Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-09-07

Barker; George Schultz, H. E. Schultz,
Mrs. Amelia Farmer, Mrs. Eda Os-
born, Mrs. Nettie Christianer, sole heirs
of Eliza Schultz, deceased; Mrs. Nellie
Downey, Mrs, Bertha High6ll 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. 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, =
COUNTY OF IRON. 90 ,
In the Circuit Court of Iron County, Mo-,
to October Term, 1911.
IN. r. GlDDOnS, fldlHtlH,
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 un-
known heirs Of Catharine Guignon, de-
ceased; Eliza Coleman, the unknown
heirs OF Eliza Coleman deceased; ANA
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 Hightill and E.
H. Fairchld, sole heirs of I. B. Grlgs-
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 adj
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 actual possession of said lands or
anv 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 or
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 oi
James B.. .Mackay, deceased, are such per-
sons as under the laws of the state ol
Missouri would inherit as the next Of kir
of said deceased, or are such persons as
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 as assigns o.
grantees of said James B. Mackay, de
ceased that the names and number 0
said unknown heirs, deviseeS or aSSign'
are to this Plaintiff unknown; that thu
deed records Of Iron County do not dis
close their names or the number Of sait
unknown heirs, devisees or assigns, 0
the interest that said unknown heirs, dev
isees or assigns may claim in said rea
estate; that it is impossible for th
Plaintiff to further describe the said par
ties or their interests or to state NOR,
definitely whether said parties claim a
heirs, deviseesor assigns, or grantees
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 t
said parties, their Names or the nature
of their claims, or the extent of the same
Plaintiff further states that the ul
known heirs, devisees and assigns 6
Maria Mackay, deceased, are such pei
sons as under the laws Of the State {
Missouri would inherit as the next Of XII
of said deceased or are such persons a
nav be named as devisees or legatees {
the deceased in the will Of the deceased
and are such persons as may have aC
onired some right, title or interest o
claim of right, title or interest as. assign
or grantees OF said Maria Mackay, dc
ceased; that the names and number 9
said unknown heirs, devisees or as
signs are to this Plaintiff lunknown; ths
the deed records Of Iron County do nc
disclose their names or the number {
said unknown heirs, devisees or assign
OF the interest that said unknown heirs
devisees or assigns may claim IN sal
real estate; that tits impossible for tn
Plaintiff TO further describe the said pa
ties or their interest or to state MOI