The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1915-01-29
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STATE OF MISSOURI,
COUNTY OF LAFAYETTE-ss
In the circuit court Of Lafayette
County, Missouri, February term,
1915, at Lexington, Missouri. In va
cation December 14th, 1914.
Jacob S. Masterson and John D. Mas
terson-Plaintiffs.
Brackston Masterson, Eliza 1. Gala
way, Lille B. Davies, May V. War
lace, Charles Masterson, Hugh Mas
terson, Adah l. Seeley, Ernest A. Mas
tersor, Mollie V. Livingston, Stella E..
Turner AMI George A. Mastergon, if
alive or his unknown heirs and devil
sees, if he be dead.-Defendants.
Now at this day come the plaintiffs
herein bv their attorney and file their
petition duly verified by affidavit al
leging among other things, that the
defendants, Brackston Masterson, Eli
"a ! Galloway, Hugh Masterson,
Adah |. Seeley, Ernest A. Masterson,
Mollie V. Livingston, Stella E. Turner
and George A. Masterson, if alive are
non-residents of the State of Missouri,
and that defendants the unknown
heirs or devisees of George A. Master
son, if dead, are interested in the sub
iect matter of said petition as hereaf-
ter set forth, whose names they can
not insert herein because they are I'M
known to them.
Whereupon, it is ordered by the
clerk Of said court in vacation as fol-
lows: to the said defendants, Brack-
ston Masterson, Eliza /. Galloway,
Hugh Masterson, Adah |. Seeley, Err
nest A. Masterson, Mollie V. Livings-
ton, Stella E. Turner and George A.
Masterson, if alive, and if dead, the
unknown heirs or devisees of George
A. Masterson. You are hereby mott
fed that the plaintiffs have com
menced a suit against you in this
court, the object and general nature
of which is to obtain a decree for the
partition and sale among the plain
tiffs and defendants, as the devisees of
Afford Jackson Masterson, deceased,
sometimes known as Alfred Masterson,
of the following described real estate
situate in Lafayette County, Missouri,
to-wit: The southwest quarter of the
southeast quarter, the southeast quar-
ter of the southwest quarter, and
seventeen acres off of the east side of
the southwest quarter of the south
west quarter, all in section one, town
ship fifty, range twentV-four; at
ing that plaintiffs, Jacob S. Master
son ana John D. Masterson, and the
defendants, Brackston Masterson and
Eliza /. Galloway are entitled to 1-6
eoch, and that defendants, Lille B..
OWES, Nav V, Wallace, Charles
Masterson, Hugh Masterson and Adah
/. Seeley are entitled to l-30 each
and that defendants, Ernest A. Mas
terson, Mollie V. Livingston, Stella E.
Turner and George A. Masterson (if
alive) are entitled to 1-24 each; or if
George A. Masterson be dead then his
heirs or devisees, whose are un-
known, are entitled to said 1-24.
And that the said defendant, Eliza
l. Galloway and the Eliza |. Galloway
mentioned in will of said Afford Jack
son Masterson deceased, is one and
and the same person and that her
correct name is Eliza l. Galloway.
Now unless you the said nOn-resi-
dent defendants and the unknown
heirs or devisees of George A. Master
son Cf he be dead) be and appear at
this court at the next term thereof, to
be begun and holden at the court
house in the City of Lexington, in
said county on the 8th day of Febru-
AIRY, 1915, next, and on or before the
said day answer or plead to the petit
ion in said cause, the same will be
Gaken as confessed, and judgment will
be rendered accordingly.
And it is further ordered that a
copy hereof be published, according to
law in The Lexington lntelligencer, a
newspaper published in said county
of Lafayette, for four weeks success
lively published at least once a week,
the last insertion to be at least fifteen
days before the first day of said next
February 1915, term Of this court.
j. W. SYDN0R,
Circuit Clerk.
A true copy from the record.
Witness my hand and seal Of the
circuit court of Lafayette County
this 14th day of December, 1914.
(SEAL) ]. ". SYDN0R,
Circuit Clerk.
Thomas A. Walker, Attorney fol
Dlaintims.