Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-08-26
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
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ORDER OF PUBLIcATIoN

In the circuit Courti Oetopet Term, l9o9'
John 5. Bensont Plalntlfl,
vs..
James r Wnltmah, the unkhown n1hs VI
James "nNman' deceaseu, JonI
Sho,peilhe, tne unNnown rIsh WA
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sun, the uhNi,o%n 49,, NJ - 80 ~
| som oeSeaseo' Josepn = 0al ~ d d
Known neHs u yo9epn a.
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/ Now at this day comes the plalnllh hereln,
by his attorney, VIM. K. Edgar, Esq, ana
files his petition and afhdaylt, alleging
among other things, that defendants, James
P. Whitman, the unknown heirs OF lanes
Whitman, deceased, John r Shorpering'
the unknown heirs OF John T. Ihorperlng,
deceased, Hugh b: Wilson, the uhHhown
heirs OF hugh 3. wilson, oeceasep' joseph
A. Osborn, the unknown heitS ol joseph
Osborn, deceased, are not residents o! tne
State OF Missouri, and that the ORDINARY
process of law cannot be served upon tnem
in said state
Whereupon it is ordered by the Clerk of
the, Circuit Court, in vacation, that said de-
PENDANTS be notified by publication that
plaintiff has commenced suit against them
in this Court, the object and general nature
of which is set out by plaintiff in his petition
as follows: r.n
p,o;nt;H s+,tes that he ;s the owner of the
tolloun;na descr;hed tracts or narcels of land,
i,,;no hs;na and sitnate in the County of
+. I irnr and State of Missouri, TO wit:
The southeast quarter of section twelve,
1 tba east half of the northeast quarter, and
~ ost LIE ~ the sortbeas st nuarier and the
sauthU,est m arter Of tbe southeast quarter
Staaotio, tbbirtaenysand the east half of the
{. sontbu,act ouarter of section thirteen, and
~ northeast oparter of the northwest quar-
tar nd the northwest quarter of the north
y east Quarter and The north half Of the south
). aoet nuarte, of tbe northwest quarter,
It snd +hat tract or parcel of land de-
scr;had as follows. commencing at the
son,h,,est CORNER Of the southeast quarter of
c nortbwest quarter. run thence north ten
}. cbains thence east eighty three degrees
:. east IN the established line 10 40 chains to
H. pr.ncb. thence along Indian Branch
- % tbe southwest corner Of the southeast
S narter of tbe northwest quarter of section
tr t,,ertv. .fopr--all Of said above described
land Ie;ng in townshin thirtv-one north,
range three east.
Plaintiff further states that the title to al
~ tbe abova described land as emanated
from the United States.
a. plaintiff further states that all of the above
daccr;hed lands have been in the actual, open
5 notorious. hostile and adverse possession O.
said nlaintiff and his erantors for more thar
to thirtv wears next before the filing of this De.
t;t;on
plaintiff further states that plaintiff ant
DC n1a;nt;ff,e qrantors have Maid the taxes ON al
pf said above described lands for more thai
t. tb;rtv consecutive wears immediately preced
;na tbe elmo of This netition. and that non
> of The defendants. nor anv person unde
OF ,,bor, tbev or either Of them. claim or Nigh
IS IT,, +;uo hove heer in actual nossession a
Mt said lands ar anv portion thereof, or hav
-, raid anv taxes thereon. for more than thirt
peors immediately preceding the filing q
his petition. nor have they, or either c
them ever brouoht anv action to recove
sa;d nronertv or anv part thereof.
plaintiff further states that the defendant
cl.in, 10 have some title. estate or interest i
The nronertv above described, the natul
and extent Of whose interest, or from whol
dar;ved tb;s nIaintiff is unable to state mo,
doen;tolv htcapse the facts are unknown
hin,
pl,;nte f,rtbar states that the unknov
heirs. deyisees and assigns of lanes
wh;tnon deceased. are such persons ;
: nrder the laws Of the state Of Nilsson
-. would inherit as the next of kin of said de
= ceased. or are such persons as NAV be name
n oe dav;seac or laoatees of the deceased
tbe viii of the deceased. and are such pc
Is sons as NAV have ACQUIRED some right, tit
~ ;nterest or claim of right, title or intere
Ig os aseions ar grantees Of said lanes
!. W,,,;tn,an deceased. that the names ar
y number Of said unknown heirs, devisees
II ass;ans ore n this4 plaintiff unknown: th
tLs 5aed records of Iron county do not di
it close tbe;r names or the number of said III
Lnown heirs. devisees or assigns, or t
;ntarast that said unknown heirs. devise
-. .ss;r,rs nov claim in said real estat
~ i e ;,orossihle for the nantiff ia furth
descr;he he sa;d narties or their interest
10 - state more definitely whether said part
/. cla;n, &C be;rs devisees or assigns or grante
~ oiSs q sa;d deceased. and he cannot insert tn
all names because thew are unknown to hil
that rloirt;H cannot describe their inter,
Ill, sa aaGn;teIv for the reason that the abc
a,to;,s I'll ne ;nformation tbatplaintiff +
~ ~ oar obta;n as to said parties. their nan
ne tLa ,,at,re of their claims or the extent
&, - some
'le " plo;nt;8 further states that tbe unkno
lis be;rs. devisees and assigns of John
chorner;ng deceased. are such persons