The Butler weekly times., 1905-07-27
Order of Publication.
STATE OF MISSOURI,I

STATE OF MISSOURI, os
County o. Bates. w.
1905.
P, X. Wright, Harvey Wright and Anna M.
Wright, Plaintiffs,
William Wright, if living and If dead, against
the unknown heirs Of William Wright,
Defendants.
Now at this day come the plaintiffs herein, by
Thos. }. Smith, attorney, and hle their petition
and AFFIDAVIT, alleging, amoug other things that
defendant, William wright, is nonresident
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-
known, and that they are the heirs Of " lillian
Wright that their interest In the subject mat
ter OF 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 following described real estate In said
county:
The east half of the southeast quarter OF Sec
ton one In township torty.0ne l4ll 0f range
thrty-two (32); and all OF the southwest quar-
ter OF section six l6), and the east half Of lot
one Q) OF the northwest quarter OF section six
(6); and the north half Of lot one Of the north
| west quarter Of section seven "a; all in town
| ship forty-one l4D Of range thirty one lsD.
NJ Wright lett surviving him his widow, Phil
ura Wright. and the following named children
OF said Francis and Philura Wright: Lizzie
Wright. Almlrs Burnett, Geo: II. Wright, John
+. wright, d. W. Wright. James A Wright
and the defendant william Wright, who was
only half brother Of the other children named
| herein, ana that at the time OF his death said
real estate was subject to q deed Of trust to Sc
dred dollars (S3, ,5UO and In addition thereto the
said Francis NJ. Wright was owing other debts
amounting 10 the sum Of four thousand dsllars;
all Of which have been paid since that time by
| the plaintiff for the purpose OF protesting said
costs; and that at the time Of the death Of
Francis NJ. Wright, the dover interest Of his
| said widow was OF the value Of eight hundred
dollars (Ss00) In said real estate; and that the
personal estate of the said r. II. Wright did
not exceed in value the sum Of one hundred
| dollars tSlv0). That the plaintiffs In this case
have acquired all Of the interest OF eli the other
heirs OF said +. NJ. Wright, except the defend
ant, William Wright; that the value Of said
real estate, subject to the dover Interest afore-
| said, was less than the amount Of the debts due
and owing by said Francis NJ. Wright at the
time OF his death, and because Of these facts
PLAINTIFF claim that they are entitled to the full
real estate TO be sold and they be paid, first,
the amount Of the debts 90 owing by said Fran.
| els NJ. Wright, and that whatever balance there
| may be left, be divided between the plaintiffs
proceeds to the PLAINTIFF and one-t tenth Q-l0)
70 the defendant. That the only interest that
| the heirs Of William Wright have In and to said
real eetste 10 derived by reason Of their being
heirs Of the said william Wright, and is only
| OF the facts aforesaid.
whereupon It 10 ordered by the court that
said defendants be notified by publication that
plalntins have commenced . suit against them
which Is . sbovs stated. and that unis:s s sssy y
be and appear at this court, ct the next Octob x
term thereof, TO b. begun and holden at the