Marble Hill press., 1896-08-13

joins ". SNIDER, ! C;Ul Action to have {
Plaintiff, Record made of the ev,
EX-parte idence Of lost Deed.

JoHH ". SNYDER, C!yll Action TO have a
Plaintiff Record made of the ev-
Ex-parte idence of a lost Deed.
To Whom it May Concern
Now at this day comes John w. onider,
the plaintiff in the above entitled cause, be-
fore the undersigned. clerk Of the Circuit
court of BoII'nger county, in vacation. and
files his petition and affidavit stating, among
other things:
That on Or about the first day Of January,
1870, Jesse Byrd, by his power of attorney,
duly executed by George W. Byrd, on the
2Sth day OF September 1869, and recorded
in the Office Of the recorder Of deeds Of Boil
linger county, Missouri, on the 10th day OF
July, 1870, in volume 4, at page S2G, ex-
ecutedtto him, the said plaintiff, warranty
deed in due form conyeyingl to plaintiff the
following described real estate, to-wit
Lot No. two = of the southwest quarter
and the south balfoi lot No. two ri OF the
northwest quarter of section thirtY-one T3i7
IN township thirty [3ol north Of range clever
| II east containing one hundred and eight
cen &91-Ioa 1881 acres. Also the northeast
quarter OF the soutneast quarter Of section
thirty-six L36l in township thirty T3o] north
Of range ten llo] east containing forty acres
and containing in the aggregate one hun.
dred and hfty.eight QI-Ioo acres more o.
less, all lying, being and Situate in Bolingel
county, Missouri.
The said deed being acknowledged by the
said George W. Byrd before Jacob I. Con.
rad, c.erk of the County court of Bollinget
| county, Missouri, by virtue of the authont,
| in him vested by the power of attorney
aforesaid, which said deed conveyed to sale
| plaintiff fee simple estate That the sait
| deed was duly delivered to plaintiff by til,
SAID Geo. W. Byrd on the date of its execu
ton Ia considera ton Of and upon the pay
ment to him by plaintiff the sum of sever
hundred and fifty dollars [75o.oo1 which sal,
| deed, by neglect of plaintiff, was never flee
for record. That on the 18th day of April
1890, the said deed was accidentally DESTROYED
by tire in the residence of his son (Thomas
Snlder), which said building was totally de
stroyed by fire at the date aforesaid, in tn,
county and state asoresaid. And that unles
some party concerned be and appear at tn,
next term of said court, TO be holden at the
court house in the town of Marble Hill
within the county of Bolnger, on the I4tl
day OF September, 1896, and on or before tn,
third day thereof Gf the term shall so Ion,
continue), and if not, then before the end o
the term. decree will be entered and tn,
title or interest to or in said land adiudeec
to the petitioner according to the praye
of said petition.
STATE OF MISSOURI, | &C.
| COUNTY OF BoLiINGER, "o'
|, Henry NJ. Smith, Clerk of the Circui
court Of Bollinger colnty, Missouri, certif
the alb oye and foregoing to be a true copy.o
the order Of publication made in the caus
therein entitled, as fully as the same appear
Of record on file in my office.
! (.-- In witness whereof hereunto sub
! ( SEAL scribe my name and afix III
| - seal Of said court at my Office 4
the town Of Marble Hill, in said county. o
this I4th day Of July, A. d., 1896.
HENRY Nj. SMITH,
Circui! Clerk.