Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-08-08

Grat1Ot.
In the Circuit Court for theCounty
of Gratiot: In Chancery.
Ernest Edwards,
VS.. Complainant,
Edna Ann Cook, or her unknown
heirs, legatees, devisees or as
signs, and Alonzo L. Cook, or
his unknown heirs, legatees,
devisees or assigns,
Defendants.
AT regular session of said Court
held in the Court House in the vii
lage of Ithaca, in said county, on the
goth day of July, A. D. 1912.
Present, The Hon. Kelly S. Scarf,
Circuit Judge.
Ernest Edwards, the above named
complainant, having filed in said
| court a bill Of complaint against the
above named defendants, Edna Ann
Cook or her unknown heirs legatees,
devisees or assigns and Alonzo l..
Cook or his unknown heirs, legatees,
devisees or assigns, and which said
suit is brought to quiet and remove
clouds from the title to lands situated
in the said county Of Gratiot and de-
scribed as follows: The southeast
QUARTER
section twenty in township eleven
north of range two west, Michigan,
and which said bill of complaint hav-
ing been duly verified by the said
complainant, and
1t satisfactorily appearing to the
Court from the said verified bill Of
mplaint and from affidavit on file
in said cause that diligent search and
inquiry have been made to ascertain
the present residence or whereabouts
of the above named and unnamed
and unascertained defendants and of
each Of them, and that it is not
known and cannot be ascertaned
whether they, or any Of them, are
living or dead, or where they or any
of them may reside, if living, or
whether the apparent title, interest
claim or possible right in or to the
said lands has been by them or by
any of them assigned to any person
or persons, or, if dead, whether they
or any of them have personal repre-
sentatives or heirs living or where
ttcy or some of them may reside, if
living, or whether such apparent title,
interest, claim or possible right has
been disposed of by will, and if by
will, who we're the heirs, legatees, de-
visees or assigns of the defendants;
And it further appearing to the
satisfaction of the Court, that the
said Edna Ann Cook or her unknown
heirs, legatees, devisees or assigns
and Alonzo L. Cook or his unknown
heirs, legatees, devisees or assigns,
are necessary and proper parties to
this suit, and it further appearing
that more than fifteen years have
elapsed since the instruments affect
ing the title to the said lands and
which are the subject matter of this
suit were recorded in the office of
the Register of Deeds for said county,:
Therefore, On motion of c. G.. Tut
tie, solicitor for said complainant, it
is ordered that the above named
Edna Ann Cook or her unknown
heirs, legatees, devisees or assigns
and Alonzo L. Cook or his unknown
heirs, legatees, devisees or assigns,
and each of them, cause her, his or
their appearance to be entered in this
cause, on or before the 21st day Of
December, A. D. 1912, and in case of
her, his or their appearance, that she,
he or they, cause her, his or their
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bill of complaint to be filed in said
cause, and copy of such answer or
answers to be served on complain
ants solicitor within twenty days
after service on her, him or them of
a copy or copies Of said bill of COM
plant and notice OF this order, and
that in default Thereof, said bill of
complaint be taken as confessed by
said defendants or so many Of them
as shall be in default;
And it is Further Ordered, That
within twenty days after the date of
this order, the complainant cause
copy thereof to be published in the
Alma Record, newspaper printed,
published and circulating in said
county, and that such publication be
continued therein at least once in
each week for six successive weeks,
or that the said complainant cause
copy Of this order to be personally
served on said defendants and each
of them at least twenty days before
the time prescribed herein for their
appearance.
KELLY S. Scarf,
Circuit Judge
Countersigned:
r. f. HUGHES,
Register in Chancery.
This suit is brought to quiet and |
remove clouds from the title to the |
lands described in said bill Of COM
plant as follows, to wit:
The southeast quarter of the south