The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-04-14
order of Publication.

In the Circuit Court of Bates county, Missouri
May term, 1904. state Of Missouri at the re-
lati0n ana TO the use of William / johnson ex-
oifcio collector of the revsnur of Bates county
IN the state OF Missouri, pantif Va. Eli
Griggs, IN, johnson Land Go, a corporation,
the une nOwn heirs of Robert Belchpr deceas-
ed, and their unknown husbands and wives,
anu the unknown heirs and devisees of Thos.
Brlcher, OF John y Bplcher and Edward
Rhoads, all deceased, and their unknow hus-
bands and wives, defendants.
Now on this 10th day of March, 1904. comes
the plaintiff by y jackson, her attorney, be-
fore the court in term tim, and Ii appearing
from the allegations Of the petition, which said
petition is uuly sworn to and verified by the
affidavit OF the relai0r in this cause, that the
following defendants above named are non
residents of the state OF Missouri, to-wit: Eli
Grlggs, the unknown heirs Of Robert Belcher
deceased, and their unknown husbands and
wives. and the unknown heirs and devisees of
Thomas L Belcher, OF John Belcher and of
Edward Rhoades, all deceased, and their un-
known husbands and wives; and Ii further ap.
pearing from .he 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
relator herein, and that 80 far as REALTORS
knowledge extends said persons claim and de-
rive whatever interest they have in the lands
hereinafter described, by the laws Of devise,
descent, and ntermarrage from the said Rob-
ert Belcher, Thomas Belcher, John Belcher
and Edward Btlcher, 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 al he next
term of this court to be- held at the court house
In Butler, Missouri, on Monday the second day
of May, 1904, and on or before the third uay
thereof if the term shall 30 long continue, and
If not then, before the end of the term, to an
swer said petition, and that IL they do not so
appear the same will be taken MS confessed,
ami Judgment rendered against each of Them
as prayed in said petition, the object and gem
eral nature of which Is 10 enforce the lien of
the state of Missouri for the delinquent taxes
Of the year 1902, and the penalty, interest and
costs thereof, against the following described
real estate in Bates county, Missouri, to- wit:
The northwest quarter Of the southeast quarter
and the southwest quarter OF the southwest
quarter Of the southeast quarter and the north
half of the southwest quarter Of the southeast
quarter. all in section 10, township 80, range
90. And 1t is further ordered that this order
be published for four week SUCCESSFULLY In The
BUTLER WEEKLY TIAEs, newspaper published
In Bates county, Missouri, and desi gnated BY
plaintiffs attorney, % most likely to give notice
to said defendants, the last insertion to be at
least 6fteen days before the commencement OF
the next May term, 1904, of this court.
A true copy from the record. Wit
lsKALl ness my hand and seal Of the circuit
court OF Bates county, this 10th day Of
March, 1904. J. A. PATTERSON
c. M. Barley, Deputy. Circuit Clerk