The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1914-08-28

II INC OlNul Ooull VI LaLoy GU
County. Missouri, October term,
1914, at Lexington. In vacation
July 8, 1914.
Erwin Zeysing, Charles R. Zeysing
and Oma Hutchison-Plaintiffs
VS..
Jefferson C. zeysing, Eleonora
Smith, Annie Jones, Elvina Grouse,
Erwin c.. Zeysing, Josie Corder, Bud
Fish, Bette Swartz. Augustus Wolfe,
James Monroe Wolfe, Frank Wolfe,
Richard Wolfe, Thomas Wolfe,
George Wolfe, Annie Wolfe, Mamie
Wolfe, Sarah Wolfe, William
A. Zeysing, Robert Ray Bridges, a
minor, Stella Ellis, William Hugh
Bridges, James Bridges, Mollie Smith,
William Bates, Elizabeth Johnson,
John D. Bates, Miranda Bates, Nan
ME Bates and Burgess Bates-De-
PENDANTS.
Now at this day come the plaintiffs
herein, by their attorney, and
file their petition, alleging among
other things that defendants, Jeffer-
son c. Zeysing, Erwin c. Zeysing,
Augustus Wolfe, James Monroe Wolfe,
Frank Wolfe, Richard Wolfe, Thomas
Wolfe, George Wolfe, Annie Wolfe,
Mamie Wolfe, Sarah Wolfe, Annie
Jones, Elvina Grouse, Robert Ray
Bridges, Stella Ellis, William Hugh
Bridges, James Bridges, Mollie
Smith, William Bates, Elizabeth
Johnson, John D. Bates, Miranda
Bates, Mamie Bates and Burgess
Bates, are non-residents Of the State
Of Missouri and that the ordinary
process of law cannot be served
upon them in this state. Where
upon 1t is ordered by the clerk of
said court, in vacation as follows;
To the said defendants jefferson
G. Zeysing, Erwin G. Zeysing, Angus
tus Wolfe, James Monroe Wolfe,
Frank Wolfe, Richard Wolfe, Thorn
as Wolfe, George Wolfe, Annie Wolfe,
Mamie Wolfe, Sarah Wolfe, Annie
Jones, Elvina Grouse, Robert Ray
Bridges, Stella Ellis, William Hugh
Bridges, James Bridges, Mollie
Smith, William Bates, Elizabeth
Johnson, John d. Bates, Miranda
Bates, Mamie Bates and Burgess
Bates: You are hereby notified
that the plaintiffs have commenced
suit against you in this court the
object and general nature Of which
is to obtain a judgment and decree
for tn partition and sale of the fol-
lowing described real estate situate
in Lafayette County, Missouri, towit:
The northwest quarter Of section
twenty-five (25), Of township fifty
nv1 (E1 80 ranna kunnfU-fnnP (pAl
containing one hundred and sixty
G60) acres of land, more or less
and for the distribution of the pro-
ceeds of said sale among the par
ties hereto according to their re-
spective rights and interests rs as
certained and determined by the
court, which said real estate belongs
to and is owned by the parties here
to as heirs Of the body Of Erwin
Zeysing, ST., deceased, and Issue OF
the heirs of the body of said Erwin
Zeysing. Sr., deceased, who were not
living at the time Of the death OF
Mary Jane Zeysing, wife Of said Err
vim Zeysing, Sr., deceased.
You are further notified that the
plaintiffs allege in their petition that
the land above described is now and
! 'or many years has been rented to
tenants and that from the first day
of April. 1910, down to the date of
the death OF the said Mary Jane
Zeysing, which occurred on the Both
day Of June, 1914. the plaintiff, En-
win Zeysing. attended to the business
of renting said land and collecting
the rent for the said Mary Jane Fey
sing; that on said first day Of April,
1910 said land had been allowed tC
decline in productiveness and value
and to become impoverished and
the buildings. fences and other i'm
proyements thereon had become out
of repair; that during the period be-
tween said let day Of April, 1910. ant
the date Of the death Of the said
Mary Jane Zeysing, the plaintiff,
Erwin Zeysing, improved said land bv
causing hollows and draws therein
to be filled with straw and BY
causing manure to be hauled and
placed on said land and by causing
clover seed to be sown ON the same
and bv looking after, caring for and
attending to said land and the build
ings, fences and other improvements
thereon so that said land was enrich
cd and made more productive and
the value thereof was materially and
) substantially increased, and that the
services Of the said Erwin Zeysing In
this behalf we're and are reasonably
worth the sum Of five hundred dollar
and that plaintiffs ask that the said
sum Of five hundred dollars which Is
alleged to be the reasonable value Of
! the services Of the said Erwin ley
sing in improving said land, as afore
said, be paid to the said Ervir
> Zeyslng over and above his share II
the proceeds Of the sale Of said lane
and that the balance then remaining
be divided among the parties hereto
F, according to their respective right
and interests, ard that unless YOU
the said Jefferson C. Zeysing. Ervii
/, G.. Zeysing. Augustus Wolfe. James
l Monroe Wolfe, Frank Wolfe, Richard
Wolfe, Thomas Wolfe. George Wolfe
Annie Wolfe, Mamie Wolfe, Saral
Wolfe, Annie Jones, Elvini
, Grouse, Robert Raw Bridges
Stella Ellis, William Hugl
Bridges, James Bridges, Molll,
) Smith. William Bates, Elizabeth
' Johnson. John d. Bates, Mirand'
= Bates, Mamie Bates and Burgess
Bates, be and appear at this cour
at the next term thereof, to be be
: gun and holden at the court house /
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