The Butler weekly times., 1897-12-23
Order Of Publication.
STATE OF MISSOURI


In the Circui, Court of Bates County. Missouri.
in vacation. December 18th. ls9.. 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 plaintiff herein by
his attornes ;. Grave Clark, and hleS his petit
the state OF Missouri. Whereupon il is ordered
by the Clerk in racaton 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 10 have
the title 20 the following described lands in
OF oil the east side OF the northeast quarter Of
the southeast quarter Of section niur(.i in town
ship forty t4ol Of range Ihirts-ihree tSSl, said
strip Oh of said east side being siN and 25-lGo
chains wide al the north end and three and
LEO chains wide at the south end; and also
the northeast quarter of the southeas;
quarter of section ten tlos in township
forty lio1 of range thirty three tSIl, vested
in the plaintiff under and by virtue Of section
t..o Revised Statute Of Missouri tlsssn chapter
los anu the subsequent amendment thereto. al
ieging that the equitable ute entanated from
the government more than ten years prior here
TO, and more than ii wears prior 10 the in
sutution of this suit: that plaintiff and his
Immediate grantors have had possession of said
premises and paid the taxes same for more
than ii years prior hereto; that John Hicklin
and John cray acquired title or apparent title
TO said lands III l>45 and lSa by entry from the
United States and there appears of record no
conveyance from them from that time TO this
thereof, anu in this way have an apparent inter-
est, that said John Hieklin 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
definitely set out. that said John GRAY has an
apparent interest by reason of his entry as
aforesaid and If he is dead his heirs would have
same, that if he is dead the names of his heirs
are unknown 10 plaintiff and for that reason
their respective interests cannot be more def
nitely set out: that if said Gray is living he is
not resident of the state. and that all the heirs
of both Hickln and said Gray are nom residents
of the state of Missouri, that plaintiff and his
immediate grantors have had the open, notorious
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 at
this court at the next term thereof to be begun
and holden at the court house in the city of
Butler, in said county, on the 18th day of Feb
ruary Xt, and on or before the third day of
said term. if the term shall so long continue
said term-answer or plead 10 the petition in
said cause, the same will be taken as confessed
and judgment will be rendered accordingly.
And be il further ordered that copy hereof
be published, according TO law, in the
BUTLER WEEKLY TINES, a weekly newspaper
printed and published in Bates county, Mis-
souri,. for four weeks successfully, the last in
sertion to be at least fifteen days before the first
day of the next term of the circuit court.
STEWART .ATClIESON, Circuit Clerk
\ true copy of the record. Witness my hand
and the seal of the circuit court of
tsEALl Bates county, this 18th day of necem-
Der, 1887.
STEWART ATCHESON,
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