The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-09-13

hoDeiI o. letley, IIdlHJllI,
VS..
John Wallace, the unknown consorts
heirs, devisees, donees, alienees or
immediate, mesne or remote, volun-
tary or involuntary grantees of said
John WALLACE; John Richie, the I'M
known consorts, heirs, devisees, do
nees, alienees or immediate, mesne
or remote, voluntary or involuntary
grantees of said John Richie;
Shelton Tong, and the unknown con-
sorts, heirs, devisees, donees, alien
ees or immediate, mesne or remote
voluntary or involuntary grantees
of said Shelton Tong,
Defendants.
Now on this 9th day of September,
1918, and in vacation of court, comes
the above named plaintiff and files his
petition, duly verified, alleging that he
owns and claims the title to the fol-
lowing described real estate situate
in the County of St. Francois and
State of Missouri, to-wit: All of the
west part of the south half of the
southwest quarter of section SO
township 35 north, range 5 east, and
more particularly described as fol-
lows: Beginning at the southwest
corner of said section SO, running
thence north along line dividing sec
tons 35 and SO, 20 chains, thence east
1855 chains, thence south 20 chains,
thence west along south line of said
section 36 to the point of beginning,
in all about 70 acres. And that he
and those under whom he claims now
are and have been for a period of more
than ten years next prior hereto in
the open, hostile, notorious, continu-
GUS and adverse possession of said
lands; that defendant, John Wallace,
the consorts, heirs, deviseeS, donees,
alienees, or immediate, mesne or re-
mote, voluntary o. Involuntary grant
ees Of said John Wallace, whose names
are unknown to plaintiff and cannot
be inserted in said petition, claim, as
plaintiff verify believes and is ad-
yised, some estate, title or interest in
said real estate adverse to plaintiff un-
der and by virtue of a deed from
James M. DeBow to said John Wal
lace, recorded December 10th, 1886, in
Book B, page 104, of deed records of
said st. Francois county; that defend
ant, John Richie, the consorts, heirs,
devisees, donees, alienees or immediate
mesne or remote, voluntary or invol-
untary grantees of said John Richie,
whose names are unknown to plain
tiff, and cannot be inserted in plain
tiff's petition, claim, as plaintiff YER
lily believes and is advised, some es-
tate, title or interest in said lands ad-
verse to plaintiff under and by viz
tue of a deed from defendant John
Wallace to defendant, John Richie,
recorded April 10th, 1888, in Book B,
page 238, of the deed records of st.
Francois county; that defendant, Shell
ton Tong, and the consorts, heirs, do
nees, devisees, alienees or immediate,
mesne or remote, voluntary or invol-
untary grantees of said Shelton Tong,
whose names are unknown to plaintiff
and cannot be set forth in his said pc
tition, claim, as plaintiff verify be-
lieves and is advised, some estate, tt
tie or interest in said lands adverse to
plaintiff under and by virtue of
deed from James P. Murphy to said
Shelton Tong, recorded Sept. IS, 1873,
in Book P, page 203, deed records of
said ST. Francois county; that defend
ants, John Wallace, John Richie and
Shelton Tong, are non-residents of
the State of Missouri and cannot be
served with process in said State; that
said petition prays the Court to try,
ascertain, determine, adjudge and de-
cree the title, estate and interest of
the parties, plaintiff and defendants,
herein, respectively, in and to said
lands.
Wherefore, it is ordered by the
Clerk of the Circuit Court, in vacation,
that the nonresident defendants afore-
said, and the unknown defendants
aforesaid, and each of them, be mott
fled by publication that plaintiff has
commenced suit against them in this
Court to try, determine and have de-
creed the title, interest and estate of
the respective parties aforesaid, sever
ally, in and to said lands aforesaid.
And it is further ordered that unless
the said nonresident defendants afore-
said, and the said unknown defendants
be and appear at this Court
at the next term thereof, to be begun
and holden at the Court House in the
City of Farmingon, County of st.
State of Missouri, on the
nth day of November, 1918, and an
swer or plead to said petition, the
same will be taken as confessed and
judgment rendered accordingly. And
it is further ordered that q copy here
of be published in the Pennington
Times, newspaper published in the
County Of St. Francois, State of Mis-
souri,, for four weeks successfully, at
least once a week, the last insertion
to be at least Is days before the first
day of said next November term of
said Court.
A true copy from the record. Wit
ness my hand and seal of the Circuit
Court this 9th day of September, 1918,
JOHN A. KNOWLES,
(SEAL) Clerk of the Circuit Court.
Sept. 10, 20, 27 and Oct. a.