Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-12-17

Stephen w. King, Lorenzo b. Curtis,
Isaac w. Bostwick, James Dean,
Theodosia Martin, Charles r. Bost-
wick, Henry Bostwick, Charles
Merrill, Thomas Merrill, U. I. Howe,
Henry L. Holcomb and Caroline Bell
and their unknown heirs, devisees,
legatees and assigns-Defendants
Twenty Ninth Judicial Circuit, in
Chancery. Suit pending in the Cir
Court for the county of Gratiot, in
Chancery, at Ithaca, Michigan, on
the second day of November, A. d.
1914.
In this cause it appearing from af-
fdavit on file that it is not known and
cannot be ascertained in what state or
country the defendants hereinabove
named, or any of them, reside, if liv-
ing; and it appearing from the Bill
of Complaint filed herein that certain
of the defendants herein, namely,
those who are proceeded against as the
unknown heirs, legatees, devisees and
assigns of the said above-named
Stephen W. King, Lorenzo b. Curtis,
James Dean, Isaac w. Bostwick,
Charles R. Bostwick, Theodosia Mar
tin, Henry Bostwick, Charles Merrill,
Thomas Merrill, u. T. Howe, Henry
L. Holcomb and Caroline Bell, cam
not be personally served with process
by reason of their being unnamed and
unknown; and 1T further appearing
that the above-named and unnamed
and unknown defendants and each of
them are necessary and proper par
ties to this suit and that more than
fifteen years have elapsed since the
instruments affecting the title to the
lands described in the bill of complaint
and which are the subject matter of
this suit, were recorded in the Office
of the Register of Deeds for the Coun-
ty of Gratiot.
Therefore on motion of William A.
Bahlke, solicitor for Complainant, it
is ordered that the defendants above
named and each and every one OF
them and the unknown and unnamed
heirs, legatees, devisees and assigns
of said named defendants and each of
them, cause his, her or their appear
ance to be entered herein within five
months from the date of this order,
and that in case of their appearances
respectively, that they cause their an
swer to the Compliments bill of COM
plant to be filed and copy thereof
to be served on said Compliments
solicitor, within fifteen days after SER
vice on each of them respectively Of
copy of said bill and notice of this
order or that they otherwise plead or
demur to the same as may be thought
best, and that in default thereof, said
bill be taken as confessed by the said
defendants, respectively.
And it is further ordered that with
in twenty days from the date of this
order that the said complainant cause
this order and notice thereof to be
published in the Alma Record, a news
paper printed, published and circulat-
ing in said county and that such pub
LEGATION be continued therein at least
once in each week for six weeks in
succession, or that said Complainant
cause copy of this order to be per-
sonally served on said defendants re-
spectively, at least twenty days before
the time prescribed for their appear
ance herein.
Dated November 4th, 1914.
KELLY S. SEARL,
Circuit Judge.
WILLIAM A. BAHLKE,
Solicitor for Complainant. Business
Address, Alma, Michigan.
Take Notice:
The above pending suit is brought
to quiet the title and involves the title
to lands described as follows: All that
certain piece or parcel of land situated
and being in the township of Arcadia,
Gratiot county, Michigan, and known
as that part of the southeast quarter
of section eighteen (1S) lying north
and west of Pine River, in township
eleven (11) north of range three (3)
west.
Dated November End, 1914.
WILLIAM A. BAHLKE,
Solicitor for Complainant,
lS6Ot7 Alma, Michigan.
state of Mchigan-The Probate Court for the