COUNTY CAPITOL NOTES

Anderson Texas, Feb. 20, 1901 One batch of 26 sales of oils and mineral rights to lands in Grimes county have been filed within the last few days for record in the office of the county clerk. The first instrument noted is that of W.M. Lyons and wife to W.S. Napier and associates (J.M.Leigh, Norman G. Kittrell and L. McDaniel.) For consideration of $1 and stipulated share in products yielded the grantors bargain, sell and convey to grantees oil and mineral rights on all lands owned by them in Grimes county, including homestead. Party of the first part to received one tenth of all oil of commercial value found, to be delivered in a pipe line to the credit of said party; also 5 cents per ton for coal mined as the produce is marketed; as to asphaltum, ochre, marl and other minerals found grantees receive as much a ton as will be in the same proportion to the value of such product on the market as the price agreed to be paid for coal or lignite is proportioned to the value of that product. If illuminating or natural gas be found, grantor has the privilege of using such gas for his own domestic uses by making his own connections; provided that such gas is found in greater quantity than is necessary for these in working this or adjoining premise. Should no work be done on said conveyed property within 5 years and conveyed rights reverts back to grantor provided that should grantees find and work for minerals purposes property , within five miles of this conveyed property then the time for working this property is extended for five years. Should products of paying, quantity be found on said premises and not worked for a period of two years, the grantees forfeit all rights and titles. Grantees to have right to sink water wells and to cut timber for operating machinery. Rights thus obtained by party of the second part to be assignable. E.F. Helmer to same parties; all lands owned; same conditions. William Medland to same parties, all lands owned; same conditions. J.J. Keith to same parties, all lands owned; same conditions. Francis Helmer to same parties, all lands owned; same conditions. John Churchwell to same parties, all lands owned in George Mason survey; same conditions. R.W. Crenshaw and Mrs. S.T. Turner to same parties, all lands owned singly or jointly in Tuttle league about 400 acres; same conditions. W.T. Trant to same parties, all lands owned in certain leagues, same conditions. Howell Mallett to same parties, all lands owned in A. Gates league south of Martin�s Prairie, same conditons. Like instruments were executed to the same parties by W.T. Schumacher, J.J. Hicks and wife, W.S. Pyle and wife, Perry Parnell and wife, William Pope and wife, John E. Wells and wife, H.H. Cook and wife,J.H. Turner, Robert Owen and wife, Henry R. Murdock, E.F. Murrah north one half of Daniel M. Horton homestead survey. Samuel Trant and W.A. Trant, William Churcwell and Mary Churchwell all lands in George Mason survey. W.E. Owen and wife 52 1/2 acres in Amos Gates league. B.F. Smith and wife, John S. Black and wife, J.M. Flint an undivided half interest in 200 acres in the J.W. Tuttle league. All instruments are signed by grantors and S.W. Napier; two witnesses signed and in most instances a witness acknowledges same. All have $1 revenue stamps.