Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-09-18
Order of Publication.

In the Circuit Court of Iron County, Mis-
souri,, in vacation, August I9, 1902.
John D. Stephens, plaintiff,
against
Robert Stephens, G. W. Stephens, c. c.
Farmer, Mrs. Ann Logan and James M.
Logan, her husband, y. H. P. Stephens
and Maggie Stephens, his wife, j. r.
Stephens, Ann E.. Stephens u W
Stephens, IT,, G. B. Stephens and Julia
Stephens, his wife, Ida B. Stetson and -
Stetson, her husband, Ruby Laidlow
and Fl. K. Laidlow, her husband, Nettie
Stephens, Susan Pencil and Wm. Pencil,
her husband, Sarah Hopkins and Samuel
M. Hopkins, her husband, Joseph Muir
rev, Mary Brown and George Brown, her
husband, Elizabeth Pidcock and VIM.
pidcock, her husband, Agnes Lusher and
VIM. Lusher, her husband, and the I'M
Known heirs of Catherine Pencil, de-
ceased, defendants.
(Suit to quiet title.)
Now at this day comes the plaintiff, by his
attorney, and files his petition, duly verified
by affidavit, setting forth, among other
things, that the defendants, Robert Stephens,
G. ". Stephens, J. II. P. Stephens, Maggie
Stepens, ]. r. Stephens, Ann E. Stephens,
G. w. Stephens, Jr., G. B. Stephens, Julia
Stephens, Ida b. Stetson, - Stetson,
Ruby Laidlow, II. X. Laidlow, Nettie
Stephens, Sarah Hopkins, Samuel M. Hop
kins, Mary Brown, George Brown, Eliza
beth Pidcock, VIM. Pidcock, Agnes Lusher
and VIM. Lusher and the unknown heirs OF
Catherine Pencil, deceased, are non-resi-
dents of the State of Missouri, and that the
ordinary process of law cannot be served
mon them; it is therefore ordered by the
undersigned Clerk of the Circuit Court OF
Iron County, Missouri, in vacation, that
publication be made notifying said defend
ants an action has been commenced against
them with said other defendants in the
Circuit Court Of said county, State aforesaid,
the object and general nature OF which is tc
obtain a decree Of said court declaring the
title of the following described real estate tc
be vested in plaintiff, under and by virtue O.
the statute to perfect title in such case made
and provided:
The west half OF the southwest fractional
quarter Of section %, in township IS, NORTH
Of range 2 east, containing S2.I7 acres
also the northeast quarter of the southwes
fractional quarter VI idStoiei oSstioh 20 a.
township IS, north Of range ? east, con
tanning 81 1874 acres; also the southeas
quarter Of the southwest quarter Of salt
fractional section 20, containing 4I.77 acres
also the northeast quarter OF the southeas
quarter of section "a, in township IS, mort
Of range 2 east, containing 40 acres, all Q
said lands being in Iron County, State Q
Missouri.
And unless they be and appear at tn
next term Of said court, to be holden at tn
courthouse, in the city Of %Ironton, within
and for said county, State aforesaid, on tn
fourth Monday in October next, 1902, an
on or before the third day thereof (if tn
term shall SO long continue, and il not, the
before the end Of the term) and plead to sal
plaintiffs petition, the same will be take
against them as confessed.
1t is further ordered that a copy hereof b
published according to law in some week.
newspaper published in said County Of Iror
State Of Missouri.
ARTHUR HUFF, Clerk.
Al true copy from the record.
Attest with seal this 10Th day Of Angus
1oo2.
[sEAL] ARTHUR HUFF,
Clerk Circuit Court Iron County, Mo.
By C. 6. WHITwoRTH, Deputy.
VIM. r. Edgar, Atty for plaintiff.