Mansfield mirror., 1916-03-02
Order of Publication

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Jess s. Van Ness, Plaintiff, vs.
f. Joanna Dean, if living, and, II
dead, the unknown heirs, ,consort
devisees, donees, alienees, and i'm
mediate. mesne, remote, voluntary
grantees, and involuntary gran
tees of E. Joanna Dean, Defend
ants.
The State of Missouri, to all of
the above named defendants,
greeting:
You are hereby notified that
the above named plaintiff has this
day filed with the undersigned
clerk of the Circuit Court of
Wright County, Missouri, in va
cation, his petition, duly verified
by affidavit, wherein said plaintiff
alleges that defendant, e. Joanna
Dean,is either living and is non.
resident of the State Of Missouri,
so that the ordinary process of
law can not be served upon her
in this state or that the said E.
Joanna Dean has departed this
life, and believe and aver that one
or the other is true, and is igno-
rant whether it be the one or the
Grand plaintiti verify believes
that if the said E.JOanna Dean be
dead that there are persons inter
ested in or who claim to be inter
ested in the subject matter of
this petition and in the lands
hereinafter described as heirs or
devisees of the said f, Joanna
Dean, but that plaintiff can not
insert the names of said defend
ants herein because same are un-
known to him.
Plaintiff states that E. Joanna
Dean acquired title to said prop
erty from the United States Gov
ernment by patents recorded in
book 40 at pages sos and SOC in
the office of the Recorder of
Deeds of Wright County, Mis-
souri, and that if the said E. JO-
anna Dean be dead, defendants
have obtained and derived their
claims tothe property hereinafter
described from said f. Joanna
Dean, deceased, as heirs, consort,
devisees, donees, alieneeS, or i'm.
mediate, mesne, remote, volunta-
ry, or Involuntary grantees Of E.
Joanna Dean and that his petition
contains as full and correct and
complete recital and description
of the claim of said defendants
and how such claims are derived
as the same are known to plain
tiff.
1t is therefore ordered by the
undersigned clerk aforesaid in
vacation that said defendants be
notified that an action has been
commenced against them in the
Circuit Court of Wright County,
in the State of Missouri, for the
purpose of divesting the title out
of said defendants and declaring
that the plaintiff has the title to
the following described real es.
tate by limitation under the pro-
vision of section 1884 of chapter
21 of the revised statutes of Mis-
souri, of 1909. to,wit The east
half of the southeast one.quarter
of section thirty-four (34, and
the northwest quarter of the
southwest one, e,quarler of section
thirty five (35), in township twen-
ty nine (29), and range sixteen
Q6), and the east half of the
southwest one-quarter and the
southwest quarter of the south.
west one.quarter of section thir.
ty.five (35). in township twenty.
nine (29), and range sixteen u6),
and which said action is returna-
BILE to and triable on the first day
of the regular term of this court,
to be holden at the court house in
the City of Hartvllle,in the Coun.
ty of Wright, in the State of Mis-
souri,, on the third day of April.
l916,at which time and place said
defendants are required and
commanded to be and appear and
to plead, answer or demur to
plaintiffs S said petition, otherwise
the allegations contained in said
petition will be taken and consid,
cred as confessed and Judgment
rendered according to the prayer
thereof. divesting the title out of