Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-07-18

STATE OF MICHIGAN, County of
Gratiot.
In the Circuit Court for the County
OF Gratiot-In Chancery
John K. Williams, as administrator
of the estate OF Ellen Cusick,
vs.. Complainant,
The Unknown heirs, legatees, de
visees, or assigns of Ira Daven-
port,
Defendants.
At a regular session of said Court
held III the Court House in the Vii
lage OF Ithaca, in said county, on the
25th day of June, A. D 1912
Present, The Hon. Kelly s. Scarf,
Circuit Judge.
John r. Williams, as administrator
OF the estate of Ellen Cusick, de
ceased, the above-named complainant,
having filed in said Court a bill Of
complaint against the unknown heirs,
lcgatees, deVisees, or assigns of Ira
Davenport, deceased, and which said
suit Is brought TO quiet and remove
clouds from the title to lands sit
uated in said county OF Gratiot. and
described as the north half OF the
southeast quarter Of section ten In
township ten north of range one
west, Michigan, and the said bill Of
complaint having been duly verified
by the said complainant, and
1t satisfactorily appearing to the
Court from said verified bill OF COM
plant and from affidavit on file in
said cause that dilgent search and
inquiry have been made 10 ascertain
who are the heirs, legatees, devisees
or assigns of said Ira Davenport, de-
ceased, and their present residence
or whereabouts, and it is not known
and cannot be ascertained who are
such heirs, legatees, devisees or as
signs, or whether they or any of them
are living or dead, or whether the ap-
parent title, interest, claim or posi-
bic right has by them or any of them
been assigned to any person or per-
sons, or whether the same has been
disposed of by will, and if by will,
who are the heirs, legatees, devisees
or assigns, OF the said Ira Daven-
port;
And it further appearing to the
satisfaction OF the Court, that the
unknown heirs, legatees. devisees, or
assigns OF Ira Davenport deceased,
are necessary and proper parties TO
this suit, and it further appearing
that more than fifteen years have
elapsed since the instrument affecting
the title to said land and which is the
subject matter of this suit was re-
corded in the office Of the Register
OF Deeds for said county;
Therefore, On motion OF O. c..
Tuttle, solicitor for complainant. it
IS ordered that the above unnamed
defendants, the unknown heirs, leg
atees, devisees, or assigns of Ira
Davenport, deceased, cause his. her
or their appearance to be entered in
this cause, on or before the goth day
Of November, A. D. 1912, and in
case OF his, her, or their appearance,
that he, she, or they cause his, her,
or their answer or answers to COM
plainant's bill of complaint to be
hlcd in said cause, and copy or
copies Of such answer or answers to
be served on compliments solicitor
within twenty days after service on
him, her or them Of copy or copies
Of SAID bill OF complaint and notice
Of this or Ter and that in default there
Of, 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
his order the complainant cause a
,opy thereof to be published in the
Alma Record, a newspaper printed,
published and circulating in said
county, and that such publication be
continued therein at least once in
Zach week for six successive weeks,
'r that the said complainant cause a
,opy of this order to be personally
served on said defendants and on
'ach Of them at least twerty DAYS
before the time prescribed herein for
heir appearance.
KELLY S. Scarf,
Circuit Judge.
rountersigned
r. T. Hughes,
Register in Chancery.
This suit is brought to quiet and
emove clouds from the title to the
ands described in said bill of com
aint as follows The north half of
he southeast quarter Of section two
n township ten north of range one
'est, Michigan.
0. G. FUTILE,
Solicitor for Complainant.
Business address: Ithaca. Michigan.