The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-03-31
Order of Publication.

In the Circuit Court of Bates county, Missouri,
MAY term, l5Ui. state OF Missouri 1T the re-
latiOn and to the use of " liam I Johnson ex-
Offcio collector Of the revenue OF Bates county
in the state of Missouri, plainiin VS.. Eli
Griggs, tn. johnson Land Co, n corporation,
the unI nown heirs of Robert BclcLer, deceas-
ed, and their unknown husbands auu wives,
and the unknown heirs and deyisets of Thos
+ Btlcher, of John \ fletcher and Edward
RhOads, all deceased, and their unknJW hIis-
bands and wives, defendants.
Now on this luth day OF March, 1904, comes
the plaintiff by " . jackson, her attorney, be-
fore the court IN term tint and II appearing
from the allegations of the petition, when said
petition Is uuly sworn to and verified by the
affidavit OF the rela,or in this cause, that the
following defendants above PANIED are nom
residents Of the state of Missouri, tO-wit: Eli
Griggs the unknown heirs Of Robert Belcher
deceased, and their unknown husbands and
wives, and the unknown heirs and devisees oil
Thomas L Belcher, Of John N Belcher and of
Edward Rhoades, all deceased, and their I'M
known husbands and wives; and it further ap
pearng from the allegations OF said petition,
duly verified by affidavit as aforesaid that there
are persons whose names cannot be inserted IN
said petition, because they are unknown to the
relat0r herein, and that 30 far as REALTORS
knowledge extends said persons claim and de-
rive whatever interest they nave IN the lands
hereinafter described, by the laws Of devise,
descent, and intermarriage from the said Rob-
ert Belcher, Thomas Belcher5 John n Belcher
and Edward Belcher, respectively, dece ased.
1t is therefore, ordered
by the court in term time aforesaid that all OF
said above named defendants, and all of said
unknown defendants be and appear at the next
term of this court TO be held NJ the court house
II Butler, Missouri, on Monday the second day
of May, 1904, and on or before the third Jay
thereof In the term shall sv long conunue, anu
il not then, before the end OF the term, To an
swer said petition, and that II they do not 80
appear, the same will be taken as confessed,
AMI judgment rendered against each of nm,
as pray, in said petition, the object and gen.
eral nj ture of which is to enforce the lien of
the state of Missouri for the delinquent taNes
of the year 1872, and the penalty, interest and
costs thereof, against the following describ, Il
real estate In Bates county, Missouri, to-wit:
| The northwest quarter of the southeast quarter
/ aud the southwest quarter OF the southwest
| quarter of the southeast quarter and the north
| half of the southwest quarter Of the sOuthe ~
| quarter. all In section 10, township Is, range
| % And 1t lie further ordered that this order
| be published for four week successfully in The
| burLER NEEKLY TINES, anewspaper publ shed
| In Bates county, Missouri, aud designated by
plaintiffs attorney, as most likely to give notice
| TO said defendants, tue last Insertion 10 be at
| least fifteen days be ore the commencement OF
| the next May term, 1874, of this court.
4 true copy from the record. Wit
lsEALl mess my hand and seal of lhs circuit
| court OF bates county, This 18th day OF
March, 1874. J. A. PATTERSON
Z. NJ. Barkley, Deputy. Circuit Clerk