The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1918-01-26
ORDER OF PUBLICATION

rloTence Ia Dicken, Bell Dlcken,
Florence Dicken, the unknown heirs.
consorts. devisees, donees, alienees,
and immediate. mesne or remote. vol
untary or involuntary grantees of each
and all of the following de. eased per-
sons. namely: John Thurman, deceas-
ed, John Bigham. deceased. John
Bingham. deceased, Mary Il. Dicken,
deceased, Susan A. Dicken, deceased,
Joseph II. Dicken,. deceased, Jessie II.
Allen, deceased, Lydia Il. williams,
deceased. o. Martin Spencer deceas-
ed, John ID. Dicken. deceased, William
Thurman, deceased. .... Defendants
ORDER or PUBLICATION
The State of Missouri To all of the
above named defendants.
GREETING
You are hereby notified that the
above named plaintiff has this day
filed with the undersigned clerk OF
the Circuit Court of Buchanan Coun-
ty. Missouri, his petition, duly veri-
fled by affidavit, wherein said plain
tiff alleges that the defendants claim
some title. estate or interest in the
subject matter of said petition and in
the lane hereinafter des ribel. but that
said plaintiff cannot insert the names
of said defendants in his said petition
because the names of said defen lant5
are unknown to him; in which said
petition plaintiff further ayers that
the defendants have obtained and de-
rive their claim to the property here
matter described from John Thur
man, deceased, as heirs, consorts, de-
visees, donees, alienees, or immediate.
mesne, remote, voluntary or involun-
tary grantees of said John Thurman.
and from Joseph n. Dicken, deceased,
as heirs, Sonsorts. devisees, donees,
alienees, or Immediate, mesne or re-
mote. voluntary or Involuntary gran
tees of Joseph II. Dicken: and that
cot To-, r,.lf
and complete a recital and descrip-
tion of the claims of said defendants
and how said claims are derived as the
same are known to plaintiff.
1t Is thereupon ordered by the un-
dersigned clerk aforesaid that said
defendants be notified that an action
has been commenced against them in
the Circuit Court of Buchanan Coun-
ty, Missouri for the purpose of trying,
determining. settling. defining and
quietipg the title to the following de-
> ribed real estate situated in Bu-
chanan County, Missouri, to-wlt:
A tract OF land in the northeast
quarter Of Section 26. township 55.
range sc. Buchanan County Missouri,
and more particularly described as
follows to-wt: Beginning at the
southeast corner OF the northeast
quarter of said section %, thence
north along the east line OF said sec
is $500 feet south of the northeast
corner of said section 20: thence $
SO deGrees 10 w, 2S3.S0 feet: thence
5 76 degrees co. w 601.s2 feet thence
south Sc degrees go w 663.30 feet:
theme 3 SO degrees 15' w 509.40 feet:
! thence y 40 degrees 21' w 1910 feet:
thence s 81 degrees 00' w 1880 feet;
thence So degrees As f 172.40 feet
/ to the northeast corner of the tract
| OF land owned by William c. Scott;
thence South 107672 feet to the east
and west center line of said Section
20; thence east 1SS1.07 feet to the
point Of beginning. Same containing
I2.46 acres.
/ Also beginning at a point on the
north and south center line of said
section 26, that is S00.2j feet south Of
the northwest corner of the northeast
quarter OF said section 26: thence
south along the quarter section line
! 1064.25 feet to a point that is 1890
feet north OF the center of said Sec
tion 90; thence y 81 degrees 00' Il
S4l.50 feet, thence y 40 degrees 2l'
Nv 930.l5 feet to the point of begin
ming. Same containing $50 acres.
Also tract of land in the north
west quarter of section 25, township
55, range 80, Buchanan County, Mis-
souri,, and more particularly described
as follows to-wit: Beginning at the
southwest corner of the northwest
quarter OF said section %; thence
north along the west line OF said sec
tion 25, 1940.3o feet thence east i1.25
feet; thence n 10 degrees IA minutes
Il 697.lO feet to point on the north
line OF said section 25, that Is 1880
feet east OF the northwest corner OF
said section 25, thence east $4,000
feet; thence 10 degrees 40 W
2672.S0 feet to a point on the east and
west center line Of said section 20,
that is 10000 feet east of the point Of
beginning; thence west $4,000 feet to
the point of beginning. Same con-
tanning $500 acres.
And by which said action plaintiff
seeks to forever bar and preclude the
said defendants and each OF them
from setting up any interest or claim
in or to said real estate adversely to
said plaintiff, and which said action is
returnable to and triable on the first
day of the next regular term Of this
court to be holden at the court house
in the City OF st. Joseph, in the .Coun-
J ty OF Buchanan, in the State OF Mis-
souri,, on the 7th day OF January, 1918.
at which time and place said defend
ants are required and commanded TO
be and appear and TO plead, answer
or demur TO plaintiffs said petition,
otherwise the allegations )ntained IN
. said petition will be taken and con-
sidered as confessed and judgment
rendered according to the prayer
thereof, forever barring and preclud-
/ ing said defendants from hereafter
, setting up any claim or title to the
said real property.
The ST. Joseph Observer, published
in st. Joseph, Missouri. having been
? designated by the plaintiff and his at
torney of record as the newspaper
most likely 10 give notice 10 the de-
PENDANTS of the pendency OF this ae-
{ ton il is further ordered that a eopy
} of this order be published In said 81.
Joseph Observer once a week for and
during four weeks successiyely, the
: last insertion of said order in said
paper to be at least fifteen days be-
= fore the first day Of the next regular
5 term OF court.
3 c. DUBACH, A. BOWERS,
{ Attorneys for Plaintiff.
State OF Missouri, County of Bu'
= chanan, IS.
z ], Ross c. Cox, clerk OF the Circuit
e Court OF the county aforesaid, hereby
. certify that the foregoing Is a true
r copy OF the original order OF publica-
r tion as the same appears OF record IN
my office. This 2Sth day OF Noyem-
i ber, 1917.