The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-12-05
Order Of Publication.
STATE OF MISSOURI, J

County of Bates. '''
In the Circuit Court, In Vacation November 8.
Charles Burge, Plaintiff.
| VS..
This unknown heirs Of Clalbourne Brunette,
ELIZA Bacon II living and the unknown
| heirs or Eliza Bacon. Defendant.
Order Of Publication.
Now at this day comes the plaintiff herein,
and files his petition duly verified by his
amdavit, alleging that the plaintiff lie the own
lowing described real estate in the county Of
Bates and state OF Missouri, to-wit:
Inc northwest quarter OF the southeast quar-
ter and the west half OF lot ono ~ Of the north
east quarter and the north half OF lot one ~
lot one ~ OF the northwest quarter, all In SEQ
tion six (6) township thirty mine 1907 range
!nrty lone lSl). 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 emansted 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 Clsibourne Brunette by patent
Issued by the president of the United STATES
August lst, 1919, acquired title to the north
west quarter Of the southeast quarter aforesaid
put that said Burnette 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 heirs or assigns have conveyed
the same.
tits further alleged on information and
belief by plaintiff therein that said Claibourne
Burnette has long since departed this life in
testate and that the names of his heirs are IN.
mum, avA NtxAR 49, l. G-s~
heirs have In the subject matter Of this action
arises from the fact that the legal title to said
real estate q pears Of record to be In said Clai
bourne Burnette, and tina, said interest was
derived by Inheritance from him.
1t is further alleged that except the north
east quarter Of the southeast quarter afore-
eald, she real estate as above described was at
me a., time Of his death In 1855, owned by one
widow. Deiilah Forest, and his children. VIII
liam Forest. Mary 4 Simpson, Brunette
Sease, Purlina Sphoer, Pheroby Arm Forest,
Nancy Booker, Harriet M Forest. and two
daughter, wit, Delilah Harris, who after
wards intermsrried with one = Forest, and
Eliza Harris, who afterwards in,ermarried
with one - Bacon That plaintiff has ac-
o. Eliza Bacon, which has never been conveyed
OF record; that one Of the children Of william
Forest. to-wit, Harriet N Forest, died
IN infancy a. !.,, In 1885, leaving her in
toiOne III nuiu real tbthLe 10 QeT mOtneT.
brothers and sisters and said grand chill
dren Of William Forest, and that thereby the
SAID ELIZA Bacon acquired On 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 her
neirs are unknown, but II Eliza Bacon be not
dead she is nonresident Of the state Of Mis-
souri,. IL lie further alleged that plaintiff has
by the Statute Of Limitations acquired the
title originally held by said Eliza Bacon In
and to said real estate.
whereupon, 1t is by the clerk Of said court
ordered that tho defendants be notified by
publication that plaintiff has commenced suit
against them In this court the object and gem
ants and each Of them Of all apparent title in
and to the real estate Aforesaid and vest the
same In the plaintiff; to have the interest Of the
parties 20 this action ascertained and defined
ana 70 obtain decree Of this court adjudging
fendsnt and each Of them, to have the fee
simple title 10 said real estate and every part
thereof; and that unless said defendants,
ts.n spS appear IN This court, at the next
court house In the city OF Butler. in said coun-
~, on the frat Monday In February, 1908, And
on or before the first day Of said term answer or
plead to the petition in said cause, the came
, nl1i pc taken confessed, and Judgment
1t is further ordered, thst Q copy hereof
Dc published, according to law, in The BuTLrn
mkknLY TMrs, Newspaper published In the
county OF Bates, for four weeks sueoesslvely,
don to be Of least thirty days before he 6rst
Jay OF said next February term Of this court.
!. ID. EMBREE,
Circuit Clerk.
true copy from the record. Witness my
||sssI.AL.1 county. this 18th day Of November,
W.. b. EMBRKR,
sA Circuit Clark