Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-01-17
Order of Publication

Order of Publication
In the Circuit Court of Wrigh
County, Missouri, to April term
1918.
Luke w. Cottengim, Plaintiff
Elizabeth J. Webb, ct al, De
fendahts.
The State OF Missouri, tn tn
unknown widow, the unknown
heirs, the unknown devisees, tn
unknown grantees ofJohnS Dith
deceased. the unknown heirs,th'
unknown devisees. and the I'm
known grantees of Martha Ell "a
beth Weaver, deceastd (formerl!
Martha E izabeth 'Hatneld). thu
unknown widow, the unknown
heirs, the unknown devisees ant
the unknown grantees Of Jesse
P. Davis, deceased, w H. Webb
William H. Webb, Floyd Webb
Dora Blackwell, Joseph p. Hat
field, John c. Hatfield, Calvin
Ha,field. Andrew G Hatfield,
James J. Garrett, Mary j. Gar
rett, Sarah E. Ball, William B,
Ball, John F. Garrett. Nancy L
Boyer, William Boyer, Isaac N.
Garrett. Elizabeth G. Garrett,
Defendants. Greeting:
Take notice that on the 1Ath
day Of January, 1918, comes
Luke w. Cottengim, as plaintiff,
by his ATTORNEYS, before the un.
dersigned clerk in vacation, and
files his petition, duly verified by
affidavit, alleging among other
things. that the plaintiff is seized
and possessed in fee simple and
claims the absolute fee simple
title to the following described
real estate, tOwit:
TIE East half of the Northeast
q quarter Of Section SeventeenQG,
Township Thirty. one (8ll, Range
Fifteen (15);and the West half of
the Northwest quarter, and the
Southeast quarter of the North
west quarter of Section Sixteen
(16), Township Thirty one (81),
Range Fifteen (15); all situated
in Wright County, Missouri.
Plaintiff states that each and
every one OF the defendants here
in claim TO have an interest, titk:
or estate in and to said above DE-
scribed raj estate, adverse to
the title Of plaintiff, and which
claim If said defendants cOnsti
tutes a cloud or clouds upon
plaintiff t.tle to said real estate
Plamlitf states that the defen
dan 8 W. H. Webb, William Il
Webb, Fl"yd Webb. Dpra Black
well, Joseph E Hatfield, John G
Hatfield, Andrew C.. Hatfield,
Calvin Hatfield, James j Garrett.
Mary }. Garrett, Sarah E. Ball,
William Il. Ball, John j. Garrett,
Nancy L Boyer, William Boyer,
Isaac N. Garrett and Elizabeth
C.Ciarrett are each and every one
If them non residents OF the
of Missour ri, and the ordi
nary process of law csnnet be
served upon them or upon any
one of them in this State.
Plaintiff further alleges that h.
hell YES there are persons
who G aim to be inter, sted in the
subject matter of this petition.
that is t., say, who claim to have
right, title or interest in
the real estate ilereinbefors de
scribed. whose names!he cannot
insert herein because they are
unknown to plaintiff. neither. Can
the plaintiff state what right, title
or interest any OF the said ,un-
known parties Claim in and TO
said real estate, bpcause the
same is unknown to him. That
said unknown persons are de,
as follows:
The unknown widow, the I'M.
known heirs, the unknown de
visees. and the unknown gran
tees of John Smith, deceased.
That such unknown persons
10 derive their title or in
terest in said real estate as'the
widow, heirs, deviSees, doners,
alieuees, immediate, 'mesne or
remote, voluntary or involuntary
Of the said John Smith,
deceased. Tint the said John.
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