The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-01-27
Order of Publication .

OrQer OF fuDilcdtlou
STATE OF MISSOURI az
County 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
his attorne, S, Grave Clark, and tiles his petit
ton and affdayit, alleging among other things
that al the defendants; are not,-fesideats OF
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 is to have
the title to the following described lands in
off of the east side of the northeast quarter of
the southeast quarter of section nine(9 IN town.
ship forty (40) of range thirty-three (33), said
chains wide at the north end and three and
75-10O chains wide at the south end; and also
quarter ri t Of section ten uo) in township
forty 40) of range thirty-three (33), vested
in the plaintiff under and by virtue of section
677O Revised Statute of Missouri QSS9) chapter
l03 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 plalntln ana ms
premises and paid the taxes on same for more
than 81 years prior hereto; that John Hlcklin
and John GRAY acquired title or apparent title
United States and there appears of record no
conveyance from them from that time to TINS
thereof, and in this way have an apparent inter
est, that said John Hicklin 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 deli
nitely set out; that if said Gray is living he is
not resident of the state, and that all the heirs
of both Hicklin and said Gray are non 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 10Th day of Feb
said term, if the term shall so long continue
and if not, then on or before the last day or
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
sertiOn to be least fifteen days before the first
| day of the next term of the circuit court.
| A true COPY of the record. Witness my hand
and the seal of the circuit court OF
TsEALl Bates county, this 18th day of Decem-
| Der, 1897. . ,>
LOAF Circuit Clerk.