The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-11-28
Order OF Publication.

STATE OF hIssoURI'|..
County Of Bates.
In the Circuit Court, In Vacation November 0,
Charles Burge, Plaintiff.
The unknown heirs of Claibourne Brunette,
Eliza Bacon ifl,ving and the unknown
heirs of Eliza Bacon. Defendant.
Order Of Publication,
Now at this day comes the plaintiff herein,
and files his petition duly verified by hls
afldavit, alleging that the plaintiff is the own
er Of and In fact hiss the legal little to, the fol-
Bates and State Of Missouri, to-wit:
The northwest quarter of the southeast quar-
ter and the west half OF lot one ~ OF the north
east quarter and the north half OF lot one ~
OF the southwest, quarter and the east half Of
lot one ~ OF the northwest quarter, all in SEQ
ton six 10y township thlrty-nine tSV range
thirty one (3l). That he and those under whom
he claims title TO said real estate have been In
the open, exclusive, continuous, adverse pos
session thereof, claiming title thereto and pay
ing all taxes assessed against the same for
more than thirty years last past and that the
legal title hereto emanated from the govern :.
ment OF the United States more than thirty
years prior hereto; and that within the last
thirty years neither the defendants nor any Of
them, have been In the possession Of said real
estate, nor paid any taxes assessed against the
same, nor set up any claim thereto, nor TO any
part thereof; that Claibourne Brunette by patent
Issued by the president Of the United Sta'es
August ist, 1919, acquired title to the north:
west quarter OF the southeast quarter aforesaid
but that said Brunette so far as the records OF
the ONCE of the Recorder Of Deeds Of Bates
county, Missouri, show, never conveyed said
real estate, nor Is there any record evidence
that he or his heirsor assigns have conveyed
the same.
tits further alleged on informal on and
belief by plaintiff therein that said Claibourne
Dee. e. aaI anx ais dana tod N
testate and that the names Of his heirs are I'M !,
known, and tina, the only interest which said
heirs have In the subject matter OF this action
arises from the fact that the legal title TO said
bourne Brunette, and that said interest was
derived by Inheritance from him.
1t is further alleged that except the north
east quarter Of the southeast quarter, afore-
said, the real estate as above described was ct
William Forest, who died intestate leaving his
| widow. Deiilah Forest, and his children. Will
liam r Forest, Mary Il Simpson. Brunette
Sesse, Purlina Sphoer, Pheroby A Forest,
Nancy Booker, Harriet M Forest. and two
daughter, to-wit, Delilah Harris, who after.
wards intermarried with one - Forest, and
Eliza Harris, who afterwards intermarried
with one - Bacon That plaintiff has &C.
OF Eliza Bacon, which has never bee conveyed
| OF record: that one OF the children OF william
Forest, to-wit, Harriet N Forest, died
in infancy in 1859. leaving her in
brothers and sisters and said grand chill.
drtn Of William Forest, and that thereby the
| said Eliza Bacon acquired an undivided nine
sixty. fourths interest In said real estate; and
plaintiff on information and belief alleges that
said Eliza Bacon is dead and the names OF hel
heirs are unknown, but II Eliza Bacon be moi
dead she is nonresident Of the state Of Mis-.
souri,. 1t Is further alleged that plaintiff hSi
| by the Statute Of Limitations acquired the
title originally held BY said Eliza Bacon in
Whereupon, 1t is by the clerk Of said cour,
ordered that the defendants be notified BY
publication that plaintiff has commenced sui
against them In this court the object and gen
ants and each Of them OF all apparent title In
and to the real estate aforesaid and vest thu
same In the plaintiff; to have the interest Of thu
parties to this action ascertained and dennet
and 70 obtain decree Of this court adjudgint
fendsnts and each Of them, to have the fe,
simple title to said real estate and every par
thereof; and that unless said defendants
be and appear In this court, Of the mex
term thereof, to BE- begun and holden at tn
court house In the city Of Butler. In said eoun
ty, ON the first Monday in February, 1908, an(
on or before the first day OF said term answer o.
plead TO the petition In said cause, the sam
will be taken g confessed, and judgmen
It IL further ordered, that copy hereo
be published. according to law, In THl ByTLEl
WiEKLY TMEs, . newspaper published In tn
county Of Bates, for four weeks successively
tion to be st least thirty days before the hrs
day Of said next February term Of this court
T. D. EMBREE,
| Circuit Clerk.
A true copy from the record. Witness N,
hand, and seal ofthe circuit court Of Bate
lsIAhs.l county. this 18th day Of November
1907. T d. EMBREE,
IL 4-4t Circuit Clerk.