Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-01-24
Order of Publication

Order of Publication
In the Circuit Court of Wright
County, Missouri, to April term.
1918.
Luke w. Cottensim, Plaintiff,
Elizabeth j. Webb, ct al, De-
PENDANTS.
The State of Missouri, to the
unknown widow, the unknown
heirs, the unknown devisees, the
unknown grantees of John Sp'ith,
the unknown heirs, the
unknown devisees. and the un.
known grantees of Martha FL "a.
beth Weaver, deceased formerly
Martha f izabeth Hatheld), the
unknown widow, the unknown
heirs, the unknown devisees and
the unknown grantees OF Jesse
P. Davis, deceased, W. H. Webb,
William H. Webb, Floyd Webb,
Dora Blackwell, Joseph f. Hat.
field, John G. Hatfield, Calvin
Hatfield. Andrew G Hatfield,
James j. Garrett, Mary j. Gar.
rett. Sarah E. Ball, William r.
Ball, John F. Garrett, Nancy L.
Boyer, William Boyer, Isaac N,
Garrett, Elizabeth G. Garrett,
Defendants, Greeting:
Take notice that on the 14th
day of January, 1918, comes
Luke W. Cottengim, as plaintiff,
by his ATTORNEYS, before the un
dersignrd 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 TO lowing described
real estate, towit:
The East half of the Northeast
quarter of Section Seventeen(17),
Township Thirty.on (31), Range
Fifteen (l5); and the West half OF
the Northwest quarter, and tile
Southeast quarter of the North
west quarter of Section Sixteen
u6), Township Thirty one (31)
Range Fifteen l5); all situated
in Wright County, Missouri.
Plaintiff states that each and
every one of the defendants here
in claim to have an interest, title
or estate in and to said abnve de
=. scrIbed al estate, adverse tt
the title of plaintiff, and which
claim of said defendants consti
tutes a cloud or clouds upon
: plaintiffs title to said real estate
Plaintiff states that the defen
dams w. HS:Webb, William Il
Webb, Floyd Webb, Dora Black
8 we'll, Joseph E Hatfield, John G
Hatfield. Andrew G. Hatfield
Calvin Hatfield, James J Garrett
: Mary J. Garrett, Sarah E. Ball
William B. Ball, John F.Garrett
Nancy L Boyer, William Boyer
Isaac N. Garrett and Elizabeth
lIC.Garrett are each and every on
! of them non residents of tn
State of Missouri, and the ord
nary process of law cannot b.
served upon them or upon an.
one of them in this State.
Plaintiff further alleges that h
verify bell YES there are person
who C aim to be Interested in tn
Subject matter of this petition
Ithat is tn say, who claim to hav
some right. title or interest !
the real estate hereinbefore d.
scribed. whose names he cannt
insert herein because they al
unknown to plaintiff. neither ca,
lie the plaintiff state what right, tit
% or int rest any of the said vi
known parties claim in and
said real estate, because tn
n same is unknown to him. Thu
. said unknown persons are d
scribed as follows:
The unknown widow, the vi
known heirs, the unknown d
visees. and the unknown graz
tees OF John Smith, deceased
That such unknown persor
claim TO derive their title or il
terest in said real estate as Il
widow, heirs, deviSees, donee
alienees, immediate, mesne
remote, voluntary or involunta1
grantees of the said John Smit
deceased. That the said job
Smith obtained an interest