Mexico Missouri message., 1903-04-16
Order of Publication.
In Vacation.
State of Missouri, In the Circuit Court.
County of Audrain, TOJuneterm, A. d. 1909
Henry T. Squirting, Plaintiff.
The unknown heirs of Gerard BAL
nofnnHanfc


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 thin gS, 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(24) township fifty
twO(52) range tenQ0) 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 ,
plaintiff verify believes there are
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; hut 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-
ests of said unknown heirs in the subject
matter of this petition is as far as plain
tiff's knowledge extends. 1t is therefore
cation, that publication be made, notify
ing the unknown heirs Of Gerard Il. Al
len. and now therefore, YOU are hereby
notified OF the filing Of this suit, the OBJ
| jeet and general nature of which is TO OBJ
| tain n decree of this court declaring
| plaintilf.S Title to the said south one hall
of the north east quarter of section n,
| township y, range I'D, i'm Audrain county,
! Missouri by limitation under the provi-
SionS Of section 1865 of the revised stat
uteS Of Missouri Tor 1899. and for such
other relief as may lie proper; and un-
less you be and appear at the next regu-
| lar term OF this court, 10 Ee begun and
| held 1t the Court House in the city OF
| Mexico, county and state aforesaid, on
/ the first Monday in June A. ID. 1903, and
ON or before the first day of said term an
| ton the same will be taken as confessed,
| heard by the court aud Judgment render
/ ed according to the prayer of said petition
it is iurther ordered by the clerk that
a copy hereof he published in the MeSicC
! Missouri Message, weekly newSp apel
! published in Audrain county, Missouri
for four weeks successfully the last in
| sertiOn to be at least fifteen days before
the commencement of said next term o
this court,
State of Missouri. IS
| county of Audrain.
|, w, II, Norris, clerk of the circuit
| court, within and for Audrain county
Missouri, do hereby certify that the
above and foregoing is a full, true anC
perfect copy of the order OF publication IL
the above entitled cause as fully as tn,
same appears OF record in my office.
[sEALl Witness my hand and 0fficia
seal. Done at office in the City OF Mexico
Audrain county, Missouri, this 18th day o
April, A, ID. 1908.