The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-08-31
Order OF Publication.
| STATE OF MISSOURI, J

STATE OF MISSOURI
County of Bates.
In the Circuit Court, May term, 1905, August
| :, la5.
J. r, Allen, Plaintiff,
VS..
John L. Mccord and the unknown heis of Johr
| l.. McCord, deceased, James Collier and tn,
unknown helre Of James Collier. deceased
| NJ. NJ. Cook and the unknown heirs of NJ. NJ.
| Cook, deceased, Thomas Findlay and the TN.
| known heire Of Thomas Findlay, deceased,
Caroline l.. Flndlay aud the unknown heirs Of
Caroline J.. Findlay, deceased, T. ii, IIol-
| comb, A. I. llolcomb, defendants.
Now at this day comes the plaintifi herein, by
his attorney, W. W. Graves, and files his petit
| ton and affidavit, alleging, among other things
that defendants, John l.. McCord and the un-
known heirs Of John L. McCord. deceased,
James Collier and the unknown heirs Of james
Collier, deceased, NJ. NJ. Cook ard the unknown
| heirs of NJ. n. Cook, deceased. Thomas Find
| lay and the unknown heirs of Thomas Findlay,
| deceased, Caroline l. Findlay and the unknown
heirs Of Caroline l.. Findlay. 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 o suit against them In
which Is to find and determine that the title to
the following described land to-wit: The
northeast quarter of the southeast quarter Of
section seventeen ~ township thirty nine Ci9l
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 possess
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 plaintiff.
but he is informed and believes that they claim
an interest In said lands. The plaintiff further
states that the equitable title to said land emf
mated from the general government more than
ten years prior thereto and that he and his inn
mediate grantors have been in the possession of
said land more than thirty-one years next pre-
cerding the institution of this suit and paid the
taxes thereon. and that unless the said defend
ans be AMI appear at this court, at the next
term thereof, to be begun and holden at the
court house In the city of Butler, In said coun-
ty, on the first Monday in October, 1908, and on
or before the fret day of said term, answer or
plead to the petition in said Cause, the same will
he tas en- as confessed, and judgment will be
rendered accordingly.
be published. according TO law, in ihA BUTLER
WEEKLY TIMRs, a newspaper published in said
county of Bates for four weeks successive
ly, published at least once a week, the last in
sertion to be at least thirty days before the first
day of said next October term of this court.
J. A. PATTERSON, Circuit Clerk.
A true copy from the record.
Witness my hand, and seal of the
lsEAL.l Circuit Court of Bates county, this
Sth day of August, 1906.
j.. a PATTERSON, Circuit Clerk.
Al by e. NJ, Barley, d. e.