The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-04-06

Now at this day comes the plaintiff herein BY
his attorneys and files his petition under oath,
alleging, among other things that the defend.
isst viii Of Julia AvsrI dseessed . and trust tee
hereunder, aud successor in that trust to H
D. LedgwIck, named In said will, 10 non
resident Of the state Of Missouri. and further
That he verify believes there are persons in
terested In the subject matter Of this petition,
whose names he cannot insert herein, because
known heirs at law or devisees OF John D.
Thomas deceased, their respective consorts,
heirs devisees, slienees or Immediate or re-
such unknown persons, and dervr sheir inter.
est, II any by through and under the said John
D. Thomas de eased. who held title to some
pert Of the real estate. or interest ther In by
virtue Of . deed OF conveyance recorded In the
of1ce Of the Recorder Of Deeds In and for Bates
county, Missouri, In Book 20" at Page o..
said John D. Thomas having died wi hout con-
Of said county: The unknown heirs at law or
devisees Of William Shields d. ceased, II he Is
deceased, their respective consorts heirs, de-
tary or Involuntary grantees Of such unknown
persons and such Interest as they may have, IL
any 10 derived by through or under the said
inheritance or devise. said William Shields.
having entered . part Of ssid land from the
United States Government, such title having
been sold and attempted to be convey ed BY
county aforesaid: The unknown heirs at law
or deVisees OF Andrew Allen, deceased, II he Is
deceased. their respective consor's, heirs, de-
untary or involuntary grantees Of such un.
known persons; who derive their interest II
any, by, through ahd under said Andl ew Allen
having purchased said land or . part thereof,
a. a tax sale thereof and procured q deed for
the same hereunder, hich deed 10 shown OF
record In the ONCE Of the Recorder Of Deeds In
and tor comfy and RtAt0 AfOrRAAtn In Rock
III, I" at Page ly&. and aaid Andrew Allen not
having conve, ed said land to any one go far o.
d y. e. by The records In the county and
at law OF CaIharlne Il. Parker deceased, their
respective consorts beirs at law or devsees,
alienees, or immediate or remote. voluntary or
involuntary grantees OF such unknown persons
who derive their interest In the subject matter
and testament Of Ebenezer ". Pomeroy de.
land 10 Zee. and devised an undivided one
third Thereof, to Catharine Il. Parker, or to her
use. for her lifetime and at her death the same
ths dec nden t. Of auch Of them sA as might di.
leaving decendents said Catharine u. Parker
having died on the day Of -. 1880, and
none Of her children or heirs at law, having
Plaintiff AYERS. that none Of the said parti'
defendant, either named or unknown, or any
p !. claiming by. through or under hem OF
u plaintiff, have been in possession or set mp
my claim to the real estate herein above des-
'ribeh for more than thirty consecutive years.
sss psst Or paid any taxes thereon In all that
Whereupon, it -is ordered by the Court in
erm,. that the defendants and each and oil Of
ss on s, sSs coa1
he object and general nature OF which 10 to
ave heard, asceTtained aud determined by the
curt the sss..s tis and Interest Of the par,
nd to the land described In his petition t0.Wi.: