Mexico Missouri message., 1903-04-23

County Of Audrain.
In the Circuit Court Of AHdraih
County, Missouri, in vacation.
before June term, A. D.. 1908.
Allen Park, Plaintiff,
We.
The Unknown heirs or devisees of
Curtis Field, deceased, the I'M
known heirs or devisees Of Cur
lis Field, Jr., deceased, Edward
L. Dimmitt, Lillian Dimmitt,
Maud Dimmitt, Edward Dim
mitt, Jr., Daisy Dimmitt, Fred
Dimmitt Jr., Bessie Dimmitt,
Mary Eva Garth and Walter
w. Garth, her husband, and
Lucy Fouts and Harvey FOuts,
her husband, Defendants.
Now on this Both day Of March
A. D, 1903, in vacation, before the
June term, 1903, of the Circuit
Court of Audrain County. Mis-
souri,, comes the plaintiff herein,
by his attorney of record herein,
before said clerk aud on behalf Of
plaintiff files his petition in suit
and affidavit of plaintiff herein.
Aud it duly appearing to the clerk
of said Circuit Court, in vacation,
that plaintiff alleges in his duly
verified petition, under oath of
plaintiff, that the names of the de-
PENDANTS, the unknown heirs of
Curtis Field, deceased, and the un-
known heirs of Curtis Field, Jr.,
deceased, are unknown, and that
their places of residence are un-
known to this plaintiff, aud that
the defendants, Edward L. Dim
mitt, Lillian Dimmitt, Maud Dim
mitt, Edward Dimmitt, Jr., Daisy
Dimmitt, Fred Dimmitt, Jr., Bes-
sic Dimmitt and Lucy FOuts and
Harvey Fouts, her husband, are
not residents of the State of Mis-
souri,, and that the ordinary pro-
cess of law cannot be served upon
them, or either of them, and it fur
ther duly appearing that said petit
| ton describes the interest Of said
defendants in the real estate here
in controversy and how derived,
so far as plaintiffs knowledge ex-
tends. And said clerk, in vaca-
ton, being from said affidavit
herein, and otherwise, duly salts
fed, and thereupon duly finding
that process herein can not be
served on said defendants, or either
Of them. 1t is, therefore, ordered
by said clerk that said defendants
be notified by Publication that the
plaintiff, by petition herein filed of
date March 80, 1903, has COM
menced against said defendants an
action at law and in equity, the i'm
mediate object and general nature
of which is to perfect the title of
the plaintiff herein, in and to the
following described real estate,
to-wit: The west half of the
southwest quarter Of section (12)
twelve, township (51) fifty-one,
range (11) eleven. west, in Au-
drain County, Missouri; and to
correct the description contained
in a deed from John M. Samuel
and wife to Curtis Field, Jr.,
dated the 18th day of March, 1868,
and recorded in Book L." page
603, Of the Deed records of Au-
drain County, Missouri; and to
: adjudge that Curtis Field and Cur
tbs Field, Jr., were one and the
, same person; and to adjudge that
Curtis Field was then and ever
after that was a widower. And it
is further so ordered that said de.
PENDANTS be and appear before the
judge of this court on the first day
= of the next term thereof, to be
( holden at the City of Mexico, Au.
a drain County, Missouri, on Mon.
day, the lst day of June, A. D.
1903, and on or before the first
: day of said term to answer or plead
to said petition, or in default
therein said petition will be taken
and adjudged as confessed, anG
Judgment by default will be rei'
dered against said defendants. Il
is further so ordered that a copy
d hereof be duly published at leas
once a week for four consecutive
e weeks in the Mexico, Missouri
! MESSAGE, a weekly newspaper
duly printed, published and eircu
lated in Audrain County, Missouri
and duly designated by plaintiff
: attorney, as most likely to give no
tice to the defendants; the last in
! scrtion to be at least thirty day
: before the first day of said mex
term of said Circuit Court.
e State of Missouri,