The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-10-07
Order of Publication.
STATE OF MISSOURI.
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STATE OF MISSOURI.
county Of ST. Francois -
In the circuit Court OF -. Francois county,
Missouri to the November term, \. u. 1903
:. +. Thurman ana stephen Cole, Plaintiffs
The unknown heirs devisees and assigns Of
Thomas Brown. deceased. the unknown
heirs, dcviseeS and assigns OF Elizabeth
b. Long deceased, james Long and John o.
Long, Defendants.
Now at this day come the plaintiffs In the
above entitled cause, :. +. Thurman and
stephen Cole, In person as well as by attor-
ney, Edward r. EyersOle, In the above en-.
titled cause before the CLERK OF the Circuit
Court OF st, Francois county, Missouri, In
vacation, ana file their petition, alleging
under oath among other things that they
are the owners In fee simple and claim the
title to the southwest quarter OF section 20,
Township IS North OF Range East, In 81.
Francois county, Missouri,
And further alleging that there are per.
sons Interested In the subject matter OF the
petition as defendants whose names they
cannot Insert therein because the same are
unknown to them that said unknown per.
sons claim to derive their title or claim n S
cOnsort, heirs, deYisecs, donees, Alienees and
immediate, mesne and remote, voluntary
and involuntary grantees OF Thomas Brown,
deceased ana that said Thomas Brown en-.
tered the said land and premises from the
general Government. by patent, dated
July llth, 1853, as appears from the plat
book In said s.. Francois county, Missouri.
And further alleging that there are per.
sons Interested I'm The subject matter OF this
petition, as defendants, whose names they
cannot Insert therein because the same are
unknown to them, that said unknown per.
sons claim to derive their title or claim 10
snid premises as heirs, deyisees, dOnees,
alierees ana immediate, mesne and remote,
voluntary and Involuntary grantees nf EliZ
abeth Long, deceased, TO whom the said
land was purported to DE conveyed by deed
from James \ Shields ana wife, dated May
10, lsN3. and recorded In book p at page 3s5
OF the deed records of ~. Francois county.
Missouri, ana 10y q certain deed from snllle
johnson and husband to Elizabeth Long,
dated December Ith. 1854, and recorded IN
book - at page ~ OF the deed records OF
said county.
That defendants ana ali OF them claim
some title, interest ana estate in ana 10 said
premises. the nature ana character Of
which Is unknown to plaintiffs, and cannot
be further described herein, except as here.
mDefOre stated. ana that said claim Is ad-
verse and preJudcial to the title, interest
ana estate OF plaintiffs IN ana to said real
estate. which Is all the interest OF said de
PENDANTS, said unknown parties. ana how
such interest ana claim are derived, so far
as known to plaintiffs. or their knowledge
extends.
II is therefore ordered by the Clerk nfoTe-
said IN vacation, that publication be made
notifying the defendants, the unknown
heirs of Thomas Brown, deceased, and the
unknown heirs OF Elizabeth Long, deceased,
that an action has been commenced against
them by petition In the Circuit Court of ST
Francois county, Missouri, the object and
general nature OF said petition being to de
termino interest and quiet to the afore
said real estate, as hereinbefore set out and
described, aud that unless the aforesaid de.
PENDANTS he and appear at the next term OF
said Court, 10 he holden In the CITY OF
Pennington. In the County OF 81. Francois,
In the state OF Missouri, ON the second Mon
day In November, Ian9. and answer said pc
tun. or the said petition Will be taken as
confessed.
II is further ordered that copy hereof he
published In the Pennington Times, n
newspaper published in the said county OF
st. Francois, FOR four weeks successfully,
the last insertion to he at least four weeks
before the commencement OF the next term
OF the said Court, November sth, 1907,
true copy. Attest
.s.s.... {. 4. WILSON,
SEAL Clerk Of the Circuit Court
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