The St. Joseph observer., 1920-02-28
(No. $4,000
ORDER OF pJ1RIJCATT0N

ORDER OF PUBLICATION =
IN. the Circuit Court of Buchanan
County, Missouri, to the May, 1920
Term.
State of Missouri, County of Buch-
anan, SIS.
Nillsun ,.,,,.. .....'. Plalntltls
Ida w. Hoffman, Charles WalllnE-
ford. Molhe 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 lnvol-
untary grantees of John s. Wall
ingford, deceased, and the unknown
consorts, heirs. devisees, donees,
alienees or immediate, mesne or re-
mote voluntary or involuntary
grantees of Bette Wallingford
Martin, deceased, ..s. Defendants
Now, on this 9Th day OF February,
1920, come the plaintiffs, by their
attorneys and 1t appearing TO the
of the court, by allega-
tion in plaintiffs petition, that the
defendants. Mary Pence, William
Martin, Ona Martin, Thomas Martin,
Charles Martin and Edith Carter, are
non residents of the State of Missouri
and do not reside therein. and cannot
be served with the ordinary process
of law in the State of Missouri; and
il further appearing to the satisfac-
ton 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 go,
fifty-five (55), Range thir-
ty-siX (36), Buchanan County, Mis-
souri, excepting that part of said
quarter section set aside as a home
stead to Mary A. Wallingford in the
partition of the estate Of William
l.. Wallingford, deceased; and also a
tract of land situated in the North
west Quarter of Section ten G0),
Township fifty-five (55), Range thir-
ty-six (36), Buchanan County, Mis-
souri,. described as beginning at the
corner of said quarter sec
don; running thence East 10.70l
chains; thence South 1850 chains;
thence West to the DeKalb and Rush
vile Road; thence North to the place
of beginning, containing twenty -ono
acres, more or less, in Buchanan
County, Missouri, being the same
ner and wife to William =. Walling-
ford, by deed dated April %. 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 $. Wallingford. de-
ceased, and Bette Wallingford Mar
lin, deceased.
1t is therefore, ordered that the |
above named defendants, and the |
ibove named unknown persons, be |
1otified by publication, as required
BY law, that the plaintiffs have
commenced their suit in this
SQUIRT against said defendants
Ind said unknown persons. by
petition and affidavit, the general ma
ure of which Is to ascertain, deter
nine and adjudicate the claims,
light, title and interest of the persons
plaintiffs and defendants, in and to |
he above described real estate, and /
have the same partitioned between |
he parties entitled thereto, according |
10 their respective interests, and that |
unless said defendants and said un-
known persons shall be and appear at |
lhe nexti term of this court, to be be-
gun and held at the Court House in |
he City of ST. Joseph, Buchanan |
County, Missouri, on the first Mon
lay of May, 1920, and on or before
he third day of said term TO answer
plaintiffs petition, the same will be
aiken for confessed as TO them, and |
IN order and decree rendered accord
ngly ascertsining and determining
he right, title and interest of the
plaintiffs and defendants in and to
aid real estate, and enjoining and
Earring the defendants, and every per-
on claiming by, through or under
hem, from setting up or claiming any
light, title or interest in or to,
n lien upon, any part of said
described real estate. except as
nay he ascertained by the Court in
aid hearing, and that partition of
aid land will be made between the
,arties entitled thereto, according TO
heir respective interests, and if part
tion in kind cannot be made, then
aid real estate will be sold and the
'roceeds divided accordingly.
II is further ordered that a copy
4 this order be published in the ST.
oseph Observer. a newspaper pub
lshed in the City of St. Joseph, Coun-
y of Buchanan, State of Missouri 4
or four weeks successfully, the last
Insertion of which shall be at least
fifteen days before the next May, 1920
erm Of this court
A true copy. Attest:
EMMETT ]. GROUSE,
lSea) Clerk
BY Stella whitehead, Deputy Clerk
Groves & Watkins, Attorneys for
Plaintiffs