The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-03-19
Order OF Publication.

STATE OF MISSOURI, (ss
County OF Bates
In the Circuit Court Of said county and state
May term 1865. In vacation, March 10th, 1905.
Order Of Publication.
Chas. S. Long, Plaintiff
Against
william McCausland and the unknown widow,
heirs Of law or hevlsees Of the said William
McCauslaDd, IL he is deceased; Isaiah Brown
and the unknown widow, heirs at law or dew
isees, Of said Isaiah Brown, II he lie deceased;
Mary N. Peck, John II. Peck. Margaret A.
unknown widow, heirs at law or devisees, of
the said John L Peck, II he is deceased:
James Peck and the unknown widow, heirs
at law or dcvisees Of said James Peck, If he
is deceased, being devisee named in the will
of Jacob Z Peck, deceased, Defendants.
Now at this day comes the plaintiff herein, 10y
Attorney and files his petition under OATH oil.
leging, among other things that Defendants
William McCausland, Isaiah Brown, Mary NJ.
Peck, John H. Peck, Margaret A Peck, Fran
els P. Peck, John L. Peck and James PEEK, are
not residents of the State Of Missouri; and al
leging, also, among other things, that he verify
believes that there are persons Interested In the
subject matter OF this suit whose names he can
not insert In his petition because they are to
him unknown. That such unknown persons
derive their interest, II any, in the land which
10 the subject matter of this suit, by Inherit
ance or devise from Defendant William Nc
Causland, as the widow. heirs at law or dew
isees of said william McCausland, and subject
to the right of plaintiff would amount to Zee,
said William McCausland beirg the patentee
for part of said land, and there not appearing
OF record any deed Of conveyance thereto from
said william McCauslsnd. Or as the widow,
heirs at law or devisees Of defendant Isaiah
Brown, II he Is deceased, and such interest
would amount to a fee simple title, subject to
the right and title of this plaintiff; said Isaiah
Brown being the paten!ee for part Of said
lor ond haze v,nf IL 90 an~l
conveyance Of such land from the said Isaiah
Brown. The patents aforesaid each evldencing
the conveyance of said land, from the Govern
| ment OF the Unitod States to the respective
dtvlsees Of John L. Peck. Il he is deceased
or widow. heirs at law, or devisee Of lanes
Peck, II he is deceased. Said James Peck
and John L. Peck being two Of the dew
isees named In the will Of Jacob E Peck,
deceased, who by the provisions Of his
will devised all his right title and interest in
and to part of said real estate to said James
Peck and John L. Peck subject to the right
devised to their co-defendsnts Mary NJ. PECK,
Peck, to whom were devised estates for life in
said real estate, but the respective interests of
each widow. heir at law or deyisee of said Will
liam McCausland. Isaiah Brown, John L.
Peck and James Peck, or the amount or value
more specifically stated because the number Of
persons % interested and their respective de.
greee OF relationship, or the amount devised TO
each, 10 mel known TO this plaintiff.
whereupon. Ii 10 ordered by the clerk In
vacation that said defendants be notified by
publication that plaintiff has commenced suit
against them In this court, the object and gen.
efaf nature Of which lie to procure judgment
and decree Of the circuit court Of said county
and state, perfeoting the record title Of the
plaintiff In and to the following described real
estate In Bates county, Missouri, to-wit: The
west half Of the northwest quarter and the
northwest quarter Of the southwest quarter oil
section thirteen u.s. and the southeast quarter
Of the northeast quarter and the northeast
fourteen ny, all in township (lg Of range t33l
In said county and state and divesting the de.
PENDANTS above named and mentioned, OF oil
right, title, claim and interest or apparent
right, title, claim and interest In and 70 said
real estate, and vesting the same In plaintiff
and that unless the said defendants be and up
pear Of this court, ct the next term thereof, X
Be begun and holden Of the court house, in tn
city Of Butler, n said county, On the arst Mon
Of said term, answer or plead TO the petition II
said eapss, the same will be taken o. confess
Cd, and Judgment will be rendered according
And tits further ordered, that Q copy hereo
b published. according 70 law, n THl BuTLE
WBDKIY TINS, neWspeper lubhshed II eeit
csl1e q BATES Tor fosf weeks sueceesively
iios . 3 . issss tSissy dsys before he iSs
day q sai4 nsxt Nay tenn q this court
I. HMBR11. Circuit Clsrk.
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