The St. Joseph observer., 1921-11-12
Roundy. Mary Roundy and Hattie

Roundy, Mary Roundy and Hattie
Roundy Tracy, the unknown heirs Of
John Whalen, deceased, and the un-
known heirs OF Thomas J. Whalen,
deceased, be notified by publication,
as required by law. that plaintiffs
have Instituted their action against
said defendants I'm said Court, and
that the object and general nature Of
said action Is to ascertain. determine
and adjudge the respective rights.
titles and interests OF the parties
plaintiffs, and defendants, Of, in, and
TO the real estate above described, and
to quiet the title thereto in the plain
tiff: that it is alleged I'm said petition
that the interests and claims OF said
unknown defendants in and to said
real estate so far as known to plain
tiffs are as follows:
That the right, title claims or in
terests of the unknown heirs (other
than those named in his wilD OF John
whaIen, deceased. were derived as
such from said John Whalen, deceas-
ed; that said John Whalen, deceased,
to whom such title was last trans
ferred during his life time owned said
real estate or part thereof under
and by virtue Of a warranty deed
from William Dunning and Anna
Dunning, his wife, to said John
w nAlen. utCtASIus Wlllfll httu - udA-
ed October 2S, 1854, and is recorded
in Book TX" at Page CIT, in the office
of the Recorder of Deeds, within and
for Buchanan County, Missouri; that
such unknown heirs .(other than those
named in his wild OF said John
Whalen, deceased, derive or claim to
derive their title or claims as heirs
at law OF said John whalen, deceased; /;
That the right, title, claims or in
terests of the unknown heirs of
Thomas J. Whalen, deceased, were
derived as such from said Thomas ].
whalen, deceased; that said Thomas
J. Whalen, decea sed, was n son of
John Whalen and died before the
death of his father. John Whalen;
that by the terms OF the last will and
testament Of said John Whalen. de-
ceased. the west half Of the northwest
quarter Of Section twenty-five (25).
Township fifty-slx (56), Range thirty
seven C37), buchanan County. Mis-
souri,, was devised to the heirs Of said
Thomas J. Whalen; that the said last
will OF John Thalen, deceased, has
been duly admitted to probate in the
Probate Court of Buchanan County,
Missouri, and appears OF record in the
office Of the recorder Of deeds, within
and for Buchanan County, Missouri,
in Book 20 at Tage 21S In the records
Of said offtce; tnat S9ld UNKNOWN
heirs (other than Mioml Kansas
Whalen afterwards Roundy, and Mary
J. whalen afterwards Singlcton) of
Thomas j. Whalen, deceased, derive
or claim to derive their title or claims
as heirs at law Of said Thomas j.
Whalen, deceased.
1t is further ordered that unless
the said nonresident and unknown
defendants above named shall be and
appear at the next term of this Court
to be begun and held at the Court
House in the City oc st. Joseph, Bu-
chanan County, State of Missouri, on
the third day OF October, 1921, on or
before the third day of said term 10
answer plaintiffs petition, the same
will be taken for confessed as to them
and judgment rendered accordingly.
1t is further ordered that a copy
of this order be published in The st
Joseph Observer. newspaper pub
lished in the County of buchanan
State of Missouri, for four weeks sue.
cessiveIy, the last insertion OF which
to be at least fifteen days before the
next October, 1921. term Of this Court
a true copy. Attest:
EMMETT J. GROUSE.
CSeaD Clerk.
By Eugene Rbseburg. Deputy Clerk.
Silverman & Porter, Attorneys for
Plaintiffs. (S2D