Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-01-31
Order Of Publication

County, Missouri. to April term,
1918.
Luke w. Cottengim, Plaintiff,
vs.
Elizabeth j. Webb, ct al, De.
PENDANTS.
The State Of Missouri, tn the
unknown widow, the unknown
heirs, the unknown devisees, the
unknown grant es Of JOIN Suith.
deceased, the unknown heirs, the
unknown deviseeS. and the, un.
known grantees of Martha. ELIZA.
beth Weaver, deceased (formerly
Martha E izabrth Hatteld). 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 E. Hat.
field, John C. Hatfield. Calvin
fairfield. Andrew c Hatfield,
James J. Garrett, Mary J. Gar
rett, Sarah f. Ball, William B.
Ball, John F. Garrett, Nancy l..
isoyer, William Boyer, Isaac N:
Garrett, Elizabeth G. Garrett,
Defendants, Greeting:
Take notice that on tn. 14th
day of January. 1918, comes
Luke W. Cottengim, as plaintiff,
by his attorneys, before the un
derSisn"d clerk in vacation, and
files his pc ilion, duly verified by
affidavit, alleging among other
things, that the plaintiff is seized
md 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
qnarter of Section Seventeenth,
Township Thirty one CD, Range
Fifteen Upland the West half OF
the Northwest quarter, and the
Southeast quarter of the North.
west quarter Of Section Sixteen
C16). Township Thirty one I'D,
Range Fifteen (l5); all situated
n 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 alb we de
Scr!bed I al estate, adverse tt
The title of plaintiff, and whic.l
claim IF said defendants consti
tutes a cloud or clouds upor
i, plaintiffs title to said real estate
Plaintiff states that The defen
dams W. H. Webb, William H
Webb, Floyd Webb. Dora Black
we'll, Joseph E Hatfield, John G
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 Elizabeth
=. c. Garrett are each and every one
, If them non residents of thu
State of Missouri, and the Ordi
nary process of law cannot bt
served upon them or upon any
one of them in this Slate.
Plaintiff further alleges that h
verify bell ives there are persons
who C aim to be inter sted in thu
subject matter of this petition
that is to say, who claim to hav'
some right, title or interest If
the real estate hereinbefora de
. scribed. whose names he cannO
insert herein because they ar
. unknown to plaintiff. neither CIR
the plaintiff state what right, it'll
+. or interest any of the said un
known parties claim in and t.
said real estate, because tht
same is unknown to him. Tina
said unknown persons are de
, scribed as follows:
> The unknown widow, the un
known heirs, the unknown de
visees. and the unknown gran
tees of John Smith, decreased
' That such unknown person.
claim TO derive their title or in
I terest in said real estate as tn
widow, heirs, d%evisees, donees
alienees, immediate, mesne o
remote, voluntary or involuntar.
grantees of the said John Smith
deceased. That the said Johv
Smith obtained an interest il
said real estate hereinbefore de
>cribed, thr ugh a certain dect