The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-02-03
Order of Publication .

STATE OF MISSOURI|
County of Bates,
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 plaintiff herein by
his attorne, 5, Grave Clark, and files his petit
ton and afidayit, alleging among other things
that all the defendants, are non-residentS OF
the state of Missouri. Whereupon it is ordered
by the Clerk in vacation that said defendants be
notified by publication that plaintiff has COM
menced a suit against them in this court, the
object and general nature OF which which IS TO haTe
Bates county. Missouri, tO-wit: Ten acres
off of the east side of the northeast quarter of
the southeast quarter OF section nlne(s In town
ship forty 40) of range thirty-three t3S), said
strip off of said east side being six ana 25-lO0
chains wide at the north end and three and
75-IO0 chains wide at the south end; and also
the northeast quarter of the southwest
quarter of section ten Q0) in township
forty (40 of range thirty-three (33), vested
in the plaintiff under and by virtue OF section
677O Revised Statute of Missouri uSs9 chapter
I03 and the subsequent amendment thereto, al
leging that the equitable title emanated from
the government more than ten years prior here
to, and more than 81 years prior to the in
stitution of this suit; that plaintiff and his
immediate grantOrs have had possession of said
premises and paid the taxes on same for more
than 81 years prior hereto; that John Hicklln
and John Gray acquired title apparent title
to said lands in lS43 and 1854 by entry from the
United 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 Hcklin 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 to plaintiff and for that reason
their respective interests cannot be more def
nitely set out; that if said Gray is living he is
resident of the state, and that all the heirs
of both Hcklin and said Gray are non-resldents
of the state of Mi ssouri, 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
Butler, in said county, on the 18th day of Feb
ruary next, and on or before the third day OF
said term, if the term shall so long continue
and if not, then before the last day OF
said term-answer or plead to the petition in
said cause, the same will be taken as confessed
and Judgment will be rendered accordingly.
And be it further ordered that copy hereof
be published, according to law, in the
BUTLER WEEKLY TIMES, weekly newspaper
printed and published in Bates county, Mis-
souri, for four weeks successfully, the last in
day of the next term of the circuit court.
STEWART ATCHESOS, Circuit Clerk.
A true copy of the record. witness my hano
and the seal of the circuit court OF
[sEALl Bates county, this 18th day OF Decem-
| Der, 1897. r
Loaf Circuit Clerk.