The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1919-04-12
(No. 321sD

In the Circuit Court Of Buchanan
County. Missouri. to the May. 1919,
term thereof
James A. Self. Plaintiff
Harriet w. Kullman, Martin L.
kaufman, Mildred 3. Nelson, George
James Crowther. Mary II. Nelson.
John q. Nelson. Mildred J. Smith and
Francis ID. Smith. ....... Defendants
Now on this day comes the plaintiff
by his attorneys and it 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 d. Smith, are non
residents OF the state of Missouri and
do not reside therein, Il is ordered
that said non-resident 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 il to obtain
the judgment and decree OF the court
as to whether parol partition was
made among the heirs of Mary Self,
deceased, OF the West one Hundred
Forty GIO feet of lot four ca and
the West one Hundred Forty G40)
feet of the North Forty (4e) feet of
Lot Five (6). all in Block one a. in
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of st. Joseph, Buchanan County.
Missouri, and to declare and adjudgs
the division and partition of said
lands made by said parol partition as
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 "a, Block One "a
Noble Tract, aforesaid. except the
East One Hundred (1O0) feet there
Of not pertitioned by paroi, and II
the court should find and adJudge
that no paroi partition Of said lands
was made, then also for a decree Of
partitios OF the West One Hundred
Forty N40) feet OF said Lot Four (4)
and the West One Hundred Forty
D4OD feet OF the North Forty (4e)
feet OF said Lot Five (5D all in Block
One % Noble Tract. aforesaid, and
that II said real estate ordered par
titoned by the court can not be di-
yided 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 nom
resident defendants shall be and ap-
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 6th 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
la copy OF this order be published in
! The st. Joseph Observer. a newspR.
per published in the county of Bu-
chanan. for four ca weeks success
sively, the last insertion of which to
be at least fifteen G5) 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 for
Plaintiff (315)