The Holt County sentinel., 1913-07-04
Order OF Publication.
STATE OF MISSDURI,l..
COUNTY or Holt,
Cora r., Gotten, Plaintiff,

Charles ". smith aud Mary u. Smith.
his wife. IL they are living. and he
unknuwn cunsOriS. heirS, dsViserS.
dunrrs. ilipnees. aud immediate.
uicsne or remote. voluntary rr IA
voluntary grantees Oi tie said
Charles ". Smith and Mary +.
Smith. III they are dead. Defend.
ants.
And now. this 9th day Of May. 1913,
the same being the eighth day Oi the
regular April. 1918. term Of this court.
II appearing To the court that hereto
fore. and on the 18th day OF March,
1913. the plaintiff herein, 10y Frank
Petree and T.. y. Richards. her attor-
neys and agents. filed her petition.
verified by the ai,ldavit Of Frank i'e.
tree, one Of said attorneys and agents.
alleging, among other things. that
she Is the owner ana In possession OF
the following described real estate
In Holt County. Missouri, to.wit: Tho
North West Fourth OF the North
East Quarter Of Section Fourteen 1iD,
in Township Fifty.nine tja), Of Range
Thirty.eight tJs): and that the de.
PENDANTS claim, or might claim, to-
have some estate, title. and interest
In said real estate adverse to PLAINTIFF:
that plaintiff verify believes that
there are persons interested, or who
claim to be interested, In said real es
tate, whose names she cannot insert
therein because they are unknown TO
her: that the claims Of such unknown
persons are, a. stated In said petit
lion. a. follows: That said Charles
W. Smith and Mary T.. Smith we're,
on or about the first day Of March.
ISL, vested with the fee simple title TO
the said real estate by a warranty
deed from George ". Quick and
George ". Gotten: that said warran.
" deed was never placed Of record In
the Land Records Of Holt County,
Missouri: that thereafter, to.wit: on
the - day OF August, 1881, desiring
and intending to convey the said land
back to the said George w. Quick and
the said George W. Gotten, the said
Charles W. Smith and Mary T.. Smith
surrendered the said deed To the said
George W. Quick and George W. Cot
ten, and the said George W. Quick
and George W. Gotten went into pos.
session OF the said land, claiming Il.
tie thereto, and they and those claim.
Ing under them have remained In pos.
session thereof, claiming title thereto
against the said Charles W. Smith
and MARY T.. Smith. and against all
the world, from that date until this;
that plaintiff has no knowled as to
whether the said Charles W smith
and Mary l.. Smith, or either OF
them, are living or dead; that II they,
or either OF them. are dead, certain
unknown persons, defendants herein,
derive. or claim IL derive, a title and
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named and made defendants herein
a. the unknown consorts, heirs, devil
sees. donccs. alicnees, and immediate,
mesne or remote. voluntary or invol.
untary. grantees OF said Charles W.
smith and Mary Il. Smith.
And II appearing To the court that
on said ?'ih day of March, 1918, q
J summons issued herein TO the defend
| ants, Charles W. Smith and Mary u
Smith, and was delivered TO the sher
IN OF said county, retufnablc to thu
term OF this court: and u appearing
to tile court that on the first day OF
the present term OF this court III,
sheriff made return OF this summons
that the defendants, Charles W
Smith and Mary Il, Smith, cannot be
found, and the court being satisfied
| that process cannot be served.
WIlFREI'pON, n IL ordered by ia,
court ihai nil said defendants be- no
lifted that nm action has been com
mcnccd arains, tLcm by plaintiff, IL
Ills court ihe obieci and general ma
lure nI wlIch il 10 ascertain and de
termine thr estate. lille and interes,
Iof lie pariies plaintiiI and d,iendan
In ills Sui,' ssyeraIly' i'm said real es
tate and To define and adiudre b,
,Se decree nj lie co,i,i ihc estate. Al
,ia and in,er.s, oS ,Ie nayiics main