The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-07-05
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.
Cnnntx Of Bates IS.


State OF Missouri (.s
County of Bates
In the Circuit Court of said County
and State. October term. 1917. In Va
cation June IS. 1917.
G. w. Cathey, Plaintiff.
against
William Z, Johnson. Nancy A. Johnson.
Bette c. Johnson. Sarah A. Johnson,
Joseph R. Johnson, John Evans;
Welliver, Thomas Huff, and Martha
J Huff. If they or either of them be
living, and II deceased, then the un-
known known eonsorts; heirs, devisees.
remote, voluntary or involuntary.
grantees of such of the defendants
above named, as may be deceased.
The State of Missouri to the above
| named Defendants, Greeting:
Comes now the Plaintiff herein by his
attorneys and files his petition under
oath. alleging among other things that
| each and all. non residents of the
State Of Missouri. If they be living, and
further alleging in his petition that he.
terested 1 in the Subject matter nss Of his
petition whose names he, can not In
| sert therein. because the same are to
him unknown. That such unknown
persons derive their interest. II any.
the consorts. heirs devisees. donees.
| alienees. immediate mesne or remote,
voluntary or involuntary grantees Of
one or more. or all Of the defendants
terest arises from the fact that Will
lam r. Johnson took deed OF convey
ance for part of the real estate here
matter described, which deeds are re-
/" at page 4s7. and the interest so ac-
CURED, he did not convey to any one.
but apparently died owning the same.
sarah A. johnson and Joseph r. John
son, are three Of the seven reputed
heirs at law OF said william r. john
son. deceased. who do not appear to
have inherited. from william r. john
son, deceased.
That the defendant, John Evans.
took two deeds purporting to convey
hereinafter mentioned, the same being
on record In book "A" at page So and
"D' at page 25s, and the interest thus
acquired. II any, was not fully con-
veyed by the said John Evans. at any
time.
/ That the defendant Elisha Evans.
took deed Of conveyance purporting
to convey to him portion OF the rea!
estate hereinafter described his deed
| being of record in book FL" at page
q and the interest thus acquired. II
any. was not conveyed by said Elisha
| Evans, to anyone.
That the defendant. Henry France.
took deed of conveyance purportinY
to convey to him a part of the land
hereinafter described. which deed is
found in book g" at page 4os and the
strument. was not conveyed by Henry
| France to anyone.
That ]. c. welliver took deed Of
conveyance for a portion Of the afore-
said mentioned real estate as shown
by book 101 at page Is. and the inter-
| est so acquired was not conveyed un-
less in and by the name Of John G.
Welliver. who plaintiff alleges to Do
one and the same person as J. C.
That defendants. Thomas Huff and
Martha Jane Huff. husband and wife,
Of the aforesaid real estate. which is
/ of record in book 10l at page $50 ana
the interest acquired. II any. was at
no time conveyed out by said defend
| ants
Also. alleging that the books and
pages referred to in his petition. refer
to the books kept in the office Of the
Recorder Of Deeds in and for Bates
Further says that the rights and In
terest Of the unknown parties or
whence the same is derived. can not
be more particularly described or set
terest. II any. appears to- be adverse
and prejudicial to the claim and title
Of the plaintiff In and to the real es-
tate described hereinafter and in his
an absolute fee simple title.
Whereupon. 1t Is ordered by the
Clerk Of this court that the defendants
TIFF has commenced his suit against
them in this court. the object and gem
eral nature Of which IL to try. ascer-
tain, determine and declare the rights
and defendant. ssveraiiy in and to the
following described real estate. to-wit:
The South fourteen uD acres OF
the southwest quarter OF the South.
the East ons-haif Of the Northwest
quarter Of the Northeast quarter
and the Northeast quarter Of the
southwest ansrtsr .., Of the the. North I'm
all in township forty-one (ll). Of
Range thirty (s) in Bates County.
and 10 quiet the title Of the plaintiff
in and to said land and unless said de-.
ct the next term thereof. 60 be begun
and held ut the Court HOuse In the
S first Monday. q October. m. snd on g.
swsr or plead to the petition Ia said
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