Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1907-01-18
First insertion, No. 7, Dec. d. ID ~.
Order of Publicath.

County eass y o. fissOr5i ROieT. ss.
In the Circuit Court Of Ripley CouaMo., to
March Term, A. D. 1907.
Suit 10 quiet title.
Charles o. Borth, PLAINTIFF,
vs..
A. B. Cumming. W. C. Huien. vnlI Byrd,
z. g. Cunningham, Thomas Knowlelnomas
| 7. Carton, Louretsa Rigdon, thehknown
neirs and devisees Of C. Q. Cunninm; the
| unknown heirs and devisees OF bert r.
knssell; the unknown heirs and dkees Of
William Byrd the unknown heirsd devi-
sees OF W; c; Huleni the unknown rs and
heirs and devlsees OF George Gartoand un-
Known parties, Defendants
now az this day comes Charles o. tth, the
plaintin In the above entitled cause, 1re the
Undersigned Clerk OF the Circuit Coubf Rip
icy County, In vacation, and hles hbetition
auly verified under his oath and afidal alleg-
Ing among other things that he is the iner In
zee simple OF, and claims that title to tkollow-
ing described real estate, lying, beingId sitl-
q aye IN the County of Ripley and State dissou-
The northwest quarter DO Of the lthesst
quarter $50 OF section twenty co., hd the
northwest quarter 10 OF the southwi quar-
ter DO OF section twenty-five f22), ali town
east;
That the defendants claim some title ,ltsrest
or estate ln and TO the said real estate,ls ma
ture and character OF which is unkIRn TO
plaintin and cannot be set out and dbrihed
herein, except that II is adverse and prldlcial
70 THIS plaintimi that the real estate atesaid
ie not IN the possession Of any person orirsons
whatsoever, but is wild and uncultiyad tim
Dered lands; that defendants, A. B. Ginning,
w. Q. Hulen, William Byrd, C, C. Cunukham,
Thomas Knowles, Thomas ]. Carton All Lou
T0tAA ~. Ri0d0n n NJ n all Aont ta anNk
OF Missouri, so that the ordinary procesbf law
cannot be served upon them in this stad that
ne verify believes there are persons infested
10 the subject matter OF this petition whose
names he cannot insert herein because tly are
unknown 70 plaintif; that A. B. Cummlg, W,
Y. hulen, William Byrd, Robert r. RuSn, C.
9. Cunningham and George Carton, a8esaid,
ln tnelr life time claimed some interest, kht or
title 10 the real estate above described, Iyerse
and pretudicial to plaintiffs title here1 that
the said A. B Cumming, W. G. Hulen, tlllan,
Byrd, Robert r. Russell, c. Z. Cunningitn and
George Carton are dead, and that whataer In
lerest they. or either OF them, had In anko said
real estate descended to their respectii heirs
at law or devisees Of their last wills anI tssta-
menus, and whose names, respective shaas and
interests as said heirs or devisees are Unknown
% plaintiff and cannot be set out and ddcribed
nereln, except that said claims are adveie and
preludiclai to PLAINTIFFS title; and that sdfar AZ
ne knowledge Of this plaintiff extendsI these
unknown heirs and devisees derive theilinter
sst In the above described real estate BY mheri-
ance through the said A. B. Cumming,W. G.
tulen, William Byrd, Robert r. Russell, C. C
Cunningham and George Carton respectively,
'r as devisees Of their last wills and testtmenfs
'espectlyely, end that plaintiff believes tle one
lternative or the other Is true; that he ke not
ufioient knowledge or information theFKof to
now whether the said A. B. Cumming, ". g
i9len, William Byrd and 2, {. Cunninghania are
wing or dead, but that plaintiff believes theone
II is tSersfors 90 ordered @ By the The Clerk aforesaid
vacation, that publication be made. notify ing
aid attendants, unknown heirs. and assisees,
nd .nnknown parties, THAT ptefntfn hns Com
ienced an action AgAinst them BY petition In
he Circuit Court OF Ripley County, IN the State
'hich is to try, ASCERTAIN and determine the
state, title and Interest Of the parties, plaintiff
nd defendants, In and to the real estate above
and to define and adjudge the title,
state and interest OF the parties, plaintiff and
efendants herein In and 70 said real estate
toresaid, and that unless said defendants, un-
nown heirs and devisees, and unknswn par
es, be and appear at the next term Of Court 10
Q holden at the Court House in Donlphan, with
the county OF Ripley, on the 18th day OF
Iarch, A. d. 1907, and on or before the first day
iereof answer or plead to the petition herein,
Ient will be rendered against defendants ac-
,rdingly.
1t is further ordered that a copy hereof be
ublished In the RIPLEY COUNTY DEMOCRAT, q
eekly newspaper printed and published In said
)unty, for four weeks successfully, published
least once each week, the last insertion to be
least fifteen days before the first day Of sad
Witness my hand and onicial seal Done It
Doniphan, Missouri, this the l7A
leEAi. day OF December, A. d. 1905.