Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-12-18
Order of Publication.

OTQeT OF PuDl1 CdIlOn.
State of Missouri, In the Circuit Court
County of Audrain. January Term, 1903
Phillip X. Russell, Mary Russell,
}. Dorothy Russell, and
Wnifred Elga Russell, Plaintiffs.
VS.. 49, .
Elizabeth kirtcy Royal, n
Rebecca Kirtlcy Shields, L :
Fannie Kirtlcy Thatcher and the
unknown heirs and devisces of
Saintcair Krtlcy deceased, Defendants.
Now on this End day Of December, A. ID.
1902, come plaintiffs herein by their attor-
ney, and file petition, in vacation, duly
verified by affidavit with the clerk of thi<
court, alleging among other things that
said dcfe ndantS are non-reSidcntS of the
State of Missouri, and further plaintiffs
state that they verify believe that there
are persons interested in the subject mat
ter OF this petition whose names they can
not insert herein because they are UNI
known to them, which interests are de-
rived to them as heirs and dcvisces of
Saintclair Kirtley, deceased, and that
the extent and value of such interests are
to the plaintiffs unknown.
1t is therefore ordered by the clerk of
this court in vacation that publication he
made notifying the said resident and
the said unknown defendants that a suit
has been commenced against them in this
court, the object and general nature of
which is to perfect title in plaintiffs by
limitation under section 426S and section
G53 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri,
1899, to the following described real prop
erty, to-wt: All of that part of the
north halft19)of the northeast quarter "a
OF section twenty zone en- township fifty
one CD range nine 90 in Audrain County
Missouri that lies north of the MeXi
co and Ccntrala public road, excepting
strip thirty three 1881 feet wide off of the
west side thereof containing $3.50 acres.
Now, therefore, you, Elizabeth Kirtley
Royal, Rcbecca Kirtley Shields, Fannie
Kirtley Thatcher and the unknown heirs
and dcvisces Of Saintclair kirtley, de-
| ceased. nonresident defendants and un-
known defendants, are hereby notified of
the filing of this suit and unless
you be and appear at the next
regular term Of this Court to be
begun and held at the Court House in the
| City of Mexico, County and State aforc-
said on the Bird Monday in January,
| 1903, and on or before the first day there
of answer or otherwise plead to the said
petition the same will be taken as
confessed, and Judgment rendered in ac-
cordancc with the prayer Of the plaintiffs
| herein.
1t is further ordered that II copy
hereof be published in the MEXICO Mis-
SOURI, MESSAGE. Il newspaper published
weekly in said Audrain County,
State Of Missouri, being the paper dcSig-
mated by the attorney for plaintiffs. for
four weeks successfully, the last insertion
to be at least fifteen days before the com
menccmcnt Of the said next term Of this
Court.
State Of Missouri.
| County OF Audrain. ! 80
ID C.. Buckncr, Clerk Of the Circuit Court
within and for the county and State aforc-
said, do hereby certify that the above and
foregoing is.a full, true and complete copy
of the order of publication in the above
entitled cause as fully as the same appears
ofrccord in my office.
Witness my hand and official seal. Done
at Office in the city of Mexico, county ann
State aforesaid, this End day Ii
December,A. H., 1902.
lsEAI. j. c. BUCKNER, -
] Clerk Circuit Court