The Butler weekly times., 1918-01-03
Order Of Publication.
State Of Missouri. ! .ss.
County of Bates.

Order OF Pubhcaoon.
State Of Missouri nse.. 81.
In the Circuit Court Of said Goun-
tv ad Safe. February, 1918, Term.
In Vacation December s, 1917. Il
l.. M. Calhoun, Plaintiff.
w. A. Downey, William Page.
Charles B. Hadsell and the un-
known consorts, heirs, devisees,
donees and alienees OF Mark L:
Meek, Marcus l.. Meek, Daniel
Hiphtower, Isaac R. Holman,
David B. Hamilton. Waldo T.
Johnson, A. Hamilton, Sarah Hahn
and D. L. Clayton, Defendants.
Now at this day comes the plain
tiff herein, by his attorneys and files
among other things, that the defend
ants w. A. Downey, William Page
and Charles B. Hadsall. are each non.
residents of the State ct Missouri
and can not be served ny the oro'-
nary process of law herein.
And further alleging that he verify
believes there are persons interested
in the subject matter OF the petition
whose names he can not insert there
in because they are to him unknown
such unknown persons being the
| consorts, heirs, devisees, donees'
aliences or immediate. mesne or re-
mote. voluntary or involuntary
grantees of Mark l.. Meek, Marcus
l.. Meek, Daniel Hightower, Isaac
r. Holman, David B. Hamilton, Wal
do r. Johnson, A. Hamilton, Sarah
Haun and D. L. Clayton, all of whom
are deceased. by reason Of the facts
set out in his petition as follows:
The said Daniel Hightower en-
tered the hereinafter mentioned real
estate from the United States go*-
ernment about the year 1874, as
shown by the plat book OF original
entries on file in the office OF the
Recorder of Deeds in and for Bates
County, Missouri, and became the
patentce thereof and did not convey
said real estate in his life time. That
, Waldo P. Johnson held a tax deco
, to the hereinafter described real es
) tate, which is of record in Book X
r at Page 23S of the records aforesaid
The said Mark l.. Meel; secured
) deed which is of record in Book -
at Page 15S. and did not convey th'
, title in his life time, unless he did 81
. ;n and h,z the name of Marcus L
: Meek. by deed of record in Book IL
t No at Page Col, which last nance
e grantor. plaintiff AYERS. to be one an
a the same person as marx l.. NieeN
n who is now deceased and has beei
e more than fifteen years last past
n Isaac r. Holman secured deed @
: conveyance which is OF record II
o Book II" at Page 16 and such inte:
n est as he acquired thereby, he d'
J: not convey in his life tire SO far a
u shown by the records of said count!
k That David R. Hamilton held dee
+ purporting to convey to him por
t ton of the-real estate hereinafter de
d scribed. which is of record in BOO
It *" at Page Is5 of the records aforf
d said and did not convey the interes
a so acquired to anyone in his life tim
1t That A. Hamilton has no interest S
far as shown of record hut some {
d his reputcd heirs asserted title b
e conveyance to one Charles B. Hat
,r sail. defendant herein. and are mad
d defendants because of the claim
&c asserted as to all those who did NJ
ID make conveyance. Sarah Haun:
If the wife of Washington Haun. hel
te some title or interest in the premise
g. on account of the dccease of her hu
band, and made no conveyance
ot such interest she may have had u
c. virtue of the decree of said husbaI
,e and his ownership or claim to tt
real estate. That SO far as shown
r. record D. l.. Clayton, whose u
I'd known heirs are joined herein. h:
OF no interest as shown by the record
ct but some OF his reputed heirs asser
1e ing title thereto. made conveyan'
e. after the decease of said D. L. Tia
OF ton. The books and pages referrt
he to above are those kept in the Q
he flee of the Recorder of Deeds IN al
in for Bates County, Missouri.
The plaintiff claims the absolu
he fec simple title in and to the real e
d. tate hereinafter described, and the !
at terests of defendants and whence d
nit rived can rot be more specifcal
ct set forth.
b. Whercupon. it is ordered by. Il
of Clerk. in vacation, that said defen
,g ants be notified by publication tn
n plaintiff has commenced 81
e. against them in this court. the obJe
to and general nature of which is
rs obtain an order, Judgment and deer
of said court determining and
Judging the right, title and 'ntere
of the plaintiff and defendants seve
ally in and to the land described
his petition, to-wit:
The west one-fourth of the
Northeast quarter and the West
half of the Southeast quarter OF
the Southwest quarter of the
Northeast quarter of Section thir;-
ty-four (s4). Township forty 4o)
Range thirty-three, (33I i'll Bates
County. Missouri.
and by its said Judgment and deer
quiet and set at rest the title
plaintiff in and to the aforesaid La
as against the claims and interests
each aud all the defendants here
named and mentioned. And un!ee
: said defendants be and atpear at II
court at the next term thereof to
!; begun and held at the court house
the city of Butler in said county,
,ts ~. f;.e% Moodav of Fehruary TO