Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-06-14
Order of Publication

'S' "'S"OutiS III SdCdVlotis w
the Superintendent thereof, 1917.
j. T.. Greenwood. Plaintiff,
Edward d. Thompson, if living,
aud if dead, the unknown heirs,
cOnsOrt, devisees, donees,
alienees, and immediate, mesne,
remote. voluntary grantees
and involuntary grantees OF
Edward D, Thompson. de.
ceased; Mary I. Fox, if living,
and if dead, the unknown heirs,
consort, devisees, donees, al.
ienees, and immediate. mesne,
remote, voluntary and involun'
tary grantees of Mary l. 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 petition, duly verified
by affidavit, wherein said plain.
tiff alleges that the defendant
Edward D Thompson is either
living and is a non. resident OF
the State of Missouri, so that the
ordinary process of law cannot
be 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
iect matter of this petition and
in the lands hereinafter de.
scribed as heirs or devisees OF
the said Edward D. Thompson,
but that plaintiff can not insert
the names of said defendants
herein because same are unknown
10 him Plaintiff states that the
said Edward d Thompson ac.
ouired title to the said property
from the United States Govern
ment by patents recorded in book
67,at page 5ls, in the recorder of
deeds 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,
az heirs, consort, devisees, do
nees. alienees 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 a non resident of the State OF
Missouri 80 that the ordinary
nrocess of law can not be served
upon her>in this state, or that the
said Mary l. Fox has departed
this life, and believes and AYERS
that one or the other be true ana
is ignorant whether it be the one
or the other, and plaintiff verify
believes that if the said Mary l.
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.Fox but that plaintiff can
not insert the names of said de
PENDANTS because same are tt
him unknown.
Plaintiff states that the sale
| Mary |. Fox received and placed
upon record a deed to said prop
erty from one Thomas H. Musicl
and Sarah G. Musick, his wife
which said deed was recorded II
the recorders Office in Wrigh'
County, Missouri, in book 81, a
page 2s5, and if the said Mary I
Fox be dead, defendants hav'
obtained and derive their claims
to the property hereinafter des
cribed from one Mary I. Fox
deceased, as heirs, consort, dew
sees, donees, %alienees, and imme
date, mesne, remote, voluntar,
and involuntary grantees q
NJ. -l that chic not