Mexico Missouri message., 1903-04-23
Order 81 PubIication

County Of Audrain. 81
In the Circuit Court Of Audrai n
County, Missouri, in vacation,
before june term, A. d. 1903.
Allen Park, Plaintiff,
vs..
The unknown heirs or devisees Of
Joseph Smith, deceased, the nm
known heirs or devisees Of Jo-
seph Smith, Jr., deceased, and
the unknown heirs or devisees Of
Rhoda Smith, deceased, Defend
ants.
Now, on this 30th day of March,
A. d. 1903, in vacation, before the
June term, 1903, of the Circuit
Court of Audrain County, Mis-
souri,, comes the plaintiff herein,
by his attorney of record herein,
before said clerk, in vacation, and
on Behalf of plaintiff files his petit
ton in suit and affidavit of plaintiff
herein. And it duly appearing to
the clerk of said Circuit Court, in
vacation, that plaintiff alleges in
his duly verified petition, under
oath of plaintiff, that the names Of
the defendants, the unknown heirs
or devisees of Joseph Smith, de-
ceased, the unknown heirs or de-
visees of Joseph Smith, Jr., de-
ceased, aud the unknown heirs or
devisees of RhOda Smith, deceased,
are unknown, and that their places
Of residence are unknown to this
plaintiff. And said clerk, in vaca-
ton, being from said affidavit
herein, and otherwise, duly salts
fed, and thereupOn duly finding
that process herein can not be
served on said defendants, or any
of them. 1t is, therefore, ordered
by said clerk that said defendants
be notified by publication that the
plaintiff, by petition herein filed
of date March 30, 1903, has COM
menced against said defendants an
action at law and in equity, the
immediate object and general ma
ture of which is to perfect the title
of the plaintiff herein, in and to
the following described real estate,
to-wit: The west half of the south
west quarter of section twelve (12),
and the northwest quarter of the
northwest quarter of section thir-
teen (13), all in township fifty
one (51), range eleven (11), in
Audrain County, Missouri, and to
adjudge and decree that Joseph
Smith and Joseph Smith. Jr., were
one and the same person; and to
decree the title to said land out of
the defendants, and to declare the
same vested in the plaintiff. And
it is further so ordered that said
defendants be and appear before
the judge of this court on the first
day of the next term thereof, to be
holden at the City of Mexico, Au-
drain County, Missouri, on Mon
day, the first day of June, A. D.
1903, and on or before the first
day of said term to answer or plead
to said petition, or in default
therein said petition will be taken
and adjudged as confessed, and
judgment by default will be rem
dered against said defendants. 1t
is further so ordered that
copy hereof be duly published at
least once week for four consecu-
tive weeks in the Mexico, Missouri,
MESSAGE, ,alweekly newspaper, duly
printed, published and circulated
in Audrain County, Missouri, and
duly designated by plaintiffs at
torney, as most likely to give no.
tice to the defendants, the last in
sertioD to he. at least thirty days
before the first day of said next
term of said Circuit Court.
State of Missouri,
! County of Audrain.
l, W. H. Morris, clerk of the
t Circuit Court of Audrain County,
| Missouri, do hereby certify that
| the foregoing writing is full, true
: and complete copy of the original
order of publication in said cause,
! as fully as the same remains aud
appears of record in my office.
: In witness whereof hereunto
/ subscribe my name and official sig
nature, and hereto affix the seal of
= said court, at my Office in the City
of Mexico, in Audrain County,
5 Missouri, this 30th day of March,
: A. d. 1908.
: LSeal w. H. MORRIS,
Clerk of Circuit Court of