Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-05-25
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.
STATE or MISSOURI,)

STATE OF MISSOURI /.
COUNTY OF ORGAN
In the Morgan County Circuit Court. Term,
In vacation. May 18th, 1900.
Missouri Camel Coal Company, a corporation,
The unknown heirs of stephen probasco, de-
ceased, Defendan ts.
Now at this day comes the plaintiff herein by its
ATTORNEYS, and files its petition, duly verified by
the affidavit Of James Applewhite and G ID. Able,
President and General Manager, OF the plaintiff
corporation. alleging, among. other things, that
the plaintiff is the owner III fee simple absolute
OF the following described real estate situate,
lying and being i'll the county OF Morgan aud
State of Missouri. to. wit: The north half of the
northeast quarter OF SECTION ten NOl in
Township forty-one (Ii) Of Range eighteen (lsl;
that the said stephen Probasoo is now deceased;
that prior to the year 1875 the said stephen Pro
basco claimed title to said lands in fee simple
under a deed executed by, David {. Reed, dated
October LIST, 1919. recorded in Book q. at page
2o7, of the Deed Records of Morgan County,
Missouri, and purportiMg to convey said lands to
the said stephen irohasco; that the said M
known heirs of stephen Prohasco appear of rec
ord to have an interest In said real estate; that
the names OF said heirs at law of said stephen
prohnsco are unk nown to this plaintiff and its
officers, di, ectors and agents, and therefore it
cannot insert the names OF said lei's at law
herein; but that the interests OF said unk rowi
parties defendant in and to said land. If any
they have, are such interests as they would
de rive as heirs at law Of the said stephen Pro-
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said unknown heirs at law OF the said stephen
Probasco. deceased, is adverse, hostile aud pred.
judicial to this plaintiff; and that plaintiff and
its officers. directors and agents, are unable to
describe more particularly the interest or claim
OF said unknown parties defendant.
Wfereupon. il /, ordered by the clerk of The
Circuit Court. in vacation that : id dele ndaits
he notified by publication that plaintiff has
commenced n suit against them III this court,
by petition as aforesaid. the object and general
nature of which is to try. ascertain and deter
mine the e>tate, title and interest OF the plaintiff
aud the de I endauts. respectively, IN and to the
said real estate aforesaid, and to define and adj
Judge bv a Judgment and decree the title. inter
est and estate Of the parties plaintiff and defend.
ant. sevcraliy, in and to the aforementioned
land, according to the statute in such cases made
and provided: and that unless the said defetd-
ants be and appear at this court, at the next
term thereof. to begun and holden AT the court
house in the city of Versailles in said county,
on the 18th day of August, 100, aud on or befoie
the first day of said term, answer or plead
to the petition in said carse, the sane will he
taken as confessed, and udgincnt Will be
rendered acc iidingiy
And il Is further ordered tha' a copy hereof he
published. according to law. III the Morgan
County Democrat. a weekly NEWSPAPER printed
and published in the county of Morgan atofe'
said Tor four weeks successfully the last insei-
ton to be at least thirty days before the com
mencemcnt OF the said lie 1t term OF this court.
W. {. THOMAS, Circuit Clerk.
true copy from the record. .
witness my hand, and the seal of the Circuit
! f,,., Court Of Morgan County, this
sEAl' 18th day of MAY. i9ob.
w. e. rIIOMAS Circuit CLERK.