Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-08-24
STATE OF MISSOURI, |

Mrs. Amelia Farmer, Mrs. Eda Os.
born, Mrs. Nettie Christianer, 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 Highfll and Ed
ward H. Farchild 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 a 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, S.
COUNTY OF IRON. %
In the Circuit Court of Iron County, Mo-,
to October Term, 1911.
N. E. Gibbons, Plaintiff,
VS..
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 u1-
known heirs of Catharine Guignon, de-
ceased; Eliza Coleman, the unknown
heirs Of Eliza Coleman, deceased; Anna
LA Coleman the unknown heirs OF
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 Highfill and E.
H. Fairchild, sole heirs of T. B. Grigs-
by, deceased, Defendants. AZ
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 Que ana two of me norlhWesl li.
quarter, ana lot one Oh tfe southWesi
quarter OF sectlon seven; ano lot one q
the northwest Quarter, anu Iots olie allu
Two OF tne southwest quarter OF seGtlon
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 Onited 'otates more tran MY
years ago: :,
flain.l1 lurl1eI s1aleS lnat an oi Ihe
above described lanas nave Deen n the7
actual, open, notorious hostlle ana az
verse possession OF salu pialntiff ana MS
grantors lor more than tnirty-one years
next before the ming OF TINS petltlon:
Plalntlff furtner states that plaintlff ana
plalntllt,s grantorS nave pald the taxes on
all OF Sald ABOVE descriDed lands 1or more
than thirty-one CONSECUTIVE years lmme-
diate!y preceding the ming o. thls peution,
and that none OF the deienoants, nor any
person under whom they or either OF
them claims or might claim ute, nave
been in actual possession OF SAID Lands or
any portion thereof or have PAID any
.aAes ;neleo,;, ~ MOI ma. ~ ,li one u
ysais ni,iiaesy d.;4:l p,eIIus .he ;t, ;.s y y
this petition, nor have they or either OF
them ever brought any action to recover
said property or any part thereof.
Plalntlff furtaer states that the defend
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flalntill lurtneI States tnat the un.