Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-10-07


COUNTY OF MONROE
In the circuit court of Monroe Coun-
ty, Mo.
Lawrence McNelis, Plaintiff,
VS..
Mary G. Madden, Darwin Poyser,
William Poyser, Margaret O'Don-
rell, Margaret McNelis, Celia Nc
Nelis John McNelis. Ellen McNelis,
Margie McNelis, Lawrence Me-
Nelis, Oneta McNelis, Anna Nc
Nelis, Lucille MeNelis, and John
McNelts, if living, and If dead, the
unknown heirs, consorts, devisees,
donees, alienees, or immediate,
mesne or remote, voluntary or iu-
voluntary grantees OF said John
McNelis, Defendants.
The State of Missouri, To above
named notwithstanding:
Now on the 9th day of September,
1915, in vacation of the circuit court
for Monroe county, missouri, before
November term, 1915, of said circuit
court, comes plaintiff herein by at
torney of record herein, before said
clerk, and on behalf of plaintiff, files
verified petition in suit herein, among
other matters of action alleging, That
said defendants, Mary G, Madden,
Darwin Poyser and William Poyser
are non-residents of the State of Mis-
souri,, so that the ordinary process of
law cannot be served upon them in
this state, and further alleging that
defendant, John McNelis, has alb
seconded and absented himself from
his former usual place of abode in
this state and has concealed himself
SO that the ordinary process OF law
cannot be served upon him in this
state. and further alleging that if said
John McNelis is dead then plaintiff
verify believes that there are persons
interested in the subject matter Of this
suit whose names cannot be inserted
herein for the reason that they are I'M
known to plaintiff, That such persons
weuld derive their claims as consorts.
heirs, devisees, alienees, or immedi-
ate. mesne or remote. voluntary or
involuntary grantees of said John
McNelis, and further alleging that
said John McNelis was son of Pat
rick McNelis and Bridget McNelis
and that while resident of the State
of Missouri he departed from this
state in the year 1898, and has been
absent from this state since said year
1898, without any tidings being re-
ceived from him for the last sever
years next before the filing Of the
petition in this cause and that plain
tiff believes that said John McNelis il
dead.
1t is therefore ordered by said clerl
r that said defendants, Mary G. Mad
den, Darwin Poyser, William Poysel
= and John McNelis, if living, but i
+, dead, then the unknown heirs, con
sorts, devisees, donees, alienees Of
[ immediate, mesne, or remote, volun
e tary or involuntary grantees of saiC
John McNelis, be notified by publ
cation til at plaintiff by petition here
in filed, of date September 9th, 1915
has commenced suit against said de
PENDANTS, the immediate object an,
?. general nature of which is to parti
ton The East one-half of the Yves
Fifty 1907 acres of Lot Three (3), i
the Northwest Quarter of Sectio
: Three (3), and the East one-half G
| Lots One ~ and Two ~ in the North
d west Quarter OF Section Four az. a.
n in Township Fifty-fve (55), Rang
O Eight ~ west, in Monroe county, Mis-
;. souri,, and containing in all One Hun
II dred and Five Q05) acres, more o
e less, among the heirs of Patrick Mo
= Nelis and Bridget McNelis, deceased
d and which petition alleges that sal
4 Mary G. Madden and William Poyse
- are each the owner of and entitled t
y an undivided One sixth interest i
: said real estate; That the undivide
II OhS-slAon lhISrSep vi " ilildu IoySe
e is subject to the curtesy interest {
~ Darwin Poyser as husband of Cecil
Poyser, deceased; That defendan
10 John McNelis, who is son of Pa
rick McNelis and Bridget McNelis,
living is the owl.er of an undivide
l. One-sixth interest in said real estat,
N but If said John McNelis is dead, the
his unknown heirs, consorts, deyisee