The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-08-29
Order OF Publication.

Stars on MIssouRi, Is
County OF Bates,
In the Circuit courtto October term
1907, IN Vacation August IA, 1907,
John q. Mailer, Plaintiff,
Va.
The unknown heirs aud devlseee OF
John II. Elswlck, deceased, and all
persons claiming by. through or
under the said John II. Elswick, de-
ceAsed, and all persons claiming By,
through or under his said heirs and
deviseee, DEFENDANTS.
Nav nc this day
lcOme the Plaintiff herein, by his At
torneys, In vacation, before the un.
dersigned, n, ID. Embree. CLERK OF
the Circuit Court, within and for the
said county, and files his petition
verified by affidavit, alleging, among
| other thiuEs that Defendants-the
heirs and devisess OF JohR X. Els
wick, deceased, and persons claim
ing by. through or under the snid
tJohn X. Elswick deceased, and ali
persons claiming by, t~hrough'or un-
der the heirs and devisees Of John
r. Etswick, deceased, are unknown
TO him and for that reason he r.
MAANNnAN ~ EN4AE NnN Vi NAHENA aAMMANN
/ or places Of residence; That he Is
informed and believes that none Of
the said parties. so named as de.
PENDANTS are residents OF the state
of Missouri: That none OF the said
| defendants can be served BY personal
service in this state IN the manner
prescribed by Chapter No. Eight of
the Revised Statutes 81 the State
OF Missouri Of 1899: That noneoi the
said ~defendents can be served In this
state by the ordinary process OF law:
That he verify believes that the per
sons named as defendants are inter.
ested In the subject uf this suit, but
the nature and character OF such
l%nterest is TO the plaintiff unknown
and for that reason cannot he stat
ed; That he II unable to state how
such interest has been derived:
Whereupon, it Is ordered by the
Clerk IN Vacation, that said Defend
ants be notified by publication that
Plaintiff has commenced a suit
against them In the Circuit Court OF
Bates County, In the State OF Missou-
RI, by petition. duly verified, the oh
Jet and general nature Of which Is
/ as follows, tO-wit:
Plaintiff alleges that he Is the
! owner In fee simple and claims title
TO the following named and describ-
ed lands, real estate, lying being
and situatein the County OF Bates
and State OF Missouri, to-wit: The
North West Quarter 20 OF the South
| East Quarter % OF Section Sixteen
(l6) In Township Thirty Eight 1881
OF Range Thirty three 1881: That be
Is In the possession Of the same:
That he and those by, through and
under whom claims to have been
In the open, notorious, adverse, con-
tlnuOus aud peaceable possession Of
all said lands for more than Twenty
Years last past.
Plaintiff states that he verify be-
lieves the persons named Rs defend
ants are interested IN the lands
named and described, but the nature
and character OF such interest Is TO
him unknown and for that reason
cannot b. stated 30 the Petition:
That he Is unable 90 state how such
interest has been derived: That the
interest Of the defendants Is adverse
and preludicial TO the plaintli.
Plaintiff praye the court TO try,
ascertain and determine the estate
and interest OF the plaintiff and de-
feudants respectively "a and to the
said real estate and determine and
adiudge by It's judgment and decree
the title, estate and interest 81 the
plaintiff and defendants herein sever
ally In and to the said real estate
according 90 the Statutes % the
State Of Missouri In such cases made
and provided, and for all further and
proper reiieito the court deemed TT
ing and just,
Aud that unless the said defendants
be and appear at this Court, at the
next term thereof. 20 be begun and
holden at the Court House in the
city of Butler, IN said county, on the
first Monday In October. 1901, aud
on or before the first day Of said
Term, answer or plead 10 the petit
ton IN said cause. the same win be
taken as confessed, and judgment
will be rendered accordingly.
And &c IL further ordered. that a
copy hereof be published. according
TO law, I'm Tax RICH Hut TRIBUNE.
a newspaper published In said coln-
" Of bates for four weeks success
siveiy, published at least once n
week, the last Insertion TO DO at
least thirty days before the hrstdRy
Of said next October term OF this
Court
4. ID. EslBHEE,
Circuit Clerk.
By q. NJ. BARKLEY, Deputy.
A true copy from the record.
- Witneaa my hand and seal