Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1909-12-22


Presley T. Edgar, Defendants.
Now on this nth day of December
1909. comes the plaintiff. by his attorney,
before the undersigned clerk Of the Cir
cult Court. in vacation, and files his pc
tition. alleging among other things that b.
is the owner of and claims to have fes
simple title in and to the lands hereinafte,
described. and that the defendants, th.
unknown heirs of Reuben E. Edgar, tn.
unknown heirs Of William I. Edgar, the
unknown heirs Of James L. Edgar. ths
unknown heirs of Nora L. Jordon, th.
unknown heirs of Mahala Hughes. the
unknown heirs of Granville Edgar, the
unknown heirs Of John H. Edgar. the un.
known heirs of Albert ]. Edgar. and the
unknown heirs Of Presley 7. Edgar, and
William I. Edgar. James L. Edgar. Nors
L Jordon. Mahala Hughes, Granville Ed
gar, John H. Edgar, Albert J. Edgar and
Presley Edgar, be is informed and be.
lieves. are asserting and claiming some
right. title and interest in and to said lands
or may assert and claim some right, title
and interest in and to said lands. in conflict
with and adverse to plaintiffs claim and
title, and plaintiff further states that he is
not informed as to the exact nature and the
extent Of the defendants claims and inter-
ests but plaintiff says that any claim oi
title made by the defendants, or any oil
them, at this time is adverse to plaintiff
title and claim: and plaintiff states under
oath. in his said petition. that the un-
known heirs of Reuben E. Edgar. vii.
liam 1. Edgar. James L. Edgar, Nora L.
Jordon, Mahala Hughes. Granville Ed
gar. John H. Edgar. Albert ]. Edgar and
Presley T. Edgar are such persons as un.
der the laws of the State of Missouri.
would inherit as the next of kin to said
deceased persons. respectively. that the
names and the number of the said IN.
known persons are to the plaintiff un.
known, aud that the names of said un-
known persons can not be inserted in his
said petition. as defendants therein. be-
cause they are unknown to plaintiff; and
plaintiff further states that he has describ-
ed said unknown persons. their interest
and claim or claims, in and to said lands
as fully as his knowledge and information
concerning the same extends: that what.
ever claim or claims Of right, title and in
terest, said unknown parties may have
or claim and assert in and to said lands
hereinafter described, would be the same
interest. claim or claims and right. that
might be made by William I. Edgar.
James L. Edgar, Nora Jordon, Mahala
Hughes. Granville Edgar. John H. Ed.
gar. Albert ]. Edgar and Presley T. Ed
gar were they living and claiming title as
the heirs of Reuben E. Edgar. deceased.
and plaintiff is not informed as to what
that claim might be. further than to say
that any claim or claims. asserted by them
would be adverse to plaintiffs title.
1t is therefore ordered by the under.
signed clerk OF the Circuit Court of Wash.
ing on county, Missouri. in vacation. that
publication be made notifying said IN.
known persons. as we'll As said nonresiden.
defendants, namely, William I. Edgar,
James L. Edgar. Nora 1. Jordon. Mahala
gar. Albert ]. Edgar and Presley +.
menced against them. and each oi
them. by petition OF plaintiff. in
the circuit court of Washington county, il
the State Of Missouri. the object and gen.
eral nature of which is to try, ascertain
and determine the estate interest. and title
of the parties. plaintiff and defendant,
severally. in and to the following described
real estate. situate in the county of Wash.
ington, State of Missouri to-wit: The
north half of the northeast quarter OF sec
ton eight in township thirty-six. range
three east: and that unless they be and ap.
pear at the next regular term OF this court
to be begun and holden at the court house
IN the city Of Potosi, in said county ol
Washington. on
THE SEVENTH DAY OF MARCH, 1870,
it being the first Monday in March. 1910,
and on or before the last day Of said term
of court, answer or demur to said petition.
the same will be taken as confessed and q
decree Of court will be rendered against
them, and each of them, in accordance
with the prayer of said petition.
It is further ordered that copy hereof
be published in the Potosi Journal. a
weekly newspaper published in said city
of Potosi. county and state aforesaid.
which said newspaper is duly designated
by plaintiff as most likely to give notice
hereof to said unknown persons and non
resident defendants. and the same is duly
approved by the undersigned, which said
publication shall be for four weeks sue
cessively, the last insertion TO be at least
thirty days before the first day OF the
March term. 1910. of said court.
Jos CREsswKLL, Clerk.
State Of Missouri.
County of Washington.
I. Jos. Cresswell. Clerk of the Circuit
Court. in and for said county. hereby GER
tify the above and foregoing to be true
copy Of the record, as the sam. appears
of record and Of flo in said Office.
In testimony whereof. have hereunto
set my hand and AFFIXED the seal Of said
court. At Office in 1'ctosi. Mo. this the
r4th day OF Dece mber, Jog.
[Seal Jos cREsswELI..
Clark q The Circuit Court.