The Butler weekly times., 1918-01-10

AutHeT l.. I1yeT anu Louisa A1ySl,
Plaintiffs.
VS..
Mathew Hallam and the unknown
consort, heirs, devisees, donecs,
alienees and grantees of said
Mathew Hallam, if he be deceased,
and the unknown consorts, heirs,
devisees, donees, alienees and
grantees of Loring E. Stone, de-
ceased, and of John Hallam, de-
ceased, and OF Eliza Kirtley, de-
ceased, Defendants.
Now on this day come the plaintiffs
herein, and file their petition under
oath, alleging, among other things,
that the defendant, Mathew Hallan,,
if living, is not resident of the State
of Missouri, and can not be served
With the ordinary process of law OF
this state, and further alleging in said
petition, that they verify believe that
there are persons interested in the
subject matter of their action whose
names they can not insert therein, be-
cause to them unknown. Such I'M
known persons being the consort,
heirs, devisees, donees, alienees aud
grantees, immediate, mesne or re-
mote, voluntary or involuntary OF
Mathew Hallam, if he be deceased,
and OF Loring t. Stone, deceased, and
of John Hallam, deceased, and OF
Eliza Kirtlcy, deceased, because Of
facts set forth in their petition, to-
wit
That the said Mathew Hallam OBJ
tanned an interest in and to the real
estate in Section eighteen (I8), herein
mentioned, by virtue of a deed dated
November 1st, 1873, and recorded in
the office of the Recorder Of Deeds in
and for Bates County, Missouri, in
Book IN" at Page 379, which interest
was not we'll conveyed by him.
That John Hallam became the own
er of the land herein described as be-
ing in Section eighteen (1S) by virtue
of a deed which is of record in Book
II. /" at Page o2, in the office aforc-
said which interest, he did not con-
vey in his life time.
That Lila kirtley obtained deed
conveying to him the land mentioned
herein as being Section eighteen (I9l,
which deed is OF record in Book "2
at Page 1884, in the office aforesaid,
which interest he did not convey,
unless he did so in and by the name
of Elijah kirtley.
That Loring E. Stone had an ap-
parent interest in the real estate de-
scribed as being in Section nineteen
(Io), by virtue of two tax deeds each.
dated April 5th, 1871, and recorded
respectively in Book "V" at Page 42S
and Book "Y" at Page 3o1, in the
office aforesaid, and did not convey
the interest so acquired.
- Further stating that the interest of
such unknown parties and whence
the same is derived can not be more
specifically described or set forth by
them in their petition, except, that
such interest, if any there be, is ad-
verse and prejudicial to the title and
claim of the plaintiffs in the real es-
tate described in their petition as fol-
lows:
The Southeast quarter of Section
eighteen (I8) and the west half
of the northeast quarter of the
northeast quarter and the south
east quarter of the northeast
= quarter of the northeast quarter
of Section nineteen (I0), all in
Township thirty-eight (38) of
Range twenty-nine (20) in Bates
County, Missouri;
The plaintiffs claiming the absolute |
title in and to the aforesaid land.
Whereupon, it is ordered by the
clerk in vacation, that the defendants |
be notified by publication that plain |
tiffs have commenced suit against
them in this court the object and
general nature of which is to secure |
an order and judgment Of the court,
ascertaining and determining the
right, title, interest and claim of the
plaintiffs and defendants, respective
y, in and to the above described real
estate and by the judgment and de-