The St. Joseph observer., 1921-11-05
Roundy. Mary Rouhdy and Hat

Roundy, Mary Roundy and Hattie
,Roundy Tracy. the unknown heirs of
John Whalen, deceased, and the un-
known heirs OF Thomas J. WhaIen,
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 II is alleged in said petition
that the interests and claims of said
unknown defendants I'm 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 Cother
than those name d in his wilD of John
Whalen, 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 OF part thereof under
and by virtue of a warranty deed
from william Dunning and Anna
Dunning, his wife, To said John
w IdIhIls uttFdEtttls NllN.'l NtfN Is hhl-
ed October 2S, 1854, and is recorded d
in Book *" at Page G17. in the office
of the Recorder of Deeds within and
FOR Buchanan County, Missouri. that
such unknown heirs (uthcr than those
named in his wilD of said John
Whalen. deceased derive or claim to
derive their title or claims as helI S
at lew Of said John Whaleu. deceased; !;
That the right, title. claims or in
l. 4.
Thomas :. Whalen, deceased. were
derived as such from said Thomas ].
Whalen. deceased; that said Thomas
J. Nhalen. 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 Whalcn. de-
ceased. the wast half Of the northwest
quarter Of Section twenty-five (25).
Township fifty-six $50, RANGE thirty
seven (S7), Buchanan County. Mis-
souri,. was devised to the heirs of said
Thomas J. Whslen; 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 atrTdue 218 in the records
Of SAID oiIlCH, tnat .1il unknown
heirs Cother than NiCmi 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.
Wha,en, deceased.
1t is furthec ordered that unless
the said non-rcsidcnt and unknown
defendants above named shall be and
appear at the next term of this Court
to be begun aad 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 OF 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
lished in the County of Buchanan
State of Missouri, for four weeks sue
cessivSly, the last insertion of which
to be at least fifteen days before this
next October, 1921. term of this Court
4 true copy. Attest:
EAMETT j. GROUSE,
(SeaD 'J.- Clerk.
BY Eugene Roseburg, Deputy Clerk
Silverman & Porter, Attorneys for
Plaintiffs. (S2O