The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1903-10-02

Ou tuiS g uuy VI DcptcUuocI
1908 ZONES William II. Clare by
his attorney, before the under.
signed Clerk of the Circuit Court
of Montgomery County, Missouri,
and files his petition verified by
his AFFIDAVIT, stating among other
things that all the defendants
above named are non-residents Of
the State, Of Missouri and that the
ordinary process of law cannot be
served upon them in the State of
Missouri. II Is therefore ordered
by the undersigned Clerk in a
cation that publication be made
notifying the said defendants
above named that an pction has
been commenced against them by
petition in said Circuit Court the
object and general nature of which
Is to obtain n decree of this Court
~perfecting title to the real estate
below named In the plaintiff by
limitation, ard decree adjudging
that the defendants have no right
or interest In said land. And in
said petition plaintiff says that he
is the owner in fee simple of, that
he Is Ia possession of real estate
situate In Montgomery County,
Missouri, rs follows, towit: The
north half of the north west quar-
ter OF section Number Thirteen,
Township Forty-nine North,
Range Five west. That the plain
till and those under whom he
claims has been in the open, no.
torious and adverse possession of
said land since the year 1857, that
he has paid all taxes on said land
since the year 1856. that he has
paid all taxes ON said land within
that period and that none of the
defendants have eve paid any
taxes on said land since the year
1866. That n full and absolute fee
simple title to said real estate has
been vested la them and was vest
ed In those under whom they claim
by limitation under the provisions
OF section i26S. Article |, Chapter
~ OF the Revised Statutes of Mis-
souri,, 1899; that Milton Pratt ap-
pears to have of record a claim of
title to said land adverse to the IT,
tie of the plaintlli, that the heirs,
dcviscos or widow of Milton Pratt
deceased, or some person or per-
claiming by through or under
him or by through or under them
appears To have of record a claim
OF title to said land adverse to the
title of plaintiff. That snid widow,
heirs and dcvisccs of Milton Pratt
and all persons claiming by
through or under him or under
them or any of them are unknow
TO the plaintiff and for that reason
their names cannot be inserted In
the petition.
That the interest of the defend.
ant Milton Pratt IL derived from
based upon the fact that the
said Milton Pratt was the orig.
entryman and patentee
to the north half of the north west
quarter OF section Thirteen, Town
ship Forty mine North. Range Five
West, and the interest OF the de-
fendants, the widow, heirs and
devisees of said Milton Pratt, de-
ceased Is derived from and based
upon the fact that the said Milton
was the original entryman
and patentce OF said land.
Plaintiff In his said petition asks
hat his record title to said land be
perfected by a decree OF this Court
declaring, adjudging and estab-
ishing his title thereto by limita-
ion under the provisions of Sec
ion i20S of the Revised Statutes of
Missouri, 1922; and that the title
md the claim of title In said land
~ the defendants and any and all
II the defendants he adjudged
'oid and be vested in the plaintiH,
And unless the said defendants
hove named be and appear at the
lext regular term Of this Court to.
,e begun and held at the Court
louise In the City of Montgomery
lissouri, on the second Monday In
november, 1908, and on or before
he third day thereof III the term
hall so long continue, II not,
efore the end of the term) file
nswer or otherwise plead to
aid plaintiffs petition, the same
hall be taken as confessed and
rendered accordingly.
1t Is further ordered by the Clerk
foresaid In vacation that a COPY
ereof be published in the Mont
emery TRIBUNE, a newspaper
ublished in said county for four
SUCCESSFULLY, published at
asst once a week the last inser-
to he nj least hftaep dave he