The Butler weekly times., 1897-12-30
Order of Publication.
STATE OF MISSOURI S.

SouAty VI bdten,
In the Circuit Court of Bates County, Missouri
in vacation, December 18th, 1897, j CLARK.
plaintiff, VS.. the unknown heirs of John Hick-
lin, deceased. John Gray and the unknown
heirs of John Gray, deceased, defendants
Now at this day comes the piaintin herein by
his attorne.s, Grave 4 Clark, and files his petit
t, uon ana an afhdavit, alleging among other things
the state of Missouri. Whereupon it is ord cred
by the Clerk in vacation that said defendants be
notified by publication that plaintiff has COM
menced suit against them in this court, the
object and general nature of which is to have
the title to the following described lands in
Bates county. Missouri to-wit: Ten acres
of of the east side of the northeast quarter Of
the southeast quarter of section ninet9J in town
ship forty (40) OF range thirty-three (33), said
strip OFF of said east side being six and 25- 100
chains wide at the north end and three and
a3-1o0 chains wide at the south end; and also
the northeast quarter of the~seutheast
quarter OF section ten lo) in township
in the plaintiff under and by virtue OF section
6.ID Revised Statute Of Missouri fIss5D chapter
l03 and the subsequent amendment thereto al
ieging that the equitable title emanated from
the government more than ten years prior here
TO, ana more than 81 years prior TO the in
sttutlon or this suit; that plaintiff and his
immediate grantors have had possession of said
premises and paid the taxes same for more
than 81 years prior hereto; that John HickIin
and John Gray acquired title or apparent title
to said lands in 1888 and 1854 by entry from the
nIfed States and there appears OF record no
conveyance from them from that time to this
date, although they have not been in possession
thereof. and in this way have an apparent inter
est, that said John Hickln is dead and his
heirs are unknown to plaintiff and are not resi-
dents OF this state, and for that reason their
respective names and interests cannot be more
dlfntely set ont, that said John GRAY has an
apparent interest by reason Of his entry a.
Aforesaid and If he Is dead his heirs would have
same, that IL he is dead the names Of his heirs
are unknown 70 plaintiff and for that reason
their respective nterests cannot be more def
niteiy set ont; that If said Gray is living he il
not resident Of the state and that all the hei
OF both Hicklin and said Gray are non residents
Of the state OF Missouri, that plaintiff and his
Immediate grantors have had the Open no.orjnas
and adverse possession Of said premises for
more than 81 years and have paid taxes
On same during all of said time and that
unless the said defendants be and appear st
this court. at the next term thereof TO be begun
ana holden at the court house in the CITY Of
Butter, IN said county, on the 18th day Of Feb
ruary next, and On Or before the third day Of
said term, Ii the term shall 80 long continue
said tern1-auswer Or plead 70 the petition in
said eaEse. the same will be taken as confessed
and jud gment viii be rendered accordingly
And be 1t further ordered that copy hereof
be published, according to Law in the
Butler NEEsLy TINES, weekly newspaper
printed and Published in Bates eoanty, Mis-
souri, for four weeks successiyefr the last In
ser.ion TO be at least fifteen DAYS before the frs.
day Of the next term Of the circuit court
STEWART ATCHES0N. Circuit Clerk.
A true copy of the record. Witness nv hand
and the seal Of the circuit court of
lsEALl Bates county, this 18th day OF Decem-
Der, 1877.
STEWART ATCHEsoN,
"-4t Circuit Clerk.