Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-06-08
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.
STATE OF M1ssoURI,)

Or MiSSOtN
COUNTY OF MORGAN,
I'm the Morgan County Circuit Court.
Mi, IN y%i Sann.i Sasi c conn aT a CORPORATION.
Plaintiff,
The unknown heirs of Stephen Probasco, de.
Now at this day comes the plaintiff herein by its
attorneys. and files its petition, duly verified by
the affidavit of james Alplewhite and G.D. Able,
respectively the President and the Active vice
President and General Manager, OF the plaintiff
corporation. alleging. among. other things, that
the plaintiff is the owner in fee simple absolute
at the following described real estate situate.
lying and being In the county Of Morgan and
northeast quarter of Section ten U0), in
Township f~orty-one t4l) OF Range eighteen NSl.
that the said stephen Probasoo Is now deceased,
that prior to the year 1875 the said stephen Pro-
basco claimed title to said lands III fee sitil
under a deed executed by David c. Reed, dated
October list. 1873, recorded in. Book "a, at page
297, of the Deed Records Of Morgan County,
Missouri, and purporting to convey said lands to
the said stephen probasco; that the said IN.
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 of said stephen
Probasco are unknown to this plaintiff and its
ofticers, directors and agents, and therefore 1t
cannot insert the names of said heirs at law
herein; but that the interests of said unknown
parties defendant in and 10 said land, If any
derive as heirs at law Of the said Stephen Pro-
basco, deceased; that said claim or interests of
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rrobasco, deceased, is adverse, hostile and 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.
Whereupon, il (, ordered by the clerk of the
Circuit Court. in vacation that said defendants
he notified by publication that plaintiff has
commenced a suit against them in this court,
by petition as aforesaid, the object and general
nature of which is to try, ascertain and deter
mine the estate, title and interest of the plaintift
and the defendants, respectively, III and to the
said real estate aforesaid, and to define and adj
judge by a Judgment and decree the title, inter
est and estate of the parties plaintiff and defend.
ant, severaily, in and to the aforementioned
land, according to the statute in such cases made
and provided; and that unless the said defend
ants be aud 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. 1906, aud on OF before
the first day Of said term, answer or plead
to the petition in said cause, the same will he
taken as confessed. aud Judgment will be
rendered accordingly
And it Is further ordered THAI a copy hereof be
published, according to law, in the Morgan
County Democrat. a weekly newspaper printed
aud published in the county of Morgan nfore-
said for four weeks successfully the last inser-
ton to be at least thirty DAYS before the COM
mencemcnt of the said next term of this court.
W. e. THOMAS, Circuit Clerk.
A true copy from the record.
Witness my hand, and the seal of the Circuit
(vvl Court of Morgan County, this
| 18th day of MAY, ZOOS.
w. {. TIIOHA Circuit Clerk.