The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-12-13
Order CT Publication.
State OF Missouri, !
County OF Bates (

County OF Bates.
In the Circuit Court OF said Coun
ty and State February, 1913, Term
In vacation December 10th, 1917.
J. F. Spang.er, Plaintiff
VS..
f. A. Holt. The Land Chattel Com
pany Corporation, John II. Lee
Peyton Wei,hers. Paul Hendricks
and the unknown consorts. heirs
devisees. donees and grantees Of
J. c. Couch. John Berry, John W.
Medley, J. NJ. Hoagland. Noah Ny.
hart, John \. Baldwin. Waldo p
Johnson. Abram Hoag!and, Pleas
ant J. G.. Lea. Joel Abbott. and
Isaac Hoagland, all deceased, and
the unknown eonsorts. heirs, devil
sees, donees. alienees and grantees
Of John II. Lee. Peyton Weithcrs
and Paul Hendricks, if - they or
either OF them be decea sed, and the
unknown members OF the firm Of
Taylor and Mountcast.c. and their
successors. assigns. consorts. heirs,
devisees, donees. alienees and legal
representatives. Defendants.
Now at this day comes the plaintiff
herein. by his attorneys, and files
herein his petition under oath, alleg-
ing, among other things that John tt.
Lee, Peyton Weithers and Paul Hen
bricks, ii living are non-rcsidents Of
the State OF Missouri. and further al
ieging that there are persons inter
ested in the subject matter OF his
action whose names he can not in
cert in his petition. beca ,sc, they are
to him unknown, such unknown per-
sons being the unknown heirs. dcvi-
sees, donecs. a.icneeS, immediate,
mesne, or remote. voluntary or invol-
sntary grantees OF J. {. Couch john
Berry, John W. Medley, !. NJ. lloag~
land, Noah Nyllart. John y. Baldwin.
Waldo p Johnson. Abran lloagland,
Pleasant J. G. Lea. Joel Abbott, and
Isaac IIoagland. all deceased, and OF
John II. Lee, Peyton Wcithers and
Paul Hendricks. if they or either 81
them be deceased That so far as
known to the pfain'iii tie interests
Of the respective unknown parties
became Vested in the ancestors or
predecessors OF such unknown per
sons by instruments OF record IL
herein set forth: each OF which pur-
ported to convey some interest in |
and to some par, OF the real estate
In the petition and hereinafter des-
cribed. to the grantees therein. that I
Is to say: deed in Book IS at page
17I made to John II. Lee. deed in
Book *" at page .S5 to Peyton
Weithers deed in Book 81" at page
$50 to Paul Hendricks a deed in
book at page - TO John w. Med
ley: a deed in Book Is4 at page 800
10 ]. M. Hoag'and: 4 conveyance in
Book e. at page 30 to Noah Nyhart:
, deed in Book "R" at page $50 to
John N. Baldwin: tax deed in Book
X" at page e7e to Waldo P. John.
ION: a CONVEYANCE in Book "T' 1T
page 63I to Ahram Hoapland a deed
n Book "E' at page 100 to Pleasant
!. G. Lea: tax deed in Tax Re cord
10. at page ; to Joel Abbott:
Iced of conveyance in Book IN" at
,age as to Isaac Hoagland.
All of the books and pages referred :
o above refer to books in the office
4 the Recorder of Deeds in and for
Bates County. Missouri. The record
4 SWAMP land sales kept in the
county, Clerks office in and for sa,d
ounty. shows sale of a portion OF
he hereinafter described real estate
o ]. c. Couch and John Berry. res
The interests so vested were not
conveyed out BY the respec-
i've grantees so far as shown by the
ecords.
And further alleging that the inter-
SITS of said unknown parties and
Whence the same is derived. can not
K more specifically described or set
orth IN his petition except, that the
anne appears to be adverse and pre-.
udicial to the title and claim Of
,iaintiff to the land herein and in the
etition described. to which. the
laiutiff claims the absolute title, in
&c.
.Whereupon il is ordered by the
lesk: in vacation. that said defend
nts be notified BY publication. that
la3ntiff has commenced suit
Ralnsf them IN this court, the object
a eeaeral nature Of which Is to OBJ.
n q order. Judgment and decree ct
m eouft, setting forth and defining
- sAjnl6 80 lie title. estate and In
- @ Il parties piaintiH sal d.