Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-09-04
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.

County Of Audrain.
In the Circuit Court to September
1919.
Halleck Blank, ............ PlainttG
VS..
Mary E. Seymour, Willard A. Sey-
mour, Joseph M. Seymour, Roas
Webster, Anthony Wayne, Joseph
Wayne, Annie Latimer, Carl Wayne,
Bessie Barnes, May Dingman, ElviR
Barnes, P. S. Woods, W. W. Woods,
Conner Woods, Thomas Woods, Lena
Harbough, Joe Woods and Ober
Woods, ............ Defendants.
The State Of Missouri to Conner
Woods, Thomas Woods, Lena Har-
bough, Joe Woods and ODER Woods,
non-residents Greetings:
Now on this 9th day of August 1919,
the plaintiff in the above \
titled cause by his attorney Arthur
Bruton before the undersigned Clerk
Of the Circuit Court Of Audrain Coun-
ty. Missouri, in vacation, and files his
petition duly verified by affidavit
stating among other things that the
defendants Conner Woods, Thomas
Woods, Lena Harbough, Joe Woods
and Ober Woods are non-residentS OF
the State of Missouri, so that the
ordinary process Of law cannot be ser
we'd up on them here.
1t is thereupon oruered by the
Clerk aforesaid in vacation, that pub
LEGATION be made notifying the
above named nonresident defendants
that an action has been commenced
against them by petition and affidavit
in the Circuit Court Of Audrain
| County, Missouri, the general object
and purpose of which is to make par
tition among the parties, plaintiff and
defendants according to their respee-
| tive rights and interests Of the fol-
lowing described tract and parcel of
land situated in Audrain County, Mis-
souri,, to-wit:-
The West half Of the east half Of
the Southeast quarter, and the eaS
half Of the east half of the west half
Of the Southeast quarter, both OF
Section Twcnty-four (24) Township
Fifty-two (52), North Of Range
Twelve (12) West of the 9th P. N
containing in all sixty (60) acres
more or less,
Plaintiff further alleges in the said
! petition that the above described land
descended from Elma Bland, who died
on or about the 9Th, day of March
1919, and that the above described
real estate of said Elma Bland is sub
iect to partition among plaintiff and
defendants according to their respec-
tive rights and interests; plaintiff
further states that the said Elna
Bland deceased was the owner at tbs
time of her death Of personal property
and mon and that her estate il now
being administered in the Probate
Court Of Audrain County, Missouri,
and that this plaintiff is the duly an
legally appointed, qualified and acting
administrator Of her estate, that the
estate in which said land descendeE
has moi been fully settled, that par
tltion Of said premises in kind car
not be made without great prelude
to the owners and plaintiff prays thh'
said premises be sold and the pr
cceds Of said sale divided among a.
the parties according to their r~osIaD-
tive rights and interests, and that tn
abog" named defendants are all adl.Ls.
1t is further ordered that said ron
resident defendants be and apuTar
in this court on the first day Of the
November term hereof to be holden
at the Court House in the City Of
Mexico, within said County Of Aud
rain and State of Missouri, on Monday
the oath, day of November 1919 then
and there answer or otherwise p'oaa
. said petition, or in default thereof
said petition will be taken as con-
fcssed and judgment rendered against
them in accord with the prayer
thereof.
1t is further ordered that n copy
hereof be published at least once :
week for four weeks successfully IN
the Mexico Weekly Ledger a weekly
newspaper printed and published ~
the English language in Mexico, mis-
souri,, and circulated in said Audrtn
County, Missouri, and designated '.
plaintiffs attorney as most likely 70
give notice to said defendants, the last
Insertion Of said order of Publication
to be at least fifteen days before The
commencement of said November
term, 1919, of said Court.
Witness my hand and official seat
Done at office in the City of Mckee
County and State aforesaid, this 9th