Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-09-06
The State Of Missouri to the above
named nonresident defendants,
aycant Horrv Erpcaau Craatinn.

The State of Missouri to the above
named nonresident defendants,
except Harry Krussell, Greeting:
Now on this August 23rd, 1917,
comes the plaintiff by her Attorney,
A. C. Whitson and files with the
Clerk of the Audrain County Circuit
Court, in vacation, petition
duly verified by affidavit, stating
among other things that the defend
ants Alva Montgomery, John Mont
gomery, Elmer Montgomery, Marie
Montgomery, Edna Montgomery, Clell
Montgomery, Frank E. Blame, Ad-
ministrator with the will annexed of
John l.. Montgomery, deceased, AL
exander Montgomery, Robert Mont
gomery, Charles E. Montgomery,
William P. Montgomery, Francis NJ.
Montgomery and Ruby Montgomery,
the above named ~non-residents Of the
State of Missouri and that the ordin-
airy process Of law cannot be served
upon them in this State.
1t is therefore ordered BY the
Clerk of said Court, in vacation, that
said nonresident defendants above
named be notified by publication that
plaintiff has commenced suit against
all the defendants named in the above
caption of this order Of publication,
IN an action at law, the immediate
object and general nature Of which is
to obtain a Judgment in partition, and
order of sale of the following de-
scribed real estate situated in the
County Of Audrain and State Of
Missouri, towit: The Southeast quar-
ter Of the North West quarter and the
North East quarter Of the South West
quarter, and % feet off Of the East
side and running the full length Of the
North East quarter Of the North
West quarter, all in Section five
l5), Township F~ifty-one (5l), of
Range Ten (10l, West, in Audrain
County, Missouri.
Plaintiff alleges in her said nett
ton, this day filed, that the real es-
tate above described descended 10 the
plaintiff as widow of John L. Mont
gomery, deceased, by her renuncia-
ton of the will Of said John l.. Mont
gomery and her election to take half
as by the statutes in such cases made
and provided, and to the defendants
Alva Montgomery, John Montgomery,
Elmer Montgomery, Marie Montgom-
cry, Edna Montgomery and Clell
Montgomery as devisees under the
will Of the said John l.. Montgomery,
deceased, that plaintiff is entitled TO
an undivided one-half Of said land
in fee and the defendants last above
named the other half thereof, to each
a one-sixth interest therein.
IL is further ordered by the Clerk
OF the Court in vacation, that said
nonresident defendants above named
be IN and appear in this Court on the
irst day of the November Term,
lsl7, to be begun and holden at the
court House in the City Of Mexico.
county Of Audrain, State Of Mis-
souri, on the 26th day Of November,
I9lf, and on OF before the first dav
OF SAID term to answer or otherwise
plead to said petition, or in default
thereof said petition will be taken and
adJudged as confessed and judgment
by. default will be rendered against
said defendants.
u IS further ordered that a copv
hereof be published at least once a
week for four consecutive weeks in
the Mexico Weekly Ledger, a weekly
newspaper, duly printed in the English.
language and circulated in said Ar
Dram County, State Of Missouri. and
auly designated by plaintiffs A.
,orney as most likely to give notice
70 sac defendants the last insertion
10 be at least fifteen DAYS before the
commencement Of said term Of
witness my hand and official
seal Done at office in Mexico, No
tals August 23rd, 1917.
Voeal6 Il. r. ELLIOTT.
CLERK Of the Audrain County
4 true copy Of the record.
ATTEST: +. F. ELLIOTT.
a r unt Clerk. +,
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