The Butler weekly times., 1918-04-04
ORDER or PUBLICATION.

state Of Missouri,
County of Bates. 3d.
III the Circuit Court. May Term, 1918
In vacation, March ~, 1918.
Charles X. Blevins. Plaintiff.
John Steiner. Charles F. Steiner, J. C.
;I,,ses, - rn Tue a1me 1aak, corpora
Annie H. Babcock. II living, James
II. simpson and the unknown con-
sorts, neirs. devisees doness, alien
representatives OF William Shields.
deceased. John D. Thomas deceased,
ana ,,ho3es Of John : steiner. Charles +. stem
Dabcock, If they or either OF them
be deceased, Defendants.
NOW at inns day comes the plaintiff
herein, by his attorneys. and files his
petition unoer oath, alleging. among
Things that defendants, John, Steiner,
Charles f. Steiner, Thomas f. Houston
and Annie H. Babcock ii living are
OF Missouri, and can not be served
with the ordinary process OF law in
TINS actlon, anu further alleging that
ne verify believes there are persons in
! teresled in the subject matter OF his
petition whose names he can not in
sert therein because the same are to
him unknown, that such unknown per-
sons are the respective consorts, heirs,
aeviseeS, donees, alienees, immediate,
mesne or remote, voluntary or involun-
laly, grantee, asslgnees or legal rep
VI JOllH olelnerJ InaflcS
+. Steiner, Thomas F. Houston and
Annie r. Babcoak. if they or either of
them be deceased, and of William
shields and John d. Thomas. deceased.
Tnat such interest, if any, is derived
through their respective named ances-
tor, whose. interests, right, claim or
tille, to the real estate hereinafter de-
ancestors. by; virtue of the following
instruments of record in the office Of
the iecorder of Deeds in and for Bates |
tnm Eountyb tbe M1ssGuri' .o,wlt; patent
Shields, Of record in Book 25U, page |
iG7, and an entry on said land as
shown by the certified Flat book of
land office; a deed to John d. Thomas
in Book q. page $50. A deed to
Thomas +. Houston in Book X. page 7.
\ lease made favor of John Steiner and
tO6. a trust deed, in book 16, page
3G4, to James II. Simpson, trustee for
Annie r. Babcock, securing payment of
two notes for eighty-five dollars each;
which interests, or apparent interests
have not been properly conveyed or
released by the grantees in said instru-
mcntS.
Wnereupon, it is ordered by the
clerk in vacation, that said defendants
he notified by publication, that plain
ltf !Ias commenced a suit against them
nature of which is to try, ascertain and
determine the respective right, title
nd interest of the parties plaintiff
nd defendant in said action, in aud to-
u" following real estate, to-wIt:
The North Three-f -foHrths the ,
North East quarter, Section eight,
Township Thirty-nine. Range
Thirly-three, in Bates County, Mis-
souri,, .
nd To obtain Il judgment of the court t
,Iludging and defining the right, title {
ma interest of the parties to said suit |
IL and to said land, the PLAINTIFF
Iaiming fee simple title to the \
,l..t. l
And unless the defendants be and e
trpear at the next term of this court, (
. ne begun and held at the court Il
4ouse in the city of Butler, in said 1
utnly, ON the Fourth Monday in May,
44N, and on or before the first day t
i said term, answer or plead to the a
clifton filed, the same will be taken V
confessed and judgment rendered 4
.cardngly. 1t is further ordered that Il
copy hereof be published according b
- law, in The Butler Weekly Times, a s
,4wspapcr published in Bates County, C
liSSourl. {,
II. o. MAXEY, .
Circuit Clerk. u
True Copy From the Record. t
Witness my hand and seal G
tSeaI OF sad court.
H. Q. MANEY. IA
. It Clerk Of the Circuit Court. a