Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-02-07
Order of Publication

County, NlSSo"Ii, Hpi'i oSA'"'
1918.
Luke w. Cottengim, Plaintiff,
Elizabeth ]. Webb, ct al, De-
PENDANTS.
The State of Missouri, to the
unknown widow, the unknown
heirs, the unknown deviSeeS, the
unknown grantees of John Smith,
deceased. the unknown heirS,the
unknown deviSees. and the un.
known grantees of Martha FL "a
beth Weaver. deceased formerly
Martha Elizabeth Hathetd). 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 C.. Hatfield, Calvin
Hatfield. Andrew { Hatfield.
James J. Garrett. Mary j. Gar.
rett. Sarah E. Ball, William 3.
Ball, John +. Garrett, Nancy l..
Boyer, William Boyer, Isaac \.
Garrett, Elizabeth c. Garrett,
Defendants, Greeting:
Take notice that on the l4th
day of January. 1913. 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:
The East half of the Northeast
quarter of Section SeventeenlO
Township Thirty.one SD, Range
Fifteen (15); and the West half OF
the Northwest quarter, and the
Southeast quarter of the North
west quarter of Section Sixteer
90, Township Thirty one (3l)
Range Fifteen u5); all situated
in Wright County, Missouri.
Plaintiff states that each and
every one of the defendants here
in claim to have an interest, titl+
or estate in and to said above de
scribed r-al estate, adverse tt
the title of plaintiff, and which
claim of said defendants cOnstl
tutes a cloud or clouds upol
plaintiffs title to said real estate
Plaintiff states that the defen
dan,s W. H. Webb, William Il
Webb, Floyd Webb. Dora Black
we'll. Joseph E. Hatfield, John {
Hatfield, Andrew G.. Hatfield
Calvin Hatfield, James j Garrett
Mary J. Garrett, Sarah f. Ball
William B. Ball, John F.Garrett
Nancy l.. Boyer, William Boyer
Isaac n. Garrett and ElizabetI
C.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 believes there are person
who cain to be interested in tn
subject matter of this petition
that is to say, who claim to hav
some right, title or interest j
. the real estate hereinbefOra d.
l.. scribed. whose names he cannt
insert herein because they al
b. unknown to plaintiff. neither ca
]. the plaintiff state what right, tit
!. or interest any of the said VI
known parties claim in and
said real estate. because tn
same is unknown to him. Tn;
said unknown persons are d
l. scribed as follows:
y The unknown widow, the u
i known heirs, the unknown d
l. visees. and the unknown gra'
tees of John Smith, decease'
! That such unknown >persor
claim 10 derive their title or i
II terest in said real estate as ii
t. widow, heirs, %devisees, dOnee
alienees, immediate, mesne
remote, voluntary or involuntal
grantees of the said John Smit
deceased. That the said JOf
Smith obtained an interest
said real estate hereinbefOre d
-cribed, through a certain def
from Joseph Lewal'en and Ma