Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-08-06

| tie thereto has vested in him and
those under whom he claims BY
limitation under the provisions of
section four thousand two hundred
sixty-eight entitled Limitation I'M
lease of certain titles, = of chapter
forty eight, and Of section six
hundred fifty-three Of chapter
eight entitled "Suit to perfect title
by limitation proceedings" Of the
revised statutes Of Missouri, 1899:
that the equitable title to said
lands emanated from the Govern
ment more than eleven years next
preceding the filing Of this petit
ton: that the said plaintiff and
those under whom he claims have
been in the lawful possession Of
said real property for more than 81
consecutive years next preceding
| the filing of this petition: that
said lands might be claimed by
any or all Of said defendants; that
said lands nave not been in the
possession of any of them who
claim or might claim the same, or
of any one under whom they or
any of them claim or might claim
for more than thirty-one consecu-
tive years next preceding the FL
ing of this petition: that neither
defendants or any of them, nor
any one under whom they or any
of them claim or might claim said
lands have paid any taxes thereon
for more than thirtyone consecutive
years next preceding the filing of
this petition: and that none Of the
defendants have ever brought an
action to recover said lands:
That Andrew +. Jones entered the fol-
lowing described lands, to-wit:-the
southeast fourth of the northeast quarter
and the northeast fourth of the southeast
quarter of section twenty. one, township
bfty zone. range seven, also the north
west fourth of the south west
| quarter and the southwest fourth
twenty: two, township ffty-One, range
2 seven, all in Audrain county, State OF
Missouri: that the equitable title to said
lands emanated from the United States
] of America to said Andrew +. Jones in
the year IS, more than eleven years be-
fore the institution of this suit: that An
! drew L. Jones and Susan NJ. Jones at
tempted to convey said lands first above
g described as being in the lawful possess
> sion of plaintiff, to Jacob w. Cartmell hV
s deed of special warranty dated April
D lst 1856 and recorded on May the 18th
. | 1856 i'm record book rs page or i'm
4, the Office of the recorder OF deeds of Au-
/ drain county: that plaintiff claims title
: TO said lands first herein described to
I have fully vested in him under the pro-
/ visions Of said section 1868. and also by
n | cOnveyances from said Jacob w. Cart
Z nell: that thru an error in drafting said
e deed from the said Andrew F.. Jones.
n to the said Jacob w. Cartmell the de-
scription OF two of the boundaries of the
II lands intended to be conveyed thereby
V were omitted. and by reason of said error
: the said Andrew 4. Jones il living and
e Susan NJ. Jones' his wife IL living, and IL
= the said Andrew L. Jones be not living
the Unknown heirs, deviseeS and legat-
ees of the said Andrew L. Jones, and Su-
san NJ. Jones, il living, appear to have a
claim and title to said lands first herein de
scribed as being in the lawful possession
d of plaintiff: that plaintiff verify believes
10 that there are persons interested in the
10 subject matter of Of this petition as
~ heirs, deviseeS and legateeS of Andrew
+. Jones if he be not living, whose names
2. he cannot insert herein because they
are unknown to plaintiff, and whose in
J. tereSt in said lands is derived by virtue of
the error aforesaid in said deed from An
i drew L. Jones to JacObW. Cartmell afore-
said, and that plaintiff has fully 1set out
so far as his knowledge extends, the in
terest Of such persons and how derived.
Now on this eth day of July A. d.
1903 comes c, A. Barnes and i'm behalf of
plaintiff files with the clerk Of this court
in vacation the affidavit of z. Miller Nor
t, Iris stating: that Andrew L. Jones and
Susan NJ. Jones, formerly Of Audrain
county, Missouri, and named as defen-
L. dantS herein, are not now residents of the
J., State of Missouri.
> 1t is therefore ordered by the clerk OF
this court in vacation that publication lie
Id made notifying said anon resident defen-
w dantS Andrew f. Jones If living and Su-
san NJ. Jones, and if the said Andrew
S. +. Jones be not living the said unknown
heirs, deVisees and legateeS of the said
- Andrew f. Jones deceased, defendants
~ that a suit has been commenced against
10 them i'm this court, the object and genen-
al nature of which is to perfect plaintiff,
U, title of record to said lands in said petit
A. ton first described, and for a decree OF
/, this court declaring title to said reaI
u property TO be fully vested in plaintiff by
et limitation under the provisions of section
10 426S entitled Limitation in case Of GER
IL tain titles" Of chapter IS, and for decree
T. confirming plaintiffs title to said lands
H. under section 655 of chapter s entitled
= Suit TO perfect title by limitation pro
Je ceedingS,' of the revised statutes of Mis-
h souri,, 1899, and for such other relief as &
:. the court may seem just and proper.
Now therefore You, Andrew f. Jone
u and Susan NJ. Jones nonresident deten
so dantS herein, if living, and If the saiC
-, Andrew i. Jones be not living, the un
eI known heirs, deyisees and legateeS of An
le drew 4. Jones deceased, and Susan Nj
n Jones widow of Andrew +. Jones de
= ceased are hereby notified Of the filing o
&c this suit, and unless you be and appea
eS at the next regular term of this court Il
be begun aud held at the court house il
u the city of Mexico, county and Statt
es aforesaid, on the third Monday in Sep
= tember A. d. 1903, and on or before TIN
~ first day thereof answer or otherwis,
ne plead TO the said petition the same vii
% be taken as confessed, and iudgmen
will be rendered in accordance with TIN
or prayer Of plaintiff therein.
h 1t is further ordered that a copy hereO
e, 90 poollsheI ln Lhe MG fiIsR Mis ssIii