The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-04-03

In the circuit court, February term, lbv2, JOhn
K. Winnings plaintiff, vs.. The unknown heirs OF
Lewellen Mathews, deceased, Leander ;,
Mathews, deceased and John n. Mathews. de-
ceased, defendants.
Alsa Opder of Publication.
Now at THE d ~ comes the plaintiff herein.by
his attorney, s. w. Dooley, and having herein
before filed his petition and affidayit, sIexing,
of Lewellen Mathews, deceased, and Leander
5. Mathews, dece ased, AMI John \. Mathews,
decease are unknown to this plant II and for
that reason their names canr0t be inserted in
plaintiffs petition, and IL appearing thai the
former order OF publication herein was dsfec-
tive, IL is ordered by the court in term. time
that said defendants be notified by aliie pub
LEGATION that Plaintia has commenced q suit
against them in this court, the objeca and gen.
eral nature Of which is TO secure from the court
decree to Ascer tain and determine the title of
| the plaintiff and defendants in and TO- the fol-
lowing DESERT bed lands lying and being situate
| in Bates county, Missouri, to-wit: The east
| half of the northeast quarter and the east quar-
| ter of the west half OF the northeast quarter Of
section twenty eight t2S In township forty-two
42)oI range thirty three 1885, that Ii the defend
| ants have no interest In said Land that the
court will so decree and generally to define and
adjudge by it's decree the title and estate Of the
parties in and to said land, set forth as follows
in said petition; that If said Lewellen aed Lee
ander S. Mathews, deceased, left any heirs
capable of inheritng their interest in said land
other than their brotner and sister, that such
heirs would be interes ted In said and as fol-
lows, such heirs of Lewellen Mathews to one
fourth interest therein; and such
heirs of Leander s. Mathews to one
fourth interest therein; that IL John N. Math-
eWs Inherited from his brother and sister thu
said Lewellen and Leander s. Mathews, de-
, ceased, and left heirs other than William A
Mathews such heirs would be entitled to an
undivided eighth interest in said land, tina
one Of the objects Of said SUIT Is to certain
= there are such unknown heirs OF said Leveller
Lesnder s. and John N. Mathews. deceased
= and have the court find the interest Of all the
parties in and to said land and enter Its deere
| accordinglysand for such other and further or
ders and DEGREES In the premises as TO the c0ur
NAV seem inst and proper and that unless tn
: said unknown heirs Of said Lewellen, Leande
s. and John N. Mathews deceased, be and ap
), pear at this court at the next term thereof,
a be begun and holden Of the court house IN tn
city OF Butler, In said county, on the 10th %
4 of June next, and on or before the first day
said term, answer or plead TO- the petition
!. said cause, the same will be taken ss confesse
and Judgment will be rendered accordingly.
q And 1t lie further ordered that copy herec
:, be published, according to law, In the Butt!
u WEEKLY TIMES, q newspaper published In sal
county OF Bates for four weeks successfully
published at least once week, the last insel
ton to be at least fifteen days before the dr
N day of said next June term Of this court.
A. B. LUDWICK, Circuit Clerl
d A true copy from the record. Witnei
: IsEALl my hand and seal Of the circuit coul
!, of Bates county, this 18th dav Of Feb
70 al4t 1902. A. B. LUDWICK, Circuit Clerl