The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-12-28
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.

State of Missouri, .s
County Of Bates, 49,
In the Circuit Court, February Term
1917. In Vacation December sth, 1916
L. G.. RedfOrd, Plaintiff.
against
Tho Bank of Carterville, corporation
Jacob 3. Weaver Margaret A. RSH'
cliff, and the unknown heirs, con
sorts, devisees, donees alienees, nm
mediate, mesne or remote. volun'
tary or involuntary grantees OF John
T. Weaver, deceased and Caroline
Penewell. deceased Defendants.
= The state Of Missouri to the above
named defendants, GREETING:
Now at this day comes the Plaintiff
herein, by attorneys and files herein
his petition under oath, alleging
among other things that Defendant
Jacob S. Weaver, is a nonresident OF
the state Of Missouri, and can not be
served with the ordinary process OF
law herein, and further alleging. that
he verify believes there are persons In
terested in the subject matter OF the
his petition. whose names he can not
insert therein because the same are
to him unknown; that such unknown
persons derive their respective inter-
ests or apparent interests therein. as
the consorts, heirs, devisees. donees,
alienees, immediate, mesne or remote,
voluntary or involuntary grantees Of
John r. Weaver deceased, and of Car
oline Penewell deceased, by reason
of a conveyance made to them Of an
undivided one sixth interest each, in
and to the real estate in his petition
and hereinafter described. which deed
is dated December 9Th. 1859. and re-
corded in the office of the recorder of
souri,. in BookN. at page 400 which
interest SO conveyed to them, was not
thereafter properly conveyed SO far
as shown by the records, there being
no conveyance of record from said
reputed heirs at law; in 1874. and
which deed was effectively executed
by the said Caroline Penewen. who
claimed an interest as heir at law or
said John It. Weaver deceased and as
under the deed dated De-
9Th, 1859, aforesaid.
And further alleging that the inter
ests- of such unknown parties can not
forth by the plaintiff in his petition
for the reason aforementioned, but
such interest appears to be adverse
and prejudicial to the claim and title
Ing to be the owner of the real estate
Wit:
The East half or the South east
quarter OF Section 'rhirty-one (3D,
Thirty-one t3l). in Bates County.
Missouri.
Whereupon, 1t is ordered by the
Clerk in vacation, that the defendant
Jacob 8. Weaver, and the unknown
defendants mentioned herein, be n0ti
led by publication that plaintiff has
a suit against them in
his court, the object and general ma
ure of which is to try, ascertain and
determine the respective rights and
interests of the parties plaintiff and |
in and to the aforesaid |
cal estate and to obtain q judgment |
IT decree of said court, defining and |
djudRing the interests OF the parties. |
cveraily. in and TO the land afore-
aid. and declaring that defendants |
ave no interest therein, should the
curt SO determine from the proof. SO
hat the title of plaintiff in and to
aid land be quoted. completed Of rec
I'd and set at rest.
And that unless the said Defendants
e and appear at this Court. at the
ext term thereof. to be begun and
olden at the Court House in the City
Butler, in said county, on the First
[onday Of February, 1917, and on or
efore the first day Of said Term, an
,wer or plead to the Petition In said
luse. the same will be taken as con-