The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-12-13
Order of Publication.

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State Of Missouri. | &C.
County of Bates. ..
! In the Circuit Court Of said Coun.
ty ad Safe. February, 1918, Term.
In Vacation December S, 1917.
l.. M. Calhoun, Plaintiff.
w. A. Downey, William Page.
Charles R. Hadsell and the un-
known consorts, heirs, devisees,
donees and alienees OF Mark L.
Meek, Marcus l.. Meek, Daniel
Hightower, Isaac r, Holman,
David B. Hamilton, Waldo p.
Johnson, A. Hamilton, Sarah Haun
and d. L. Clayton, Defendants.
Now at this day comes the plain
tiff herein, by his attorneys and files
his petition under oath alleging,
among other things, that the defend
ants, w. A. Downey, William Page
and Charles B. Hadsall, are each non
residents OF the State OF Missouri
and can not be served by the ordi-
nary process OF law herein.
And further alleging that he verify
believes there are persons interested
in the subject matter of the petition,
whose names he can not insert there
in because they are to him unknown,
such unknown persons being the
consorts, heirs, devisees, donees,
alienees or immediate, mesne or re-
mote, voluntary or involuntary
grantees of Mark L. Meek, Marcus
l.. Meek. Daniel Hightower, Isaac
r. Holman, David B. Hamilton, Wal
70 P. Johnson, A. Hamilton. Sarah
Haun and D. L. Clayton, all of whom
are deceased, by reason Of the facts
set out in his petition as follows:
The said Daniel Hightowcr en-
tered the hereinafter mentioned real
estate from the United States gov
eminent about the year 1874, as
shown by the plat book OF original
entries on file in the office of the
Recorder of Deeds in and for Bates
County, Missouri, and became the
patentec thereof and did not convey
said real estate in his life time. That
Waldo p. Johnson held a tax deed
to the hereinafter described real es-
tate, which is of record in Book *
IT Page o7S of the records aforesaid.
The said Mark l.. Meek secured q
deed which is OF record in Book ID
at Page 1873. and did not convey the
title in his life time, unless he did SO
in and by the name of Marcus /.
Meek, by deed of record in Book "R'
No. at PAGE h11, which last named
grantor, plaintiff AYERS. to be one and
the same person as Mark l.. Meek.
who is now deceased and has been
more than fifteen years. last past.
Isaac r. Holman secured deed OF
conveyance which is of record in
Pool; ~" at Page I6 and such inter
est as he acqrred thereby, he did
not convey in his life tire so far a
shown by the records of said county.
That David 3. Hamilton held de%''
purporting to convey to him a por-
ton uf the real estate hereinafter dc
srrihcd. which is of record in Book
tx" at Page 1s5 of the records aforr
said and did not convey the int"rcS,
so acquired to anyone in his life time.
That A. Hamilton has no interest 81
far as shown of record tut some OF
his reputed heirs asserted title by
conveyance to one Charles b. Had
sail, defendant herein. and are made
defendants because of the claim so
asserted as to all those who did not
make conveyance Sarah Haun as
the wife of Washington Haun. held
some title or interest in the premises
on account of the decease of her hus-
band and made no conveyance OF
such interest she may have had by
virtue of the decree of said husband
and his ownership or claim to the
real estate. That so far as shown nj
record D. l.. CLAYTON, whose TN
known heirs are Joined herein. had
no interest as shown by the records,
but some of his reputed heirs assert
ing title thereto, made conveyance
after the deccasc of said D. l.. Clay
ton. The books and pages referred
to above are those kent in the Of
flee of the Recorder of Deeds in and
for Bates County, Missouri.
The plaintiff claims the absolute
fee simple title in and to the real es
tate hereinafter described. and the in
terests of defendants and whence de
rived can not be more specifically
set forth.
Whereupon. it is ordered by the
Clerk. in vacation. that said defend
ants be notified by publication that
plaintiff has commenced suit
against them in this court the object
and general nature Of which is to
obtain an order. judgment and decree
Of said court determining and adj
Judging the right. title, and interest
of the plaintiff and defendants sever
a'lv in and to the land described in
his petition, to-wit:
The west one-fourth of the
Northeast quarter and the West
half of the Southeast quarter OF
the Southwest quarter of the
Northeast quarter of Section thir-
tv-four f's). Township forty (4o>
Range thirty-three. (33l in Bates
County. Missouri.
and by its said judgement and decree
quiet and set at rest the title If
plaintiff in and to the aforesaid land