Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-06-22
Order Of Publication

Order Of Publication
State Of. Missouri,
County Of Wright,
In the Circuit Court, Septem-
Der term, 1915.
Frank Smalley, Plaintiff,
vs..
Joseph D. Whitaker W. A: Free
man, John Freeman, Polly Let
singer and Mart Whitaker, if
living, if not, then his unknown
heirs, consort,- deviseas, dnuees,
a~lienees, mesne, remote, volun-
tary or involuntary grantees of
the said Mani Whitaker deceased,
Defendants.
At this day comes the Plaintiff
herein, Frank Smalley, and files
his petition and affidavit. alleging,
among other things, that defend
ants, Joseph D. Whitaker, W. A:
Freeman, John Freeman, Polly
Letsinger and Mart Whitaker, if
living, if not, then his unknown
=. heirs, consort, devisees. donees,
alienees, and immediate, .mesne,
remote, voluntary or Involuntary,
grantees of the said Mart Whit
aker, deceased, are not residents
of the State of Missouri, and that
the ordinary process of law can.
not be served upon them in this
state:
Whereupon it is ordered by
the clerk in vacation, that said
Defendants be notified by publ.
cation that Plaintiff has com.
menced suit against them in
this court, alleging, among other
things, that he is the owner in
fee simple Of the following des-
crihed real estate, situate, lying
and being in the County of
Wright, State of Missouri, towit:
The east half of the northeast
quarter, and the northwest quar-:
ter of the northeast quarter of
section thirty. six 1857, in town.
ship twenty-eight (2s), range if
teen (15), west. That the Defen-
dants and each of them are heirs,
at law Of Anderson Whitaker, de.
ceased, and comprise all of the
heirs of said deceased; that 10:
>seph D.. Whitaker, on the 9th
day of April, 1901, conveyed to
plaintiff, by quit claim deed, two
shares of said estate; towit, his
own, and that of Mart Whitaker,
his brother; that on the 22d. day
of March, 1901, W. A.. Freeman
and John Freeman, grandsous of
AndersonWhitaker ,deceased.aud
Polly LetsinEer, granddaughter
of said Anderson Whitaker, de-
ceased, on the same day, made,
executed, and delivered to plain
tiff, their quit claim deed convey
ing. all their right, title and inter,
est in said realestate TO- plaintiff;
that each of said deeds arerregu.
lar upon their face, with the ex=
ception, that each of said deeds
were acknowledged before,a JUS.
tice of the peace in another coun=
ty to which said real. estate is
situated; towit, in the County Of
Douglas, and State of Missouri;
not having Jurisdiction to take
such Acknowledgements of the
deeds, so delivered. to plaintiff,
that the defendants, and each Of
them, claim or might claim and
assert title to said real, estate,
and. prays the court to hear tf1el
evidence, try, ascertain and de-
termine the estate, title and in.
terest ofathe. plaintiff. and the. de.
PENDANTS of, in and to said real
estate, and by its decree to ad-
Judge, determine, settle, quiet :
and define the respective right, q
title and interest and estate of =
plaintiff and defendants, and. if \
the court finds, that=h he is thersole
owner of said real estate, herein
above described, that. an order n
and decree be entered of record, {
forever barring and preciudinR I
the,defendants, or either .of,them,
as we'll as all other personsciaim 4
ing. by, throughur under said,d e
PENDANTS, from hereafter setting
up any title or claim to said real
property, and that unless the