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

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County Of Bates.
In la se Circuit Court In Vacation November o.
Charlss Burse' Plaintiff.
The unknown heirs of Claiborne Brunette,
Eliza Bacon ifllving. and the unknown
heirs of Eliza Bacon: Defendant.
Order Of Publication.
Now at this day comes the ,plaintig herein,
and files his petition duly verified by his
AFFIDAVIT, alleging that the plaintiff lie 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 ~
lot one ~ OF the northwest quarter, all In SEQ
ton six (8) township thirty-nlne (S9D range
thirty one ISL. That he and those under whom
he claims title to said real estate have been In
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
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 Burnette by patent
Issued by the president of the United States
August LIST, 1919, acquired title to the north
west quarter Of the southeast quarter aforesaid
but that said Brunette so far IS 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.
ills further alleged on Information and
belief by plaintiff therein that said Claibourne
Brunette has long since departed this life In
testate and that the names OF bis heirs are un.
Bp nd skst In To- int xxhin al
heirs have In the subject matter Of this action
arises from the fact that the legal title to said
real estate a: pears Of record to be in said Clsi
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-
| faid, the real estate as above described was ct
the time Of his death In 1855, owned by one
widow. Deiilah Forest, and his children. Will
liam Forest. Mary K simpson, Brunette
Sease, Purlina sphoer, Pheroby Ann Forest,
Nancy Booker, Harriet M Forest. and two
daughter, to-wit, Delilah Harris, who After
wards intermsrried with one - Forest, and
Eliza Harris, who Afterwards intermarried|
with one - Bacon Ths! plaintiff has 8
OF Eliza Bacon, which has never been conveyed
Of record; that one Of the children OF WilIna
Forest. to-wit, Harriet m Forest. re-
in infancy in 1859. :. leaving heH
az
brothers and sisters and said grand i-
dren Of William Forest. and that theIell.ne
said Eliza Bacon acquired an undividednS 4
sixty. fourthe interest In said real ESTATE
plaintiff on information and belief allegefat
said Eliza Bacon is dead and the names OIL
heirs are unknown, but II Eliza Bacon bBs
dead she 10 nonresident Of the state OF * II
souri,. IL is further alleged that plaintiff
BY the Statute Of Limitations acquired
title originally held by said Eliza Bacon
and TO said real estate.
Whereupon, 1t lie by the clerk of said COZ
ordered that tho defendants be notified II
publication that plaintiff has commenced .
against them In this court the object and 81
ante and each Of them Of al apparent 1e1S
and to the real estate Aforesaid spd vest U
same In the plaintiff; to have the interest Of u
parties TO this action ascertsined and defneoN
and 70 obtain decree Of this court sdjudgingJ
fendsnts and each Of them, to have the r.
simple title to said real estate and every pa
thereof; and that unless said defendant
be and appear In this court, Ut the ne
term thereof, TO be begun and holden ct 4
ty, on the first Monday In February, 1908, =
on or before the first day Of said term, answer -
plead to the petition in said cause, the eaMeN
will be taken @ confessed, and judemnt
enfsfS Is ussssr usfa.r.d tina, con, s.,
be published. according TO law, in THs BurIIn
WEEKLY TMEs, newspaper published In ne
county OF Bates, for four weeks SUCCESSFULLY. !
puonshed ct least once . week. the lat ineogs
ton TO be Of least thirty days before the AxssI
I'D. EMBRE1,
Circuit CieRk.
A true copy from the record. WitnesS n
hand, and seal OF the circuit court q Baoi
SEAL ss1L.l county. this 18th day q NoysRbee
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