Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-11
CITATION BIZ PuBLICATIoN

NO. 15Z2.
james, Dickinson Farm Mortgages
CO. W.. w. III. Massey, et a..
In the District Court, Cameron
County, Texas.
The States of Texas 90 the Sheriff
or any Constable of Cameron v
ty-GREETING:
You are hereby commanded, that
By making publication OF this Clta-
ton in some newspaper published Ia
the county Of Cameron once in each
week for four consecutive weeks
previous 10 the return day hereof,
you summon w. III. Massey, whose
residence Is unknown. who IS alleged
TO be a nonresident Of the state
Of Texas. to be and appear at the
next regular term of the District
Court or Cameron County, 10 BE-
holden AZ the courthouse thereof, IN
the city Of Brownsville, Texas, on
the third Monday n July, A. ID. 1928,
the same being the 18th day Of July,
A. y. 1928. then ana there 10 answer
a petition filed in said Court on the
Goth day OF January. "A. ID. 1873, IN
a suit. numbered on the docket or
said Court, No: 1929, wherein James
Dickinson Farm Mortgage Company
il plaintiff. and WI. III. Massey and
Leslie B. Ward are defendants p
nature Of plaintiffs demand being
substantially, as follows, to-wit;
That. by deed recorded in Volume
146 on pages 26S-270 of the Deed
Records Of Cameron County Texas,
James-Dickinson Farm Mortgage
Company, a Texas corporation, con
veyed TO defendant. w. II. Massey, a
certain tract of land in Cameron
County. Texas, being the n. 5.57
acres of Farm Block No. liz OF the
I'll Jardin Heights Subdivision, Sur
vey No. 81. Subdivision ID, Share 10
Of the Espiritu Santo Grant, accord
ing 20 map and plat thereof. record
ed in Volume 3 on aaEe AZ Of the
Map Records OF Cameron County,
Texas. retaining IN said deed Of con-
veyance. n vendors lien TO secura
the payment OF five %promissory ven
doris lien notes, numbered is in.
elusive. each for the principal sum
Of S.23.60, dated January 20, 1926,
due ! each respectively. on OK before
January Goth for the years 1925.
1927. 1928, 1929 and 1880. payable
to plaintiff, which is a Missouri
corporation. bearing interest from
date until maturity att the rate OF q
per cent per annum and thereafter.
until paid az the rate OF 10 per cent
per annum. interest payable semi
annually on July 20 and January 20
Of each year. the maker, w. III. Mas
sey agreeing that VIZ the particular
note ~ not paid when due, 10 pay
all costs OF collection and 10 per
cent of the unpaid principal and in
terest for attorneys fees, past due
interest and attorneys fees 10 draw
interest nc the rate of 10 per cent
per annum; providing that if the par
ticular not or any i1stallment Of in
terest thereon be not paid when due.
then the holder may, at his election,
declare the entirety 7f the series due
and payable: that Note No. 4 or said
series has been paid: that no inter-
est has been paid on Notes 2-5 in
elusive since January 20. 1925. that
Note No. , Of said series Ia past
due and unpaid and. although plain
tiff the present owner and holder
or said notes numbered rs. has re-
peatedly requested and demanded OF
defendants TO pay the same. they
have each failed and refused to do
80 and do now fail and refuse I'D
70 de-, that because Of such default
Of defendant, plaintiff has elected 70
declare the entirety OF the notes Of
said series due and payable and has
placed the same in the hands Of
West AZ HiEhtower, Attorneys. for
collection, thereby rauring the 10 per
cent attorneys fees provided for
therein, 10 become due and payable:
that the defendant. Leslie B. Ward,
- asserting some right or ownership
IN the above property.
Plaintiff prays judgment for its
debt. damages and costs; that its
lien be fixed. established and de-
creed f~oreclosed and that it have
relief generally.
HEREIN FAIL NOT. but have you
before said Court on the first day
of next term thereof this writ with
your return thereon. showing how
you have executed the same.
Given under my hand and seal az
said court. at office III the city or
Brownsville. Texas. this the 18th day
OF May. "a. ID. 1928.
Witness. Jno. p. Seaman, Clerk
Of District Court in and for
Cameron County. Texas.
IN M. y. McTiernan, Deputy.
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