The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1914-09-11

COUNTY OF LAFAYETTE-ss.
In the Circuit Court of Lafayette
County, Missouri, October term,
1914, at Lexington. In vacation
July 8, 1914.
Erwin Zeysing, Charles R. zeysing
and Oma Hutchison-Plaintifts
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 G. Zeysing, Erwin G. Zeysing,
Augustus Wolfe, James Monroe Wolfe,
Frank Wolfe, Richard Wolfe, Thomas
Wolfe, George Wolfe, Annie Wolfe,
Mamie Wolfe, Sarah Wolfe, Annie
Jones, ElEina Grouse, Robert Ray
Bridges, Stella Ellis. William Hugh
Bridges, James Bridges, Mollie
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
c. Zeyslng, Erwin C. zeyslng, 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-
owing described real estate situate
in Lafayette County, Missouri, towit;
The northwest quarter Of section
twenty-five (25) Of township fifty
h one SD. Of range t~wenty-four (24)
containing one hundred and sixty
f160) acres Of land, more or less
and for the distribution Of the pro
. ,eeds of said sale among the par
ties hereto according to their re
spective rights and interests as as
certained and determined by the
= court, which said real estate belongs
o and is owned by the parties here
o as heirs of the body of Ervil
Zeysing. Sr.. deceased, and issue o
he heirs Of the body Of said Ervil
r Zeysing, Sr., deceased, who were no
L. living at the time Of the death o
Mary Jane Zeysing, wife Of said Ell
g, in Zeysing, Sr., deceased.
= You are further notified that tn
# plaintiffs allege in their petition tina
he land above described is now an,
or many years has been rented t
d ,enants. and that from the first da,
Of April. 1910, down to the date o
u the death Of the said Mary Jan.
a Zeysing, which occurred on the got
day of June. 1914, the plaintiff, Ell
e win Zeysing. attended to the business
n Of renting said land and collecting
the rent for the said Mary Jane ley
sing; that on said first day Of April
ne 1910. said land had been allowed I
decline in productlveness and Valu
md to become impoverished an
The buildings. fences and other in
proYements thereon had become on
Of repair: that during the period bt
tween said LIST day OF April, 1910, al
the date OF the death Of the sal
~, Mary 72ne Zeysing, the plaintiff
Erwin . sing, improved said land b
causing hollows and draws therei
10 to be filled with straw and b
Is causing manure to be hauled an
placed on said land and by causin
clover seed to be sown ON the sam
and by looking after, caring for an
attending to said land and the butlC
ST ings, fences and other Improvement
of thereon so that said land was enricl
ed and made more productive an
the value thereof was materially an
an substantially increased, and that tn
services Of the said Erwin Zeysing ]
eh this behalf were and are REASONABLE
70 worth the sum of five hundred dolla
and that plaintiffs ask that the sai
III sum of five hundred dollars which
TO alleged to be the reasonable value
the services Of the said Erwin re
ok sing in improving said land, as afol
)ut said. be paid to the said Erv
zeyslng over and above his share
III the proceeds OF the sale OF said lar
Ie and that the balance then remainlI
be divided among the parties here
ne according to their respective rign
OF and interests. and that unless vo
the said Jefferson G. Zeysing, Erv
III G. Zeysing. Augustus Wolfe, Jam
ar. Monroe Wolfe. Frank Wolfe, Richa
Wolfe. Thomas Wolfe. George Vol
Annie Wolfe, Mamie Wolfe, SarI
Wolfe, Annie Jones, EVIL
Grouse, Robert Ray Bridge
u Stella. Ellis, William HUI
I'D Bridges, James Bridges, MOL
Smith, William Bates, Elizabe
Johnson. John d. Bates, Miriam
Bates, Mamie Bates and Burge
Bates, be and appear at this COZ
q NJ the next term thereof, to be