Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-04-20

And now at this day, April 9Th, A. D. ts9e,
comes the plaintiff and files his petition herein,
duly verified BY an1davit, with the clerk OF this
court, in Vacauon, stating, among other things,
that the defendants Leonidas Beatty, %. n.
Beatty James e. Beatty, Mary Is. Cant and her
husband, Thomas W. Cant; Laura NJ. Ramp and
her hQsnandi Joseph Ramp; 7. B. Mansfield,
Leila smith and her husband, John Smith; and
Martha Walton are non-residents OF the State
OF Missouri and that the names OF the unknown
heirs OF William Beatty, deceased, and James
Beatty, deceased. are uaknoWn 10 this plsintff.
and for that reason he cannot insert their
names herein, and that they cannot be served
with the ordinary process OF law.
Plaintiff therefore prays for az Order OF
publication for all OF said nonresident defend
ants and the said unknown heirs OF William
Beatty, deceased, and James Beatty, deceased.
It Is therefore ordered by the clerk OF this
court, IN vacation, that publication be made not-
y1ng the said non-resident defendants and the
sud unknown heirs Of William Beatty and
commenced against them in the Circuit Court or
Audrain County, Missouri, the object and gem
srAi nature or which Is 20 declare title in plalnt-
N 70 me northwest quarter Section Ql Sin,
Township @il Flfiy-One, Range 0) Nine; and
the southwest quarter Section tN) Thirty-One,
township % Fifty-Twol, Range 90 Ninei By
limitation under Section $40, Article Q) One,
Chapter u0l One Hundred and mree, Revised
statutes les9i and have plaintiffs record title 70
sad real estate perfected.
Lhat ne interest % aid unknown heirs As
alleged IN PLAINTIFFS petition Is As follows; That
aid Unknown heirs OF James and William Beatty,
deceased, appear to have an interest IN sad
real estate OF record by reason OF being tho
heirs OF william and James Beatty, deceased,
Wao Wer9 ne sons OF Edward Beatty, deceased.
Wno entered said real estate and obtained patent
rom me Government OF the United States and
10 deed appears OF record or can be hound from
the said Edward Beatty, deceased, 10 anyone
eaaer whom plaintiff claims tue 10 said real
Now, therefore, you said nonresident defend
ants and the unknown heirs o. James Beatty,
dece9sedt and the unknown heirs OF william
Beatty deceased, Who might claim said real
estate as the grandchildren or great grant-
children Of Edward Beatty, deceased, WHO ap-
pear . have OF record a title adverse to that OF
plaintiff, and who are unknown 10 plaintfr, and
Tor unat reason plaintiff cannot insert their
names herein, are hereby notified OF the dlinR OF
THIS suit, and unless you DO and appear as the
next regular term Of this court, 70 b begun and
held az the court house Ia the City or MEXICO,
county and state Aforesaid, on the first Monday
IN June next, A. D. 1899, and on or before The
Uird daF thereof, answer or otherwise plead 70
plAnths petition. the same VIII be taken IS
confessed and decree ordered IN Accordance
win ne prayer o. said petition.
and M Is mrt1er ordered that q COPY hereof
be published tn tha Mexico Weekly IEDGEn,a
weekly newspaper published Ii Sad Audnlln
County, for r1r weeks successfully, no Last
Insertion 70 be az least fifteen days heforo tie
eommsnoement o. said next terncs IA conrt
Attest, J G. BUcKNER.
Clerk Gnaif Coart