The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1903-10-16

tie to the real estate hereinafter
described by, through or under
him or under them or any OF
them.
On this % day of September
1903 comes William II. Clare by
his attorney, before the UNDER
signed Clerk of the Circuit Court
Of Montgomery County, Missouri,
and files his petition verified by
his afidavit, stating among other
things that all the defendants
above named are non-residents Of
the State of Missouri and that the
ordinary process Of law cannot be
served upon them In the State OF
Missouri. It Is therefore ordered
by the undersigned Clerk In va
cation that publication be made
notifying the said defendants
above named that an ection has
been commenced against them by
petition In said Circuit Court the
object and general nature Of which
Is to obtain a decree of this Court
pcrfccting title to the real estate
below named in the plaintiff by
limitation, and a decree adjudging
that the defendants have no right
or interest In said land. And In
said petition plaintiff says that he
Is the owner In fee simple of, that
he IL In possession of real estate
situate In Montgomery County,
Missouri, rs follows, towit: The
north half of the northwest quar-
ter Of section Number Thirteen,
Township Forty-nine North,
Range Five west. That the plain
till and those under whom he
claims has been In the open, no
torious and adverse possession of
said land since the year 1867, that
he has paid all taxes on said land
since the year 1866, that he has
paid all taxes on said land within
that period and that none OF the
defendants have ever paid any
taxes on said land since the year
1866. That n full and absolute fee
simple title TO said real estate has
been vested In them aud was vest
ed In those under whom they claim
by limitation under the provisions
OF section 1858. Article l., Chapter
~ OF the Revised Statutes of Mis-
souri,, 1890; that Milton Pratt ap-
pears to have of record a claim of
title to said land adverse to the til
tie Of the plaintiff, that the heirs,
devisees or widow of Milton Pratt
deceased, or some person OF per-
sons claiming by through or under
him or by through or under them
appears to have Of record n claim
OF title to said land adverse to the
title OF plaintiff. That said widow,
heirs and devisccs Of Milton Pratt
and all persons claiming by
through OF under him or under
them or any Of them are unknown
to the plaintiff and for that reason
their names cannot be inserted In
the petition.
That the interest of the defend
ant Milton Pratt Is derived from
and based upon the fact that the
said Milton Pratt was the orig
inal cntryman and patcntee
TO the north half OF the north-w
quarter OF section Thirteen, Town
ship Forty-nine North, Range Five
West, and the interest OF the de-
PENDANTS, the widow, heirs and
deyisees Of said Milton Pratt, de-
ceased Is derived from aud based
upon the fact that the said Milton
Pratt was the original entryman
and pntentce OF said land.
Plaintiff In his said petition asks
that his record title to said land be
perfected by n decree OF this Court
declaring, adjudging and cstab-
fishing his title thereto by limita-
ton under the provisions OF Sec
ton 1868 of the Revised Statutes OF
Missouri, 1899; aud that the title
and the claim OF title In said land
by the defendants and any and all
OF the defendants he adjudged
void and be vested In the plaintiff. |
And unless the said defendants
above named be and appear at the
next regular term of this Court to
be begun and held ut the Court
House In the City Of Montgomery
Missouri, on the second Monday In
November, 1908, and on or before
the third day thereof III the term
shall 30 long continue, II not,
before the end OF the term) file
answer or otherwise plead to
said plaintiffs petition, the same
shall be taken as confessed and
judgement rendered accordingly.
1t Is further ordered by the Clerk
aforesaid In vacation that a COPY
hereof be published In the Mont
gomery TRIBUNE, a newspaper
published In said county for four