Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1848-04-29
SARSHEL BYNUDI, Clerk.
March 18th, 1913. 52--Sw

STATE OF MISSOURI ) :
County Of Howard, OCT.
In The HoUard Circu,t Court December term aa7
Nathan H. Stepbenson. compla,nant. rs. Lewis
Row. the unknown heirs of Stephen Rector. the
unknown heirs of Alexander Stewart. Frederick
Hientt GrazeI Turner lane Duncan Georoe Dim.
can Sarah Heat William Heat and the oiher nm
| known heirs of Joseph Heat. decd. and William
| Hume. Thomas H, Benton Hume. Amanda Shep.
herd. BEVERLY Shepherd. Jonisa Rrooks. Ira
Brooks, John B. Heat, Mar,h ]. Heat. and Mar.
garet Ann Observation-Disclosures Cbancerv.
10 Lewis Roy and the unknown heirs of Ste.
pben Rector. decd and the unknown heirs of Al
exander Stewart, decd. and the unknown heirs of
Joseph Heat. decd.
You are hereby notified tina, on the 3Otb dsv Of
October. A. d, 1877. the comma insnt. Nathan n
Stephenson filed his bill of complaint auainst Won
and the other defendants above named. STATING
among other things. that the said defendant Lewis
Row. was the claimant of $50 arpens of Iand. sill
uate in the district of New Madrid. AZ , Mace
called the " PORTAGE" of which tract GAO acres
we're confirmed to said Row: that the said Row. in
pursuance of the act of Conpres, for the relief of
the inhabitants who suffered bv earthonnkes. oh.
tanned certificate for the location of $40 acres of
land. in lieu of said tract so confirmed to him.
| which had been injured nv earthouakes which
certificate was issued on the 2Sth Nov, 1915. and
is Of class No l, aud certificate No So; that said
Row afterwards sold and conveyed said certificate
by deed to Stephen Rector; and the said Rector uf.
forwards sold and conveyed said certificate TO one
Alexander Stewart; that the said Stewart after.
wards barpained and sold said certificate 10 one
Joseph Heat; that on the 22d of Oct, 1916 said
joseph Heat caused said certificate TO be loca-
ted on tract of land, situate in Howard County.
Mo-, which tract is bounded as follows. to viii
Beginning at a stake which stands 2IO poles north
Of the township corner, to townships No 40, md
40 and so north of the base line, and for ranges
Is and l6 w. of the 9th principal MERIDIAN, run.
hing thence North 800 poles thence East, 800
poles thence South, 800 poles thence West 400
poles, TO the beginning, containing GAO acres:
that on the I'd of Oct 1877 the said Joseph HE
att, assigned and ira nsferred TO his son Moses
Heat, and his son-ln law Philip Ovens the said
deed of said Stewart: that the said Moses Hie,,,
on the 9th of MAY, 1881, in consideration of
| s663 co. barpained and sold TO the complainant
| l26 acres of said tract; and that said Moses He
att, on said 9th MAY, 1881, executed title bond
to the said complainant, setting forth the nature
and terms of said sale; that on the 10Th Sent
1912. said complainant and the heirs of Pbn
Owens, decd, filed petition in the Howard Cir
Court for n psrtiton of said tract of land between
the said comnlanant. and the heirs of Moses HE.
ntt. dead, and the heirs of Pbilip Owens dccd :.
that at the NAV term, 1912, of said court. Judq
ment of nortition was had in said cause bv which
said complainant was sdiudoed 70 own The omon,i
of 1876 acres of said land: that commissioners
were p,no;nted hv said conrt who nroceedod hr
direction of said court IN set nn,rt To said CON-
nla;nant ont of said trnct 126 acres and mo boir
bv metes and hounds as foows--to wit. RogI ~
nina n, a most the N F. corner of the survey ~
white oak g inches in diameter s 10 deg + ~
links. and a white oak. Is inches in diameter s
der + a 81 inks 'V ,bence due W. IS cbairs e II,
Stone. and hickory. 10 incheb in diameter. beors