Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1920-03-04
Order of Publication

To the April term thereof, 1920
j. f. Henson, Plaintiff.
VS..
The unknown heirs, consorts,
deviSees, doneeS, alieneeS, and i'm.
mediate mesne. remote, voluntary
grantees and involuntary grant.
ees of Nancy J. Whitteker, de.
ceased, Defendants.
The State of Missouri to all Of
the above named defendants,
greeting:
You are hereby notified that
the above named plaintiff has
this day filed with the under
signed clerk of the circuit court
of Wright County, Missouri, in
vacation, his petition, duly veri,
fed by affidavit. alleging
among other things that Nancy
j. Whitteker is dead, and that
there are persons interested in
or who claim to be int rested in
the subject matter of this peti.
ton, and in the lands hereinafter
described, as heirs or deviSees of
the said Nancy }. Whitteker, de-
ceased, but that plaintiff cannot
insert the names of said defend.
ants herein, because same are
unknown to him.
Plaintiff states that the said
Nancy j. Whitteker, deceased,
acquired titleto the said property
from Henry Tarbutton and Sarah
Tarbutten, his wife, by Il warran.
ty deed dated August t, 1860, and
| recorded in the recorders office
at Hartville, Missouri, in Book
L "at page IS: and that defend
ants have obtained and derived
their claim to the property here
matter described from Nancy J.
Whitteker, deceased, Is heirs,
cOnSortS, deviSees, dOneeS, alien.
ees, or immediate mesne, remote,
voluntary or involuntary grant
ees of Nancy J.. Whitteker, de-
ceased.
1t is therefore ordered by the
undersigned clerk, aforesaid, in
vacation, that said defendants be
notified that an action has beer
commenced against them in the
circuit court of Wright county
in the State of Missouri, for til,
purpose of dlvesting the title
out of the said defendants. anC
declaring that the plaintiff has
the title tothe NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
real estate, by limitation, undel
the provision of Section 1854, %
Chapter u, of the Revised Stat
utes of Missouri, of 1909, to wit
One half acre described as fol
lows: Commencing 25H rod.
south of the n. f.. corner of thu
S. W.quarter of the n. W. quartz
of Section II; running thence
west 9 rods: thence south 9 rods
thence east 9 rods; thence nortl
to the place of beginning: all il
Township IS, of Range rs; anC
which action is returnable to an(
triable on the first day of thu
regular term of this court to BIZ
holden at the court house. in tn,
City of Hartville, in the Count!
of Wright, in the State of Mis-
souri,, on the 9TH day of April
1920, at which time and plac,
said defendants are required ant
commanded to be and appear
and to plead, answer or .demur t.
plaintiff, petition; otherwise, th'
allegations contained in plaintiff
said petition will be taken ant
considered as confessed, ant
Judgment rendered according u
the prayer thereof, d~iveSting thu
title out of said defendants, ant
declaring that plaintiff has the ii
tie to said real estate by Limitation
under the provisions of said be
aforementioned Section; the
Mansfield Mirror, published il
Mansfield, Wright County. Mis-
souri,, having been designated by
plaintiff and his attorne.y.of rec
ord as the newspaper most likely
to give notice to defendants OF
the tendency of this action, il is
further ordered that a copy OF
this order be published in said
Mansfield Mirror once a week
for and during four weeks sue
cessively, the last insertion OF
said order, in said newspaper, to
he Mt least II lavS before the