The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1910-04-07
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STATE OF MISSOURI,
County of Bates.
/ In the Circuit Court May term, 1910 In vaea-
| ton, March 22nd, 1910.
Byron Clossen, Plaintiff,
Against
Dewitt {. Myers, II living and If deceased,
then the unknown consorts, heirs, devisees,
! donees. alienees, Immediate, mesne or re-
mote, voluntary or Involuntary grantees of
| the said Dewitt &. Myers, deceased; Oscar
F. Myers. II living and IL deceased, then the
unknown eonsorts, heirs, devisees, donees,
| atenees, immediate, mesne or remote,
voluntary or Involuntary grantees OF the
said Oscar F. Myers, deceased, Defendants
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The state OF Missouri to above named de-
PENDANTS, greetingi
Now at this day comes the plaintin herein,
| by his attorneys, and files his petition under
oath alleging, among other things, that the
defendants, Dewitt L. Myers and oscar F.
Myers, IL living, are non-residents of the state
of Missouri, aud further alleging that there
are, or he verify believes there are persons
| Interested In the subject matter of his petit
ton whose names he cannot insert therein
because they are to him unknown: That such
unknown persons derive their Interest there
/ In as consort heirs, devisees, donees, alienees
| Immediate, mesne or remote, voluntary or
Involuntary, grantees of Dewitt c. Myers
deceased, II he is deceased, who owned what
| appears Of record to be the fee simple title IN
and to AN undivided one-third share or inter-
est In and to the north half OF the south half
of lot one az OF the northwest quarter of Sec
ton thirty 1907 OF township forty (t0) ofrange
| thirty-one (3D In Bates county, Missouri, UNI
der and by virtue Of the provisions of the last
will and testament of his father, John ID.
Myers, deceased, as q devisee named therein,
the said Dewitt C. Myers not having convey
ed the said interest SO devised to him, to any
one, or disposed of the same IN any way, SO
lar as is shown by the records kept In and for
said Bates county, Missouri.
That other unknown persons, who may be
interested In the sub ect matter Of this action,
whose names plaintiff cannot insert In his
petition because the same are to him UNI
known; derive their interest therein AS con-
sorts, heirs devisees, alienees, immediate,
mosne or remote, voluntary or Involuntary
grantees of Oscar L, Myers deceased, II he Is
deceased, who owned, what appears ofrecord
to he, the fee simple title in aud To an undl.
vlded one-third share or interest In and to the
last above described real estate, under and
by virtue of the provisions of the last villa
testament OF his father, John ID. Myers, as one
OF the devisees In said Will, the said Oscar +.
Myers, not having conveyed the said interest
so devil Used to him, to any one or disposed of
the same In any way, SO far as Is disclosed by
the records kept In and for bates county, Mis-
souri,
Plaintiff says that the exact nature and ex-
tent of the interest of the unknown persons
above mentioned or how derived, cannot be
more specifically described or set forth, be-
cause the degree of relationship of the I'M
known defendants to the apparent record
owners of the land as set forth, or how their
respective interest might he derived, are to
the plainttl unknown.
Whereupon, 1t is ordered by the clerk In
vacation, that said defendants he notified by
publication that plaintiif has commenced u
suit against them In this court, the object and
general nature of which Is to obtain judy
ment and decree of the court, defining aud
adiudging the title, estate and Interest of the |
plaintiff and defendants above mentioned, |
SeNerally, In and to the real estate described |
herein above, and praying the court to try, |
ascertain and determine the estate, title ana |
interest of said plaintiff and defendants In |
the real estate set forth above. and grant to |
such parties plaintiff and defendant such |
remedy ana render such relief AS may be
deemed equitable and just In the premises,
and to quiet the title of plaintiff to said real
estate who claims the absolute and fee simple |
title therefor and that unless the said defend
ants be and appear at this court, at the next |
term thereof, to be begun and holden At the
court house In the city of Butler, In said coun-
~, on the fourth Monday of May, 1910, and ON
or before the first day of said term, answer or |
plead to the petition In said cause, the same |
will be taken asconlessed, aud Judgment viii
he rendered accordingly.
And 1t Is further ordered, that copy hereof |
be published according to law, in The Butler |
Weekly Times, newspaper published In said
county of Bates, for four weeks succeSsvely, |
published at least once week, the last inser- |
ton to be at least thirty DAYS before the first |
day ofsaid next May term of this court
T. u. EMBREE, Circuit Clerk.
true copy from the record. Wit |
lSea) ness my hand, and seal Ofthe circuit |
Court of Bates county, this day 22nd |
of March, 1910.
I'd. EMBREE. Circuit Clerk.
22-4t C.M. BARKIEY, Deputy.