Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-05-14
(To BE CoNTINUED.)
Order of Publication.
In Vacation.

State of Missouri, In the Circuit Court.
County of Audrain, TOJuneterm, "A. d. 1903
Henry L. Squirting, Plaintiff.
VS..
The unknown heirs of Gerard B. AL
len, Defendants.
Now on this day April 18th, A. d.
1903 comes plaintiff by his attorney and
files, with the clerk of this court. his pc
titiOn, duly verified by affidavit of plain
tiff, stating among other things, that he
holds the title to the following described
real estate situated in the county of Au-
drain and State of Missouri, tO-wit: The
south one half of the northeast quarter
of section twenty -four(2O township fifty
twO(52) range ten(l0l west of the 5th prin-
cipal meridian; that the said Gerard b.
Allen, named in the style OF this cause.
is dead. and that there are, and
persons interested in the subject matter
of the petition as heirs of the said Ger
ard B, Allen, deceased, whose names he
cannot insert herein because they are
unknown TO him; but how many of
such heirs there are and their several re-
lation TO the said Gerard b. Allen, the
plaintiff is not informed and does not
know and therefore cannot give the ex-
tent of their several interests and how
derived, further than their interests are
as heirs of the said Gerard B. Allen, de-
ceased, and this statement of the inter-
SUDlHEL
matter OF this petition is as far as plain
titf's knOwlege extends. 1t is therefore
ordered by the clerk OF this court, in va
cation, that publication be made, notify
ing the unknown heirs of Gerard B. Al
| en-, and now therefore, you are hereby
notified of the filing of this suit, the OBJ
/ 1eet and general nature OF which Is 70 OBJ
tain decree OF this court declaring
| plaintiffs s title to the said south one half
of the north east quarter of section "A
township -, range 10, in Audrain county,
Missouri, by limitation under the prOVi-
siOns Of section 426S OF the revised stat
uteS of Missouri for 1899. and for such
other relief as may be proper; and un-
less you be and appear at the next reRu-
| lar term OF this court, % be begun and
held at the Court House In the city OF
! Mexico, county and state aforesaid ON
1 the first Monday in June A. d. 1908, and
ON or before the first day of said term an-
Swer orotherwise plead to plaintiffs petit
! tion the same will be taken as confessed.
| heard by the court and judgment render
| cd according to the prayer OF said petition.
10 Is further ordered by theclers that
q copy hereof be published in the Mexico
Missouri Message, weekly Noewsp aper
published in Audrain county, Missouri.
for fOnr weeks snccessively the last in
\ sertion TO be at least fifteen days before
the commencement OF said next term Of
this court
State OF Missouri. So
county of Audrain.
l, w, II. Morris, clerk OF the circuit
court, within and for Audrain county,
Missouri, do hereby certify that the
above and foregoing Is a full, true and
lpersect copy Of the order of publication HI
the above entitled cause as fully as M
same appears Of record Ia my Office.
isEALl Witness my hand ana ofllelal
seal. Done at office IN the City 81 Mexico
Audrain county, Missouri, this 18th day 81
april, A. D. 1903.
W. II. MORRIS,
Clerk Circuit Court.
o. Hit, atty. for plaintiff.