The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-08-10

In the Circuit Court of Bates
County, Missouri. October term,
1922. In Vacation, August s.,
1922.
Alkaline Beerman, Plaintiff
VS..
Emma 3. spiller, Harry Beer
man, Myrtle Downes, John
Beerman, Ida Henderson, Dora
Becrman Alfrey, William Beer
man, Hartman Beerman, Her.
man Beerman, A. N. Hunts
man, the unknown consorts,
heirs devisees, donees, alien
ces and immediate, mesne and
remote, voluntary and involun-
tary grantees of the following
named persons, Of John Beer
man, deceased, of August Beer
man, deceased, of Emma B.
Spiller, if deceased, of Dora
Beerman Alfrey, if deceased,
of William Beerman, if de-
ceased of Hartman Beerman, if
deceased, and of Herman Beer
man, if deceased, Defendants.
On this Sth day Of August,
1922, comes the plaintiff and files
her verified petition, alleging
that the defendants Emma B.
Spiller, Harry Beerman, Myrtle
Downes, John Beerman, Ida
Henderson, Dora Beerman AL
frey, William Beerman, Harman
Becrman and Herman Beerman,
are non-residents of the State OF
Missouri and alleging that there
are persons interested i'll the sub
,jcct matter Of the petition, whose
names are unknown to the plain
tiff and can not be set out. The
said petition alleges that Henry
Beerman died testate in 1922,
owning the Southeast Quarter
(SE IA of the Southwest Quar-
ter (SW 1-4) of Section Twenty
three (23), Township Forty (4O),
Range Twenty-nine (29}, Bates
County, Missouri; that said land
was the homestead of Henry
Becrman and the plaintiff; that
Henry Beerman devised said
land to plaintiff for life and a
one-seventh interest in the re-
mainder to each of the follow
ing: William Beerman or his
heirs, Herman (whose correct
name is Harman) Beerman or his
heirs, Emma Beerman Henry or
her heirs, Dora B. Alfrey or her
heirs, the heirs of August Beer
man. deceased, the heirs of John
Beerman deceased, and A. N.
lIuntsman. Said petition al
leges that the plaintiff has re-
nounced the provision OF said
will and elected to take one
half Interest," in said land as the
widow of Henry Bcerman and
her homestead right in said land
and that the estate OF Henry
Becrman is unsettled and that
there is no personally to pay said
debts; that the value OF said
land, together with the buildings
thereon, exceeds Fifteen hun
bred Dollars: that the interest OF
the unknown parties are and are
derived as the unknown con-
sorts. heirs. devisees, donees,
.alienccs and immediate, mesne
and remote, voluntary and
involuntary grantees Of the
following named persons: OF
John Beerman, the interest be-
ing IA one-fonrtecnth interest in
said land, subject to the home
stead of plaintiff; and of August
Rcerman; and of Emma b. Spill
er. if deceased: and of Dora
Becrman Alfrey, if deceased, and
of William Beerman, if deceased /;
and of Harmon (Or llerman)
Beerman. if deceased. Each OF
said parties, if living, own an I'M
divided one-fourteenth interest
in said real estate, subject to the
homestead of plaintiff, and
if they or either of them are de-
ceased. their respective unknown
consorts, heirs, devisees, etc.,
own the same interest. Harry
Beerman, Myrtle Downes, John
Beerman and Ida Henderson are
children Of August Beerman, de-
ceased, and if they or either OF
them are dead, then their respec-
tive unknown cunsOrts, heirs,
devisees, etc, have the same in
terest in the said property. The
interest of all of the defendants
arises under the will of Henry
Beerman, deceased.
The petition alleges that the
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