Alma record., 1913-07-03
STATE OF MICHIGAN, COUNTY
OF GRATIOT.


In the Circuit Court for the County
of Gratiot-In Chancery.
Harry L. Patterson, Complainant,
VS..
Sheldon F. Stevens, or his unknown
heirs, legatees, devisees or as
signs, and the unknown heirs,
legatees, devisees or assigns of
Ira Davenport, deceased,
Defendants.
At regular session of said Court
held in the Court House, in the vii
lage of Ithaca, in said county, on the
5th day of June, A. D. 1913.
Present: The Hon. Kelly S. Scarf,
Circuit Judge.
Harry L. Patterson, the above
named complainant, having filed in
said cause bill of complaint against
Sheldon F. Stevens, or his unknown
heirs, legatees, devisees or assigns,
and the unknown heirs, legatees, de-
visees or assigns of Ira Davenport,
deceased, to quiet and remove clouds
from the title to the northeast quar-
ter of the southeast quarter of Sec
ton thirty-three in township nine
north OF range two west, Michigan,
and the said bill of complaint having
been duly verified by the said COM
plainant, and
1t satisfactorily appearing to the
Court from said bill of complaint 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 un-
ascertained defendants, and that it is
not known and cannot be ascertained
whether the said Sheldon F. Stevens
is living or dead or where he may
reside, if living, or whether the ap-
parent title, interest, claim or posi-
! bic right in or to said land has been
| by him assigned to any person or
persons, or, if dead, whether he has
personal representatives or heirs liv-
ing, or where they or some of them
may reside, if living, or whether such
apparent title, interest, claim or pos
sible right has been disposed of by
will, and if by will, who were his
heirs, legatees, devisees or assigns,
and that it is not known and cannot
be ascertained who were the heirs,
legatees, devisees or assigns of Ira
Davenport, deceased;
Therefore, on motion of 0. G. Tut
tie, solicitor for complainant, it is
ordered that the unknown heirs, leg
atees, devisees or assigns of Ira
Davenport, deceased, and Sheldon F.
Stevens or his unknown heirs, lega-
tees, devisees or assigns, and each of
them cause their appearance to be
entered in this cause on or before the
7th day of November, A. D. 1913, and
in case of their appearance, they
cause their answer or answers to
complainant's bill of complaint to be
filed in this cause and copy there
of to be served on complainant's
solicitor within twenty days after
service on them of copy or copies
of said bill Of complaint and notice
of this order, and 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 with
in twenty days after the date of this
order the complainant cause copy
thereof to be published in the Alma
Record, a newspaper printed, pub
lished and circulating in said county,
and that such publication be con-
tinued therein at least once each
week for six successive weeks, or
that copy of this order be person
ally served on each of the said de-
PENDANTS at least twenty days before
the time prescribed herein for their
appearance.
KELLY S. SEARL,
Circuit Judge.
Countersigned:
R. Z. Hughes,
Register in Chancery.
This suit is brought to quiet and
remove clouds from the title to land
described in said bill of complaint,
as follows
The northeast quarter of the south
east quarter of section thirty-three in
township nine north of range two
west, Michigan
O. G. FUTILE,
Solicitor for Complainant,
Business address, Ithaca, Mich.
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