The St. Joseph observer., 1921-10-29

Roundy. Mary Roundy and Hattie
Roundy Tracy, the unknown heirs of
John Whalen, deceased. and the un-
known heirs of Thomas ]. Whalen,
deceased, be notified by publication,
as required by law, that plaintiffs
have instituted their action against
said defendants in said Court, and
that the object and general nature Of
said action is to ascertain, determine
and adjudge tho 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 IL is alleged in said petition
that tho 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
Whalen, deceased, were derived as
such from said John Whalen, dcceas-
ed; that said John whalen, deceased,
to whom such title was last trans
ferred during his life time owned said
real estate or a part thereof under
and by virtue of warranty deed
from william Dunning and Anna
Dunning, his wife, to said John
whalen, deceased, which deed is dat
ed October 2S. 1854, and is recorded
i'm Book *" at Page GIT, in the office
of the Recorder OF Deeds, within and
for Buchanan County, Missouri; that
such unknown heirs (other than those
named in his willy 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 ]. Whalen, deceased. were
derived as such from said Thomas j.
Whalen, deceased; that said Thomas
J. whalen. deceased, was a 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-six (56), Range thirty
seven (3D, Buchanan County, Mis-
souri,, was devised to the heirs Of said
Thomas J. Whalen; that the said last
will of John Whalen, 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 10 at Fage 21S in the records
of said office; that said unknown
heirs (Other than MlOml Kansas
whalen afterwards Roundy, and Mary
7. Whalen afterwards Singieton) of
Thomas ]. 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 of St Joseph, Bu-
| chanan County. State of Missouri. on
| the third day of October, 1921, on or
before the third day,iof said term to
| 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, a newspaper pub
| Iishcd in the County of 1Buchana n,
| State of Missouri, for four weeks sue
cessivsly, 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,
| (SeaD Clerk.
By Eugene Roseburg. Deputy Clerk
| Silverman & Porter. Attorneys for
Plaintiffs. (S2D