The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1912-11-29
ORDER OF PUBLICATION


STATE OF MISSOURI
COUNTY OF LAFAYETTE-ss.
In the Circuit Court of Lafayette
County, Missouri, at Lexington, Oc-
tober Term October 20, 1912.
Clay County State Bank, a Cor
poration-Plaintiff
Kierstead Coal Company, a Cor
poration, George w. Kierstead, and
Carrie Observation-Disclosures.
Now at this day comes the plain
tiff herein by it's attorneys and
proves to the satisfaction of the
| Court that summons was duly is
sued in said cause on the twenty
fifth day of September, 1912, against
defendant Kierstead Coal Company,
a corporation, organized and incor-
porated under the laws of the State
of Missouri with its principal Of
flee and place of business at Kan
sas City III Jackson County, Mis-
souri,, returnable to the october
Term, 1912, of said Court, and on
the fourteenth day of October, 1917,
the first day of said october Term,
1912, of said Court, directed and de-
livered to the Sheriff of Jackson
County, Missouri, the county in
which has been and is located the
principal office and place of bust
ness of defendant Kierstead Goa
Company. That said Sheriff to
whom said writ was directed has
made return that said defendant
Kierstead Coal Company, cannot be
found which return is in words and
figures as follows. Further exc
cuted this writ in Jackson County.
Missouri, from the LIST day of Octo-
Der, 1912, TO the IA day Of October,
1912, by making diligent search fol
and failed to find any office, or of
flcer of the within named defendant
corporation kierstead Coal Company
upon whom to serve this writ in
Jackson County, Missouri. John M
Rood, Sheriff by Geo. V. Crisp, Dep
uty,' which said return was duly
made and filed in this Court OF
the fourteenth day of October, 1912
And plaintiff produces here to the
Court the said summons and return
of said officer and the Court having
considered the evidence offered by
plaintiff. and being satisfied tina
said return is true and being frs
satisfied, finds that process hereil
cannot be served and an Order o
Publication being asked and re
quested by plaintiff against the de
PENDANT Kierstead Coal Company,
corporation, it lis ordered and di
rected by the Court that the follow
ing Order of Publication issue an,
be made and published in salt
cause:
To the said defendant, Kierstea,
Coal Company, a Corporation: Yol
are hereby notified that the plain
tiff has commenced a suit agains
you in this Court, the object ant
general nature of which is to obtail
a decree of this Court determinin
the estate, title and interest of sail
parties and by its judgment and dc
cree to define and adjudge the It'll
estate and interest of said partie
severally in and to the following de
scribed real estate, situate, lyin
ana being in the County of Lafa,
ette and State of Missouri, towit
Thirty-three (33) acres, more O
less, being all that part of the cas-
half of the southeast quarter G
section %, township so, range q
lying south of the right Of way
the Chicago & Alton Railroad, ais
all that part of the west half Of tn
southeast quarter of said section q
: township so, range %, described a
follows; beginning at the southwei
corner Of the east half of tn
southeast quarter Of section 2
thence west along the southern bouI
> Diary line of said section 2
4.99 chains to a stake, thence mort
to the Kansas City. st. Louis an
Chicago Railway Company's right
way, thence easterly with said raj
road company's right of way to Il
s western boundary line Of the ca
half of the southeast quarter of sa
section 2S, thence south with sa
last mentioned line to the place
beginning. And all that part Of Il
> southwest quarter Of section 81,
+ township so, of range number
which lies south Of the right
way Of the Chicago & Alton Ra
+ road being fifty seven acres, mo
or less, with the coal mining sha.
e houses. mining apparatus, etc, us,
p in the coal mining operations thei
on. subject however, to the right
). way through and over said Ian
to the town Of Corder and the PR
ilege of using switch for shippll