Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-08-21
ORDER on PUBLICATION.

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-
bough, Joe Woods and Ober 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 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 ordered 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
T. half of the east half of the west hall
of the Southeast quarter, both Of
Section Twenty-four (24) Township
Fifty-two (52), North of Range
Twelve (12) West of the 9th P. M,
containing in all sixty (60) acres
more or less.
Plaintiff further alleges in the sale
: petition that the above described lane
descended from Elma Bland, who die
on or about the 9TH, day Of Marcel
: 1919, and that the above described
\ real estate of said Elma Bland is sub
ject to partition among plaintiff ant
defendants according to their respec
tive rights and interests; plaintiff
further states that the said Elm
Bland deceased was the owner at tn
time of her death of personal propert,
and money and that her estate is nov
being administered in the Probat
Court of Audrain County, Missouri
and that this plaintiff is the duly an;
legally appointed, qualified and actin'
administrator of her estate, that tn
estate in which said land descended
has not been fully settled, that par
tition of said premises in kind can
not be made without great prejudice
to the owners and plaintiff prays tina
said premises be sold and the pro
ceeds of said sale divided among al
the parties according to their respec
tive rights and interests, and that tn
above named defendants are all adults
It is further ordered that said non
resident defendants be and appea
in this court on the first day Of tn
November term hereof to be holder
at the Court House in the City o
Mexico, within said County of Aud
rain and State of Missouri, on Monda.
the oath. day of November 1919 the
and there answer or otherwise plea
% said petition, or in default thereo
said petition will be taken as con
fessed and judgment rendered agains
them in accord with the praye
thereof.
1t is further ordered that a cop
hereof be published at least once
week for four weeks successfully
the Mexico Weekly Ledger a week.
newspaper printed and published i
the English language in Mexico, Mis-
souri,, and circulated in said Audrai
County, Missouri, and designated b
plaintiffs attorney as most likely I
give notice to said defendants, the las
insertion of said order of Publicatio
to be at least fifteen days before tn
commencement of said Novembe
term, 1919, of said Court.
Witness my hand and official sea
Done at office in the City of Mexic
County and State aforesaid, this ST.
day of August 1919.
(SEAL) E. F. ELLIOTT,
Clerk Of the Audrain County Gil
cult Court.
A true COPY from the record.