Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-08-28
ORDER or PUBLICATI0M.-

ORDER OF PUBLICATION.
State of Missouri,
IS.
County Of Audrain.
In the Circuit Court to September
Term. 1919.
Halleck Blank, ........... Plaintiff
VS..
Mary E. Seymour, Willard A. Sey-
mour, Joseph M. Seymour, Rose
Webster, Anthony Wayne, Joseph
Wayne, Annie Latimer, Carl Wayne,
Bessie Barnes, May Dingman, Elvin
Barnes, P. S. Woods, W. w. Woods,
Conner Woods, Thomas Woods, Lena
H%arbough, Joe Woods and Ober
Woods, ............ Defendants.
The State of Missouri to Conner
Woods, Thomas Woods, Lena Har-
Dough, Joe Woods and ODER Woods,
non-residents Greetings:
Now on this 9Th day of August 1919,
comes the plaintiff in the above en-
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 ODER 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 respec-
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 east
half Of the cast half of the west half
Of the Southeast quarter, both Of
Section T~wenty-four ga Township
Fifty-two> (52), North Of Range
Twelve (12) West of the 5th P. NJ,
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
ject to partition among plaintiff and
defendants according to their respec-
tive rights and interests; plaintiff
further states that the said Elma
Bland deceased was the owner at the
time of her death of personal property
and money and that her estate is now
being administered in the Probate
Court of Audrain County, Missouri,
and that this plaintiff is the duly and
legally appointed, qualified and acting
administrator of her estate, that the
estate in which said land descended
has not been fully settled, that par
tition of said premises in kind cam
not be made without great prejudice
to the owners and plaintiff prays that
said premises be sold and the pro-
ceeds of said sale divided among all
the parties according to their respec-
tive rights and interests, and that the
above named defendants are all adults.
1t is further ordered that said nom
resident defendants be and appear
in this court on the first day of the
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 plead
o 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 a copy
hereof be published at least once a
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