The Butler weekly times., 1908-12-31
Order OF ublicatiou.
STATE OF Nl>>Ot RI,
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STATE OF Nl->otR,t
County OF Bates.
In the Circuit Colrt, to February term, 1909
In Vacation November IN, E">.
+ u Wilson, plai'un,
i,asc poullnn, in" Oe living, and iihc be dead,
his unknown heirA, trvlsrvs ana legal rep
rcs.utatives, AMI Ann War;, If she De- living
and II SHE br dead, her unknown hers deN-
i4rr. and legal representatives, Defendants
Sow At this day comes the plaiutn herein,
uy M attorney and files nj petition under
oath all, glng among other things thai the de-
trndan,s above named are non residents Of the
state Of Missouri and plaintin further states
that th-r" are persons Interested in this suit and
in the subj ct matter thereof whose namesplain-
IN can not insert herein for ghe reason that
tncy are unknown 20 him aud that all of the
defendants II thts suit are non residents OF the
state of Missouri and that thr ordinary process
OF lAw cannot be- scrN upon them or either OF
them within the tate OF Missouri in the man
uar prescribed 10y the statutes Of said state IN
-ueh cause made and provided
NHcrrUplu, Il IL ordered by tn clerk In
vacation, that said defendants be- notified by
Publication thst plaintiff has commenced suit
AGAINST them in this court the object ana gem
rrai nature of which Il To obtain decree Of this
court Ug the grounds alleged in the petition
herein to-W.t. Plaintiff for his cause of action
states that he i- tn owner Ia fee simple aud in
the pphrtahlr ant actual possession ot The FOL
loving described real rstatr situate in the
county Of Bates and state of Missouri to-wit:
Lot four tD Of tn north"as. quarter Of sec
tiOn four a. township tdirty mine SD of range
twenty nine .Il. That the legal and eQuta-
bic title to the real estate above mentioned
eInanRted from the GOverr o. the United
states I, ore than ATTY years prior to the iDetl-
tuition of this suit and that the plaintiff and
those un Ter whom he claims title TO said land
have been 10 the peaceahle quiet. uninterrupt-
ed actual. exclusive, open, notorious and ad-
verse possession thereof for more than thirty
years last past, and have paid tayes on said
real estate during all that time, and that neth-
er of the defendants, nor any person claiming
under or through them, or either of them. mas
been in the actual possession OF all or any part
of said real estate nor paid any taxes thereon
during all that time; nor has any OF them, or any
one claiming under, through or for either o
them claimed or asserted any right, title, ciai a
or interest in all or any part of said lands mol
instituted any suit TO recover said laads or any
portion thereof during all Of said period o.
time,
That on August 26th, 1859 one Harrison
Philbrick and his vile, Jane e., conveyed TIA,
real estate herein described to one Ge0rg
Poul,on, who thereupon took possession there
of; that the said GeOrge Pouiton continued Il
own and in possession Of said real estate unit
the Ind day OF March, 1880, when the sal,
George Poulton departed this life intesta,e, an
without issue. leaving surviving him, hi
widow, Charlotte PUuiton, and bis brothers
John Poulton and Isaac Pt ulton, hrd his siste
Ann War; as hfs only heirs at law; tina after
wards wit: On Juoe 18th, 1851, John Poul
ton made deed to said real estate to Charlott
Poulton, and afterwards by mrsne convey
ances conveyed to this plaintiff Plain
tif further etates thece does not appear 0
record any conveyaf &c OF said real estate here
In described from the said Isaac Poulton or An
Worr and that therefore the said Ieaac Poul
ton IL he be living, and IL he be dead his un
known heirs. devisecs and egal representative
aud also the said Ann War; IL she be living
and IL she be dead, her unknown heirs, devisee
and legal representatives have an apparent In
teTest In the lands herein described, as heir
of the said George Poulton. deceased, the ap
parent interest, IL any, is by inheritance o
des ent from said George Poulton, which dee
to said Gearge Poulton was dated August "
ls69 and duly recorded In Book "Rn at pag
81, OF the Records OF Bat county, NJ lssouri
and further to decree the fee simple tile TO o.
Of said land In the plaintiff, and that unless th
said defendants be and appear al this court. Q
the next term thereof, to be begun and holie
ct the court house in the city Of Butler, In sal
county on the frst Monday In February, 19os
and on or before the first day Of said term, On
swer or plead TO the petition in said cause, II
same will be taken as confessed, and judgmer
will be rendered accordingly.
And Il is further ordered, that copy heres
BE- published. according TO law, In THR BurLl
WIHxLr TMRs . newspaper published In ed
ssanty q Batss for four wseks suecessivsl,