The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-10-12
Order OF Publication.
STATE OF MISSOURI,

County of Bates.
In the Circuit Court, February Term. 1901.
In vacation, September SOth, 1905.
L. q. Crumley, Plaintiff.
VS..
The unknown heirs OF Charrlck Courtney,
Now at this day comes the plaintiff, L. O.
Crumley, by his attorney, Thos. j. smith and
MES MS petition duly verified by the atIidavt Of
SAID plaintiff, wherein 1t Is alleged that plain
tin Is the owner of, and has the title 10. the
southwest quarter OF the northwest quarter of
section twenty four ca, township forty one an
range thirty three [S5). In Bates county, Mo. !.
and that the plaintiff and those under whom he
claims title, has been In the actual, opsn. motto.
riou., continuous and adverse POSSESSION of
salu lana, claiming title thereto for more thai
thlrtI ,one years last past, during all Of Uhi1 b
nine pialntln and those under whom he claims
tiue nave paid Gil taxes against said real estate
ana that nttther the defendants, nor thoae mn.
der whom they claim title have during aaid tjme
SET up any claim to, been in the possesslon
OF, nor PAID any taxes against, said land; that
the piaintin's record title is imperfect I'm thai
SAID real estate MAS entered by, and patented
70, one Charrlck Courtney In February. lsI
but there Is no record title of sny deed OF con,
veyance from said Courtney, whereby his in
tsrest In said real estate was passed to any per-
That said Charrick Courtney has lorr since
uled interstate and that the names OF his heirs
are unknown and for that reason cannot he in
seIteu IN tne petltlon; that thar interest in the
sup)ect matter OF this suit 10 such 40 thew have
~ heirs OF said Courtney by reason of the facts
aforesaid, and are derived by inheritance from
said (hariick Courtney.
wherefore, 1t IL by the clerk Of said court in
vacation, ordered that the defendants he noti-
NED by publication that the plaint q has brought
ms suit In the circuit court OF Bates comfy
Missouri, returnable to the February term
l9O6, or said court, the object and purpose OF
winch said suit is to have the defendants d.
vested OF all apparent interest in, or title TO.
SAID real estate; that the same be vested in the
piaintln and that he be declared to be the own
or and holder with the full title to said real
estate, ana that unless the defendants be- and
appear In said court on the first day of the next
February term, 1906, Of said court TO be begun
ana held In the city Of Butler on the first Mon.
DAY OF February, 1905 on or before the first
day OF the term thereof answering the petition
OF plaintiff, the same will be taken as confe ssed
and Judgment rendered according to the PRAYER
Of the petition.
1t is further ordered that COPY of this peti.
tion be published In the BUTLER WEEKLY
IIhRs, weekly newspaper printed and pub.
nsned In Bates county, Missouri. fer four weeks
successively, the last insertion to be not less
than thirty days before the first day Of the
FEBRUARY term, 1905, OF this court.
witness my hand as clerk Of our said
court ana the seal thereof. Done at
lskAL.I Done OF ONCE In Butler, In the coun-
Aforesaid, on the 9Th day OF Octo.
IA. PATTERSON, Circuit Clerk.
oo-4t CHAs. M. BABKLEY, d. G.