Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-08-20
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS.

STATE OF MICHIGAN, County OF
Gratiot. In the Circuit Court for
the County of Gratiot: In Chan
! Gerry.
Eta Chaplin and Lucy A. Chaplin,
Complainants, VS.. Otis Bartlett, or his
unknown heirs, legatees, devisees or
assigns; Elihu L. Button, or his UNI
known heirs, legatees, devisees or as
signs; J. ]. Bragg, or his unknown
heirs, legatees, devisees or assigns,
and the unknown heirs, legatees, de-
vsees or assigns of Elizabeth Chidis-
ter, deceased, Defendants.
| At regular session of said Court
I held in the Court House, in the village
of Ithaca, in said county on the 22nd
day of June, A. ID. 1914.
Present: The Hon. Kelly 5. Scarf,
Circuit Judge.
Eta Chaplin and Lucy 4. Chaplin,
the above named Complainants, hay
ing filed in said cause a Bill of Com
plant against the above named and
unnamed defendants, and which said
suit is brought to quiet and remove
clouds from the title to lands situated
in said county Of Gratiot, and describ-
ed as: The south half of the north
east quarter and the northwest quar-
ter of the northeast quarter of sec
tion eleven in township twelve north
of range three west, Michigan, and the
said Bill of Complaint having been
duly verified by the said Complainants,
and
1t satisfactorily appearing to the
Court from said verified Bill of Com
plant and from affidavits on file in
said cause that diligent search and in
curry have been made to ascertain
the present residence and whereabouts
of the above-named defendants, Otis
Bartlett, or his unknown heirs, lega-
tees, devisees or assigns, Elihu L. But
ton, or his unknown heirs, legatees,
devisees or assigns, J. J. Bragg, or his
unknown heirs, legatees, devisees or
assigns and the unknown heirs, lega-
tees, devisees or assigns Of Elizabeth
Chidister, deceased, and it is not
known and cannot be ascertained
whether they or any of them are liv-
ing or dead, or where he, she or they
may reside, if living. or whether the
apparent title, interest, claim or pos
sIble right i'm or to the said lands has
been by him, her or them assigned to
any person or persons, or, If dead,
whether he, she or they have personal
representatives or heirs living, or
where they or some of them may re-
side, if living, or whether such appar-
ent title, interest, claim or possible
right has been disposed of by will, and,
if by will, who were his, her or their
heirs, legatees, devisees or assigns;
Therefore,; On motion of o. G. Tut
tie, solicitor for compliments, it is or
dered that the above named defend
ants, Otis Bartlett, Elihu L. Button,
j. j. Bragg, or their unknown heirs,
legatees, devisees or assigns and the
unknown heirs, legatees, devisees or
assigns of Elizabeth Chidister, deceas-
ed, or any of them, cause his, her or
their appearance to be entered in this
cause on or before the 23rd day of
November, A. ID. 1914, and in case of
his, her or their appearance that he,
she or they cause his, her or their an
swer or answers to Complainants' Bill
of Complaint to be filed in said cause
and copy or copies thereof to be
served on Compartments solicitor with
in twenty days after service on him,
her or 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 there
of as shall be in default.
And it is further ordered that with
in twenty days after the date of this
order the Compliments cause a copy
thereof to be published in the Alma