Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-06-04
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ESTATE OF MICHIGAN-In the Cir
cult Court for the County of Gratiot,
in Chancery.
4 Alfred W. Cohoon, complainant. VS..
Henry Shuts, his unknown heirs, lega-
tees. devisees or assigns; Mrs. Francis
Utter, her unknown heirs, legatees, de-
visees or assigns; George Demory, his
unknown heirs, legatees, devisees or as
signs; William l.. King, his unknown
heirs, legatees devsees or assigns; Mrs.
Earnest c. White, her unknown heirs,
catees, devisees or assigns; Jemima z,
10, her unknown heirs. legatees, del
or assigns; Elijah II. Travis, his
nown heirs, legatees, devisees or as
yns-Defepdants
"A At session of the said Court held
"a the Court House in the village of
tlShac3< in said County on the 2nd day
Eof May. A. ID. 1914 Present. the Hon
y orable Kelly $. Scarf, Circuit Judge.
Alfred w. Cohoon, the above named
complainant, having filed in said cause
Bill of Complaint against the above
named and unnamed and unascertained
defendants, and which said suit is
brought to quiet and remove the clouds
from the title TO lands situated in the
County of Gratiot and described as fol-
lows: The South one-half (S. l-2), of
the North one-half IN. l-2), of the
Northeast one-quarter one. la, and
also the North one-half IN. l-2), of
the North one-haIf On. 1-2) OF the
Northeast one-quarter one. Ia, of
Section Nineteep O9) Township Num-
Der Twelve (l2) North of Range Three
West, Michigan, and the said Bill of
Complaint have been duly verified by
the said Complainant, AMI
Ii satisfactorily appearing to the Court
from said verified Bill OF Complaint and
from affidavit on file in said cause that
d'iigent search and inquiry having been
-.,fnade, to ascertain the present residence
and whereabouts OF the above-named
defendants, Henry Shuts, Mrs. Francis
Utter, George Demory, William l.. King,
Mrs. Earnest G. White, Jemima Z.
Webb. and Elijah H. Travis, and their
!. unknown heirs. legatees, devisees and
assigns, and it is not known and cannot
lbe 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, in
terest. claim in or 20 the said lands has
been by them or by any OK them assigned
TO any person or persons, or If dead.
whether he she or thcy have personal
representatives or heirs living, or where
they, OF some of them may reside, if liv-
ing, or whether said apparent title, in
terest, claim or possible right has been
disposed of by will, and, if by will, who
were his, her or their heirs, legatees, de-
visees or assigns.
Therefore on motion of Chas. II. Cog
gin. Solicitor for Complainant, it is or
dered that the above named defendants,
Henry Shuts, Mrs. Francis Utter,
George Demory, William L. King, Mrs.
Earnest G.. White, Jemima Z. Webb, and
Elijah II. Travis, or their unknown
heirs, legatees, devisees or assigns,
cause his, her or their appearance to be
entered in this cause on or before the
second day of October, A. ID. 1914, and
in case of his, her or their appearance
that he, she or they cause his, her or
their answer or answers to Complain
ants Bill of Complaint, to be filed in
said cause and copy or copies thereof
to be served on Complainant solicitor
within twenty days after service on him,
rhe\or they, of copy of said Bill of
Complaint, and notice of this order, and
u N default thereof, said bill of complaint
l-~be taken as confessed by said defend
ants 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 Compliments cause copy thereof
to be published in the Alma Record,
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
personally served on each of said de-
PENDANTS at least twenty days before the
time prescribed herein for their appear
ance.
fl KELLY s. Scarf,
Circuit Judge.
Countersigned:
/. X. +. HUGHES,
Register in Chancery.
This suit is brought to quiet title and
remove clouds from the title to the land
described in said Bill of Complaint as
follows:
The south one-half (S l-2), Of the
north one-half On 1-2), of the north
east one-quarter one 10, and also the
north one-half On 1-2), of the north
one-half IN l-2), of the northeast one-
quarter one 1-4), of section nineteen
(l9) twonship number twelve (l2)
north of range three west. Michigan
CHARLES II. GOGGIN,
Solicitor for Complainant.
Business Address,
Alma MICHIGAN 1887