Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1907-01-11
First insertion, No. I, Dec. Is. sOs.-it.
Order of Publication.

State OF Missouri, co
In the Circuit Court Of Ripley county mo-, to
March Term, A. d. 1907.
Charles o. Borth, plaintiff,
A. B. Cumming, W, C. Hulen, william Byrd,
c. c. Cunningham, Thomas Knowles, Thomas
]. Carton, Louretsa Rigdon, the unknown
heirs and devisees OF c. z. Cunningham; tne
unknown heirs and deyisees OF Robert X:
Russell; the unknown heirs and deyisees OF
William Byrd; The unknown heirs and devi.
sees of w. C. Hulen; the unknown heirs auo
devisees Of A. B. Cummingi the unknown
heirs and devisees OF George Gartoni and un-
known parties, Defendants,
Now at this day comes Charles o. Borth, the
plaintiff in the above entitled cause, before tne
undersigned Clerk OF the Circuit Court OF KIP
| ley County, in vacation, and ales his peutlen
| duly verified under his oath and amdavit, alIeg-
| ing among other things that no is the owner IN
fee simple Of, and claims that title 20 the follow
| ing described real estate, lying, oeing ann ssu
ate In the County OF Ripley and State OF Missoa-
The northwest quarter u-4) OF the southeast
| quarter Q-D OF section twenty (20), and tne
| northwest quarter I'D of the southwest quar-
ter IA OF section twenty-five f22), all IN town
ship twenty-five (22), north OF range tour W
| east; ..,
That the defendants claim some title. interest
or estate In and 10 the said real estate, the ma
| ture and character of which ID unknown 70
| plaintiff and cannot be set out and desofioe9
herein, except that il is adverse and preludlclai
to this plaintiff; that the real estate aforesafo
Is not In the possession of any person or persons
| what soeyer, but is wild and uncultivated TIM
| bered lands; that defendants, A. Is. Cumming,
W. C. Hulen, William Byrd, c G. Cunninghem'
Thomas Knowles, Thomas ] Carton ana Low
retsa s. Rigdon, are non-residents OF the slate
OF Missouri, so that tho ordinary process OF Jaw
cannot be served upon thom in this state; tnat
he verify believes there are persons Interested
In the subject matter Of this petitions whose s
unknown to plaintiff; that A. d. Cumming, "
G. Hulen, William Byrd, Robert K. Russell, =.
c. Cunningham and George Carton, AFORESAID,
in their life time claimed some interest," risnt OF
; and preiudical to plaintiffs title hereni mat
the said A. b Cumming. ". Huien, MliilaH,
| Byrd, Robert r. Russell, C. &. Cunningham and
George Carton are dead, ana that WnssJ'er ald ~,
real estate descended to their respective nelrs
at law or devsees Of their last Wills and testa,
mems, and whose names, respective shares hnu
. Interests as said hcrs or dsviseeS are unka1wn
TO plaintiff and cannot be set out and described
herein except that eaid claims are adverse and
prejudical to PLAINTIFFS title; and that SO rar a.
} the knowledge OF this piaintin extends, tnese
unknown heirs and devisees derive their inter
eat in the above described real estate by inherl
tancc through the said A. r, Cumming, ".
iiulen, William Byrd, Robert y. Russell, Y.
e Cunningham and George Carton respectively
or As deylgees OF their last wills and testament
: respectively, and that plaintIR believes the on'
alternative or the other 10 true; that he has no
suf1cient knowledge or information thereof Y
= know whether the said A. D. Cumming, W, 9
. Hulen, William Byrd and c. G. CUNNINGHAM ar
= living or dead but that plaintln benevcs the on
alterI atiye or the other Is true. - =,
tits therefore ordered by the Clerk AFORESAID
= in vacation, that publication be made, notity'n
a said defendants, unknown heirs and oeVlsees
v and unknown parties, that piai1tif mas com
t menced an action against them by levuon !
the Circuit Court OF Ripley. County, IN the Stal
i Of Missouri the object and general nature
"a which IA to try, ascertain and determine IN
10 estate title and interest Of the parties, panti
| and defendants, In and to the real eetate aDoV
described, and to define and adjudge the titl'
D. estate and interest OF the parties, plalntiH on
defenaants herein In and to said real esta'
Id | aforesaid and that unless said dcfendants, ur
:. ! known heirs and davisees, and unknown pal
IL ties, be aud appear at the next term OF Court
=, he holden at tho Court House In Doniphan will
u in the county OF Ripley, on the 18Th day
4 March, A. D. 1907. and on or before the first de
thereof answer or plead to the petition herei
lg the same will be taken as confessed, and JUDI
M ment will be rendered against defendants a.
' cordingly. -. .e
n Il Is further ordered tnat COPY neItol
nuhl,shed in the RIPLEY COUNTY DEMOCRAT
ne weekly newspaper printed and published IN sa
M | connty. for four weeks successively, publish
W. AZ Innst once each week, the last insertion to
lie at least fifteen days before the arst day OF "a
rlr Witness my hand and oficial seal Done
;n Doninhan, Missouri, this the II
Ill isEAL,l day OF December, A, D. 1905
W. W. G, MABREY, Circuit CLERK.