The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-03-25
Order OF Publication .
J. A. Beard, Plaintiff,

VS.,
Andrew P. Gibson, Daniel p. Gibson, Charles
+ Gibson, Nllburn Gibson, Geo. A, Gibson,
Ernest A. Gibson, Bertha Carr, Clara Rad
ford, Eta Crawford, Oscar Garst, Lee Garst,
Givan Gibson, Ellzebeth Whit, IL living and
II deceased then the unknown wdower, heiis
at law or devisees OF said Elizabeth Whit,
deceased Uream Beghtol, II living and IL
deceased, then the unknown widow, heirs
at law or devisees OF dream Beghtol, de
ceased, John Nj. Priced living and II deceased,
the unknown widow, heirs a. law or deylsees
OF John Nj. Price, deceased. John Mead0r, II
living and If deceased, the unknown widow,
heirs al law OF deyisees of said John Meador,
deceased, John W. Medor, IL living and II
deceased, the unknown widow, heirs ht law
or devisees OF John ", Medor, deceased,
Eijah +. Walden, If living and If deceased,
the unknown widow, heirs at law or devisees
OF Elijah 4. Walden, deceased, Joseph c,
White, II living and II deceased, the un-
known widow, heirs at law or deysees of the
said Joseph G. White, deceased, and Andrew
7. Gibson, executor Of the last will OF lsham
Gibson, deceased. Defendants.
Now at this day comes the plaintiff, j. A.
Beard and dies herein PETITION, under OATH
Andrew Z. Gibson, Daniel II. Gibson, Charles
Il. Gibson, Oscar Garst, Glvan Gibson, FL "a
beth Whit, cream Beghtol, John NJ Price,
John Meador, John W; Medor, Elijah Il.
of the state of Missouri and further alleging
plaintiff states that ne verify believes there are
persona 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, 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 Isham 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 tnas was and Is vague and
uncertain and under which power the executor
of said lsham Gibson, did attempt to convey
said real estate, that 10y reason OF the Nagueness
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
wldower. heirs at law or devisees, unknown
defendants herein, but the respective interests
Of such unknown defendants seyerally 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 plantiff wholly
unknown.
That other unknown persons are the widows,
heirs at law or devisees of dream Bcghtol, II
he is deceased, who once owned the real estate
herein above described, in tee, and who never
convey 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 he 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 so interested is wholly unknown to
this plaintiff.
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 OF conveyance, for the said real
estate, purpOrting 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, 30 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 anu their degree OF rela-
tionship 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 Mead0r 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 MeedOr, who once held an i'm
perfectly executed conveyance for said lad
purp0rting to convey q fee simple title thereto
the said John Meador not having conveyed said
real estate to any person so far as shown by the
record In the Office Of the Recorder of Deeds In
and for Bates county, Missouri, but the inter-
est, IL any, OF the unknown Defendants so 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 I'M
70 nj faNt
sons so interested and their respective degree Of
relationship to said ancestor, John Meador, lie
to plaintiff unknown.
That other unknown person, who may be in
tereeted In the subject matter of this action are
the unknown widow, heirs at law or devisees
Of John W. Medor, deceased, IL he 10 deceased,
and derive their interest, IL any therein, by in
heritance, or devise from said John w. Medor,
title or interest in and to said land, the exact
nature and extent Of which plaintiff can not de-
termine. and whatever such interest may have
been, was not conveyed to any person by q
properly executed deed OF conveyance, and
such unt 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 spe-
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 dryisees
Of Eli ali Il. Walden, II he Is deceased and derive
their interest, II any therein, by Entertained or
devise from said Elijah E. Walden, deceased,
who once held . deed Of conveyance for said
real estate, purporting to convey to him the
fee simple title thereto, and whatever claims
or interest was 90 held by said Elijah K. Vsden,
was not by him conveyed TO any person 60 far
as disclosed by the records OF Bates COUNTY.
Missouri, and such unknown persons would
have by Inheritance or devise such interest AZ
may have been held or owned by said Elijah <,
Walden, deceased, but such interest can mot be
more specifically described or set out herein BY
the plaintiff.
That other unknown persons. who may be in
terested In the subject matter ofthis action Are
the unknown widow, heirs Of law or deyisees
Of Joseph G. White, IL he IL deceased, who
derive their interest, II any therein, BY inher-