The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-07
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COURT. MARCH TERM. 1917. EDITH
boutwell, CLARK EFT AL vs..
THE UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DE-
VISEEs' OF MELVIN A. HALSTED.
EFT AL. CAUSE NO. 1s144 ACTION
To QUIET TITLE.
Now comes the plaintiffs by S g
Dryer. attorney. and files their com
plain herein. together with an affda-
Wit Of a competent person. showing
that tho defendants. Hannah Gragg
and Mortimer Gragg, her husband:
John Ault Jr-. Mrs. John Ault Jr.. his
wife; Edward Ault and Mrs. Edward
Ault. his wife. Lester Kenyon, a bach
elor: Myrtle Crook and Ed Crook. her
husband; Harry Hill and Kate Hill
his wife, are not residents Of the State
of Indiana. and the above entitled ac-
ton is brought to quiet title 10
real estate in the State of Indiana in
said County Of Lake; together also with
another affidavit of competent per
, son showing that az to the defendants:
the unknown heirs and devisees of
both Melvin A. Halsted Identical with
Melvin Halsted. identical with II. A.
Halsted. and Martha c. HaIsted. identi-
cal with Martha Malsted, deceased wife
, of said Melvin A. HaIsted. both de-
ceased: Orlando T.. Haslins. Ms. Or
lando E. HaslSins. his wife. whose true
christian name is unknown; the un-
known wives. widows. heirs and de-
visees Of said Orisndo E. Haskins: the
unknown husbands and widowers. heirs
and devisees OF sad Mrs Orlando E
Haskins: said Orlando z. Haskins be
ing identical with Orlando Haskins
identical with Q. z. Haskins; the un-
known heirs and 6evisees of Abran r
Nichols and Sananthy Nichols. his wife
both deceased. Archer Dumond and
Elizabeth Dumond. his wife: the un-
known respective wives and widows
husbands and widowers. heirs and de-
visees OF said Archer Dumone- and
Elizabeth Dumond: Joshua Shinn and
Aimira Shinn. his wife: the unknown
wives and widows. husbands and wild
overs. heirs and devisees of said
Joshua Shinn and Almira Shinn. re-
speoively; Harvey Austin and Jane
Austin. his wife; the unknown wives
and widows, husbands and widowers.
and unknown heirs and devisees OF
said Harvey Austin and Jane Austin.
respectively: Nathaniel H Foote. ident-
ical with y. II. Foote, and Lucretia II.
Foote. his wife; the unknown respec-
widowers and unknown heirs and de-
visees of said Nathaniel IT. Foote and
Lucretia H. Foote, respectively; Mary
Ann Foote. identical with Mary A.
Foote: Ida Florence Foote. identical
with Ida F. F'oote; the unknown re-
/ spective husbands. widowers. heirs and
devsees OF said Mary Ann Foote and
Ida Florence Foote. respectively: the
II I<r0 40 nd Of In
r Nichols. identical with H r. Nichols.
deceased. and Eliza p. Nichols. ident;-
cal with Eliza Nichols, known to be
deceased and only widow of said Ho-
ratio r. Nichols: Lucretia II. Thorn.
the unknown respective husbands, wild
overs, heirs and devisees OF Lucretia
II. Thorn; Elias Ferguson. Cynthia Ann
Ferguson identical with Cynthia A
Ferguson his wife: the unknown re-
spective wives and widows. husbands
and widowers. heirs and devisees OF
said Elias Ferguson and Cynthia Ann
Ferguson, respectively: the unknown
husbands and widowers. heirs and de-
visees of Mary Sherart. identical with
Mary Shrart; the unknown wives. wild
ows, heirs and devisees OF Alfred A.
Gerrish. identical with A. A. Gerrish,
identical with a. A. Garish. deceased:
the unknown wives. widows, heirs and
devisees of Joseph Gerrish. deceased
Adam Gragg and Lucrecfa III. Gragg,
his wife: the unknown wives. widows.
husbands. widowers. heirs and devisees
Of Adam Gragg and LucreMa H. Gragg.
respectively; the unknown heirs and
devisees of Richard Hill. deceased:
John Addison and Rachel Addison. his
wife: Rachael Addison. identical with
Rachel Addison and John Addison. her
husband the unknown husbands. wild
overs. wives and widows heirs and
devisees of Rachael Addisonand John
Addison. respectively; John A. Hale.
identical with ]. A. Hale: Cynthia J.
Hale. identical with c. J. Hale. identi-
cal with Cordelia ]. Hale. wife of John
A. Hale; the unknown wives and wild
ows. husbands and wi6oyvers and
known heirs and devisees of said John
A. Hale and Cynthia J. Hale: Nathan
Harris. Hannah Harris, his wife: the
unknown respective wives and widows
husbands and widowers. heirs and de-
visees of said Nathan Harris and Hal-
nah Harris. respectively; the unknown
heirs and devisees Of Thaddeus S Fan
cher deceased: Horatio n. Nichols. Mrs
Horatio y. Nichols. his wife. whose true
known respective wives. widows hus-
bands. widowers. heirs and devisees Of
said Horatio n. Nichols and wife;
Henry Schrage. Mrs. Henry Schrage,
his wife. whose true christian name is
unknown; the unknown wives. widows
husbands, widowers. heirs and devisees
of said Henry Schrage and wife. re-
spectively: the unknown heirs and de-
visees of Harrison T. welton. deceased;
Mrs. Harrison T. we1ton, his wife,
whose true christian name Is unknown:
the unknown husbands. widowers. heirs
and devisees of SAID Mrs. Harrison T.
Welton; as to all of them. plaintiffs and
affiant do not know whether they are
living or dead, or whether they are
married not. and that they do not
know the names or legal residences of
such defendants.
Said defendants are therefore hereby
notified of the tendency of said action
and that the same will stand for trial
at the next term of said Court and that
unless they appear and answer or de-
muir therein, at the calling of said
cause. on the End day of July, A. d.
1917. the same being the 43rd day of
the next term of said Court TO be be-
gun and held in the CoSrt House, Room
No . at Hanamnnd in said ,-totr1tV and