Alma record., 1915-05-20

oiAiE UT MlIhiGAN
County of Gratiot.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE
COUNTY OF GRATIOT:
William f. Hendricks i" oha"eer'
Complainant.
William Finley. Jr. or his unknown heirs.
legatees. devisees or assigns,
Thomas G. II. Henderson. his unknown
heirs, legatees, devisees or assigns.
And the unknown heirs. legatees. devisees
and the unknown heirs. leeatees. devisees or
assigns OF James Fraser, deceased, and the
wife, If any. of Ephraim s. Williams.
Defendants
At regular session OF said counrt held
in the Court House in the village of Ithaca,
IN said county. on the sth day of April A. ID.
1915;
PRESENT THE HON. KELLY S. sEARL.
Circuit Judge.
William T.. Hendricks. the above named
complainant. having filed in said court a duly
verified bill of complaint against the above
named and unnamed defendants, and which
said suit is brought to quiet and remove
clouds from the title TO land described as the
south west quarter of the south west quarter,
OF section thirty-four in township eleven
north Of range two west. Michigan, ami the
north east quarter of the north east quarter
of section four in township ten north of
range two west. Michigan. and
IL satisfactorily appearing TO the court
from said verified bill of complaint and from
affidavit file in said cause that dilligcnt
search and inquiry have been made to ascer-
tain the present residence or whereabouts of
the above named and unnamed and unascer-
tanned defendants, and Of each OF them, and
that II IS not known and cannot b ascertain
ed IN what state or country the said William
flnley, Jr, or Thomas G. HI. Henderson re-
side or whether they living or dead, or
whether the apparent title, interest, claim
or possible right in 10 said lands has been
by them assigned 10 any person persons /;
or, If dead. whether they have personal rep
resentatives or heirs living or where they or
some Of them may reside. if living, or whether
such apparent right or possible interest
has been disposed of by will. and. if by WILL
who were their heirs, legatees. devisees or
assigns, neither can IL be ascertained after
diligent search and inquiry who were the
heirs, legatees devisecs or assigns of Henry
deceased, or whether said defendants were
married or single as alleged in said bill Of
complaint:
THEREFORE. On motion of o. G. TuttIe.
solicitor for said complainant. il is ordered
that the above named defendants VIM Finley
Jr. and Thomas c. II. Henderson. their heirs,
legatees, devisees or assigns. and the heirs,
legatees, devisees or assigns of Henry NJ
Henderson and James Fraser, deceased, and
the wife. If any, of Ephraim 5. Williams,
cause his, her or their appearance 10 be en-
tered in this cause on or before the 9th day
of September A. ID. 1915. and in case of his
her or their appearance that he. she or they
cause his, her or their answer or answers TO
eomplainants' bill OF complaint To be filed in
said cause and "A copy of such answer or ans
wers TO be served complainants' solicitor
within twenty days after service on him, her
or them of copy of said bill Of complaint and
notice Of this order. and that in default there
of said bill be taken confessed by said de-
tendant or y many of them shall be In
default
And il is further ordered that within twenty
days from the date Of this order the com
piainant cause copy thereof 10 be published
IN the Alma Record. a newspaper printed, pub
ishd, and circulating in said county and that
such publication be continued therein at least
once IN each week for six successive weeks
or that the said complainant cause a copy oi
this order to be personally served on said
defendants and each Of them at least
twenty days before the time prescribed herein
Tor their appearance.
Kelley ). Searl
Circuit Judge.
Countersgned:
r. l.. Case
Register in Chancery
This suit Is brought 10 quiet and remove
clouds from the title to lands described in said
bill of complaint follows:
The south west quarter of the south ,scst
quarter Of section thirty-four, m township
eleven north of range two west Mlrhigan, and
the north east quarter of the north east quar-
ter Of section four in township ten north Of
range two west, Michigan.
o. G.. Tuttle.
Solicitor for complainant
Business Address Ithaca. Michigan.