The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-12-17
Order OF Publication
STATE OF MISSOURI,
IS.

STA '' NlNH'l h'
County of Bates.
In thc fircuit Court, TO February term, 1903
Ia VACATION November ath, lgls.
T. q. Wilson, FlaiUtin,
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Isaac Ponlton, ifhc be living, and II he be deal,
his unknown heirs, dcVisce6 and legal rep
rrs-ntatIyes, and Ann War;, II She De- living
aud II she he dead, her unknown heirs dcv
isr,s amt legal representatives., Defendants.
now At This day comes IN" plHiutiA herein,
hy his attorney and ulo hia petition under
oath ALI g!hg among Other things tRaJ The de-
frnuHH.s above ram,d are non residents OF the
State of Missouri ami plaintiff further statr6
tina. Ia #" ar" persons Interested IN this suit amt
IN fuC -Ub' ct matter hereof whose naIut aplau
III cAu not insert herein for the reason that
thcS are unknown TO him aud that all OF the
Defendants 10 this suit are nJn-rcsdcnts Of the
state OF Missouri and that the ordinary process
OF law cAnnDs he srrVt Il UppN them ortllhar OF
them Wlthrthe state Of Missouri in the man
nrr prescribed by the statutes Of aid state in
such cause mad and provided.
Whrreuppn, 1t Is ordered by tn clerk In
vacation, that said defendants be notified by
publication tina, plaintiff has commenced a suit
against them in this court, the object and gem
eral nature of which Is to obtain decree Of this
court on the grounds alleged in the petition
herein wit: Plaintiff for his cause of action
states that he IL the owner III fee simple and in
the peacrahle and actual possession of the fol
loving described real estate situate in the
county OF Bates and state Of Missouri to-wit:
Lot four ti) Of tn" northeast quarter Of sec
ton four - township thirty nine 1870 Of range
twenty nine l29: That the legal and cquita-
Bile title to the real estate above mentioned
eInanatCt from the Government OF the United
States ore than fifty years PRIOR to the iust-
tutiOn OF this suit and that the plaintiff and
those under whom he claims title to eaid land
have been In the peaceaole. quiet, uninterrupt-
ed, actual. exclusive, open, notorious and Bd-
verse possession thereof tor more than thirty
10. and hnNr a fa< Oh a
real estate during all that time, and that Meth
er of the defendants, nor any person claiming
under or through them, or either OF them, has
been in the actual possession OF all or any part
OF said real estate nor paid any taxes thereon
during ali that time nor has any OF them,or any
one claiming under, through or for either OF
them claimed or asserted any right title, claim
or interest In ell or any part of said lands nor
instituted any suit 10 recover said lands or any
portion thereof during all OF said period Of
time.
That on August 2Gth, 1859 ore Harrison
Philbrick and his wife, Jane f., conveyed the
real estate herein described to one George
pOultOn, who thereup0n took possession there
of; that the said George Poulton continued Il
own and in possession Of said real estate until
the Ind day Of March, lsso, when the said
George P0nton departed this lie intestate. and
without Issue, leaving surviving him. his
widow, Charlotte POultOn, and his brothers,
John Poulton and Isaac r. ultOn, and his sister
Ann War; as his only heirs at law; tina. after
wards to-wit: On June 18th, lsSl, John Poul'
ton made deed to said real "a: ate to Charlotte
Poulton, and afterwards by mesne convey.
ances conveyed to this plaintiff Plain
tiG further states there does not appear oil
record any conveyance of said real estate here
In described from the said Isaac POulton or Anr
Worr and that therefore the said Ieaac Poul
ton II he be living, and If he be dead his nn
known heirs. deyisees and legal Representative
aud also the said Ann War;, If she be living
and If she be dead, her nknOwn heirs, deyiseeE
all n.I a1raa nnfu 4 tvssh aN N rau In