The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-08-15
order d p~ubllcatlon.

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County OF Bates.
In the Circuit Court, october Term
1907, In Vacation August 10, 1907.
John q, Mailer, Plaintiff.
Va.
The unknown helrs and deviseea Of
John II. Elswick. deceased. and all
persons claiming by, through or
under the said John II. Elswich, de-
ceased, md all persons claiming by,
Though or uneer his said heirs aud
d~evisees, Defendants.
Now at this day
come the Plaintiff herein, by hIs At
.torneys, TempletOn 4 Hales in vaca-
ton. before the undersigned, II, ID.
.Embree. Clerk OF the Circuit Court,
within and for the said county, and
files her petition and affidavit, al
.leging, among other things that De-
iendants-the heirs sand devisees OF
John r. Elswick, deceased. and per-
Sous claiming by, through or under
the said John X. Elswick. deceased,
and all persons claiming by, through
or under the heirs and devisees OF
John II. Elswick. deceased, are un-
known to him and for that reason
he Is unable to state any 81 their
names or places OF residence: Tint
he is informed and believes that
none Of the said parties. so named
as defendants are residents Of the
State of Missouri. That none OF the
said defendants can be served by
personal service Ia this state In the
manner prescribed by Chapter No.
Eight OF the Revised Statutes of the
State OF Missouri Of 1899; That none
OF the said defendants ear be served
On this state by the ordinary process
OF law: That he verify believes that
the persons named as defendants are
interested In the subject Of this suit,
but the nature and character Of such
interest Is to the plaintiff unknown
and for that reason cannot be stat
ed: That he Is unable to state how
such interest has been derived:
Whereupon. it is ordered by the
Clerk in Vacation, that said Defend
ants be notified by publication that
Plaintiff has commenced a suit
against them in the Circuit Court OF
bates County In the State of Nilsson
RI, by petition, duly verified, the oh
iect and general nature of which is
as follows, tO-wit:
Plaintiff alleges that he Is the
owner I'm fee simple and claims title
to the following named and descrih-
ed lands, real estate. lying and he
ing situate I'm Bates County and
State OF Missouri. to-wit: The
North West Quarter % OF the South
East Quarter fk) OF Section sixteen
06l in Township Thirty Eight 1881
of Range Thirty three 1897: That he
Is In the possession OF the same:
That he aud those by, through aud
under whom be claims TO have been
in the open. notorious, adverse, con-
tinuOus and peacable possession OF
ali said lands for mon than Twenty
Years last past.
Plaintiff states that be verify be-
lieves the persons named Rs defend
ants are interested In the lands
named and described, but the nature
and character OF such interest H. to
him unknown aud for that reason
cannot be stated In the Petition:
That he Is unable TO state how such
interest hos been derived: That the
Interest ofthe defendants n adverse
and prejudicial TO the plaintiff
Plaintiff prays the court 20 try,
ascertain and determine the estate
and interest Of the piainti1 aud de-
PENDANTS respectively IN and 10 the
said real estate and determine aud
adjudge hy It's Judgment and decree
the title, estate and interest OF the
| plaintiff and defendants herein sever
ally in and to the said real estate
according TO the Statutes OF the
State OF Missouri In such eases made
and provided, and for all furthcrand
proper rellefto the court deemed At
Ing and just
And that unless the said defendants
/ be aud appear at this Court, at the
next term thereof. 20 be begun and
holden at the Court House ia tbs
city Of Butler, IN said county. OH the
first Monday in October, 1907. aud
on or before the first day 81 said
Term, answer or plead 20 the pcti,
| ton IN said cause, the same will be
taken as confessed. and Judgment
win bc rendered accordingly.
And II Is further ordered. that d
copy hereof be published, according
to law, IN The RiCH HIT TRmuNE
a newspaper published ia said coun.
lty Of Bates for four weeks success
siveiy, published az least one q
week, the last insertion 20 be M
OF said next October term Of thil
Court.
Il. ID. EMBREE,
Circuit Clerk.
@. NJ. BARKLEY, d. q
A true copy from the record.
- Witness my hand, and sen
SEAL Of the Circuit Court OF bate.
Comfy. this 18th day OF Aug
ust 1907.
Il. ID. EMHnEE,
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