The St. Joseph observer., 1920-02-21
(No. $4,000
ORDER or PUBLICATION

ORDER or PUBLICATION
In the Circuit Court of Buchanan
County Missouri, to the May, 1920
Term.
state Of Missouri County Of Buch-
anan, SIS.
Allison .Plaintiits
VS..
Ida w. Hoffman, Charles Walling-
ford. Mollle wallingford, William
Martin, c. X. Martin, Ona Martin,
Thomas Martin, Charles Martin,
Mary Pence, Edith Carter and the
unknown consorts, heirs. deVisees,
donees, alienees or immediate, mes
ne or remote, voluntary or invol-
untary grantees of John S. Wall
ingford, deceased, and the unknown
consorts, heirs, devlsees, donees,
alienees or immediate, mesne or re-
mote voluntary or involuntary
grantees Of Bette Wallingford
Martin, deceased. .... Defendants
Now. on this 9Th day OF February,
1920. come the plaintiffs, by their
attorneys and it appearing to the
satisfaction of the court, by allega-
ton i'm plaintiffs petition, that the
defendants, Mary Pence, William
Martin, Ona Martin, Thomas Martin,
Charles Martin and Edith Carter, are
non-re. .idents of the state OF Missouri
and do not reside therein, and cannot
be served with the ordinary process
of law i'm tho state of Missouri; and
il further appearing to the satistac-
tion Of the court, by petition. duly
verified, that there are persons IN
terested in, or who claim to be inter-
ested in, the subject matter OF this
petition, and the real estate therein
and herein described as the North
east Quarter Of Section nine (9,
Township Cifty-five (55), Range thir-
ty-six (3Gg, Buchanan County, Mis-
souri,, excepting that part of said
quarter section set aside as home
stead to Mary A. Wallingford In the
partition of the estate of william
Z. Walingford. deceased; and also a
tract OF land situated in the North
west Quarter of Section ten uO,
Township fifty-five (55), Range thir-
ty-six (S6), Buchanan County, Mis-
souri, described as beginning at the
Northwest corner of said quarter sec
ton: running thence East 1910
chains: thence South 1880 chains;
thence West to the DeKalb and Rush
Vile Road; thence North to the place
OF beginning, containing twenty -one
acres, more or less, in Buchanan
County, Missouri, being the same
land as conveyed by Isham s. Gard
ner and wife to William p. Walling-
ford. by deed dated April 25, 1871,
and recorded in Book 63, page 457,
OF deed records of Buchanan Coun-
ty, Missouri, whose interest in said
real estate was derived by reason of
being consorts, heirs. devisees, dom
ees, alienees, or immediate, mesne
or remote, voluntary or involuntary
grantees of John 5. Wallingford. de-
ceased, and Bette Wallingford Mar
tin. deceased.
1t is therefore, ordered that the
above named defendants, and the
above named unknown persons. be
notified by publication, as required
by law, that the plaintiffs have
commenced their suit I'm this
court against said defendants
and said unknown persons, by
petition and affidavit. the general ma
ture of which is to ascertain, deter
mine and adjudicate the claims,
right title and interest of the persons
plaintiffs and defendants, in and to
the above described real estate, and
have the same paritioned between
the parties entitled thereto, according
to their respective interests, and that
unless said defendants and said un-
] known persons shall be and appear at
the next term Of this court, to be be-
[ gun and held at the Court House in
the City of st. Joseph, Buchanan
| County, Missouri. on the first Mon
! day Of May. 1920, 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
an order and decree rendered accord
ingly, ascertsining and determining g
the right, title and interest of the
plaintiffs and defendants in and to
said real estate, and enjoining and
barring the defendants, and every per-
son claiming by, through or under
| them, from setting up or claiming any
right, title or interest in or to,
or lien upon, any part Of said
described real estate, except as
may be ascertained by the Court in
said hearing, and that partition of
said land will he made between the
parties entitled thereto, according to
their respective interests, and II part
ition In kind cannot be made, then
said real estate will be sold and the
proceeds divided accordingly.
1t is further ordered that a CODY
Of this order be published in the St
Joseph Observer a newspaper pub
lished in the City Of st. Joseph, Coun-
ty of Buchanan. State of Missouri,
for four weeks successfully, the last
insertion of which shall be at least
fifteen DAYS before the next May, 1920
term Of this court.
A true copy Attest:
EMMETT J. GROUSE,
CSeaD Clerk
BY stella Whitehead. Deputy Clerk
Groves d Watkins, Attorneys for
Plaintiffs