for
said land, numbered / To a, inclusive,
each for the principal sum Of $4,000,
dated January /, 1925, due on the
first day OF January for the years
1927, 1928, 1929 and 1880, bearing in
terest from date until maturity at
the rate OF six per cent per annum,
interest due semi-annually, past due
principal and interest bearing inter
est NJ the rate Of ten per cent per
annum, each Of said notes containing
the usual provision for accelerated
maturity Of series in the event de-
fault be made in the payment Of
either principal or interest, when due
also containing usual provision for
ten per cent attorneys fees on notes
III same after maturity ARE placed In
the hands CT an attorney for coilec-
ton; that said notes were heretofore
lost, misplaced or destroyed while il
was in possession Of same; that same
were therefore by IL sold, assigned,
transferred or hypothecated in whole
or in part; that il has made diligent
search for same but same cannot be
found. end that secondary evidence
will be offered 10 prove same; that
defendants have defaulted in the pay
ment Of note number /, also in the
payment Of all interest accruing on
all notes of said series. and because
of such default plaintiff hns declared
the entirety OF the Indebtedness evil
denced by all notes due, and has