The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-11-02
Order OF Publication.
STATE OF MISSOURI, }

County OF Bates.
In the Circuit Court, February Term 1905.
In vacation. September SOth, 1905.
l.. y. Crumley, Plaintiff.
The unknown heirs of Charrick Courtney,
Now at this day comes the plaintiff, L. o.
Crumley, by his attorney, Thos. j. Smith, and
hles his petition duly verified by the afidavit Of
said plaintiff, wherein It is alleged that plain
southwest quarter OF the northwest quarter OF
section twenty -four (24, township forty one az
| range thirty three (sSl. In Bates county, Mo-. |,
and that the plaintiff and 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 oil Of which
time plaintiff and those under whom he claims
title have paid all taxes against sad real estate,
and that neither the defendants, 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 title Is imperfect IN that
| said real estate Was entered by, and patented
| to, one Charrick Courtney in February, lsji,
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-
con.
That said Charrlck Courtney has long since
| died intestate and that the names Of his heirs
are unknown and for that reason cannot be in
serted In the petition; that their interest in the
subject matter OF this suit is such as they have
| as heirs OF said Courtney by reason of the facts
aforesaid, and are derived by Inheritance from
| said Charrick Courtney.
| Wherefore, Ii Is by the clerk OF said court In
| vacation, ordered that the defendants be noti-
fed by publication that the plaintiff has brought
his suit in the circuit court OF Bates county,
Missouri, returnable to the February tern,
| 1906, OF said court, the object and purpose OF
which said suit is to have the defendants d-
vested OF oil apparent interest In, or title to,
| said real estate; that the same be vested In the
plaintiff and that he be declared to be the own
| er and holder with the full title to said real
| estate, and that unless the defendants be and
appea, Ii said court on the first day of the next
February term, 1906, of said court TO be begun
and held In the city OF Butler on the first Nom
| day Of February, 1855. on or before the first
day Of the term thereof answering the petition
OF plaintiff, the same will be takenas confessed,
| and Judgment rendered according to the prayer
| Of the petition.
1t is further ordered that copy of this petit
ton be published In the BUTLER WEEKLY
TINES, weekly newspaper printed and pub.
lished In Bates county, Missouri for four weeks
SUCCESSFULLY. the last insertion to be not less
than thirty days before the first day of the
February term, 1906. OF this court
Witness my hand rs clerk Of our said
court and the seal thereof. Done at
fsEAL. Done at ONCE In Butler, in the coun~
ty aforesaid, on the 9Th day OF Octo-
Der, 1905.
j.. PATTERSON, Circuit Clerk.
Goat CHAs. M. BARxLEY, ID. G.