Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-12-24

Now on this day, December 9th,
1908, comes plaintiff, By his attorney,
and files with the Clerk Of this Court.
in vacation, his petition duly verified
by affidavit OF plaintiff, wherein
among other things plaintiff alleges
that he holds the title to the follow
ing described real estate situated in
the County Of Audrain and State OF
Missouri, t0-wit: The north half a.
of Section Seventeen IN, Township
Fifty-One oh north Of Range Nine
10Y, West OF the 9Th p. NJ, except q
strip Of land fifteen feet wide of Of
the west side If the northwest quarter
OF the northwest quarter of said Sec
tod Seventeen, and that his title to
said land has vested in him and those
under whom he claims by limitation
under the provisions Of Section 1868 Of
Article One t) of Chapter As Of the
Revised Statutes of Missouri OF 1899:
and that be verify believes there are
persons interested In the subject mat
ter Of this petition, whose names he
cannot insert therein because they
are unknown to him, the interest Of
such unknown persons, and how de-
rived, so far as plaintiffs knowledge
extends, being as follows: That said
Isaac Black, ST., deceased, died
testate on or about the - of - 1864,
and that at the time Of his death he
was the owner Of the above described
lands, with other lands; that he died
leaving as his only heirs the following
named children: The said Isaac
Black, Clifton T. Black. John Nj.
Black, Nancy Read, Polly Goatley,
Elizabeth Spencer, Minerva Jesse, the
wife Of said w. j. Jesse, and Sarah
Ann Carter, and bis widow, Sallie G..
Black, who died on or about the -
day OF - 1868; that said Isaac Black.
ST., by his last will and testament,
attempted to dispose OF and did dis.
pose OF all his property, both real, per-
sonal and mixed, including the above
described property, which said will
bears date September 3, 1868, and is
recorded In the Office Of the Recorder
OF Deeds In and for Audrain County,
Missouri, In Book N at page 2S7: that
said will was never duly probated, and
whatever interests such unknown per-
sons, and the other defendants have
In the subject matter OF this petition
is as heirs Of the said Isaac Black, Sr.,
deceased, or as heirs Of such OF hts
children as may be dead; and plaIntiff
further says that John Nj. Black and
Lucy Black, his wife, Samuel Read
and Sarah Read, his wife; Sarah More
head and A.. G. Morehead, her hus-
band; Elizabeth Jesse and ID. L. Jesse,
her husband, are nOn-residents Of the
State OF Missouri, so that the ordinary
process OF law cannot be served upon
them.
1t If therefore ordered by the Clerk
Of this Court, in vacation, that publi-
cation be made notifying the IN
known Heirs OF Isaac Black and MOllle
Black, his wife, both deceased; the
Unknown Heirs of Polly Goatley and
her husband, John Goatley, both de-
ceased; the Unknown Heirs of Miner
va Jesse, deceased, the Unknown
Heirs Of Elizabeth Spencer and Henry
Spencer, her husband, both decaas2ds
the Unknown Heirs of..isaac Black
lSf., and Sallie G-BIack, his wife, both
deceased; and the nonresident de-
PENDANTS John NJ. Black, and Lucy
Black, his wife; Samuel Read and
Sarah Read, his wife; Sarah More
head and A. G. Morehead, her hus-
band; Elizabeth Jesse and ID. L. jesse,
her husband, that suit has been COM
menced against them, with other de.
PENDANTS, In the Circuit Court Of Au-
drain County, Missouri, the object
and general nature OF which is to OBJ
tain a decree Of said Court declaring
the title of the above described real
estate vested In the plaintiff by lin
itation under the provisions Of Section
1865 Revised Statutes OF Missouri
for 1899, and diyesting said defen-
dantS OF all interest therein, and for
such other relief as may be proper, and
now you Unknown Heirs aforesaid, and
nonresident defendants Aforesaid, are
hereby notified Of the filing Of this
suit, and unless you be and ap-
pear at the next regular term OF this
court, 10 be begun and held al the
Court House In the City Of Mexico,
Audrain County, Missouri, on the 3rd
Monday In January 1904, next, and on
or before the first day Of said term
answer or otherwise plead to plaintiffs
petition the same will be taken as con.
fessed and judgment rendered accord
ingly.
And II is further ordered by the
Clerk, that a copy hereof be published
In the Mexico Weekly LEDGER, a
weekly newspaper published in Au-
drain County, Missouri, for four weeks
successfully the last insertion to be az
least fifteen days before the commence
ment OF said next term Of this court.
STATED OF MISSOURI.
COUNTY OF AUDRAIN. 50
l, ". ii. Morris, Clerk Of the Circuit
Court OF Audrain County, Missouri, do
hereby certify that the above and fore
going is a full, true and perfect copy
OF the Order of Publication ia the
above entitled cause, as fully as the
same appears Of record in my Office.
Witness my hand and official sea
Done at ONCE, in Mexico, Audrain
County, Missouri, this 9th day Of