The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-12-19
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EoF MISSOURI ;.
County of Bates. vs.
In the Circuit Court, In Vacation November .,
Charlie, Burge, Plaintiff,
Tha unknown heirs of Claiborne Brunette,
Eliza BPc n iflvlng 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 his
affidavit, alleging that the plaintiff is the own
er of and In fact has the legal little to, the fol.
lowing q scri' ed real estate In the county OF
Bates and State OF Missouri, to-wit:
he northwest quarter of the southeast quar-
ter and tina west half o. lot ona ID Of the north
east quarter and the north half Of lot one ~
OF tn southwest quarter and the east hall OF
lot one ~ of the northwest quarter, all In SEQ
ton six t6) township thirty mine (39) range
thiriy.one (sl). That he and those under whom
he claims title 10 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
l. gal IT'LL 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
anne nor set up any claim thereto, nor TO any
part thereof; that Claibourne Brunette by patept
issued hy the president OF the United STATES
August LIST, 1919, acquired title to the north
west quarte Of the southeast quarter aforesaid
but that said Brunette 80 far as the records Of
the office of the Recorder of Deeds of Bates
county, Missouri show, never conveyed said
al estate, n Is there any record evidence
that he or his heirs or assigns have conveyed
the same.
1t further alleged on informal on and
bel'efby plaintiff therein that said tlaibourne
D,t~ Eel ., ra.x. a r..
testate and that the names of his heirs are I'M
known, and tha' the only interest which said
heirs have in the subject matter OF this action
arises rom the fact that the legal title TO said
real estate pears Of record to be In said Clsi
bourne Burnette, and tha' said interest was
derived by Inheritance from him.
1t Is further ALLEGED trat except the north
east quarter of he southeast quarter, af0re-
! faid, he real estate as above described was at
the Time of his death In 1855, owned by one
William Forest, who died intestate leaving his
widow. Deiilah Forest, and his children, Will
liam Forest. Mary K simpson. Brunette
St ase, Purlina sphoer, Pheroby Avn Forest,
Nancy Booker, Harriet NJ Forest. and two
grand hiliren the daughters of deceased
daughter, to.wlr, Delilah Harris, who after
wards intermsrried with one - Forest, and
Eliza Harris, who afterward4 intermarried
with one -M Bacon Tina! plaintiff has sc.
OF Eliza Bacon, which has never been conveyed
of record; that one of the children Of William
Forest, to-wit, Harriet NJ Forest, died
tnro. inf o. VI, in 1882 leaving her in
brothers and sisters and said grand chill
DIRE n 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 her
heirs are unknown, but If Eliza Bacon be not
dead she is nonresident Of the state Of Mis-
sonri. Il is 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 lie by the clerk of said court
ordered that the defendants be notified by
publication that plaintiff has commenced suit
against them in this court the object and gen.
eral nature Of which are to divest the defend.
ante 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 to this action ascertained and defined
and to obtain decree Of ths court adjudging
and declaring the plnintih as against the de-
fend ants and each Of them, to have the fee
simple title to said real estate and every part
thereof; and that unless said defendants,
be and appear In this court, at the next
term thereof, to be begun and holden ct ne
court house In the city Of Butler. In said conn.
ty, on the fret Monday In February, 1903, and
on or before the 1rst day Of said term, answer or
plead to the petition In said cause, the same
will be taken ss confessed, and Judgment
rendered accordingly.
IL 10 further ordered, that copy hereof
De published. according to law, In Tar BU1Lns
WEEKLY TINES, Q newspaper published In the
county OF Bates, for four weeks successfully,
Published at least once . week, the last insef.
ton TO be at least, thirty days before the hrst
day OF said next February term OF this court
T. d. EMBREB,
Circuit CLERK.
A true copy from the record Witness ny
hand, and seal Of the circuit court Of Rate
lsEAL.1 county. this 18th day Of November,
ls0I. T d. EMBREE,
o-s Circuit Clerk.