Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-01-30

STATE OF MICHIGAN-County of
Gratiot-In the Circuit Court for
the County of Gratiot: In Chan
Gerry.
Susan Haring, Complainant,
VS..
Joel NJ. Hix, or his unknown
heirs, legatees, devisees or as
signs and John Jeffrey and
Ira Jeffrey, Defendants.
Suit pending in the Circuit Court
for said county of Gratiot, in Chan
Gerry, at the village of Ithaca, in said
county, on the Goth day of Novem-
Der, A. d. 1912.
Susan Haring, the above-named
complainant, having filed in said
Court Bill of Complaint against the
above-named and unnamed defend
ants, and which said suit is brought
to quiet and remove clouds from the
title to land situated in said county
Of Gratiot, and described as the
north half of the northeast quarter
Of section eight in township ten
north of range three west, Michigan,
and the said Bill having been duly
verified by the said complainant, and
1t satisfactorily appearing to the
Court by said verified Bill of Com
plant and by affidavit on file in said
cause, that it is not known and can
not be ascertained whether the said
Joel M. Hix is living or dead, or
where he may reside if living, or
whether the title, interest, claim or
possible right in or to the said de-
scribed land has been assigned to
any person or persons, or, if dead,
whether he has personal representa-
tives or heirs living, or where they
or some of them may reside, if liv-
ing, or whether such apparent title,
interest, claim or possible right has
been disposed of by will, and, if the
said Joel M. Hix left a will who
were his heirs, legatees, devisees or
assigns;
And it further appearing to the
satisfaction of the Court, that the
said Joel M. Hix and his unknown
heirs, legatees, devisees or assigns
are necessary and proper parties to
this suit, and that more than fifteen
years have elapsed since the instru-
ment affecting the title to said land
and which is the subject matter OF
this suit was recorded in the office
of the Register of Deeds for said
county;
And it further appearing to the
satisfaction of the Court that the
said defendant, John Jeffrey, is not
resident of the state Of Michigan
but is resident of the state of Cal
ifornia;
On motion of O. G. futile, solic-
itor for said complainant, it is ord
cred that the above-named defend
ants, Joel NJ. Hix and his unknown
heirs, legatees, devisees or assigns
and John Jeffrey, respectively, and
each OF them, cause his or their APP
pearance to be entered in this cause
on or before the both day of April,
A. D. 1913 and in case of his or
their appearance, that he or they
cause his or their answer or answers
to compliments Bill Of Complaint
to be filed in said cause, and copy
or copies of such answer or answers
to be served on compliments So
licitor wit IN twenty days after SER
vice on him or them of a copy or
copies Of said Bill of Complaint and
notice of this order; and that in de-
fault thereof, said Bill of Complaint
be taken as confessed by the said
defendants or so many of them as
shall be in default;
And it is further ordered that with
in twenty days after the date hereof,
the said complainant cause a notice
of this order 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
each week for six successive weeks,
or that she, said complainant, cause
a copy of this order to be personally
served on said defendants and said
unknown heirs, legatees, devisees or
assigns, at least twenty days before
the time prescribed herein for their
appearance.
KELLY S. SEARL,
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 rorth half of the northeast
quarter of section eight in township
ten north of range three west, Mich
igan.
O. G.. FUTILE,
Solicitor for Complainant
Business address, Ithaca, Mich.