Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-08-31
Order of Publication

CcdSSui Eliza sOOlemdn, Inc unknown
heirs of Eliza Coleman deceased Anna
liza Coleman, the unknown heirs o.
Amalia Coleman, deceased; julia
Bowles, the unknown heirs of Julia
Bowles, deceased; Simeon L. Barker
Stephen M. Barker, Mellon Barker, Ze-
no Barker, lie Grand Barker, Gertrude
Barker; George Schultz, H. E. Schultz,
Mrs. Amelia Farmer, Mrs. Eda Os.
born, Mrs. Nettie Christaner, sole heirs
of Eliza Schultz, deceased; Mrs. Nellie
Downey, Mrs. Bertha Highfill and E.
H. Fairchild, sole heirs of T. B. Grigs-
by, deceased, Defendants.
Now at this day comes the plaintiff
herein, by his attorneys, VIM. R. Edgar,
Sr., and VIM. R, Edgar, Jr., and files his
petition and affidavit, alleging, among
other things, that all of the defendants
except George Schultz, Mrs. Nellie
Downey, Mrs. Bertha Highhll and Ed
ward H. Fairchild are not residents of the
State Of Missouri;
Whereupon, it is ordered by the Clerk
in vacation, that said defendants be noti-
fed by publication that plaintiff has COM
menced suit against them in this Court,
the object and general nature of which is
fully set out in the petition filed in the
above entitled cause, which is in words
and figures as follows, to wit:
STATE OF MISSOURI, C
COUNTY OF IRON. 90
In the Circuit Court of Iron County, Mo-,
to October Term, 1911
N. E. Gibbons, Plaintiff,
James B. Mackay, the unknown heirs Of
James B. Mackay, deceased; Maria
Mackay, the unknown heirs of Maria
Mackay, deceased; William Mackay,
the unknown heirs of William Mackay,
deceased; Catharine Guignon, the un.
known heirs of Catharine Guignon, de-
ceased; Eliza Coleman, the unknown
heirs OF Eliza Coleman, deceased; Anna
liza Coleman, the unknown heirs oi
Amalia Coleman, deceased; Julia
Bowles, the unknown heirs, of Julia
Bowles, deceased Simeon L. Barker,
Stephen M. Barker, Mellon Barker, Ze-
no Barker, lie Grand Barker, Gertrude
Barker; George Schultz, H. E. Schultz,
Mrs. Amelia Palmer, Mrs. Eda Osborn,
Mrs. Nettie Christianer, sole heirs OF
Eliza Schultz, deceased; Mrs. Nellie
Downey, Mrs. Bertha Highfll and E.
H. Fairchild, sole heirs OF T. B. Grigs-
by, deceased, Defendants.
Plaintiff states that he is the owner OF
the following described tracts or parcels
of land, lying, being and situate in the
County of Iron and State of Missouri, to
wit:
Lots one and two of the northwest
quarter, and lot one of the southwest
quarter of section seven; and lot one Of
the northwest quarter, and lots one and
two Of the southwest quarter of section
six all in township thirty-four, north, OF
range three east.
Plaintiff further states that the titles to
all of the above described land emanated
from the United States more than fifty
years ago.
Plaintiff further states that all Of the
above described lands have been in the
actual, open, notorious, hostile and ad-
verse possession of said plaintiff and his
grantors for more than thirty-one years
next before the filing of this petition.
Plaintiff further states that plaintiff and
plaintiffs grantors have paid the taxes on
all Of said above described lands for more
than thirty-one consecutive years imme-
diate!y preceding the filing of this petition,
and that none of the defendants, nor any
person under whom they or either Of
them claims or might claim title, have
been in actualpossession Of said lands OF
any portion thereof, or have paid any
taxes thereon, for more than thirty-one
years Immediately preceding the filing Of
this petition, nor have they or either Of
them ever brought any action to recover
said property or any part thereof.
Plaintiff further states that the defend.
ants claim to have some title, estate OF
interest in the property above described
the nature and extent Of whose interests,
or from whom derived, this Plaintiff is un-
able to state more definitely because the
facts are unknown to him.
Plaintiff further states that the un
known heirs, devisees and assigns o
James B., Mackay, deceased, are such per.
sons as under the laws Of the state O
Missouri would inherit as the next OF kir
of said deceased, or are such persons a:
may be named as devisees or legatees o
the deceased in the will Of the deceased
and are such persons as may have acquired
some right, title or interest, or claim o
right title or interest las assigns o
grantees of said James B. Mackay, de
ceased; that the names and number o
said unknown heirs, devisees or assign
are to this Plaintiff unknown; that til,
deed records of Iron County do not dis
close their names or the nu aber OF sait
unknown heirs, devisees or assigns, o
the interest that said unknown heirs, dev
isees or assigns may claim in said rea
estate; that it is impossible for tn
Plaintiff to further describe the said par
ties or their interests or to state NOR,
definitely whether said parties claim a
4 heirs, devisees or assigns, or grantees 0
said deceased, and it cannot insert thei
names because they are unknown to him
that Plaintiff cannot describe their in
terests more definitely for the reason
that the above contains all the informa
ton that Plaintiff has or can obtain as I,
said parties, their names, or the nature
Of their claims, or the extent Of the same
Plaintiff further states that the I'LL
known heirs, devisees and assigns G
Maria Mackay, deceased, are such per
sons as under the laws Of the State O
Missouri would inherit as the next Of xii
Of said deceased or are such persons a
may be named as devisees or legatees 3
the deceased in the will Of the deceased
and are such persons as may have ac
quired some right title or interest o
claim of right, title or interest as assign
or grantees Of said Maria Mackay, de
ceased: that the names and number Q
said unknown heirs, devisees or as
signs are to this Plaintiff unknown; tina
the deed records Of Iron County do no
disclose their names or the number 6
said unknown heirs, devsees or assign
or the interest that said unknown heirs
devisees or assigns may claim in sal
real estate; that Il is impossible for th
Plaintiff to further describe the said par
ties or their interest or to state NOR
definitely whether said parties claim a