Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-12-01

NOW, at this day, comes plain,;e
by its attorney, and files pet;''
ton alleging. among other th;nni
that defendants, ID. NJ. Anthony ,ni
Nj. kellum, are non-residents Of tha
State of Missouri. 'ie
You, said nonresident defendant.
are therefore hereby notified of tb,,
filing of said petition, the object snh e
stance and general nature of which !.
to notify you that The MntnaI
Union Telegraph Company, bv vir
tue of the power conferred on II h..
the general laws of the state of M:!
souri, and its certificate of cornoro,.
existence has marked out and loca,aS
its telegraph line through the COM
ty of Audrain and state of Missopri
and that the same, as marked ont AL
located, passes through and over car
tain lands situate in said county ba
longing to defendants, ID. NJ. Antbo
nv and NJ. kellum, who are non.ra0
idents of the state of Missouri: Tho
said telegraph line, as located md
marked out as aforesaid, pasSaa
through and over the northeast fonr,b
of section thirty-six (36), townshin
tifty-two (52), range seven "a west
in said county of Audrain and ia ths
property of the nonresident defend
ant, ID. II. Anthony, that plaintiff
requires and needs a strip of tha
width of six feet of said northeas,
quarter section thirty-six 1867, town.
ship iifty-two (52), range seven IN
for the construction and operation Of
said telegraph line, more particulars
described as follows: Begin al q
point where the north line of the
right Of way of the Chicago and Al.
ton Railroad Company crosses the
| east line Of section thirty-sjx (36l
township titty-two (52), range seven
| E),theu run north six feet, run thence
southwesterly parallel to the right of
way of the Chicago ana Alton Rail.
road Company one hundred and
! eighty-eight (1SS) rods, more or less,
| to the line which divides said section
thirty six (36), township fifty-two
(52), range seven () into east and
| west halves, run thence south six (Sl
| feet to the north line of the right Of
way of the Chicago and Alton Rail-
road Company, then run northeast.
erlv along the north line of right of
way of Chicago and Alton Railroad
Company to beginning; That said
| telegraph line passes over the W. hf.
of the S.W. quar-. of sec. twenty-one
| CID. township tiftytwo (52), range
six (6), in said county, the property
of NONRESIDENT defendant, NJ. Kei-
lum that plaintiff needs and requires
a strip of the width of six (6) feet of
| said west half southwest quarter Of
said section twenty-one (2l), town.
ship titty-two (52), range six (6), for
the construction and operation of
said telegraph line, described as fol-
lows: Begin at a point where the
north line of the right of way of the
Chicago and Alton Railroad Compa-
ny crosses the line, which divides the
southwest fourth of said section
/ twenty-one (2D into east and west
! halves, run thence north six (6) feet,
run thence southwesterly parallel to
the right of way of the Chicago and
Alton Railroad Company ninety-tive
(95) rods, more or less, to the west
line of said section twenty-one (2D,
run thence south six (6) feet to the
right of way of the Chicago and AL.
ton Railroad Company; then run
northeasterly along the north line of
the right of way OF the Chicago and
Alton Railroad Company to the place
of beginning, the same to be used for
the erection Of telegraph poles at in.
tervals Of one hundred and fifty (l50(
feet, supporting the cross arm six (6l
| fnnt in ipt,,rt IA N which i'll ha OF
tached wires extending from pole TO
pole; That the REIMBURSEMENT Of
right of way cannot be obtained from
the owners of said lands.
And that plaintiff will apply to the
Judge of the Circuit Court of Audrain
county, at the Office of the Circuit
Clerk of Pike county, Missouri, in
the town of Bowling Green, on Sat-
urday, the 10th day of December, A.
d., 1881, for the appointment of com.
missioners to assess the damage you
may sustain, for the establishment,
construction and operation of said
telegraph line over said lands.
1t is further ordered that copy
hereof be published, according 10
law, in the Mexico LEDGER, a news
paper published in the city of Mexi.
co, county of Audrain and state OF
Missouri.
a true copy.
Witness my hand and seal of said
...... court, affixed at office in
SEAL. Mexico. this seventeenth
s''''''''s day of October, 1881.
JAMES CARROLL, CLERK
"MUTUAL UNION TELE-
GRAPH COMPANY"
VIM. III. KEENAN,,
ATTORNEY for plaintiff. S2-4