The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-10-26
Order oi Publication.

STATE OF MISSOURI
County of Bates.
In the Circuit Court, February Term 1905.
In vacation. september 30th, 1903
l.. .. Crumley, Plaintiff.
The unknown heirs Of Charrick Courtney.
Defendants
Now at this day comes the plaintiff, l.. o.
Crumley, by his attorney, Thos. J. smith. and
files his petition duly verified by the afidavit OF
said plaintiff, wherein 1t is alleged that plain
tin is the owner OF, and has the title TO- the
southwest quarter OF The northwest quarter OF
section twenty four (2I, township forty. one al
range thirty three CSS), in Bates county, Mo-. +,
and that the plaintiff ana those under whom he
claims title, has been In the actual, open, noto-
rious, continuous and adverse possession of
said land, claiming title thereto for more than
thirty lone years last past, during all OF which
time plaintiff and those under whom he claims
title have paid Gil taxes against said real estate
and that n,ither the Defendants, nor those I'M
der whom they claim title have during said time
set up any claim to, been in Ihe possession
OF, nor paid any taxes against, said land; that
the plaintiffs record title is imperfect IN that
said real esta Was entered by, and patented
TO, one Charrick Courtney In February, 1854,
but there is no record title Of any deed Of con-
veyance from said Courtney, whereby his in
terest In said real estate was passed to any per-
son.
That said Charrick Courtney has long since
ded Interstate and that the names OF his heirs
are unknown and for that reason cannot be in
serted In the petitions; that their interest In the
subject matter of this suit 10 such as they have
as heirs Of said Courtney by r-bson of the facts
aforesaid, and are derived bJ inheritance from
said lharrick Courtney.
VII, ref0re, il Is by the clerk Of said court in
vacation. ordered that the defendants be noti-
lied by publication that the plant d has brought
his suit in the circuit court OF Bates county
Missouri, returnable TO the February term,
1896, OF said court, the object and purpose OF
which said suit 10 to have the defendants d
vested Of all apparent interest In. or title to /,
said real estate; that the same be vested In the
er and holder with the full title to said real
estate, and that unless the defendants be and
appear in said court on the frat day Of the mex
February term, 1876, Of said court 10 be teguu
and held In the city OF Butler on the first Mon
day Of February, 1913 on or before the first
day Of the term thereof AnBwt ring the petition
OF plaintiff, The same will be taken as conf ssed
anu judgment rendered according to the prayer
Of the petition.
Ii is further ordered that . copy OF this petit
tion be published in the BUTLER wKkKLI
lines, weekly newspaper printed and pub
lished in Bates county, Missouri for four weeks
g. excessively, the last insertion to be not less
than thirty days before the frst day of tue
February term, 1906. of this court.
Witness my hand ~ clerk of our said
court and he seal thereof. Done III
(sEAL.l Done II ONCE in Butler, In the coun-
ty Aforesaid, on the 9Th day OF Octo-
IA. PATTERSON, Circuit Clerk.
50-4t CHAs. M. bARSLEY, ID. c.