Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-02-04


the County Of Gratiot In Chan
Gerry.
William b. Harris and Sarah NJ.
Shook, Compliments, VS.. Edward
G. Bement, and Leroy b. Harris, or
his unknown heirs, legatees, devil
sees or assigns, Defendants.
At a regular session of said court
held in the Court House, in the Village
Of Ithaca, in said county, on the 9th
day Of January, A. d. 1915;
Present, The Hon. Kelly $. Scarf,
Circuit Judge.
William B. Harris and Sarah NJ.
Shook, the above-named Complain
ants, having filed in said cause a Bill
of Complaint against the above nam
ed and unnamed Defendants, and
which said suit is brought TO quiet
and remove clouds from the title to
lands described as the southeast quar-
ter of the southeast quarter of sec
ton twenty-three and the northwest
quarter of the northeast quarter of
section twenty-siX, all i'm township
twelve north of range two west, Mich
igan, and the said Bill having been
duly verified by said Complainants,
and
1t satisfactorily appearing to the
court from said verified Bill of Com
plant and from affidavits on file in
said cause that the said Edward G..
Bement does not reside i'm the state of
Michigan, but that he does reside in
the city of Windsor, in the Dominion
of Canada;
And 1t further appearing to the sat-
isfaction of the court that diligent
search and inquiry have been made to
ascertain the present residence and
whereabouts of the above named De-
PENDANT, Leroy B. Harris, or his un-
known heirs, legatees, devisees or as
signs, and it is not known and can
not be ascertained whether the said
Leroy B. Harris 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
lands has been by him assigned to any
person or persons, or, if dead, wheth-
er 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 dis
posed of by will, or who were his heirs
legatees, devisees or assigns.
Therefore, on motion of O. G.. Tut
tie, solicitor for said Complainants
it is ordered that the above named
Edward G. Bement, and Leroy B. Har-
ris, or his unknown heirs, legatees
devisees or assigns, cause their APP
pearance to be entered in this cause
on or before the 10th day of June A
ID. 1915, and in case of his or their
appearance that he or they cause his
or their answer or answers to Com
plainants' Bill of Complaint to be filed
in this cause and copy or copies
thereof to be served on Complainants
solicitor within twenty days after ser.
vice upon him or them of a copy OF
said Bill of Complaint and notice OF
this order, and in default thereof saic
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 Compliments cause a copy
thereof to be published in the Alma
Record, a newspaper printed, publish.
ed and circulating in said county, anc
that such publication be continued
therein at least once in each week fol
six successive weeks, or that a copy
of this order be personally served OF
each of said Defendants at least TWEEN
ty days before the time prescribed
herein for their appearance.
KELLY S. SEARL,
Countersigned. Circuit Judge
b. L. CASE,
Register in Chancery.
This suit is brought 10 quiet anc
remove clouds from the title to land.
described in said Bill of Complaint a:
follows:
The southeast quarter of the south
east quarter of section twenty-thret
and northwest quarter of the north
east quarter of section twenty-six
all in township twelve north of rang,
two west. Michigan.
O. G. FUTILE,
Solicitor for Complainants. Business.
Address, Ithaca, Michigan. 1S7Ot,
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