Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-06-01
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.
STATE OF

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COUNTY OF MORGAN,
In the Morgan County Circuit Court.
In vacation, May 18th, 1900.
Missouri Camel Coal Company, a corporation.
P,aintifi,
versus
The unknown heirs of stephen probasco, de
ceased, Defendants.
Now at this day comes the plaintiff herein by its
attorneys, and files it's petition, duly verified by
the AFFIDAVIT Of James Applcwhite and & u. Able,
respectively the President and the Active Vice
President and General Manager, OF the plaiutiff
corporation. alleging, among other Things, that
the plaintiff is the owner in fee simple absolute
OF the following described real estate situate,
lying and being in the county OF Morgan and
State ot Missouri, to wit; The north half of the
northeast quarter OF Section ten NH), in
Township forty-one (il) of Range eighteen Us);
that the said stephen Probasoo is now deceased;
that prior to the year 1915 the said stephen PIo-
basco claimed title to said lands in fee simple
under a deed executed by David {. Reed, dated
October LIST. 1873. recorded in book q, at page
lY7, of the Deed Records Of Morgan County,
Missouri, and pui porting to convey said lands to
the said stephen frobasco; that the said I'M
known heirs of stephen Probasco appear OF rec
ord to have an interest in said real estate, that
the names of said heirs at law bf said stephen
Protasco are unk nown to this plaintiff aud its
officers, din cctors aud agents. and therefore it
cannot insert the names of said heirs at law
herein; hut that the interests of said unknown
parties defendant in and TO said land, If any
they have. are such interests AS they would
dt rive as heirs at law of the said Stephen PRO.
basco, deceased that said claim or interests Of
said INK nown heirs at law Of the said stephen
Probas co, deceased, is adverse, hostile aud pred
judicial to this plaintiff; and that p%laintiil and
IT'S officers, directors and agents, are unable to
describe more particularly the interest ct claim
of said unknown parties defendant.
Nhercupon. II i ordered by the clerk oil TIE
Circuit Couit in vacation that $ id defendants
be notified by publication That rIairtiti has
commenced a suit against them i'll this court,
by petition as aforesaid. the object aud pcnerai
nature of which Is to try, ascertain and deter
mine the estate. title and interest OF the p~laintit
and the defendants, respectively, in and to the
said real estate aforesaid, aud to define and adj
Judge by u Judgment and decree tie title. inter
est and estate Of the parties plainti' III and defend,
ant, scvetallv, in and to the aforementioned
and provided, and that unless the said defend
ants he and appear at this court, at the next
term thereof to begun aud holden al the court
house in the city Of Versailles, in said county,
on the 18Th day of August, 1906, and on or before
the first day Of sud term, answer OF plead
to the petition in said carsc, the same VIII lie
taken as confessed, and Judgment will be
rendered acc ,rdingly.
And il H. further ordered tha' a copy hereof I've
published, according to law, III the Morgan
County Democrat, n weekly newspaper printed
and published in the county OF Morgan afore
said Cor -four weeks successfully tie last insef
ton to le at least thirty DAYS before the com
nenccmcnt Of the said next term OF this court.
w. {. THoMA Circuit Clerk.
A true copy from the record.
witness my hand, and the seal OF the Circuit
(.,. Court If Morgan County, this
'EAi' 18th day of May, loco,
W. {. THOMA Circuit Clerk.