The Butler weekly times., 1918-01-03
Order of Publication.
State of Missouri,

VkVSb VI N0AAS0se~sss
State of Missouri,
County of Bates. e. IS.
In the Circuit Court OF Bates Coun-
ty. Missouri February Term, 1913.
, In Vacation December 22nd, 1917.
Luther Hyer and Louisa Hyer,
Plaintiffs.
VS..
Mathew Hallam and the unknown
J. consort, heirs, devisees, donees.
alienees and grantees of said
Mathew Hallam. if he be deceased,
and the unknown consorts, heirs,
| devisees, donees. alienecs and
grantees of Loring L. 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 Hallam,
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 i'll the
subject matter of their action whose
names they can not insert therein, be-
cause to them unknown. Such un-
known persons being the consort,
heirs, dcvisees, donees, alienees and
grantees, immediate, mesne or re.
mote, voluntary or involuntary OF
Mathew Hallam, if he be deceased,
and of Loring Z. Stone, deceased, and
OF John Hallam, deceased, and of
Eliza Kirtley, 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 deed dated
; November 1st, 1873, and recorded in
! the office OF the Recorder Of Deeds in
!. and for Bates County, Missouri, in
Book "N" at Page $40, which interest
was not we'll conveyed by him.
' That John Hallam became the own
! er of the land herein described as be
i ing in Section eighteen (lS) by virtue
: of deed which is of record in BooI
" II. j. at Page o2, in the office afore
said, which interest, he did not con
a vey in his life time.
. That Eliza Kirtley obtained a deco
q conveying to him the land mentionee
:, herein as being Section eighteen (19)
which deed is of record in Book -
y at Page ISl. in the office 1for
;, which interest he did not convey
i unless he did so in and by the name
| OF Elijah kirtley.
" That Loring Z. Stone had an ap
: parent interest in the real estate de
+ scribed as being in Section nineteei
n (1o), by virtue of two tax deeds each
:. dated April 5th, 1871, and RECORDED
4 respe ctively in Book "V' at Page A.
's and Book "Y" at Page 3oI, in tn
y office aforesaid. and did not conve.
>, the interest SO acquired.
r.. Further stating that the interest
. such unknown parties and whenc
X the same is derived can not be NOR
a. specifically described or set forth b
s+ them in their petition, except, tina
p such interest, if any there be, is &C
"a verse and prejudicial to the title an
II claim of the plaintiffs in the real e:
=, tate described in their petition as TO
H. lows:
l.. The Southeast quarter OF Section
-, eighteen (1S) and the west half
~
~ northeast quarter and the south
ID east quarter OF the northeast
.s ss quarter of the northeast quarter
e. OF Section nineteen (IO. all IN
~ Township thirty-eight (3S) OF
~ Range twenty-nine (20) in Bates
ID County, Missouri;
hs The plaintiffs claiming the absolu
nj nj title in and to the aforesaid land.
" Whereupon, it is ordered by tt
nj clerk in vacation, that the deiendan
E ,s be notified by publication that plal
-, tifiS have commenced SUIT again
:. them in this court, the object al
~ general nature OF which is to >ecu
y y, an order and judgment OF the coul
~ ascertaining and determining II
-, -. right. title, interest and claim OF Il
'' plaintiffs and defendants. respcctiv
!, iy, in and to the above described re
~ estate and by the Judgment and d
= cree of said court, declare the lnte
" est or apparent interest OF the q
rs Is. PENDANTS therein, to be forever barr
~ and to divest them and each OF the
of all apparent interest in and to t
ae aforesaid land and vest the same
~ the plaintiffs. and, unless the said d
"a. PENDANTS appear at this court at t
~. next term thereof, to be begun al
~ held at the court house in the cl
~ ao OF Butler, in said county on the f'r
:, Monday of February, 1918. and on
~. before the first day of said term, a
=. swer or plead to the petition OF pla'
=, tiffs. the same will be taken as co
!" fessed and judgment rendered a
cortlngly. 1t is further ordered tn
copy hereof be published i'll /
Butler Weekly Times, newspap
published in the said county, for t
time and in the manner prescribed
law, ,v
Circuit Clel
\ true copy of the record.
'ee: Witness my hand and t
., (SealD seal OF the Circuit Court
M Bates County, Nilsson
or this 2and day of Decemb'
49, 1917.
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MS NAT Circuit Clel
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