Mansfield mirror., 1917-05-31
Order of Publication

SouilCy, MISSOURI, In vacation, tC
the superintendent thereof. 1917.
j. E. Gr,rn wood, Plaintiff,
Edward D. Thompson. if living,
and if dead. the unknown heirs,
consOrt, devisccS, donees,
aIieneos,and immediate, mesne,
remote. voluntary grantees
and involuntary grantees OF
Edward D. Thompson, de.
ceased; Mary /. Fox, il living,
and if dead, the unknown heirs,
cOnSOrt, devisees. dOnees, al.
ienees, and immediate, mesne,
remote, voluntary and involun.
tary grantees of Mary |. Fox,
deceased, Defendants.
The State of Missouri, to all
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~pctition, duly verified
by affidavit, wherein said plain.
tiff alleges that the defendant
Edward d Thompson is either
living and is q non resident of
the State of Missouri, so that the
ordinary process of law cannot
he served upon him in this state,
or that the said Edward D..
Thompson has departed this life
and believes and AYERS that one
or the other is true and is ignOr-
ant whether it be the one or the
other, and plaintiff verify be
lieves that If the said Edward D.
Thompson be dead that there are
persons interested in or who
claim to be interested in the sub
j"ct matter of this petition and
in the lrnds hereinafter de.
scribed as heirs or devi>eeS of
the said Edward D. Thompson.
but that plaintiff can not insert
the names of said defendants
herein because same are unknown
10 him -Pllintitf states that the
said Edward d Thompson ac.
quired title to the said property
from the United States Govern
ment by patents recorded in book
GA page 5ls, in the recorder of
deed 5 office in Wright County,
Missouri, and if the said Edward
D. Thompson be dead, defend
ants have obtained and derive
their claims to the property
hereinafter described from one
Edward D. Thompson, deceased.
as heirs, conSort, deviSees, do.
nees, alicnees> and immediate.
mesne, remote, voluntary and
involuntary grantees of Edward
D. Thompson. deceased.
Plaintiff states that defendant
Mary I. Fox is either living and
is q non resident OF the State of
Missouri so that the ordinary
process of law can not be served
upon her in this stale, or that the
said Mary I. Fox has departed
this life, and believes and AYERS
that one or the other be true and
is ignorant whether it be the one
or the other, and plaintiff verify
believes that if the said Mary |.
Fox be dead that there are per.
sons Interested in or who claim
to be Interested in the subject
matter of this petition and the
lands hereinafter described as
heirs or deviseeS of the said
Mary I.Tox but that plaintiff can
not insert the names of said de
PENDANTS because same are to
him unknown.
Plaintiff states that the said
Mary |. Fox received and placed
upon record a deed to said prop,
erty from one Thomas H.Musick
and Sarah G. Musicls, his wife,
which said deed was recorded in
the recorders Office in Wright
County, Missouri, in book 81, at
page. 2S5, and if the said Mary I.
Fox be dead, defendants have
obtained and derive their claims
to the property hereinafter des!
cribed from one Mary 1. Fox,
deceased, as heirs, consort, devi.
sees, donees, alienees, and imme.
diate, mesne. remote, voluntary
and involuntary grantees OF
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