Mexico Missouri message., 1903-04-09
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County Of Audrain.
In the Circuit Court Of Audrain
County, Missouri, in vacation,
before June term, A, d. 1903.
Allen Park, Plaintiff,
VS..
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 JF., Bessie Dimmitt,
Mary Eva Garth and Walter
w. Garth, her husband, and
Lucy Fouts aud 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, and 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 thu
following described real estate
tO-wit: The west half of the
southwest quarter of section (12)
twelve, township (5D fifty-one,
range (11) eleven, west, in Au
drain County, Missouri; and to
correct the description contained
in a deed from John Nj. Samue
and wife to Curtis Field, Jr.
dated the 18th day of March, 1868
and recorded in Book L." page
COB, of the Deed records of Au
drain County, Missouri; aud tC
adjudge that Curtis Field and Cur
tbs Field, Jr., were one aud tn,
same person; and to adjudge thai
Curtis Field was then and eve
after that was a widower. Aud i
is further so ordered that said de
PENDANTS be and appear before tn,
Judge of this court on the first day
of the next term thereof, to b.
holden at the City of Mexico, Au
drain County, Missouri, on Mon
day, the LIST day of June, A. d
! 1903, and on or before the frs
day of said term to answer or plead
to said petition, or in defaul
therein said petition will be takel
and adjudged as confessed, ant
Judgment by default will be rem
dered against said defendants.
is further so ordered that Il cop
; hereof be duly published at leas
once a week for four consecutiv
weeks in the Mexico, Missouri
! MESSAGE, a weekly newspaper
duly printed, published and circu
lated in Audrain County, Missouri
aud duly designated by plaintiff
: attorney, as most likely to give ne
: tice to the defendants; the last III
: scTtion to be at least thirty day
before the first day of said mex
; term of said Circuit Court.
i State of Missouri.
County of Audrain. 90
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