The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-04-02

County Of Bates, -
In the Circuit Court, May Term, 1914. In
vaction. March 18th. .9N.
Order OF Publication.
Charles b. RnSh, PIaInHh. -
David q. c. Chsatham, Mary Elizabeth Cheat
han. Mary Elizabeth Yeiser, william Page,
heJohnlen Land Company ta:corpor.uony.
S.s w Hs..s x;S. J s;dss' A'ssd M sSSay
Earl Wilcox, Gladys Wilcox, Lester Wilcox,
Chester Wilcox. BUel Wilcox, Cnarlea Boa
we'll. Rose Brown. Mabel Jackson. The un.
known consorts,. feirs, devisees. doness,
aliensss or immediate. mesns or remote, vol
untafy or involuntary grantee OF the follow.
lowing named deceased persons: w. A. Hats.
COZ, aud the unknown cpnsorts, heirs, devil
SEES, donees, ailenees, or immediate. mesne
Or remote, voluntary or Involuntary gran.
The named person be deceased: David q: 9.
Chea ham, Mary Elizabeth Cheatham. Mary
Elizabeth Yeiser, W. ". McElree, ". Bad
grand Alfred Aoudy. De sndsnts. ants. -,
plain.i9 herein and hles his petition under
S b.sI1 oSe's a. Mary ny
". 4. McElrse. J. " Badger and Alfred Aaou-
dy. II living are mot residents Of the state OF
Missouri. End that the def ndantss William
cox s'k Earl w,ioos, asaSs wiisea Letter VII
cex, Chester Wilcox, Buel Wilcox, harles
Boswell, Rose Brown and Mabel Jackson. are
{ Ach and all non. residents Of the State OF Mis-
souri,, and can not be served with the ordinary
process Of law herein, and further alleging IN
said petition, under oath, that he verify be.
lieves there are pereons Int, ested In the sub
ject ma ter OF his petition. filed In the above
entitled cause, whose names he cannot insert
therein, because the same are to him Unknown.
That such unknown persons derive their re-
spective claims or interests therein, II any,
they may hsve, a. the consorts. heirs, devil
sees, donees, alienees or immediate, met ne or
remote, voluntary or involuntary grantees Of
David H. q. Cheatham, Mary Elizabs!h Cheat
j, W. Badger, and Alfred Moudy, respective
". II they or either Of them be deceased and
ofW. A Haistain deceased, by reason Of the
following facts and conditions, as alleged In
said David H. c. Cheatham. entered the
hereinafter described real estate tthe subject
Government, In the year 1885, as shown by the
plat OF Original Entries OF land In Bats Coun.
", Missouri, and never convey cd the same
unless he did % in the name Of David d.
knowledged, In that the same was taken by
Justice NJ the Peace, In johnson County, Mis-
souri,, being then and now county other than
that in which the land lie situated. Said de-
fectively acknowledged deed also appears Of
record to have been dated prior to the date OF
the entry aforesaid by said grantor.
III the said Mary Elizabeth Cheatham, was
named as grantor in the detective deed from
said entrymsn, ss mentioned above and such
interest as che may have acquired thereby, was
never by her properly conveyed, but by deed
-dased May " 1880. In ME name Mary Eliza
beth etser, In which she was Joined BY her
husband. che attempted to convex the interest
so acquired % Aforesaid, but SAID q. ed was de.
not taken and certified by an odcer authorized
10 take and certify the same.
That w. A. Haistatn. was named - grantee
II the deed from 'he said mary E,iIsos1h
ami such interest as he thus acquired. Was not
prop rIy conveyed In that the deed made Tor
that purpose BY eaid Hsistsin, was aeknowl-
Henry ounty, Missouri. being then and now
q county other than that In which the real
estate aforesaid was situated.
ecu, ed deeds Aforesaid were and are Of rec I'd
In the once Of the recorder Of deeds In and for
Bates County, Missouri. and have been since
VI; Wso% Ssiha e cisms n1 n.gs nsia .ni ssmed ss
to Ct Id land by, through and u der said deeds.
That said Alfred Moudy, took sheriff. deed
to part u the said resi- estate in 1883, and
never covey Ell the interest 80 acquired, II any,
That said j. W. b dyer. also took q sherin's
deed 70 pa9e q sa saa qn ..a
deeds being dated In 1888 and the interest thus
acquired. Il any, said j. W. Badger never con-
That said ". r McElree, also took a shsrif's
deed to part or interest In part OF said real
esta In the year 1888, and never conveyed the
interest 80 acquired 10 any one
bach Of the sheri6's deeds Aforesaid purp0rt
to convey the Interest, II any OF one William
H. Wilcox, but no one OF said GRANTEES In the
said eherin's deeds, or any one for them have
ever been In possession Of said real estate or
any part thereof, nor has any on, claiming by
through or under them or either OF Ihem.
Plaintiff further states that there are or he
verify believes there are other persons inter-
ested In the subject matter Of his petition,
whose nam 0 he can no. insert herein because
the same are to him unknown. 10 wit: the un-
known conso to heirs, 0evisees, dOnees, alien
els, or immediate mtsne or remote yoi%, tsry
deceased and Lucret,a Gentry d. cased who de-
rive their interest In and to said r~el estate, II
any they ever had. % heirs =! law and resld-
usry devisees Of ono Isaac Wilcox deceased.
said Isaac Wilcox having by Inesne convey.
ances, from the entryman Aforesaid, acquired
the title to raid real estHte in 1879, ID 10 1880,
Of r chsrd N wilcox. by deed which is defect.
10 greater, said Isaac Wilcox died, ,estate, In
a County, MioTIi sHa ~ nco oy nas In.
erssia Gsniry a. IN Of The resdpsIy devisees
Of bis estate, and ssid william H. Wilcox and
said Lucretis Gentry, died without having con-
In and TO the hereinafter described real estate
to any one 90 far % shown by the records In
and or said County and Ststs. -.
Court in vacation, that laid tendsnts be NO.
M f need a suit sssns; them il his Court. the
:1S SS ana 81 !;
tain and d-termins: the title; estate ana inter
ests Of the plaintiff and defendants herein
mentioned, In and 10 the following described
~ Of BATES and STATE OF Missouri, to.wit:
The North half OF the South West quarter OF
Section Ihlrty. four t3a) In Township forty.one
\ ~ ~ ~ ;ndem.Ht and dacree. DANA "a.