University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-12-14
ORDER OF PUBLICATION

SnOGn VI TOoItNNIISN
State OF Missouri, County of Boone, IS.
In the Circuit Court, October Term,
1910. November Adjourned Session.
George A. Todd, Plaintiff, against
the unknown heirs, devisees, consorts
and alienees of Caleb Stone, deceased;
the unknown heirs, devisees. consorts
and alienees of William Irwin, de-
ceased, and the unknown heirs, de
visees. consorts and alienees Of VIII
liam Henry Erwin, deceased, Defend.
ants.
The State of Missouri, to the above
named defendants, Greeting:
Now on this the 21st day of No
vember. 1910 in session of term time
OF the Circuit Court of Boone county,
Missouri, at the November Adjourned
Session of the October Term, 1910 of
said court, comes the plaintiff herein.
by his attorneys and files his petition
in suit herein duly verified by the
affidavit of Ralph T. Finley, agent and
attorney for the plaintiff, and in said
petition states, among other things,
that the interests of the defendants
herein, so far as he is able to ascer-
tain and knows, are derived from and
made apparent by the following facts
and defects in the record title to the
real estate hereinafter described, to-
wit: that Caleb Stone acquired title
to the West half of the Northwest
Fractional quarter of said Section 2,
Township Al, Of range Is, by entry
and patent from the United States of
America about the year 1881. but
there is no deed CT other conveyance
OF record from the said Caleb Stone.
nor from any other person or persons
for him or claiming under him, so far
as the records OF said county show,
for said real estate or any part there
OF, by reason of which facts the de-
PENDANTS, the unknown heirs, devisees.
cCnsorts and alienees appear of rec
ord to have an interest in said land
Of plaintiff; that William Irwin ac-
quired title to said West half OF the
Northwest fractional quarter of Sec
ton 2, Township Al. of Range IS, by
deed dated July oath, 1856. duly ac-
knowledged and of record in Book q
at Page 344 Of the deed records of
Boone county, Missouri; that William
Henry Erwin acquired title to all of
plaintiffs said real estate herein de-
scribed by devise under the will OF
Hiram Beazley, deceased, which is re-.
corded in Will Book B at page 500
in the office OF the Probate Court of
Boone county, Missouri; that there is
no deed or other conveyance OF rec
ord in said county from said William
Irwin or William Henry Erwin, nor
from any other person or persons for
them or claiming under them, or either
of them, for said real estate, unless it
be certain deed from William H.
Irwin. dated March IS, 1858, duly ac-
lknowledged and of record in Book q
at Page sag OF said deed records. And
the plaintiff further states that he is
Informed, and so charges the fact to
be, that the said William Irwin, Will
liam Henry Erwin and William H. IT.
win are all one and the same party
and that said last-named deed con-
veyed all the interest of said William
Irwin and of William Henry Erwin.
And the plaintiff further states that
the said Caleb Stone and William IT.
vim, William Henry Erwin and VIII
liam II. Irwin are now long since de-
ceased; that whether they or any OF
them died testate or intestate is to
plaintiff unknown; that the names and
Iplaces of residence of the heirs, de-
visees, consorts and alienees of said
Caleb Stone, deceased, and of said Will
liam Irwin, William Henry Erwin or
| William H. Irwin, deceased, are to
plaintiff wholly unknown; that what
ever interest the unknown heirs, de-
visees, consorts, and alieneas of said
Caleb Stone, deceased, may have In
said real estate would be such as they
might by inheritance, devise or as con.
sorts or alienee of said Caleb Stone.
deceased; that whatever interest the
unknown heirs. devisees. consorts and
alienees OF said William Irwin, Will
liam Henry Erwin or William H. Irwin,
or of any of them if they be not the
same person, would be such as they
might claim by inheritance, devise or
as consorts or alienee of said William
Irwin. William Henry Erwin or Will
liam H. Irwin, deceased;
| And the plaintiff states that he ver-
| lily believes that there are persons
| interested in or who claim to be in
terested in the subject matter of the
tpetition as heirs, devisees, consorts
and alienees of said Caleb Stone. de-
ceased, and of William Irwin, William
Henry Erwin or William H. Irwin, de-
ceased, respectively, whose names and
places of residence are to plaintiff un-
known and whose names he cannot in
sert herein because unknown to him;
that said unknown parties derive or
claim to derive their title or claims
as heirs, devisees. consorts, alienees,
| or immediate, mesne or remote. vol
untary or involuntary grantees of said
deceased persons, respectively, as
their respective ancestors or predeces-
sors in title; and that he has described
the interests of said unknown parties,
and how derived, so far as his knowl-
edge extends.
It is therefore ordered by the court
that the said defendants be notified
by publication that the plaintiff by Pc
tition herein filed, of date November
21st, 1910, has commenced against
them an action at law and in equity,