Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-06-16
Defendant

nelrs, ueVlsees, ieSateeS ana as
signs,
Defendants.
Suit pending In the Circuit Court for
the County of Gratiot, in Chancery, at
Ithaca, on the 18th day OF May, A. ID.
1910.
A bill of complaint having been filed
in this Court by the above named COM
plainants. against the above named
and unnamed defendants, which saio
suit is brought to quiet the title TO
lands situated in said county of Ora
tiot, and described in said bill of COM
plant as: All of the northwest one
quarter ca of section thirty-ive $3.50,
town twelve G2) north, range three
go west, in the said State of Michi-
gan, excepting therefrom eleven and
forty-fve one hundredths I'll. 45) acres
in the southeast corner thereof, de-
scribed as follows: Beginning at a
thirty-f five (35); thence west on the
quarter line, nine CD chains, to the
center of the channel of Pine River;
thence down said stream, in the mid
die of the channel of said river to the
north and south quarter line of said
section; thence south, on the quarter
line sixteen (16) chains, to the place
of beginning.
And said bill of complaint having
been sworn TO by the complainants
above named, stating under oath that
been unable, after diligent search and
inquiry, to ascertai In the names Of the
persons who are included as defend
ants herein without being named; and
Court by the affidavit of John c. Wat
son, on file. that the defendant Ellen
l. Burrill is not resident of this state,
but resides in Ceritos, in the Republic
of Mexico; that the defendant Cortez
III. Burrill is not a resident of this
state, but resides in Behold, in the
state of North Dakota; that defendant
Rebecca NJ Burrill is not a resident
of this state, but resides in Milledge-
Vile, in the state of Kentucky; that
defendant Thomas ID. Merrill is not
resident of this state, but resides in
Duluth, in the state of Minnesota; that
defendant Dwight S. Merrill is not a
resident of this state, but resides in
Seattle, in the state of Washington;
that defendant Myra j. Henry is not a
resident of this state, but resides in
the state of California; and that de-
PENDANT Chicago, Saginaw q Canada
Hallway company Ca corporation, has
its organization by the appointment
of officers, or otherwise, and that none
Of the persons who were the last pre-
siding officer, president, cashier, sec
rotary or treasurer of said defendant
corporation now reside within the
state of Michigan
And if further satisfactorily appear
Ing TO the Court by said affidavit of
said Complainants, and by the allega-
tons of said bill of complaint, so
sworn TO as aforesaid. that, as to de-
L.
Howe and Abbie T.. Burrill, it is not
known whether they or any of them,
are living or dead, or where they, or
any of them, may reside. if living. or
whether the titles to said lands acquir-
ed by said last named defendants, re-
spectively, as in said bill of complaint
fully set forth, has or have been by
them, or any of them, SSigned to any
person or persons. or. If dead, whether
they, or any OF them, have personal
representatives or heirs living. or
where they, or any of them, may re-
side, or whether such titles. or any of
them. have been disposed of by will !;
and that, as to defendants Abba E.
Burrill and Marie b. Merrill. they. and
each of them are known to be dead, as
in said bill of complaint more particul-
arly set forth, and that such of those
persons who might claim under said
last named defendants as are known,
have been named as defendants in this
suit, and that Ii is not known
whether there may be personal repre-
sentatives or heirs of said Abba E.
Burrill and Marie b. Merrill living,
other than those named herein as de-
PENDANTS. or whether the titles in said
lands acquired, respectively, by the
said Abba +. Burrill and Marie B.
Merrill, as in said bill of complaint
set forth, have or has been by them
or either of them assigned to any per-
son or persons. or disposed Of by will,
except as fully set forth in said bill Of
complaint.
On motion of ]. Lee Potts. solicitor
for compliments, 1t is Ordered that
the said defendants Ellen I BurrilI,
Thomas ID. Merrill, Dwight s. Merrill,
Myra j. Henry. The Chicago, Saginaw
Canada Railway company Ga cor
poration); and that the said defend
ants u. Tracy Howe, Sarah r. Howe,
and Abbie e. Burrill. and all persons
who claim, or may or might claim, un-
der the said T., Tracy Howe, Sarah T..
Howe and Abbie +. Burrill, or any of
them: and that all persons who claim,
or may or might claim. under Abba f..
Burrill and Marie Il: Merrill, both de-
each of them cause their appearance
to be entered herein within five
months from the date of this order,
and In case of his or their appearance,
| that he or they cause his or their an
swer or answers to complainants' bill
| of complaint to be filed, and copy
or copies thereof to be served on COM
| plainants' solicitor, within twenty days
after service on him or them of a copy
| or copies of said bill and notice this
| order; and that, in default thereof, said
| nonresident and unnamed defendants,
| or so many of them as shall be so in
| default
And it is Further Ordered, That,
within twenty. days after the date
| hereof. the said compliments cause a
| notice of this order to be published in
| the Alma Record. a newspaper printed.
published and circulating in said coun
| ty. and that such notification he con
| tinued therein at least once in each
| week for six weeks in succession or
that they cause copy of this order
| to be personally served on said nom
| resident defendants, and on said un-
| named defendants at least twenty days
| before the time prescribed for their
| appearance.
| Dated May 18th, A. ID. 1910
| KELLY s. SEARL
| Circuit Judge
This suit is brought to quiet the
| title OF lands described in said bill of
| complaint as follows. to wit:
| All OF the northwest ne-quarter
| th) OF section thirty-ive (35), town
| twelve 12) north, range three CD
west, in the said state of Michigan,