The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-03-11

J, A, Beard, Plaintiff,
VS..
Andrew L. Gibson, Daniel Z. Gibson, Charles
Gibson, Wilburn Gibson, Geo. A. Gibson,
Ernest A. Gibson, Bertha Carr, Clara Rad
ford, Eta Crawford, Oscar Garst. Lee Garst,
Givan Gibson, Elizebeth Whit, IL living and
II deceased then the unknown widower, heirs
at law or devlsees of said Elizabeth Whit,
deceased, dream Beghtol, II living and II
deceased, then the unknown widow, heirs
at law or deysees OF dream Beght0l, de.
ceased, John NJ. Price, living and II deceased,
the unknown widow, heirs as law or deyisees
of John NJ. Price, deceased. John Meador, II
living aud If 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 devisees OF John ". Medor, deceased,
Elijah +. Walden, II living and IL deceased,
the unknown widow, heirs at law or deyisees
Of Elijah Z. Walden, deceased, Joseph c.
known widow, heirs at law or devisees Of the
said Joseph G.. White. deceased, and Andrew
j, Gibson, executor OF the last will OF lsham
Gibson, deceased Defendants
Now at this day comes the plaintiff, y, a,
Beard and dies herein petition, under oath,
alleging, among other things that defendant
| Andrew p. Gibson, Daniel IS Gibson, Charles
L, Gibson, Oscar Garst, Giysn Gibson, Eliza
John Meator, John W. Medor, Elijah T..
Walden ami Joseph &. White are non-Iesidenis
| 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
| wldower, helrs at law or devisees OF defendant
Elizabeth Whit, II 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 lsham 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 vagueness
| of the Will of leham Gibson and the uncer-
| taln;y of the authority of the executor TO con-
yey 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 devlsees, unknown
defendants herein, but the respective interests
| of such unknown defendants sGverally 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
herltance or devise is to this plaintiff wholly
unknown.
That other unknown persons are the widows,
heirs at law or devisees OF Ufeam Btghtol, If
he Is deceased, who once owned the real estate
herein above described, in fee, and who never
convey, d 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-
toll, 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 90
claiming, caG not be more specifically set forth,
because their respective degrees OF relation
ship to their said ancestor, deceased. and the
number 80 interested Is wholly unknown to
this plaintiff.
Other unknown persons are the widow, heirs
at law or devisees OF John NJ. Price, deceased, IL
he Is deceased and derive sucn 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 imnerfectly
executed deed OF conveyance, for the said real
estate, purportlng to convey TO 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, so in
terested, can not be more specifically describ-
ed or set forth herein because the same is to
plaintiff unknown, and the respective interests
or shares of said unknown defendants and the
number so interested and their degree of rela-
tionship to their ancestor, John NJ. Price, is
not known to plaintiff.
ested in the subject matter Of this action are
| the unknown widow, heirs at law or devlsees
| of John Meador, II 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 eaid land
purporting to convey fee simple title thereto,
she said John Mesdor not having conveyed said
real estate to any person SO far as shown by the
record In the ONCE Of the Recorder Of Deeds In
and for Bates county, Missouri, but the inter-
est, II any, Of the unknown defendants. so In
terested, can not be more specifically set forth
| or described, herein because the same 10 To
plaintiff unknown, and the respective interests
| or shares Of said unknown defendants are I'M
known to plaintiff, because the number OF per-
sons so interested and their respective degree Of
relationship to said ancestor, John Meador, II
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 deviAeel
Of John w. Medor, deceased, IL he is deceased
and derive their interest, II any therein, by In
who once appeared to have clsimed some right
title or interest In and to said land, the exac
nature and extent Of which plaintiff can not de-
termlne, and whatever such interest may hav'
been, was not conveyed to any person by |
properly executed deed Of conveyance, snt
such unt nown persons would have, by inherit
ance or devise such interest % may have beef
held or owned, by said John W. Medor, de
ceased, but such interest can not be more ape
ciHcslly set forth or described herein.
That other unknown persons, who may be In
terested in the subject matter Of this action ar
the unknown widow, heirs stlaw or devisee
OF Elijah X. Walden, If he lie deceased, and deriv
their Interest, II any therein, by inheritance 9
fdevise from said Elijah Y. Walden, deceased
who once held deed Of conveyance for sal,
real estate, purporting to convey to him tn
fee simple title thereto, and whatever claim
or interest was 90 held by said Elijah K. Walden
+ was not by him conveyed to any person 90 u
as disclosed by the records Of Bates county
Missouri, and such unknown persons woul
have by Inheritance or devise such interest Z
may have been held or owned BY said Elijah !
Walden, deceased, but such interest can not b
more speci ncally described or set out herein b
the plaintiff.
That other unknown persons. who may be In
terested In the subject matter ofthis action ~
the unknown widow, heirs d law or devlsee
Of Joseph G: white, II he = deceased. VI