Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-10-22

SIAIE VI MlCHlGAN, County OF
Gratiot. In the Circuit Court for
the County of Gratiot: In Chan
Gerry.
Thomas P. Bartlett, Complainant, VS..
William B. Nelson, or his unknown
heirs, legatees, devisees or assigns,
Defendants.
AT regular session of said Court
held in the Court House, in the vii
lage of Ithaca, in said county, on the
9th day of August, A. d. 1914;
Present The Hon. Kelly S. Scarf,
Circuit Judge.
Thomas p. Bartlett, the above-nam-
ed Complainant, having filed in said
cause a Bill of Complaint against Will
liam b. Nelson, or his unknown heirs,
legatees, devisees or assigns, to quiet
and remove clouds from the title to
the north half of the south half of
the southeast quarter of section thir-
ty in township ten north of range one
west, Michigan, and the said Bill of
Complaint having been duly verified
by the said Complainant, and
1t satisfactorily appearing to the
court from said Bill of Complaint and
from affidavit on file in said cause that
diligent search and inquiry have been
made to ascertain the present resi-
dence or whereabouts of the above
named and unascertained defendants,
and that it is not known and cannot
be ascertained whether the said Will
liam B. Nelson is living or dead or
where he may reside, if living, or
whether the apparent title, interest,
claim or possible right in or to said
land has been by him assigned to any
person or persons, or, if dead, whether
he has 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 heirs,
legatees, devisees or assigns, and that
it is not known and cannot be ascer-
tanned who were the heirs, legatees,
devisees or assigns of William B. Mel
son.
Therefore, On motion of o. G.. Tut
tie, Solicitor for said Complainant, it
is ordered that the unknown heirs,
legatees, devisees or assigns of Will
liam B. Nelson, and each of them,
cause their appearance to be entered |
in this cause on or before the 18th |
day of January, A. d. 1915, and in |
case of their appearance they cause
their answer or answers to Complain
ants Bill of Complaint to be filed in |
this cause and copy thereof to be
served on Compliments solicitor
within twenty days after service on !
them of copy or copies 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 with
in twenty days after the date of this
order the Complainant cause a copy
thereof to be published in the Alma
Record, a newspaper printed, pub
lished and circulating in said county,
and that such publication be contin-
ued therein at least once each week
for six successive weeks, or that a
copy of this order be personally serv-
ed on each of the said Defendants at
least twenty days before the time pre-
scribed herein for their appearance.
KELLY S. SEARL,
Circuit Judge.
R. L. HUGHES,
Register in Chancery.
This suit is brought to quiet and re-
move clouds from the title to land de-
scribed in said Bill of Complaint as
The north half of the south half of
the southeast quarter of section thirty
in township ten north of range one
west, Michigan.
o. G. FUTILE,
Solicitor for Complainant. Business
Address Ithaca MICHIGAN