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Order OF Publication.
STATE OF MISSOURI.

STATE OF MISSOURI
County Of Bates.
In the Circuit Court, May term, lsoS. August
]. R. Alien. Plaintiff.
John l.. NccOrd and the unknown heirs of John
AZ McCord, deceased, James Collier and the
unknown heirs Of James Collier, deceased,
NJ. A. Cook and The unknown helrs Of N. NJ.
Cook, deceased, Thomas Findlay and the I'M
known heirs Of Thomas Hndlay, deceased,
Caroline L, Findlsy and the unknown heirs Of
Caroline l.. Findlsy, deceased, p. II. Hol-
comb, A. I Holcomb. defendants.
Now at this day comes the plaintiff herein, by
his a torney, W. w. Graves, and nles his petit
ton and sfidavit, alleging, among other things
that defendants, John l. hsSord and d me IN
James Collier and the unknown helrs OF James
Collier, deceased, NJ. NJ. Cook and the unknown
heirs Of NJ. NJ. Cook, deceased, Thomas Find
lay and The unknown heirs OF Thomas Findlsy,
deceased, Caroline l. Findlsy and the unknown
heirs Of Caroline L. Findlsy, deceased, are not
residents OF the State of Missouri:
whereupon, II Is ordered by the court, that
said defendants be notified by publication that
plaintiff has commenced suit against them In
This court The object and general nature Of
which Is to lind and determine that the title 20
the following described land to-wtt: The
northeast quarter OF the southeast quarter OF
section seventeen Q7l township thirty nine gssl
souri, is vested In this plaintiff by law on the
grounds that for more than ten years he and his
Immediate grantors under whom he claims
have been In the open notorious, peaceable and
adverse possession OF said land, and that DUR
ing all such time the plaintiff and his grantors
have claimed the absolute title thereto, and
paid the taxes thereon, and have been In posses
sion as aforesaid, and that defendants herein
are claiming some interest or title TO said land
and that the exact nature OF their claims are
unknown TO plaintiff, that the heirs OF the de-.
ceased defendants described In the caption OF
plaintiffs petition are unknown to plaintn,
but he lie Informed and believes that they claim
an interest in said lands. The plaintiff hrther
states that the equitable title to said land emf
mated from the general government more than
ten wears prior thereto, and that he and his I'M
mediate grantors have been in the possession OF
said land more than thirty-one years next pre-.
cseding the institution Of this suit and paid the
taxes thereon. and that unless the SAID defena
ants be and appear at this court. at the next
term thereof, to be begun and holden OF the
court house in the city OF Butler, In said coun-
ty, on the first Monday in October, 1905, and on
or be fore the first day OF said term, answer or
plead to the petition in said cause, the same Will
be ia, en- as confessed, and Judgment Will De
rendered accordingly.
be published, according to law, In the BUTLER
WEEKLY TIMEs, . newspaper published In sald
county of Bates for four weeks successive
ly, published at least once week, the last In
sertlOn to be st least thirty days before the nrs1
day Of said next October term Of this court.
true copy from the record.
Witness my hand, and seal OF the
isEAL.l Circuit Court OF Bates county, this
sth day of August, 1905.
IA PATTERSON, Circuit Clerk.
a. BY c. NJ. Barley, d. e.