The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-04-06
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.

state of Missouri,
County Of Bates. %.
In the Circuit Court, May term. 1916.
In Vacation March II, 1916.
Order of Publication.
Charles II. Bowman. Plaintiff.
j. IT. Duwtand-, -tving,-aHd if-de-
ceased, his unknown consort, heirs
devisees, donees, alienees and gran
tees. S. w. Lee. if living, and II DE-
ceased. his unknown consort, heirs,
devisees, donecs alienees, and gran.
tees; Chas. Sprague. if living. and II
deceased, his unknown consort' heirs'
devisees, donees alienees and gran
tees. j. c. Clark as Trustee, and the
unknown widow of Seth Harris, de-
ceased. Defendants.
Now at this day comes the plaintiff,
Charles r.. Bowman and files his pc
tition. verified under oath. alleging
among other things that defendants, ].
Fl. Dowland, and S. W. Lee. If LYING,
areenon residents of the State of Mis-
souri,, and further alleging that PLAIN
tiff is in the possession of and claim
ing the fee simple title to the premises
in his petition and herein described, TO-
wit:
Beginning ten 1O) feet east Of the
northwest corner of the southeast
quarter 90 of the southeast quar-
ter DID of section fifteen Q5l, in
one t3D, Bates county. Missouri;
running thence east four hundred
(40O) feet, thence south two hundred
eighty (2so2 feet, thence west four
hundred eighty t2SO) feet to place OF
beginning. Same being. a part of
the south east quarter OF the south south,
Us, township forty (4o}, Of range
thrty-one (3D.
And further alleging that he verify
believes there are other persons inter.
whose names. and the nature and eX-
tent of whose interests he cannot spe-
officially set out because unknown TO
him, but If such persons there be they
derive their interest if any. they have,
as the unknown consoTt. heirs, deVl-
sees, donecs, alienees, immediate,
mesne, or remote, voluntary or lnvoi.
untary grantees of D. III. Dnwland, IT
he be deceased; or as the unknown
consort, heirs, deviSees, donees, alien
ees. immediate. mesnc, or remote. vol
untary or involuntary grantees of 5. w.
known consort. heirs. devisees donees,
aienees, immediate. meSne. or remote.
voluntary or Involuntary grantees or
Chas Sprague, if he be deceased.
Dowland, s. w. Lee. and Chas. Sprague
took some interest in the premises in
his petition and herein described by
reason of being, with othS4' named as
executed on the 18th day of April 1887,
and recorded in book 81 at page 219, Re-
corders office, Bates county, Missouri.
Said deed being executed by Wllllanl
w Henry TO j. &. Clark as trustee, and
purporting to convey to the said J. H.
Dowland s. w. Lee and Chas. Sprague
seme interest in and to sale premise;
which interest. If any they acquired.
they have not, of record, properly con-
veyed to any one.
Or as the unknown widow or Seth
Harris, deceased, who held SIM" inter
est in said premises and attempted to
tI,. n n.ld
record in book B-1 at page 1863, afore-
said Recorders office, in which he was
not joined by his wife or properly
shown to have been single Piaintitl
Harris has been dead for more than ten
years before the filing of his suit.
Wherefore. it is ordered bv the Clerk
in Vacation that said defendants be no
titled by publication that plalntlff mas
commenced a suit against them in this
court, the object and general nature
of which is to try. ascertain and de,
termine to respective rights, title and
interest of the parties plaintiff and de-
PENDANTS. in and to the premises above
described. and to by the judgment and
decree of the court have the whole
title vested and declared TO be in plain
tiff and for all proper relief, And that
unless said defendants be and appear
at this court. at the next term there
of, to be begun and holden at the Court
House in the City of Butler, IN SAID
county of Bates, and state of Missouri
on the fourth Monday Of May. 1916, and
on or before the first day of said term.
answer or plead to the e. ret1tirn in c sl,d
fessed. and Judgment will be rendered
And it is further ordered, that a copy
in the Butler Weekly Times, a news
paper published in said Bates county |
for four weeks successfully. published
It least once week, the last insertion