Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-06-23

Marie b. Merrill, or her unknown
heirs, devisees, legatees and as
signs,
Defendants
Suit pending in the Circuit Court for
the County of Gratiot in Chancery, al
Ithaca on the 18th day of May, A. d.
1910.
y bill of complaint having been filed
IN this Court by the above named COM
plainants, against the above named
and unnamed defendants, which saiu
suit is brought TO quiet the title to
lands situated in said county OF Ora
tiot, ana described in said bill of com
plant as: All of the northwest one
quarter ca OF section thirty -fve (35),
| town twelve 90 north, range three
CD west, In the said State of Michi-
/ gan, excepting therefrom eleven and
tortN-hNe Onc-hundredths (ll.45) acres
in the southeast corner thereof, de-
scribed as follows: Beginning at a
post i'm the center of said section
thirty-live $50; thence west on the
quarter line, nine 90 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 l6) chains, to the place
of beginning.
been sworn to by the complainants
above named, stating under oath that
said atfiants do not know, and have
bteH undDlet dllei ulllSent search an
inquiry, TO ascertain the names of the
persons who are included as defend
ants herein without being named; and
1t satisfactorily appearing TO the
Court by the affidavit of John g. Wat
son. on file, that the defendant Ellen
l. Burrill is not a resident of this state,
but resides in Ceritos in the Republic
Of Mexico; that the defendant Cortez
II. Burriu 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 a
resident of this state, but resides i'm
Duluth, in the state of Minnesota; that
defendant Dwight :. Merrill is not
resident of this state, but resides in
Seattle, in the state of Washington;
that defendant Myra j. Henry is not
resident of this state, but resides in
the state OF California; and that de-
PENDANT Chicago. Saginaw & Canada
railway company Ga corporation), has
ceased to do business and to keep up
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-
tions of said bill of complaint, so
sworn to as aforesaid, that, as to de-
PENDANTS L. Tracy Howe, Sarah r.
Howe and Abbie r.. 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, assigned TO any
person or persons. or, if dead whether
thew them have
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 bin of complaint more particul
arly set forth, and that such Of those
persons who mi ght claim under said
last named defendants as are known,
nave been named as defendants in this
SUIT, and that 1T is not known
whether there may be personal repre-
sentatives or heirs of said Abba F.
Burrill and Marie Il. Merrill living
other than those named herein as de-
PENDANTS, or whether the titles in said
lands acquired, respectively, by the
said Abba f. 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 /. Burrill,
Cortez Ii. Burrill, Rebecca NJ Merrill,
THOMAS ID. Merrill, Dwight s. Merrill,
Myra j. Henry, The Chicago, Saginaw
* Canada Railway company Ga cor
poration); and that the said defend
ants L. Tracy Howe, Sarah T. Howe,
and Abbie f. Burrill, and all persons
who claim. or may or might claim, un-
der the said Y. Tracy Howe, Sarah T.
Howe and Abbie e. Burrill, or any of
or may or might claim, under Abba Il.
Burrill and Marie b. Merrill both de-
ceased, or either of them, they, and
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
OF complaint TO be filed, and a 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
bill be taken as confessed by the 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 publication be con-
tinued therein at least once in each
week for six weeks in succession. or
that they cause a 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. d. 1910
KELLY s. Scarf
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 one-duarter
Cd OF section thirty-hve (35). town
twelve (12) north, range three go
west. in the said state of Michigan.
excepting therefrom eleven and forty
five e-hundredths I'll .45) acres i'm
the southeast corner thereof described
as follows Beginning at post in
the center OF said section thirty-fve
(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 middle OF the chan
mel of said river, to the north and
south ptlnrtqr limo Of eofd e,,tt,r.