Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-06-02


heirs, Gevisees, 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
A bin of complaint having been filed
i'm this Court by the above named COM
plainants, against the above named
and unnamed defendants, which sato
suit is brought 10 quiet the title to
lands situated in said county of Ora
tiot, and described i'm said bill OF com.
plant as: All of the northwest one
quarter GO of section thirty five (35),
town twelve G2) north, range three
CD west, in the said State of Michi-
gan, excepting therefrom eleven and
forty-iive one-hundredthS Cl.45) acres
in the southeast corner thereof de-
scribed as follows: Beginning at
post in the center Of said section
thirty-fve $50; thence west on the
quarter line, nine 60 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 90 chains, TO the place
OF beginning
And said bill of complaint having
been sworn to by the complainants
above named, stating under oath that
said affiants do not know, and have
been unable, after diligent search and
persons who are included as defend
ants herein without being named; and
1t satisfactorily appearing 10 the
Court by the affidavit of John G. Wat
son. on file, that the defendant Ellen
!. Burrill is not a resident of this state,
but resides in Ceritos, in the Republic
OF Mexico; that the defendant Cortez
II. Burrin is not a resident of this
state. but resides in Bethold. in the
state of North Dakota; that defendant
Rebecca NJ Burrill is not resident
of this state, but resides in Milledge-
vile, In the state OF Nentuckyi that
defendant Thomas j.. Merrill is not
resident of this state, but resides in
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 q Canada
Hallway company Ca 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 10 as aforesaid. that, as 10 de-
PENDANTS L. Tracy Howe, Sarah +.
Howe and Abbie r.. Burrin, il is not
known whether they, or any OF them.
are living or dead, or whore they, or
any of them may reside. If living, or
whether the titles to said lands acquir-
ed by said last named defendants, re-
speCtiNclN, 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
they, or any IF them, have personal
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 r..
Burrill and Marie b. Merrill, they. and
each of them are known TO be dead, as
i'm said bill OF complaint more particul-
arly set forth, aud that such of those
persons who might claim under said
last named defendants as are known,
have been named as defendants in this
suit. and that 10 is not known
whcther there may be personal repre-
S"HtHlNeS or heirs OF said Abba t..
BuTrili and Marie g. Merrill living
| fen ants, ur whether the titles in said
lands acquired, respectively. by the
said Abba T. Burrill and Marie Il.
Merrill. ass I'M said bill of complaint
sct forth. have or has been by them.
or either of them assigned to any per
son or persons. or disposed OF by viii,
except as fully set forth i'm said bill OF
cOIp laiEt.
ON motion of j. Leo Potts, solicitor
for compartments. II lis Ordered that
the said defendants Ellen ]. Burrll,
CorteZ II. BurriI GobcCca NJ Merrill,
Thomas - Merrill, Dwight :. Merrill,
Myra j. Henry Tho Chicago, Saginaw
n canada hallway company Ca cor
porttionD; and that the said defend
ants L. Irfcr Howe. Sarah -. Howe
and Abbic T.. Burrill, and all persons
who claim, or may or might claim, un-
| der the said L. Tracy Howe. Sarah r.
! Howe and Abbie r. Burrill. or any of
| them, and that all persons who claim
| or may or might claim under Abba r.
! Burrill and Marie Is. 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
| 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 n copy
| or copies of said bill and notice this
| order; and that, in default thereof, said
| bill be taken as confessed by the said
| non resident and unnamed defendants.
| or so many of them as shall be so In
| default.
And IL is Further Ordered, That
| within twenty days after the date
| hereof. the said complainants cause n
| notice of this order to be published in
| published and circulating in said coun-
| ~. and that such publication be con-
| tinued therein at least once i'm each
| week for six weeks i'm succession, or
| that they cause a copy of this order
| to be personally served on said nom
| resident defendants, and on said I'M
| named defendants at least twenty days
| before the time prescribed for thpir.