The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-05-01
Order of Publication

Order of Publication.
STATE OF MISSOURI,
County of Bates, 90
In the circuit court, February term, 1902, John
+. Winnings plaintiff, vs. The unknown heirs of
Lewellen Mathews, deceased, Leander ;.
Mathews, deceased and John n. Mathews de-
ceased, defendants.
Alias Order Qualification.
Now at This day comes the plaintiff herein by
his attorney, $ W. Dooley, and having herein
before filed his petition and AFFIDAVIT alleging.
among other things that defendants, the heirs
of Lewellen Mathews, deceased, and Leander
:. Mathews, deceased, and John \. Mathews,
decease are unknown TO this plaintiff and for
that reason their names came OF be inserted in
plaintiffs petition; and 1t appearing that the
former order of publication herein was defec-
tive, il Is ordered by the court in term time
that said defendants be notified by alias pub
LEGATION that plaintiff has commenced suit
against them in this court, the object and gem
eral nature OF which Is TO secure from the court
a decree to ascertain and determine the title of
the plaintiff and defendants in and to the fol-
lowing desert led 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
N2)o1 range thirtyt 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 its decree the title and estate of the
| parties In and to said land, set forth as follows
in said petition; that IL said Lewelen aed Lee
ander 5. Mathews, deceased, left any heirs
capable of inheriting their interest In said land
other than their brother and sister, that such
heirs would be interested 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 the
said Lewellen and Leander s. Mathews, de-
| ceased, and left heirs other than William A
| Mathews such heirs would be entitled to an
undivided one-eighth interest in said land, tn at
one OF the objects OF said SUIT is to a certain IL
| there are such unknown heirs of said Lewellen
Leander 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 decree
| accordinglyand for such other and further or
| ders and DEGREES in the premises as to the court
! may seem lust and proper and that unless the
| said unknown heirs of said Lewellen, Leander
5. and John N Mathews deceased, be and ap-
| pear 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 June next, and on or before the first 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 It Is further ordered that a COPY hereof
be published, according to law, in the Butt Err
| WEEKLY TINES, newspaper published in said
county OF Bates for four weeks successfully,
| Published at least once a week, the last inser.
ton to be at least fifteen days before the drst
day OF said next June term of this court
A-Rr-AtpMtGk,7 Circuit clerk
true copy from the record. Witness
| lsEALl my hand and seal of the circuit court
| OF Bates county, this 25th day of Feby
Plat 1902. A. b. LUDWICK, Circuit Clerk