Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-05-07
Order of Publication
In Vacation.

County Of Audraln Tothe JuneTerml9O3
ii. c. Phillips, Plaintiff
VS..
William II. Owens, and his
unknown heirs, assigns or devils
ees, and all persons claiming or
who might by, through or under
them or either of them,
Defendants.
Now on this April 2nd,
1903, comes plaintiff by attorney
and files with the clerk of this
court, in vacation, petition in the a.
bove cause, duly verified by affidavit
of plaintiff, and it appearing to the
clerk from the petition and affida-
Wit herein, that defendant w. II.
Owens, if living, is nonresident
of the state of Missouri, and can
not be personally served with sum-
mons in this state; and that there
are persons interested in the sub
jec5 matter of this petition, as
heirs, assigns or devisees of said
VIM. Il. Owens, or as claiming or
who might claim by, through or
under them whose names and
places of residence he cannot in
sert herein because they are un-
known to him; that he does not
know what the interest of such
unknown persons are, unless as
heirs, assigns or devisees of said
VIM. IL. Owens.
1t is now therefore ordered
by the clerk of this court, in va
cation, that defendants herein,
William H. Owens and his un-
known heirs, assigns or devisees
and all persons claiming or who
might claim by, through or under
them or either of them, be notified
by publication, that suit has been
commenced against them, by petit
ton, the object and general nature
of which is to obtain a decree of
this court perfecting in plaintiff
the title to the following lands de-
scribed in plaintiffs petition, to-
wit: The east half of the north
east fourth of the north west quar-
ter of section thirty one(31) town
ship fifty (50) range eight(8) and
ten acres off of the west part of
the north west quarter Of the north
east quarter of section thirty-one
(31) township ffty(50) range
eight(8) west of the fifth principal
meridian, all in Audrain county,
Missouri, by limitation under Sec
ton 1853, chapter 4S, of the
revised statutes of Mo. for 1899,
and vesting title in said plaintiff
free from any claim of the defend
ant or his heirs or assigns or de-
visees or persons who claim or who
might claim under them; and I'M
less you, said defendants, be and
appear at the next regular term Of
this court to be begun and held at
the court house in the city of Mex
leo, county and state aforesaid, on
the first Monday in June, A. D.
1908, and on or before the first
day of said term answer or other
wise plead to plaintiffs petition
the same will be taken as confessed
and Judgment rendered according
to the prayer thereof.
And If is further ordered by
the clerk, that copy hereof be
published in the Mexico Missouri
Message, a weekly newspaper pub
lished in Audrain county, Missouri,
for four weeks successfully the
last insertion to be at least fifteen
days before the next term of this
court.
State of Missouri. IS
County of Audrain.
1, w. FL. Morris, clerk of
circuit court, within and for the
county and state aforesaid, do
hereby certifythat the above forego-
inglis a full true aud perfect copy OF
the order of publication in the
above cause, as fully as the same
appears of record in my Office.
Witness my hand and Off
cial seal. Done at Office in the
city of Mexico, county and state
aforesaid, this April End, 1903.
[seal] w. 81. MORRIS, Clerk Au-
drain circuit court.