Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1920-02-12
Order of Publication

10 the Aprll term tnereol. ls-o
Avery V. Freeman, Plaintiff,
vs..
George 7. Beal. ifliving, and. if
dead, the unknown heirs, con
sorts, d~evisees, donees, alieneeS,
and immediate mesne, remote,
voluntary grantees and involun-
tary grantees of George T. Beal'
deceased; John Ramsey,if living,
aud, if dead. the unknown heirs,
consorts, deviseeS, doneeS, alien
ees, and immediate mesne, re
mote, voluntary grantees and in.
voluntary grantees of John
Ramsey. deceased, 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 flied with the undersigned
clerk of the circuit court OF
Wright County, Missouri, in va
cation, his petition, duly verified
by affidavit, wherein said plaintiff
alleges that George 7. Beal is
either living, and is a o resi-
dent of the State of Missouri, so
that the ordinary process OF law
cannot be served upon him in
this State, or that the said George
T. Beal has departed this life:
and believes and AYERS that one
or the other is true, and is igno-
rant whether it be the one or the
other.
Plaintiff further alleges that
defendant, John Ramsey,is either
living, and is a non resident of
the State of Missouri. so that
the ordinary process of law can.
not be served upon him in this
State, or that the said John
Ramsey has departed this life;
and believes and AYERS that one
or the other is true, and is igno-
rant whether it be the one or the
other; and plaintiff verify believes
that if the said George T. Beal
and John Ramsey, or either of
them, be dead, that there are
persons interested in, or who
claim to be interested in the sub
ject matter of this petition, and
in the land hereinafter described,
as heirs or devisees, and cannot
insert the names of said defend,
ants herein because same are
unknown to him.
Plaintiff states that George T.
Beal acquired title to said prop
erty from the United States
Government by patent recorded
in Book IS, at page SOL, in the
reco cder's Office of Wright Coun-
ty, Missouri; that the said John
Ramsey acquired title to said
property from c. NJ. Freeman
andEliza bethA freeman, his wife,
by a quit claim deed recorded in
Book j, at page SOP, in the re.
corder's Office, in Wright Coun.
ty, Missouri.
Plaintiff states that if the said
George T. Beal and John Ramsey
be dead, defendants have obtained
and derived their claims to the
property hereinafter described
from said George T. Beal and
John Ramsey, deceased, as heirs,
consorts, devisees, donees, alien
ees, or immediate mesne, remote.
voluntary grantees, or involunta
ry grantees of George 7. Beal
and John Ramsey; and that his
petition contains as full and cor
rect and complete a recital and
description Of the claim Of said
defendants, and how such claims
are derived, as the same are
known to the plaintiff.
1t is therefore ordered by the
undersigned clerk aforesaid, in
vacation, that said defendants be
notified that an action mas been
com menced against them in the
circuit court Of Wright County,
in the State of Missouri, for the
purpose of divesting the title out
of said defendants, and declaring
that the plaintiff has the title t.
the following described real es.
tate by Limitation, under the pro
visions of Section 1854, Of Chap
ter u, OF the Revised Statutes of
Missouri, Of 1909, to.wit:
Nine t9) acres, a part OF the