The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-06-09
Order of Publication.
STATE OF MISSOURI,
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. In the Circuit Court, TO August term. 1910.
James II. Ritter. william Ritter, VII.
liam T. Ritter and Elmlra Ritter, his wife,
Plaintiffs.
Isabel Jane Medley and VIM. Medley, her
husband, sarah EmliuC Yates ana John
Yates, her husband. Mary NJ Thompson
'ud Inhn Thompson, her husband, Annie
i,"n, aud samuel Young, her husband,
Ellen Thompson ana BuOnc Thompson,
her husband, james Carver ana Elizabeth
carver, his wife, jackson Carver ana III.
vary carver, his wife, lulsy Nash and
Jesse Nash, her husband, William Nash,
husband OF Alice Nash, deceased, Rosa
Land and George Land, her husband, III.
vie Nash and Addic Nash, his wife, Lula
Parks and Jessie l.. Parks, her husband.
May Weston ana Waiter Weston, her nus.
hand, ". Il. Ritter ana Laura Ritter, his
wife, samuel ", Ritter and NeTtrsty liit.
ter, his vile, T.. c, Ritter and IshdOra KIT
ter, his wife, Lewis l., Ritter ana Maggie
Ritter, his wife, Lee Hurry ana Laura
Hurry, his wife, Joseph Ritter, Susan
cole and james cole. her husband Alice
FRASER ana Riley FRASER, her husband,
Charity Ritter pnullnu Hughes ana Thos.
Hughes, her husband. William NJ Matkin
and Nancy Mntkin, his wife, Ada Town.
send, Leroy Matkln and Katie Maikln, his
wife, Dennis wood, samuel y. wood ana
Angelina wood, his wife, Joseph Alcxan-
der and clara Alexander, his wife, Frank
Alexander ana Belle Alexander his wife,
Ellen Welch ana james WEIGH, her nus.
her husband, Ella IrOsSnO ana Frank
trOssnO, her husband, James Ritter and
Mrs. james Ritter, his vile, william 9.
Wood, sid wood. John Alexander and
busta Alexander, his wife, Marx AloNnn'
der ana Eta Alexander, his wife, william
Alexander, Lmeline Jane 1ullUck ana Z
I. IulloCk, her husband, joel Ritter Per
mplin Nuwn ana John Nnwn her nus band
Elizabeth A. Hurry, widow OF Luther
Hurry, deceased trace Hurry, llnn lIur.
~ and joel Hurry, waiter Hurry ana Al.
pha Hurry, minor heirs OF Luther Hurry,
dccca scdl, sarah T.. Henderson aud John
\ Henderson, her husband, Maria Hurry,
Lille u. Beard ana Frank beard her nus
band, catherine l. Nixon, ;lOrmerly
widow OF benjamin = Mnlkin, d"crasehl
sadie T.. Luce ana Henry r.. Luce. her
husband, William l.. Maxim and Daisy l..
Matkin, his wife. Mary h. Wood, or her
unknown heirs, Jane Alexander. or her
unknown heirs Isabella j. wood, or her
unknown neirS, James q. wood, or his
unknown heirs, the unknown heirs OF WI.
son u. Ritter, the unknown heirs OF Isaac
uttrr. the unknown heirs OF BETTY Alex.
ander, and sarah Matkin. OF her unknown
heirs, Defendants.
Now at this day come the plaintiffs herein
by their attorneys and by leave OF court
nrst had and obtained ana nlc their
amended petition ana AFFIDAVIT. alleging
among other things that defendants, Joseph
Ritter, william NJ. MatEin, Nancy \. Mat
kin, his wife, SID wood. sarah h. Henderson
and John \. Henderson, her husband, II.
Ritter. l.. e. Ritter, IsadOrn Ritter, his wife,
Fermelia Nnwn, John Nawn, her husband,
sadie T.. Luce, Henry T.. Luce, her husband,
Walter Weston, Mary T.. Wood ana her un.
known heirs Jane Alexander and her un.
known heirs, Isabella j. wood and her un
known heirs, James G.. Wood ana his un.
known heirs, Sarah Matkln ana her un.
known heirs, the unknown heirs OF wilson
u. Ritter, the unknown heirs OF Isaac Rit
ter tho unknown heirs OF Betty Alexander,
are not residents OF the state of Missouri
Whereupon II Is ordered by the Clerk of
this COurt, I'm vacation. thai said defend.
ants bc notified by Publication that rlaln-
TINS have commenced a suit against them
IN this court the object and general nature
~ winch is action to quiet ANA determine
the title to the land described as follows
James H. Ritter, one Of the plaintiffs In
IN" above entitled cause. ana Tor his Joint
cause nt action, states that he holds the fec
simple tltle TO, ana IS IN possession OF "A Ger.
tain tract Of land, being ana situate IN the
county ct -. Francois ana state OF Mis-
sDuIl described rs follows, to.wlt All Of
lots numbered and 2ut the northeast guar
ter NJ section one a., township thirty five
.arl north. range tour a. east, except that
part wing west OF the Ritter branch, ana
also except that part belonging to the right
of way OF the Il l.. y | VI, Il X, contain
ing ~. Il acres, more or less.
William u. Ritter, one Of the plaintiffs in
IA" above entitled cause, and for his Joint
cause OF action, states that hp holds the fee
simple title to, and Is In possession OF Ger
tain tract OF land being ana situate In the
County OF -. Francois and state OF Mis-
souIl. described rs follows, tO.wit Al OF
the east part ~ lot Ne. / OF the northwest
quarter OF section one ID, township thirty.
nyc ijiI north, rang" fOur a. east, de
Sc rlbrd rs follows Beginning at the south
east corner Ut said lot NO. |, running thence
north u chains to the northeast corner
thereof, thence west l.i3 chains TO n stone,
thence south n chains, thence east a.
chains to the beginning, containing go
acres also part Ot the east uf lot No.
OF the Northwest quarter pf said section one
a. described as follows beginning AZ the
northeast corner Of lot so. ,, running
thence west - chains thence south 10 $50
CHAINS, thence east li.N chains, thence
south 26l degrees east chains To the cen
ter 81 The county road, theme. north ~ de.
grcuS east chains TO the east line of said
lot No. :, thence north nine chains 10 the
beginning, containing y ~ acres, anu all 81
lot No OF IN" northeast quarter OF said
section one { lying west of the RITTER
branch ana north of II. Francois river, con
tanning $50 acres. ana also the southeast
quarter OF the southwest quarter Of section
thirty six ljbt, township thirty.slN 90
north, range four (. east, containing -
acres. also the right OF way to ana from the
county road To the land above described IN
tot No. ct the northeast quarter ana lot
No. OF the northwest quarter of section
one ~. township thirty 1--WE t3j) north,
range ipW a. east. ana nggrggltlng 5h.Ij
acres NOR" or less, except So much of the
above described 9. - acre tract now belong
ing 10 the right OF way Of the st. l.. |, NJ.
Il Il
william r. Ritter and Emlrl Ritter, his
wife, two Oi the plaintiffs In the above On
Titled cause, ana Tor their cause of action,
with the other aforesaid plaintiffs, state
that they hold the Zee simple title to, ana
are in possession of u certain tract OF land,
being ana situate In the County Of 81 Fran
co.'s ana state Of Missouri described as fol
lows, to wit Al OF lot No. | of the north
west quarter of section one %, township
thirty ave ta5l north. range four "a east,
except . % acres OF OF the east end, con
tanning 81 ~ acres, also part of the east y
OF lot No. of the northwest quarter OF said
section one a. described as follows:
beginning at the southwest corner OF sara
east ~ OF lot No. : running thence east ~
chains to the southeast Cornec thereof,
thence north chains thence south ~ de-
grccs west Il chains to the center OF the
county road. thence north lGig degrees west
chains, thence west II Jj chains to the
west line of said east OF lot No. =, thence
south : - chains to the beginning, contain.
Ing II 2UaCrps; also all OF lot No. of the
northeast quarter OF said section one tn ly
Ing west OF the Ritter branch, containing
about 20 of an acre. ana aggregating 1925
acres, more or less. except that portion be
longing to the right OF way o! the ST. l.. x |.
NJ. X. H., and that unless said defendants
he and appear At this Court, at the next
term thereof, TO be begun and holden at the
Cont House In the CITY OF Pennington, In
said County, on the sth day OF August next,