Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1903-06-03
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.

ORDER OF PUBLICATION.
State of Missouri.
County of Washington, 81
In the Circuit Court, August term. 1903
Henry a. Godat, Benjarin c. E. A. Co
dat, William G. Godat and Edward I.
A. Godat, plaintiffs,
| versus
! Augustus Macarthur Godat, Rosa Viola
| Goda:, Dora G. Moore and Charles
Moore, her husband: Gladys A. Wood
and William Wood, her husband:
Eva !. Mershon and Jeff Mershoo, her
husband; Julia NJ. Hinch aud John c.
Hinch, her husband, and Susan l.
Simonis. defendants.
Now at this day come the plaintiffs here
in, by their attorneys, Dining. Hamsl and
w. T. Hunter. aud file their petition. al
leging. amcng ether things, that defend
ants. Susan J. Silncnis ard Eva j. Mer
| sson and Jeff. Mershon, her husband. are
| not residents Of the state Of Missouri:
whereupon. it is ordered by the clerk in
vacation. that said defendants be notified
| by publication that plaintiffs have com
| menced suit against them in this court.
the object and general nature Of which is
| to obtain decree of partition to the fol-
| lowing described land situated in Wash
| ington County, state Of Missouri, towi,:
| Lot one ~, commence at southwest Cor
ner OF J2co5 HORNE survey, No 1857: theme
| north 28 degrees west, 20 chains: thence
north 62 degrees east, 40 chains. thence
south 2S degrees east 20 chains thence
! south o2 degrees west 40 chains to begin
| ming corner, containing eighty (Sol acres;
| also lot two t2l commence at southeast
corner of United States survey No. 1857;
thence north 2S degrees west. along ex-
| terror line OF said survey, IS and 65-1oo
chains; thence south o2 degrees west, IS
and 4S 100 chains to exterior line of the
old survey, No. 1857; thence south rs de-
grees east, and oS-Ioo chains, to corner
OF Thomas i. Horiae's land; thence north
81 dc grees east; 40 chains to northeast cor
ner of Thomas T. Horine's land thence
south III degrees east, 20 chains to a post
IN southeast boundary lire of old survey:
thence north 62 degrees east, Is and 4o-1oo
chains, to beginning corner; containing
seventy 7ol acres: also ninety (oo) acres
| TO CONNIE nee at northeast corner cf Cath
| crime Godat's lot, on exterior line of grant
No. 1857: thence South 62 degrees west,
10 chains; thence north 28 degrees west.
II and 5o-Ico chains: thence north 6z
degrees east, 40 chains to east boundary
line OF Cid survey, No. 1857; thence south
2a degrees east, ~ and $1,000 chains,
along exterior line of survey No. 1887 TO
beginning corner. also 80 and I5-Ioo acres
beginning at northwest corner of Augustus
Godat's land Ia description of said Angus
tus Godat's land will be found in a deed
executed TO him by Thomas T. HORNE.
| which deed is recorded in book F. at
ff.f Of tta of
deeds within and for Washington County
aforesaid), thence north OF degrees cast,
along his line, II and 2s-Ioo chains. to
southwest corner of Z. l.. Godat's land:
thence north oS degrees west. along west
lire Of said land, 22 ana 7oIoo chains;
thence south e. degrees west, II and IS
100 chains, to west boundary line of Jacob
Horine's survey, No. 1857, thence south IS
degrees east IL and 7o-Ioo chains. 20 be-
ginning corner, also 80 and 75-Ioo acres.
beginning at stone corner on west ;ine OF
survey. No. 1857, at southwest corner ct
land owned by A. w. Horine; thence north.
g degrees east, IS chains, to corner in
road; thence north SI1. degrees east, IS and
Ie3-1oo chains; thence south 274 degrees
east AZ chains, to line of Eva L. Godats
land thence south o3 degrees west, 80
chains, to stone corner on west side OF
survey No. 1857; thence north 27A de-
grees west, AZ and o7-1oo chains, to begin
ming corner. except one hundred acres
conveyed out of the two first above des-
cribed tracts by Eugene Godat and wife to
to William G. Godat by deed dated July
18th. 1885, and recorded in book No. 81.
at page 4S7 in the office of recorder oi
deeds within and for the County of Wash.
ing,on aforesaid leaving 3iS and oo-1oe
acres of the land above described. all o'
which is situate, lying and being in United
. States survey. No. 1857. in townships thir
ty-nine (3o( and forty (4ol, range two Il
east; also the southwest quarter OF ths
northeast quarter, the southeast quarter o.
the northwest quarter, and the northeas
quarter of the southwest quarter OF section
seventeen t17l, township forty (4o) north
range two (2) east, containing 40 acres
the aggregate of the above described lant
being 4ss and oo-1oo acres. From thu
above description IS excepted the grave
e yard decided by Frissell to Gov. of Mis-
: souri, book 81, page 664; and that unles
9 the said Susan |. Smonis and Eva ].
E Mershon and JEFF. Mershon, her husband
q be and appear at this court at the mex
term thereof. to be begun and hoided {,
Il the court house in the city Of Potosi, il
e next, and On or before the third day Q
: said term, if the term shall SO long Cen
tnue-and if not, then on or before tn
l. last day cf said term-answer or plead t
the petition in said cause. the same will /
4 taken as confessed. and judgment will I,
j rendered accordingly.
II And it is further ordered. HAT cop
hereof be published, according TO law, i
the Potosi Journal, newpapor publishe
in said County Of Washington, for fou
weeks successively, published least ouc
a week, the last insertion to be at lea:
fifteen days before the first daY of the sal
next August tern, 0; this court.
I ISAAC A. LETcHER Circuit Clerk
A true copy from the record.
Z Witness NY hand and seal Of the circu
court Of Washington County. this II:
day Of May. 1903.
z IsA.c 4 LETCHER,