Mexico Missouri message., 1903-08-20
Order of Publication in
Vacation.

Thomas w. Hutton and John B.
Allison, Plaintiffs, VS..
The unknown heirs or devisees of
Lamen Coy, G.. w. Wilson and w.
Hukel, Defendants.
Now on this 28th day of July,
1908, come plaintiffs by their at
torney and file petition, with the
clerk of this court, in vacation,
wherein among other things,
Thomas w. Hutton, plaintiff, states
that he is the owner in fee and the
peaceable pOssessor of the follow
ing real estate, tO-wit: The south
fifteen (15) acres of the southeast
fourth of the southeast quarter of
section sixteen (16). The southeast
fourth of the northeast fourth of
the southwest fourth of section
sixteen (16). The southeast fourth
of the southeast fourth of the
southwest fourth of section sixteen.
The northeast fourth of the north
west fourth of section twenty-one
l2l. All i'll township fifty-twO
1927 range twelve, west, in Audrain
county, Missouri, and containing
in all seventy-five (75) acres more
or less.
And plaintiff John B. Allison
states that he is the owner in fee
and the peaceable possessor of the
following real estate, tO-wit The
northwest quarter of the north
west quarter and the south half of
the northwest quarter of section
twenty-one (21), township fifty
two (52), range twelve (I2), An
drain county, Missouri.
Plaintiffs further state that the
defendants appear to have of rec
ord some right, title or interest in
the above described real estate ad-
verse to that of plaintiffs; aud
plaintiffs further state that they
and those under whom they claim
have been the open, notorious,
continuous and undisputed DOS
SCISSORS of said lands for more than
thirty 1907 years last past, and
have paid the taxes on the same
during that time. That the title
to said lands have vested in re.
spective owners and those under
whom they claim by limitation and
that said defendants are deceased,
and that the names and places of
residence of their heirs is unknown
to plaintiffs, and therefore ask for
an order of publication.
1t is therefore ordered by the
clerk of this court, in vacation, that
publication be made notifying the
unknown heirs or devisees of La
men Coy, G. w. Wilson and w.
Hukel, defendants, that a suit has
been commenced against them in
the circuit conrt of Audrain
county, Missouri, the object and
general nature of which is to OBJ
tain a decree of said court perfect
ing plaintiffs title to said lands as
above set out and described, and
that defendants be forever barred
and estOpped from having or claim
ing any right, title or interest in
said above lands and, now, you said
defendants, the unknown heirs or
devisees of Lamen Coy, G. w.
Wilson, and w. Hukel
are hereby notified of the
filing of said 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, Audrain county,
Missouri, ON the 3rd Monday in
September, A. D. 1908, and on or
before the first day of said term,
answer or otherwise plead to plain
tiffs' petition, the same will be
taken as confessed and Judgment
rendered according to the prayer
thereof.
And it is further ordered that a
copy hereof be published in the
Mexico Missouri Message, a weekly
newspaper published in Audrain
county, Missouri, for four weeks
successively, the last insertion to
be at least fifteen days before the
commencement Of said next term
of this court.
State of Missouri,
County of Audrain. $
l, w. Il. Morris, clerk of the
circuit court of Audrain county,
Missouri, do hereby certify that the
above and foregoing is full and
complete copy of the Order Of Pub
lication in the above cause, as fully
as the same appears of record in
my office.
Witness my hand and official
seal. Done at Office in the city Of
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