The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-03-18
Order Of Publication
j. A. Beard, Plaintiff,

VS..
Andrew P. Gibson. Daniel p. Gibson, Charles
T. Gibson, Wilburn Gibson, Geo, A. Gibson,
Ernest A. Gibson. Bertha Carr, Clara Rad
ford, Eta Crawford, Oscar Garst, Lee Garst,
Glvan Gibson, Elizabeth Whit, IL living and
II deceased then the unknown widower, heirs
at law or deyisees OF said Elizabeth Whit,
deceased, dream Beghtol, II living and IL
deceased, then the unknown widow, heirs
al law or devlsees OF dream Beghtol de
ceased John NJ. Priceiflivng and II deceased,
the unknown widow, heirs at law or devisees
of John NJ. Price, deceased, John Meador, If
living and IL deceased. the unknown widow,
heirs al law or devisees of said John Meador,
deceased, John W. Medor, II living and II
deceased, the unknown widow, heirs at law
or devisecs of John W. Medor, deceased,
Elijah Il. Walden, If living and IL deceased,
the unknown widow, heirs at law or devisees
White, II living and If deceased, the I'M
known widow, heirs at law or devsees of the
said Joseph G. White, deceased, and Andrew
l.. Gibson, executor of the last will of lsham
Gibson, deceased, Defendants.
Now at this day comes the plaintiff, ]. A.
Beard. and dies herein petition, under oath,
alleging, among other things that defendant
Andrew Z. Gibson, Daniel Is. Gibson, Charles
+, Gibson, Oscar Garst, Givan Gibson, Eliza
beth Whit, dream Beghtol, John NJ Price,
John Meador, John W. Medor, Elijah 4.
Walden and Joseph &. White are non-residents
of the state OF Missouri and further alleging
plaintiff states that he verify believes there are
persons Interested In the subject matter of this
petition whose names he can not insert herein
because the same are to him unknown.
That some of said unknown persons are the
widower, heirs at law or devisees OF defendant
Elizabeth Whit, If she Is deceased, and derive
such interest as they may have In the subject
matter OF this suit, through the said Elizabeth
Whit, deceased, who was one OF the helrs at
law of 1sham Gibson, deceased who died own
ing said real estate in fee and attempted, by
will to provide for the conveyance of said real
estate, by power that was and is vague and
uncertain and under which power the executor
of said lsham Gibson, did attempt to convey
said real estate, that by reason of the yagueness
of the Will of lsham Gibson and the uncer-
tainty of the authority Of the executor to con-
vey the real estate an appearant legal interest
In the real estate Aforesaid passed to the said
Elizabeth Whit as an heir at law of said Isham
Gibson, deceased, and through her to her
widower. heirs at law or devisees, unknown
defendants herein, but the respective interests
of such unknown defendants severally In and
to said real estate can not be more specifically
set forth or described by this plaintiff. because
the number OF persons, so Interested, their re-
spective degree OF relationship TO their said
ancestor, or whether they take and hold by in
heritance or devise Is to this plaintiff wholly
unknown.
That other unknown persons are the widows,
heirs at law or devlsees OF dream Beghtol, If
he is deceased, who once owned the real estate
conveyed the same to any person, by proper
ly executed conveyance, and they derive such
interest as they may rave in said real estate by
inheritance or devise from said Dream Begh-
tol, deceased, that subject to the right OF this
plaintiff, such Interest would be the legal title
in fee, IN and to said real estate, but the re-
spective interests of said unknown persons so
claiming, can not be more specifically set forth,
because their respective degrees of relation.
ship to their said ancestor. deceased and the
number 80 Interested 10 wholly unknown to
this plaintiff.
Other unknown persons are the widow. heirs
at law or devisees OF John NJ. Price, deceased, If
he is deceased and derive such interest as they
may have in the subject matter of this suit, by
Inheritance or devise from said John NJ Price,
deceased, who at one time held an imperfectly
executed deed oil conveyance, for the said real
estate, purporting to convey 10 said John NJ.
Price the fee simple title thereto, said Price
not having conveyed the real estate to any one
by properly executed deed of conveyance, but
the interest OF said unknown defendants, 80 in
terested, can not be more specifically deecrlb-
ed or set forth herein because the same Ia to
plaintiff unknown, and the respective interests
or shares of said unknown defendants and the
number SO interested and their degree of rela-
tionshp to their ancestor, John NJ. Price, Is
not known to plaintiff.
Other unknown person, who may be inter-
ested in the subject matter OF this action are
the unknown widow, heirs at law or devlsees
of John Meador, If he is deceased, and derive
such interest as they may have In the subject
matter Of this action, by inheritance or devise,
from said John Meador, who once held an i'm
perfectly executed conveyance for said lad
purporting to convey fee simple title thereto,
the said John Meador not having conveyed said
real estate to any person 30 far as shown by the
record In the ONCE OF the Recorder OF Deeds In
and for Bates county, Missouri, but the inter-
est, IL any, OF the unknown defendants. 80 In
terested, can not be more specifically set Orth
or described, herein because the same is to
plaintiff unknown, and the respective interests
or shares OF said unknown defendants are un-
known to plaintiff, because the number Of per-
sons so interested and their respective degree Of
relationship to said ancestor, John Meador, is
to plaintiff unknown.
That other unknown person, who may be In
terested in the subject matter Of this action are
the unknown widow, heirs at law or devisees
Of John W. Medor, deceased, Ii he i5 deceased,
and derive their interest, IL any therein, by in
heritance, or devise from said John W. Medor,
who once appeared to have claimed some right,
title or interest In and to said land, the exact
nature and extent OF which plaintiff can not de-
termlne and whatever such interest may have
been, was not conveyed to any person by Q
such unk nown persons would have, by inherit
ance or devise such interest as may have been
held or owned, by said John W. Medor, de-
ceased, but such interest can not be more ape
officially set forth or described herein.
That other unknown persons, who may be In
terested In the subject matter OF this action are
the unknown widow, heirs at law or devisees
of Eli ah f. Walden, II he Is deceased, and derive
their interest, II any therein, by inheritance or
devise from said Elijah Il. Walden, deceased,
who once held q deed Of conveyance for said
real estate, purporting to convey to him the
fee simple title thereto, and whatever claims
or interest was so held by said elijah E. Walden,
was not by him conveyed TO any person so far
Is disclosed by the records of Bates county,
Missouri, and such unknown persons would
have by Inheritance or devise such interest %
may have been held or owned by said Elijah K.
Walden, deceased, but such interest can not be
more specifically described or set out herein by
the plaintiff.
That other unknown persons. who may be In.
teYeeted In the subject matter ofthis action are
the unknown widow, heirs al law or devlsees
Of Joseph G. White, IL he 10 deceased, who