Alma record., 1914-02-19


STATE OF MICHIGAN, County of
Gratiot in the Circuit court for the
County Of Gratiot: In Chancery.
Anthony l.. Landi and Ann l.. Landi,
Complainants, VS.. John II. Ostrand or
his unknown heirs, legatees, deWsees or
assigns; Catherine Cook, or her un-
known heirs, legatees, devisees. or as
signs; James Thompson, or his un-
known heirs, legatees devisees or as
signs; Willet X. Steel, or his unknown
heirs, legatees, devisees or assigns
Henry T. Burdick, or his unknown heirs,
legatees, devisecs or assigns; William
G. Wooley. or his unknown heirs le-
gatees, devisees or assigns; John Ste
vens, or his unknown heirs, legatees, de
visees or assigns; Moses b. Fields, or
his unknown heirs, legatees, devisees or
assigns; Rosetta Sanderson or her un-
known heirs, legatees, devisees or as
signs, Defendants.
At regular session of said Court
held i'll the Court House, in the village
of Ithaca, in said county, on the
10th day of February, A. d. 1914
Present, the Hon. Kelly S. Scarf, Cir
cult Judge.
Anthony L. Landi and Ann l.. Landi,
the above named complainants, having
filed in said cause a Bill Of Complaint
again. the above named and unnamed
and unaScertained defendants, and which
said suit is brought to quiet and remove
clouds from the title to lands situated
in said county of Gratiot and described
as the south half of the south east quar-
ter of section thirty, and the east ten
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half acres of the north west fractional
quarter OF section thirty-one all in town.
ship nine north of range one west Mich
igan, 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 complaint and
from affidavit on file in said cause that
diligent search and inquiry have been
made to ascertain the present residence
and whereabouts of the above named
defendants, John II. Ostrand, Gather
inc Cook, James Thompson, Willet r.
Steel, Henry T. Burdick, William c.
Wooley, John Stevens, Moses B.
Fields, and Rosetta Sanderson, and their
unknown heirs, legatees, deviSees or as
signs, and it is not known and cannot
be ascertained whether they or any Of
them are living or dead, or where he,
she or they may reside, if living, or
whether the apparent title, right, interest,
claim in or to the said lands has been
by them or by any of 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 reside, if
living, or whether such apparent 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.. Tuttle,
solicitor for Complainants, it is ordered
that the above named defendants. John
II. Ostrand. Catherine Cook. James
Thompson, Willet r. Steel, Henry T.
Burdick, William c. Wooley, John Stew
ems, Moses b. Fields, and Rosetta Sand
erson or their unknown heirs, legatees,
devsees or assigns, cause his, her or
their appearance TO be entered in this
cause on or before the l1th day of July
A. d. 1914, and in case of his her or
their appearance that he, she or they
cause his. her or their answer or an
swers to Complainants' Bill of Complaint
to be filed in said cause and copy or
copies thereof TO be served on Com
planants' solicitor within twenty days
after service on him, her or them OF a
copy 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 within
twenty days after the date of this order
the Complainants cause copy thereof
to be published in the Alma Record, a
newspaper printed, published and cir
culating in said county, and that such
publication be continued therein at least
once each week for six successive weeks
or that a copy of this order be person
ally served on each of said defendants
at least twenty days before the time
prescribed herein for their appearance.
KELLY S. SEARL,
Circuit Judge
CounterSigned
II l. HTTCUIES