The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1916-02-17
In the Circuit Court of Pemiscot
County, Missouri, March Term,

Thomas u. Phillips. William B. Ellis
worth, William s. Culbertson, Will
lam A. Culbertson. Robert l.. Will
Jams, Il. G.. Rankin. 4. p. Robinson,
George w. X. Corliss, Mary A. Cor
liss, G. w. r. Corliss, Mamie Cor
liss, Letitia Y. Corliss, Marie Storer,
George Storer, Joseph G. Moore, j..
Handy Moore, Cape Girardeau Saw
ings Bank, corporation, Samuel
A. Phillips, the unknown heirs. UNI
known devisees, unknown consorts.
unknown dCnecs, unknown alien
nes, or immediate, mesne or remote.
voluntary or involuntary grantees
of each Of the following named de-
ceased persons, to-wit. Thomas u.
Phillips. deceased. William Il. Ellis
worth, deceased, William 5. Culbert-
son, deceased. William A. GILBERT
son, deceased. Robert l.. Williams.
deceased, T.. &. Rankin. deceased.
T.. y. Robinson, deceased, George
". X. rorliss, deceased. Mary A.
l'or!iss. deceased. Mamie Coriiss. de-
ceased. Lcttia y. Corlis!', deceased
Marie StCrer. deceased. George
S,orcr deceased Joseph c. Moore,
deceased. j. Handy Moore. dcceas-
I'd. Defendants.
The State OF Missouri to the above
named defendants. greeting:
You are hereby notified that
plaintiff has this day filed his pc
tition herein. properly verified by
affidavit. in this court. containing
The following allegations. to-wit.
Plaintiff for his cause OF action
,ays that he Is the owner in fee
simple OF the following described
real estate in PeniscOt County, Mis-
iouri, to-wit:
The southeast quarter Of Section
Eighteen 1S) containing one hun
ired and sixty tl60J acres, and the
east half Of lot one ~ OF the south
west quarter fractional of section
eighteen t1S). containing forty
400 acres. all in iownship twenty,
t20). north of range thirteen 49,.
EAST. containing in all, two hundred
2O0D acres.
That the defendai. and each of
them claim some right, title or in
iercst therein. which claim is I'M
true and unfounded and the exact
nature Of which this PLAINTIFF cannot
state for the reason he does not
know. except that II casts cloud
upon his title.
Plaintiff further states that he be-
lieves that there are parties inter-
csted in the subject matter of this
petition whose names he cannot in
sert herein because they are UNI
known to him; that said unknown
defendants are the unknown heirs.
unknown deviseeS, unknown con-
sorts. unknown donees. unknown
alienees, and immediate. mesne or
remote, voluntary or involuntary
grantees Of each of the following
deceased persons, to-wit: Thomas
b. Phillips. deceased. William b.
Ellsworth, deceased, William :. Gull
bertscn, deceased, William A. Gull
Der.son, deceased, Robert l.. Will
Jams, deceased, T.. G. Rankin. de-
ceased. r. p. Robinson, deceased.
George W. r. Coriiss. deceased,
Mary A. Corliss, deceased, Mamie
NCrliss. deceased, Letitia Y. Corliss.
deceased, Marie Storer. deceased,
Moore, deceased, j. Handy Moore,
deceased.
Plaintiff says that the unknown
heirs, unknown devisees. un lnown
con1orts, unknown legatees, I'M
known donees, unknown alienees,
or immediate. mesnc or remote,
voluntary CT involuntary grantees
IT Thomas b. Phillips. deceased,
claim to own said land as such by
reason of the title to said land hav-
ing been vested in Thomas 3. Phil
lips, by deed dated April 27th 1867.
and recorded in Book &C" at page
IS, and in the conveyance Of which
land his wife did not join with the
said Thomas b. Phillips and from
this failure grows the title of said
unknown parties, and the plaintiff
says their claim Is untrue and I'M
founded, and plaintiff knows of no
other claim CT interest OF said un-
known parties thereto.
Plaintiff says that the unknnwn
heirs, unknown devisees, Unknown
aleinees. unknown donees, unknown
leeatees, or immediate, mesne or
remote, voluntary or Involuntary
grantees of William y. Ellsworth.
deceased claim to own said land as
such under Il deed dated April 9th,
1867, and recorded in Book Co al
page 6S of the Deed Records
PemisCot County, Missouri, and in
the conveyance of which land his
wife did not join with the said Will
lam II. Ellsworth and from this fail
ure grows the claim of said UNI
known parties. and plaintiff says
their claim is untrue and uniound-
ed, and plaintiff knows OF no Clner
claim or interest OF said unknown
parties thereto.
Plaintiff says that the unknown
heirs, unknown devisees. unknown
tcnsorts, unknown dCnees. unknown
alienecs, or immediate, mesne or
remote voluntary or Involuntary
grantees al William A. Culbertson.
deceased, William 5. Culbertson,
deceased, and Robert l., Williams,
deceased, claim to own said land i'm
tee as such by reason Ct the
title having been vested in William
a. Culbertson, deceased, William s.
Culberrson. deceased, and Robert l..
Williams, deceased, by sherif's
deed dated Nnuam hnr 1 II lNE4