The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-07-14
Order of Publication.
STATE OF MISSOURI,
County II st. Francois.

PldlntlHs,
lSabel Jane Medley and VIM Medley, her
husband, sarah Emiliho Yates and John
Yates, her husband, MARY NJ Thompson
and John Thompson, her husband, Annie
Young uHt samuel Young, U"T husband,
Ellen Thompson ana Boone Thompson,
her husband, James Carver ana Elizabeth
carver his wife, jackson Carver ana III.
vary Carver, his vie, Lulsy Nash ana
Jesse Nash her husband, william sash,
husband of Alice Nash, deceased, RosR
Land and George Land, her husband, III.
vie sash and Adde Nash, his wife. Lula
PARKS and Jessie l.. Parks, her husband,
May Weston ana Waiter Weston. her nus
band, ". Il. Ritter ana Laura Ritter. his
wife, samuel II. Ritter ana Ncrtosty KIT .
ter, his wife, r. e. Ritter ana lsadora R!t.
ter, his wife. Lewis l.. Ritter ana Maggie
Ritter, his wife, Lee Hurry and Laura
Hurry, his wife, Joseph bitter, susan
tolc ana James cole. her husband. Alice
FRASER ana Riley Frasser. her husband,
charity Ritter, Pnulina Hughes nnd Ihos.
Hughes, her husband, william VI. Matkin
and Nancy Matkin, his wife, Ada Town
send Leroy Matkin and Katie Matkin, hts
wife, Dennis wood. samuel u. Wood ana
Angcline wood, his wife, Joseph hlexan d.
der and Clara Alexander, his wife, Frank
Alexander ana Belle Alexander, his wife,
Ellen WEIGH and james WEIGH. her nus
band, Pearl trOssnO ana lildOn Crpssno,
her husband, Ella CrossnO and Frank
CTOssnO. her husband, james Ritter and
Mrs. james Ritter, his wife, William j..
wood, sid wood, John Alexander aud
t,ustn Alexander, his wife, Marx AlcNnn'
der ana Eta Alexander, his vie, william
alexander, EmClnU jane Iullurk ana 4
Z. TulloCk. her husband, joel Ritter. Per
melia Nnwn ana john Nnwn. her husband,
Elizabeth A. hurry lwid0w Of lulher
Hurry, deceased Grace Hurry, Inn lIur-
~ ana joel Hurry, walter Hurry and Al.
phH Hurry, tmlnDr heirs Ot Luther furry,
deceased, sarah l.. Henderson and JOhn
\ henderson, her husband, Maria Hurry,
Lilllr u. Beard ana Frank Heard, her nus
band, Catherine I. Nixon, formerly
widow Of benjamin +. Maxim, d"ceasr,D
sadie h.. Luce ana Henry r.. Luce, her
husband. William l.. Matkln and Daisy l..
Mnikln, his wife, Mary +. wood, or her
unknown heirs, Jane Alexander, or her
unknown heirs Isabella j. wood, or her
unknown heirs, James g., wood, or his
unknown heirs, the unknown heirs OF VIII
son u. Ritter, the unknown heirs OF Isaac
hitter, the unknown heirs Of lIetty Alex.
andcr, ana sarah Matkin, or her unknown
heirs DEFENDANTS.
NOW at this day com" the plaintiffs herein
10y their attorneys ami 10y leave OF court
rrst had and obtained and HE their
petition ana AFFIDAVIT. alleging
among other things that defendants, Joseph
Ritter, william N. Maxim, Nancy \ Mat.
Gin, his wife, Sid wood. sarah l.. henderson
and john \. Henderson, hcr husband, VI.
len NelCh James WEIGH, her husband joel
Ritter, T.. G. Ritter, Isadorn Ritter, his wife,
Iermelin Nawu, John Nawn, her husband
sadie b.. Luce, Henry l.. Luce, her husband,
Walter Weston, Mary T.. Wood ana her un.
known heirs Jane Alexander ana her un'
known heirs. Isabella j, wood and her un
known heirs, james G.. wood and his un.
known heirs, sarah Matkn ana her un.
known heirs, the unknown heirs OF wilson
l.. Ritter, the unknown heirs uf Isaac KIT
ter, the unknown heirs OF Betty Alexander,
are not residents OF IN" state OF Missouri
Whcreupon II Is ordered by the Clerk of
ihlS Court, In vacation, that said defend.
ants DC notified 10y Publication that Plain
TINS have commenced Il suit against them
IA This Court the object ana general nature
ni which j. action to quiet and determine
the tltlc 10 the land described rs follows
james II Ritter, one u the plaintiffs IN
the abON" entitled cause. ana Tor his Joint
CAUSE NJ action, states that ne holds ia" lee
simple title to. ana Is IN possession OF II Ger
tain tract of land, being ana situate IN m"
tounty ut ~. Francois and state nf Mis-
suull described as follows, tO.wit Al OF
tots numbered and got the northeast quar-
ter OF section one a., township thirty rye
30 north, range four q east, except that
part lying west OF the Ritter branch, ana
also except that part n"ipngin" 10 the right
OF way OF the II. l.. X |. NJ, u. X. contain
ing Lee. II acres, more or less.
william T.. Ritter, one Of the plaintiffs In
the above entitled cause, ana for his joint
raus" OF action. states that ho holds the fee
simple title to. ana l. In J. rssesslOn Oi "A Ger
tain tract OF land being ANA situate IN the
county III 81 flAlltIblN anu NlhNt VI NllH'
souIi, described us follows, to-wit. Al OF
the east part OF lot No / ~ the northwest
quarter NJ section one o., township thirty
nyc tdhl north, rang" igur - east, de.
Sc Iibrd a. follows beginning al the south.
east corner ut said lot No. !. running thence
north 81 chains 10 IN" northeast corner
thereof, thence west IS chains to a stone
thence south - chains, thence east a.
chains 10 the beginning, containing 90
acres, also part OF IN" east OF lot No. .
ct the Northwest quarter Ot said section one
o. described as follows beginning at the
northeast corner OF lot No. T. running
thence west - chains. thence south ~ vi
chains, thence east llpi chains, thence
south 2ii, degrees east Chains to the CEN
ter Ui the county road thence north Is de
grees east chains to the east line OF said
lot NO :, thence north nine chains TO the
beginning, containing .. so acres, and all OF
lot NO / OF the northeast quarter OF said
section one II lynn" west OF the Eittcr
branch and north nt - Francois river. con
quarter ui The southwest quarter OF section
thrty'SiN t@l, township thirty six ~
north, range four g. east, containing g.
acres also the right of way to and from the
county road Ia M" land above described I'm
lot No, OF the northeast quarter and lot
No, ! OF the northwest quarter at section
one ~, township thirty i've t1iJ north,
range tOur q east, ana aggrogatinE ~
acres more OT less, except 50 much OF the
above described 10 acre tract now belong
ing 10 the right Of way Of the st J.. Il |. VI.
Il H.
william I. Ritter and Elmira Hitter, his
wife, Two OF the plaintiffs In the above en-
titled cause, ana tor their cause of action
with the other aforesaid plaintiffs, state
that they hold the fec simple title to, ana
are In possession uf n certain tract OF land
being and sttult" In the County OF 81. Fran
co.'s and state OF Missouri described as FOL
lows, to Wit AL OF lot No. | OF the north
west quarter OF section one %. township
thirty Nve (35l north, range four a. east
except 3. ~ acres on OF the east end, con
tanning g 81 acres, also part of the east
o: lot No of the northwest quarter OF said
section one a. described rs follows
beginning at the'soutnwest corner OF SAID
east II OF lot No. > running thence east y
chains to the southeast corner thereof
thence north chains, thence south IS de
grees west chains to the center of tn,
county road, thence north l6l degrees wesl
chains, thence west IL % chains to IN,
west line of said east of lot No thence
south I 20 chains to the beginning, contain
Ing Ia ~ acres also oil OF lot No. 2 OF the
northeast quarter OF said section one (n ~
ing west OF the Ritter branch, containlnl
about 20 of an acre, and aggrHgating 1I.2,
acres, more or less, except that portion be-
longing TO the right OF way of the St l..
VI. Il. r. and that unless said efendants
be and appear AT this Court Mt the mex
term thereof. to be begun and holden at III,
Cont House In the City OF FarmingtOn, IN
said County, or the sth day OF August next
ana on or before the first day Of said term
or before the last day OF said term-an
swer or plead to the Petition In said cause
the same will be taken as confessed, ant
judgment viii he rendered accordingly.
And IL is further ordered that copy here
OF he published, according 10 law. In Tn,