The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-08-03
Order OF Publication.

STATE OF MISSOuRI,i,
Counly o. Bates. 90
In the Circuit Court. Mag term, 1905, May 10th,
1905.
PIX. wright, Harvey Wright and Anna
Wright, PlanuIis.
William Wright, if living and If dead, against
the unknown heirs Of William Mrikht,
Defendants.
Now NJ this day come the plaintiffs herein, by
Thos. }. Smllh, attorney, aud lille their petition
and AFFIDAVIT, alleging, aIuoAg other things that
defendant, William Wright, 10 non resident
Of the state OF Missouri interested in the sub
ject matter OF this suit. whose names cannot be
inserted in this petition because they are un-
Anown, and that they are the heirs OF " lillian
Wright. that their interest In the subject mat
ter oI this suit grows out OF the following facts
as stated IN SAID petition, tO-wit:
Francis NJ. Wright, late OF Bates county, Mis-
souri, on the 10th day OF November, 1900, died
intestate in Bates county, Missouri, the owner
OF the foilo~Ing described real estate in said
county:
The east half of the southeast quarter of Sec
ton one ~ III township forty -Ohe (4l) of range
thirty-tw0 t32); and ali OF the southwest quar-
ter OIL section six ~, and the east half of lot
one ID OF The northwest quarter OF section six
~; and me north half oil lot one OF the north
west quarter OF section seven "a; all in town
ship iorty-one an vi range thirty one CD.
AMI that a. the time OF his death said Francis
NJ Wright left surviving him his widow, Phil
ura Wright. and the following named children
OF said Francis anu Pnilura Wright. Lizzie
Wright, Almlra Burnett, Geo. Ii. " right, John
4. right, d. W, Wright. james ~ Wright
and the defendant, William wright, who WAS
only halt bro,her OF the other chiIuren named
herein; an. that al the time OF his death said
real estate was subject to q deed OF trust TO Sc
cure the payment OF the sum OF thirty -nve hun
ured dollars Isl, 5vU) and ia addiIlon thereto the
said Francis VI. wright was owing other debts
amounting 10 the sum Of four thousand dollars;
all vi when have been paid since thai time BY
The plaintiff tor the purpose OF protecting SAID
estate anu preventing the accumulation OF
costs; ana mat at the tine OF The death Of
Francis NJ. right, the dover interest Of his
said widow wac ef the eAiue OF eight hundred
dollars (SsO0) in said real estate; anu that the
personal estate OF the said F. NJ. Wright did
not exceed in value the sum OF one hundred
dollars lslou). That the plaintiffs In this Case
have acquired all vi the intersst OF all the other
heirs OF said r. NJ. Wright, Except the defend
ant, William Wright; that the value of said
real estate, subject ~ the dover interest afore-
said, was less tnan the amount OF the debts due
and owing by said Francis NJ. Wright at the
time OF his death, and because Of these facts
plaintiffs claim that they are entitled to the full
title t0 said real estate, but II not they ask said
real estate 10 he soid and they De paIu, first,
the amount Of the debts so owing by said Fran
els NJ. Wright, and that whatever balance there
may be left, be divided between the plaintiffs
and the defendant, nine-tents C)-IO) OF such net
proceeds to the plaintiffs and one-tenth u-IOl
70 the defendant. That the only interest thai
the heirs OF William " right have in and to said
real eetste 10 derived by reason Of their being
heirs of the said william wright and Is ONLY
The interest which they have as such by virtue
OF the facts Aforesaid.
whereupon 1t is ordered by the court that
said defendants be notified by publication that
plaintiffs have commenced suIt against them
in this court, the object and general nature OF
which 10 % above stated. and that unless they
be and appear at this court, ct the next Oct.b,
term thereof, to be begun and holden ut the
court house In the city Of Butler In said county
on the fret Monday in October. lyo5, and on or
before the fret day Of said term, answer or
plead to the petition In said cause, the same
will be taken as confessed anu judgment will be
rendered accordingly.
And IL is further ordered that o COPY hereof
be published, according to law, in the
BuTLIR wxEKLY TINKs, Q newspaper published
in said county Of Bates for four weeks success
syely published at least once week, the last
insertion TO be ct least thirty days before the
frat day Of said next october term Of this court
]. A. PATTERSON, CIRCUS Clerk
A true copy OF the record.
Witness my hand, and seal Of the
tsEALl Circuit Court OF Bates County, this
10th day OF May, 1876.
IA. PATTERSON, Circuit Clerk.
SEAT Z. NJ. Barley, d. G.