The Rich Hill tribune., 1907-08-22
order Of Publication.
STATS oN Missouni. :.
County 10 Batea.

county oi botoa,
Ia The Circuit courtto Oct0ber term
1907, In Vacation August U.s. 1907
'1Johnti, Mahler, plaiutH,
vs..
The unknown heirs and devlseee OF
John n. Elswlck, deceased. and all
PERSONS clhimlWG by, through Or
under the said John r, Elswlck, de-
ceased, and alt persons claiming by,
through or under his said heirs and
devisees, Defendants.
Now 1t THE dsy
come the Plaintiff herein, by his Al
torneye, Ia vacation. before the un-
derslgned. Il. u. Einhraa, sClerk oi
the Circuit Court, within and for the
said county. and iiies his petition
verified by affidavit, alleging. among
other things that Defendante--the
heirs and degiseea. ol John r. Els
wick. deceased, and persons claim
ing by, through or under the said
John r.. Elswiek deceased, and alt
persons claiming by. through or un-
der the heirs and devisees OF John
r. Elswiek, deceased, are unknown
70 him and for that reason be IL
unable TO state any Of their names
or places Of residence: That he is
informed and believes that none OF
the said parties. so named IA de-
| iendante are residents OF the state
of Missouri; That none Of the eaid
defendants can be served by personal
service in this state In the manner
prescribed by Chapter No. Eight of
the Ravised Statutes Of the State
OF Missouri OF 1893, That noneof the
said deiendents 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
interest Is 20 the plaintiff unknown
and for that reason cannot be stat
ed: That he is unable TO state how
such interest has been derived:
Whereupon. 10 IL ordered by the
Clerk IN Vncadon, 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 Nilsson
n, by petition. duly verified, the oh
liect and general nature oi which Is
as follows, to-wit
Plaintiff alleges that he Is the
owner in fee simple and claims title
20 the following named and describ-
led lands, real estate. lying being
and situatein the County OF Bates
and State OF Missouri, to-wit: The
North West Quarter 90 OF the South
East Quarter (A) OF Section sixteen
ll6) in Township Thirty Eight tSS1
of Range Thirty three 1887: That ne
Is IN the possession OF the same:
That he aud those by, through aud
under whom claims TO have been
In the open, notorious, adverse. con,
tinuous and peaceable possession ol
oil said lands for morc ,han Twenty
Years last past.
Plaintiff states that he verify be
Ilieyes the persons named rs detrad
ants are interested ln the land,
named aud described, but the natufs
and character Of such interest Il q
him unknown and for that reason
cannot be stated In the Petition
! That he Is unable 10 state how suef
interest haa been derived: That thl
Interest ol the defendants Il RdveFst
and prriudicial 10 the plnintin
Plaintiff prays the court TO try
aRcertain aud determine the estat
and Interest oi the plaintiff and de
lendants respectively IN and 20 tn
said real estate and determine an,
! adiudge by It's judgment and decre'
the title. estate and interest OF th
plaintiff and defendants herein sever
ally IN and 20 the said real eetat
according 70 the Statutes Of th
/, state OF Missouri 10 such cases mad
: and provided, and for RlliuFther an
, proper relieito the court deemed NJ
: ling and Just.
And that unlees the said defendant
. be and appear az this Court, at th
Z lnext term thereof. TO be begun an
} holden at the Court House in th
{ city of Butler, In said county, on n
. lfirst Monday in October. 1907, an
;. on or before the fret day oi sal
|. FERN, answer or plead 90 the pet
: ton In said cause. the same win :
! taken ~ confessed, aud ludgineu
! win be rendered accordingly.
And it is further ordered. that
Icopy hereof be- published, accOr1in
2 to law, On THE RICH Hu.f TRiBuNl
. newspaper published Ia said coul
q ty of Bates for four weeks suece
sively, published Ht least once
week, the last insertion TO be q
least thirty days before the first da
OF said next october term Of III
Court.
q n. u. EIHHEE,
a Circuit Clerk.
4. BY G. ~. BARKLEY, Deput
q A true copy from the record.
a Witness nv hnud. and a.