The Butler weekly times., 1917-12-27
Order Of Publication.

OroeS OF EuUlSCA0OU.
State of Missouri SIS.
County of Bates.
In the Circuit Court of said Coun
!. ty ad Safe. February. 1918, Term
In Vacation December S. 1917.
l.. NJ. Calhoun, Plaintiff:
w. A. Downey, William Page
Charles B. Hadsell and the un
known consorts, heirs, devisees
donees and alienees OF Mark l.
Meek, Marcus l.. Meek, DAME
| Hightower, Isaac R Holman
| David B. Hamilton, Waldo I
| Johnson. A. Hamilton, Sarah Hau,
and d. l.. Clayton, Defendants.
Now at this day comes the plain
tiff herein, by his attorneys and files
his petition under oath alleging
among other things, that the defend
ants, w. A. Downcy, William Page
and Charles 3. Hadsall, are each non
residents of the State OF Missouri
and can not be served by the ordi
nary process of law herein.
And further alleging that he verify
believes there are persons interested
in the subject matter of the petition
whose names he can not insert there
in because they are to him unknown
such unknown persons being the
consorts, heirs, devisees, donees,
alienecs or immediate, mesnc or re-
mote, voluntary or involuntary
grantees of Mark L. Meek, Marcus
| l.. Meek, Daniel Hightower, Isaac
r. Holman, David B. Hamilton. Wal
do P. Johnson, A. Hamilton, Sarah
Haun and D. l.. Clayton, all of whom
are deceased. by reason Of the facts
set ont in his petition as follows:
The said Daniel Hightower en-
tered the hereinafter mentioned real
estate from the United States go"-
ernuent about the year I844, as
shown by the plat book of original
entries on file in the office Of the
Recorder Of Deeds in and for Bates
County, missouri, and became the
patcntec thereof and did not convey
said real estate in his life time. That
Waldo p Johnson held a tax deed
to the hereinafter described real es-
tate. which is of record i'll Book "K'
at Page o,S OF the records aforesaid.
The said Mark L. Meel; secured a
deed which is OF record in Book ID"
at Page I5S and did not convey the
title in his life time. unless he did so
-in-and by tlle-name- OF Marcus l..
Meek, by deed of record in Book "R''
No. at Page Col, which last named
grantor, plaintiff AYERS. to be one and
the same person as Mark L. Meek
who is now deceased and has been
more than fifteen years last past:
Isaac R. Holman secured deed OF
conveyance which is of record in
Book ~" at Page I6 and such inter
est as he acquired thereby, he did
not convey in his life tire so far as
shown by the records of said county.
That David r. Hamilton held deei
purporting to convey to him por-
ton of the real estate hereinafter de-
scribed, which is of record in Book
tx" at Page I5s of the records aforc-
said and did not convey the interest
so acquired to anyone in his life time.
That A. Hamilton has no interest so
far as shown of record hut some of
MS lSPulCu HCllS dooCI'Nd lItlC Wy |
to one Charles e. Had
sail. defendant herein. and are made
defendants because of the claim So
asserted as to all those who did not
make conveyance. Sarah Haun. as
the wife of Washington Haun. held
some title or interest in the premises
on account of the decease of her hus-
band, and made no conveyance OF
sucl, interest she may have had by
virtue of the decree of said husband
and his ownership or claim to the
real estate. That so far as shown OF
record d. l.. Clayton. whose un-
known heirs are joined herein, had
no interest as shown bv the records,
but some of his reputed heirs assert
ing title thereto, made conveyance
after the decease of said D. l.. Clay
ton. The books and pages referred
to above are those kept in the Of
flee of the Recorder of Deeds in and
for Bates County. Missouri.
The plaintiff claims the absolute
lee simple title in and to the real es-
late hereinafter described, and the in
terests of defendants ami whence de-
rived can not be more specifically
set forth.
Whereupon, it is ordered by the
Clerk, in vacation. that said defend
ants be notified by publication that
plaintiff has commenced suit
against them in this court the object
and general nature of which is to
obtain an order, Judgment and decree
If said court determining and ad-
Judging the right. title and interest
If the plaintiff and defendants sever.
lily in and to the land described in
1is petition. to-,vit:
The west one-fourth of the
Northeast quarter and the West
half of the Southeast quarter Of
the Southwest quarter of the
Northeast quarter of Section thir-
tv-four (3A). Township iorty (4o)
Range thirty-three, (33> in Bates
County. Missouri.