Mexico Missouri message., 1903-08-27

delivered TO said w. Iatney Barnes
their deed of vQuit- Claim to said
lands; That plaintiff became the
owner and acquired the lawful
possession of said lands on the 9th
day of June, 1902, that the equit-
able title to said lands had ema-
mated from the Government more
than ten years prior TO said date:
that said lands are claimed or might
be claimed by Thomas e. johnson,
John p johnson and the unknown
Heirs of Richard johnson deceased,
and, or, some person claiming or
who might claim by, thru, or un-
der them; that said lands had not
at said date (June 9Th, 1902 been
in the possession of any of the
said persons claiming or who
might claim the same, or of any
one under whom they or any of
them claim or might claim the
same for thirty consecutive years,
and that neither the persons claim
ing or who might claim the same
nor those under whom they or any
of them claim or might claim have
paid any taxes thereon for all that
period of time: that neither de-
PENDANTS or any of them or anyone
claiming by, thru, or under them
have ever brought an action to re-
cover said real estate
That there appears of record a
claim and title to said lands in ia
vor of defendants and adverse to
plaintiff in that there appears of
record in the Office of Recorder of
Deeds of Audrain County, Nilsson
ri, in Book "H"page WIS" a deed
Of patent from the State of Nilsson
ri to Richard johnson to the south
east fourth of the southeast quarter
of Section sixteen, Township fifty
one, Range eight, under date of
May 25th, 1857, and recorded on
June Goth, 1857: that Thomas r.
johnson and John P. johnson are
nonresideuts of the State Of Mis-
souri,: and that plaintiff verify be-
lieves there are persons interested
in the subject matter of this petit
ton as heirs of Richard johnson
deceased, or as claiming or who
might claim by, thru or under
them, whose names he cannot in
sert herein because they are un-
known to him, and whose interest
in said lands is derived by virtue
of said above described deed of
patent to Richard johnson de-
ceased, and that plaintiff has fully
set out so far as his knowledge ex-
tends the interest of such persons
and how derived.
1t is therefore ordered by the
Clerk of this Court in vacation that
publication be made notifying the
said nonresident defendants, and
the said Unknown Heirs of Richard
johnson deceased and all persons
claiming aud who might claim by,
thru or under them, defendants,
that suit has commenced against
them in this Court, the object and
general nature of which is to per-
feet title of record to said lands
first described in said petition in
plaintiff, and to obtain a decree of
this Court declaring title to said real
property first herein described to
be fully vested in plaintiff by linn
itation under the provisions of
section 1868 of chapter 4S, entitled
Limitation in case of certain IT,
ties, "and confirming plaintiffs IT,
tie to said lands under the provis-
ions of section 653 of chapter 8,
entitled "Suit to perfect title by
Limitation proceedings" of the Re.
vised Statutes of Missouri 1899,
and for such other relief as to the
Court may seem just and proper.
Now therefore you Thomas e.
johnson and John P. johnson
nonresident defendants, and Won
The Unknown Heirs of Richard
johnson deceased, and all persons
claiming and who might claim by,
thru or under them defendants.
are hereby notified of the fling 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 afore-
said, on the third Monday in Sep.
TENDER, A D. 1908, and on or he-
fore the first day thereof answer or
otherwise plead to the said petition
the same will be taken as confessed
ond Judgment will be rendered ia
accordance with the prayer of
plaintiff therein.
It is further ordered that a copy
hereof be published in the Mexico
Missouri MESSAGE, a newspaper
published weekly in said Audrain
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