The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-06-30
Order of Publication.
STATE or MISSOURI, !
County OF 81. frnncnls. ,

and iohn Thompson her husband, Annie
t"uiE aud .'d.iu-i iuuug, nri husband,
Ellen Thompson ana Boon" Thompson,
her husband, James Carver ana Elizabeth
Carver, Ills wife, jackson Carver ana I'll.
ynfy Carver, his wiic luisy Nash and
Jesse Nash, her husband, william Nash,
husband OF Alice Nash, deceased, ROsR
Land and George Land, her husband, III.
Vie Nash ana Addie Nash, his wife, Lula
PARKS and Jessie l., Parks, her husband.
May Weston and walter Weston, her nus
band, ". Il. Ritter ana Laura Ritter, his
wife, samuel II Ritter ana Ncrtcsty Rlt.
ter, his wife, 4. {. Ritter ana lsndOrn KIT
ter, his wife, Lewis l.. Ritter ana Maggie
Ritter his wife, Lee Hurry ana Laura
Hurry, his wife, Joseph Rittcr, susan
Cole ana James cole. her husband, Alice
FRASER ana Riley FRASER, her husband,
Charity Ritter rnulinH Hughes ana 1hoS.
Hughes, her husband, william VI Mntkln
and Nancy Mntkin, his wife, Ada Town
send. Leroy Mntkin and Kat" Matkln, his
wife, Dennis Wood, samuel u, Wood ana
Angellnc Wood, Ills wife. Joseph AleNan.
der and Clara Alexander his wife, Frank
Alexander and Belle Alexander, his wife,
Ellen WEIGH ana james Wclch, her mug
band, Pearl CrossnO ana Tildpn Crpssno,
her husband. Ella CrossnO ana Frank
CrOssnp, her husband, James Ritter and
Mrs. James Ritter, his wife, william J.
Wood sid Wood, John Alexander aud
Gusta Alexander, his wife, Mark AlcGan'
der and Eta Alexander, his wife, william
Alexander, EmPline Jane Tullpck and L
I. TullOCk, her husband, joel Ritter. Per.
melin \awn ana john Nuwn, her husband,
Elizabeth \, Hurry. twidOw OF Luther
Hurry, deceasedl, Grace Hurry, Inn llur-
ry and joel Hurry, Walter Hurry ana Al
pha Hurry. tminUr heirs OF Luther Hurry,
deceased sarah T.. Henderson ANA John
\. Henderson, her husband, Maria Hurry
lille u. Beard ana Frank Beard, her hus
band, Catherine l.. Nixon, formerly
sadie T.. Luce and Henry =. Luce. her
husband, William l.. Matkin and Daisy L..
Matkin, his wife, Mary Il, wood, or her
unknown heirs, Jane Alexander, or her
unknown heirs. Isabella j, Wood, or her
unknown neirs, James g. wood, or his
unknown heirs, the unknown heirs OF WI.
son u, Ritter, the unknown heirs ~ Isaac
hitter, the unknown heirs OF BETTY Alex.
nnder, ana sarah Matkin, or h"runknown
heirs DEFENDANTS
Now at this day come the plaintiffs herein
by their attorneys ana by leave OF court
nrst had AMI obtained and ilo their
amended petition ana atfidavit, alleging
among other things that defendants, Joseph
kittcr, William NJ. Mutkin, Nancy \. Mat.
Kin, his wife, Sid wood, sarah T., Henderson
and John A Henderson, her husband, II.
len Welch. James WEIGH, her husband, joel
Ritter, l., {. Ritter, lsadOra Ritter, his wife,
Pernclia NRwn. John Inwn, her husband,
sadie l.. 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 ana her I'm
known heirs, james e., wood ana his un-
known heirs, sarah Matkin ana her un-
known heirs, the unknown heirs OF Wilson
II. Ritter, the unknown heirs of Isaac KIT.
ter, the unknown heirs Of Betty Alexander,
are not residents OF the state Of Missouri
Whereupon. II is ordered by the Clerk of
thlS Court, In vacation, that said defend.
ants he notified by Publication that Plain
tins have commenced "A suit against them
IN this Court, the object and general nature
~ which Is action 10 quiet ana determine
the title 10 tho lana described as follows
James II. Ritter. one Of the plaintiffs in
The above entitled cause. ana tor his Joint
cause OF action, states that he holds the leo
simple titlc 70, ana Is IN possession 81 "A Ger.
tain tract OF land, being ana situate In the
ounty Ot 81. Francois and state OF Mis-
spuIl described as follows. tu-wit All OF
lots numbered ana POT the northeast quar-
Ter OF section one %, township thirty iiye
80 north, range four 90 east, except that
part lying west Of the Ritter branch, anu
also except that part belonging to the right
IT way OF the st l.. n VI. u, Il. contain.
ing lG.II acres, more or loss
william u. Ritter, one OF the plalntlrs IN
HE above entitled cause, ana for his Joint
'ause OF action, states that he holds the fee
simple title to, ana Is In possession OF Ger.
tain tract OF land being and situate In the
County Ot st. Francois ana state OF his
Souii, described as follows, to-wit Al OF
the east part OF lot No. I OF the northwest
quarter OF section one %, township thirty.
1Nc ii5l norm, range four ~ east, de
Sc ribcd as follows: beginning AT the south
EAST corner OF said lot 40. /, running thence
north q chains to the northeast corner
thereof, thence west I.lS chains TO a stone,
thence south ~ chains, thence east -
'hains To the beginning, containing .. -
Icres, also a part of the east OF lot No .
II the Northwest quarter Of said sestiOn one
y described as follows Beginning ut the
northeast corner of lot No. ?, running
thence west ~ chains, thence south ~ VI
chains, thence east lib chains, thence
'uuth tiia degrees east chains to the CEN
a.
srees east chains 10 the east line OF said
lot No. :, theme north nine chains to the
IcgiHnng, containing ~ 80 acres and all Di
ot NO, OF the northeast quarter OF said
section one ~ lying west OF the Ritter
branch and north OF IT. Francois river. con
aiming b.yU acres, ana also the southeast
quarter OF the southwest quarter of section
ihirty'siN lSil, township thirty six GSiI
north, range four ~ east. containing a.
acres, also the right Oi way to and from the
county road to the land above described IN
ot No ut the northeast quarter ana lot
No. OF the northwest quarter OF section
lne a.. township thirty fivc t20 north,
range iotu a. east, ana aRgregatlng 1s.4j
ICTvs more or less, except 50 much OF the
above described .. 20 acre tract now belong.
ng 10 tile right OF way OF the ST. l.. a |. VI.
L, Il.
william I. Ritter and Elmlra Ritter. his
Vile, two OF the plaintiffs In the above On
titled cause. and for their cause OF action,
Win the other aforesaid plaintiffs, state
nat tuey nOiu lnc lee simple tue 10, ana
IRE In possession of certain tract OF land,
being and situate In the County OF ST. Fran.
'ois and state OF Missouri described as fol.
ows, to wit All OF lot No. / OF the north
vest quarter OF section one %, township
hirty .iive (35l north, range four az east,
Except 9. ~ acres or OF the east end, con.
aiming Ga. IS acres, also part OF the east 3
}! lot No OF the northwest quarter OF said
lection one ~ described ns follows:
beginning At the southwest corner OF SAID
'ast y OF lot No. > running thence east ~
hence north chains. thence south O. de.
frees west chains to the center OF the
'ounty road, thence north yiis degrees west
chains, thence west II VI chains to the
vest line of said east = OF lot No. 2, thence
outh Z. 20 chains to the beginning, contain.
ng II ~ acres also all OF lot No. OF the
northeast quarter OF snid section one a. ly
ny west OF the Ritter branch, containing
about 20 of an acre, and aggrcgating 7p.25
lcres, more or less, except that portion be.
onglng TO the right oil way OF the st. l.. * /.
u. X. r., and that unless said defendants
NJ ana appear AT this Court, at the next
ERIN thereof, to he begun and holden at the
)onTt House In the CITY OF Pennington. In
aid County, on the sth day OF August next,
Ind on or before the first day Of said term,
" before the last day of said term--an,
iwer or plead to the Petition in said cause,
he same Will be taken as confessed, ana
Judgment viii be rendered accordingly.
And It Is further ordered that copy here.
" be published, according to law, In The
farmington Times, newspaper published
n said County OF 81. Francois, for four
weeks successfully, published at least once
| week, the last Insertion TO be ut least nj.
cen days before the Frst day OF said next
august term OF this court.