The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1919-04-19
(No. 32134)
ORDER or PUBLICATION


In the Circuit Court OF buchanan
County. Missouri. to the May, 1919.
term thereof.
James A. Self. ......... Plaintiff
Harriet w. Kullman. Martin l..
Kullman, Mildred S. Nelson. George
James Crowther, Mary II. Nelson.
John @. Nelson. Mildred j. Smith and
Francis ID. Smith. ...... Defendants
Now on this day comes the plaintiff
by his attorneys and IL appearing to
the satisfaction of the Circuit Court
that defendants, Mildred s. Nelson.
George James Crowther, Mary II.
Nelson, John G.. Nelson, Mildred J.
Smith and Francis N. Smith. are non
residents of the state Of Missouri and
do not reside therein, II il ordered
that said nonresident defendants be
notified by publication as required by
law that said plaintiff has commence
ed his suit in this court against said
defendants by petition, the object and
general nature of which is to obtain
the judgment and decree of the court
as to whether a parol partition was
made among the heirs Of Mary Self,
deceased. of the West One Hundred
Forty u40) feet OF lot four ca and
the West One Hundred Forty G40)
feet of the North Forty (40) feet OF
Lot Five (5), all in Block One a. In
Noble Tract, an addition to the city
of st. Joseph. Buchanan County.
Missouri. and to declare and adjudge
the division and partition of said
lands made by said parol partition a.,
aforesaid and the portions OF said
lands now owned In severalty by the
parties plaintiff and defendants and
to ascertain and adjudge the interests
of the parties plaintiff and defend
ants in and to said real estate and
each part thereof. and also to obtain
decree of partition OF all of that
part of Lot -Four ca, Block One "a
Noble Tract. aforesaid. except the
East One Hundred (100D feet there
Of not partitioned by parol, and n
the court should find and adjudge
that no parol partition of said lands
was made. then also for a decree OF
partition OF the West One Hundred
Forty G40) feet of said Lot Four 80
and the West One Hundred Forty
I U40D feet OF the North Forty (4o)
feet OF said Lot Five (5) all In Block
One % Noble Tract, aforesaid. and
that IL said real estate ordered par
titioned by the court can not be di-
vided in kind without great prejudice
| to the owners thereof, then that said
real estate be sold and the proceeds
OF such sale divided among the par
| ties plaintiff and defendants in ac-
cordance with their respective inter-
ests therein. That unless said non
resident defendants shall be and APP
pear at the next regular term of this
court to be become and held at the
court house in the city of st. Joseph.
| Buchanan County. State OF Missouri.
on the 5th day OF May. 1919, and on
or before the third day of said term
to answer plaintiffs petition. the
same will be taken for confessed as
to them and judgment rendered ac-
cording. 1t is further ordered that
a copy OF this order be published in
The st. Joseph Observer. a newspas
per published in the county OF Blu
chanan. for four (4 weeks success
sively, the last insertion OF which 10
be at leastt fifteen (15) days before
the next May, 1919. term Of this
court.
A true Copy. Attest:
EMMETT ]. GROUSE,
(SeaD Circuit Clerk.
By Stella Whitehead. Deputy Clerk.
Graham & Silverman. Attorneys fol
Plaintiff (3l5)