Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-05-26

devisees, legatees and assigns
Abbie Il. Burrill, or her unknown heirs,
devisees, legatees and assigns,
Abba h.. Burrill, or her unknown heirs,
devisees, legatees and assigns,
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, at
Ithaca, on the 18th day of May, A. ID.
1910
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 Gra-
tiot and described in said bill OF com.
plant as: All of the northwest one
quarter (h) of section thirty-five (35),
town twelve ll2) north, range three
CD west, in the said State OF Michi-
gan. excepting therefrom eleven and
forty-five one-hundredths I'll. 45) acres
in the southeast corner thereof, de-
post in the center of said section
thirty-five $3.50; 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 Q6) chains, to the place
of beginning.
And said bill of complaint having
been sworn to by the compliments
above named. stating under oath that
said affiants do not know, and have
been unable, after diligent search and
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,
of Mexico; that the defendant Cortez
III. Burrill is not resident of this
state, but resides, in Bethold, 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
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
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
And il further satisfactorily appear
| ing to the Court by said affidavit of
| said complainants, and by the allega-
lions of said bill of complaint. SO
| sworn to as aforesaid, that, as to de-
| PENDANTS l.. Tracy Howe. Sarah 7.
| Howe and Abbie E. Burrill. IL 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-
iNa in On IF ,laiV MT
| fully set forth, has or have been by
! them, or any of them, assigned to any
| person or persons. or, il 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
and that, as to defendants Abba T.
Burrill and Marie Il. 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
whether there may be personal repre-
| sentatives or heirs of said Abba f.
Burrill and Marie Il. Merrill living,
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
1
| or either of them assigned to any per-
| son or persons, disposed of by will.
except as fully set forth In said bill OF
| complaint.
On motion OF J. Lee Potts solicitor
for complainants, 1t is Ordered that
the said defendants Ellen Burrili,
Thomas D. Merrill. Dwight S. Merrill,
Myra J. Henry. The Chicago. Saginaw
| K Canada Railway company Ga cor
poration); and that the said defend
a m / 20
and Abbie e. Burriii. and all persons
/ who claim, or may or might claim, un-
der the said u. Tracy Howe, Sarah T.
Howe and Abbie f. Burrill. or any of
or may or might claim. under Abba f.
Burrill and Marie Il. Merrill, both de-
ceased, or either Of them. they. and
each OF them. cause their appearance
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 a copy
! or copies thereof to be served on COM
plainants' solicitor, within twenty days
after service on him or them of 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
And IL 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. newspaper printed,
published and circulating in said coun-
~, and that such publication be con-
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
4 before the time urp9crfhed for THAR