The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-10-19

STATE OF MISSOURI
County OF Rates.
In the Circait curt. February Term 1906.
In vacation, september 3Oth, 1900
l.. q. Crunlcy, Plaintiff.
vs.
The unknown heirs OF Charrlck Courtney.
DafeudantS
Now at this day comes the plaintiff, j.. O.
Crumley, by hie attorney, Ihos. J. smith, and
dies his petition duly verified by the affidavit OF
said plaintiff, wherein II is alleged that pam
I'll Is the owner of, aud has the title TO- The
southN est quarter " he northwest qI.it,I e..
section tWeDtv-iUur ca, township fOrIl ont al
range thirty three Ci5l, in Bates county, Mo-.
AMI that the plaintiff and those under whom hr
claims title, has been in the sexual, open, nOto-
riOus, continuous ami adverse p0ssessl on OF
said land, claiming lille thereto for more than
THIRTY -One years last past, during all of viii h
time plaintltl and those under whom he claims
title have PAID all taxes aganst said real estate,
and that NJ liner the deien iaats, nor those un
der whom they claim title have during said time
set up any claim TO, been in the Possession
OF, nor paid any taxes against, said land: that
the plaintiffs record little is imperfect IN that
said real esta;e VAS entered by, ami pateutc
TO, one Charrick Cuuttney In February. leji,
but there is no record title Of any deed OF con
veyance from said Courtney, Whereby his in
terest In said real estate vas passed to any per
son.
That said Chsrrick Courtney has long since
died intestate and that the names OF hi. h-r-
are unknown ami for that reason mot be in
serted In the Petition that their interest n the
subject matter VI this suit 10 euch as they have
as heirs OF said Courtne, by r. bson Of the facts
Aforesaid, and are derived D. inheritance from
said tharrick Courtney.
wherefore, ii IS by the clerk OF said court in
vacation, ordered that the defendants be noti-
fed by publication that the plant d has brought
his suit IN the circuit court OF Bates county
Missouri, returnable to she February term,
1906, OF said court, the object and purpose ul
which said suit IL to have the defendants di-
vested OF all apparent interest In, or title TO,
said real estate; that the same be vested In the
plaintiff and that he be declared to We the ow,
er and holder with The full title tu said T., Il
estate, AMI that unless the defendants b. and
appear in said court on the first day If the next
February term, 1896, Of said court 20 he egun
and held In the city Of Butler ON the first Nan
day OF February, 1875 on or before the Urst
DAY OF the term thereof ans \, ring the petition
OF plaintiff, me same will be taken as conf, ssed,
anu Judgment rendered according to Tue pray 90
OF the petition.
IL is furth. ordered that cop, Of this petit
tiOn be published In the BUTLER NkFKLY
ZINES, weekly newspaper printed and pu,.
lshri i'll Bates county, Missouri for iUIr weeks
excessively. the last insertion to be hot less
than thirty days before the first day vi tue
February term, 1906. of this court
Mitness my hand rs clerk Of our said
court anu he seal thereof. Done AZ
lsEAL ] Done al Office in Butler, in the coun.
ty Aforesaid, on the 9Th day OF ucto.
Der, 1905.
IA. PATTERSON, Circuit Clrk
Boat CHAs. NJ. EARnLEY, u &.