The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1903-09-25

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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-rcsidcnts of
the State Of Missouri and that the
ordinary process of law cannot be
served upon them In the State Of
Missouri. IL 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 thcm by
petition In said Circuit Court the
object and general nature OF which
Is To obtain n decree of this Court
pcrfccting title To the real estate
below named In the plaintiN by
Limitation, and n decree adiudging
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 is In possession of real estate
situate in Montgomery County,
Missouri, as follows, towit: Tho
north half of the northwest quar-
ter OF section Number Thirteen,
Township Forty-ninc North,
Range Five west. That the plain
tin and those under whom he
claims has been in the open. no.
torious and adverse possession Of
said land since the year lsd7. that
he has paid all taxes on said land
since the year 1865. that he has
paid all taxes on said land within
that period aud that none OF tho
defendants have ever paid any
taxes ON said land since the year
1866. That n full aud absolute fee
simple title to said real estate has
been vested In them and was vcst-
ed In those under whom they clam
by limitation under the provisions
of section i2GS. Article I, Chapter
~ Of the Revised Statutes OF Mis-
souri,, 1893; that Milton Pratt APP
pears to have of record u claim of
title To said land adverse to the til
tie of the plaintiff, that the heirs,
dcviSccs or widow Of Milton Pratt
deceased, or some person or per-
sons claiming by through or under
him or by through or under them
appears to have of record n claim
ri title to said land adverse - the
title of plaintin. That said widow,
heirs aud dcyisccs Of Milton Pratt
and all persons claiming by
through or under him or under
them or ANY of them are unknown
to the plaintiff aud Tor that reason
their names cannot bc inserted in
the petition.
That the interest of the defend
ant Milton Pratt 10 derived from
and based upon the fact that the
said Milton Pratt was the orig
inal cntryman and patcntcc
to the north half of the north west
quarter of section Thirteen. Town
forty-ninc North, Range Five
West, aud the interest of the de-
PENDANTS, the widow, heirs aud
dcvisccs of said Milton Prntt. de-
II derived from aud based
upon the fact that the said Milton
Pratt was the original cntrymIn
aud pltcntcc Of said land.
Plaintiff In his said petition asks
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perfected by n decree OF this Court
declaring, adjudging aud c-tub-
fishing his title thereto by limita-
ton under the provisions al Sec
ton i2bS Of the Revised Statutes Of
Missouri, lSDl; aud that the titlc
and the claim OF title In said land
the defendants and any aud all
Df the difcndnnts he adjudgcd
void aud DO vested In the plaintiff.
Aud unless the said %dcfcndants
above named be and appear at tho
next regular term OF this Court to
be begun aud held at the Court
In the City Of Montgomery
Missouri, on the second Monday in
1908, aud ON or before
the third day thereof az the term
shall 10 long continue, II not,
before the end of the terml lilo
answer or otherwise plead TO
said plaintiffs petition, the same
shall he taken "A y confessed and
Judgement rendered accordingly.
II Is further ordered by the Clerk
aforesaid In vacation that n copy
hereof bc published In the Mont
gomery TRIBUNE, newspaper
published in said county for four
weeks successfully, published mt
once n week the last inscr-
ton TO be at least fifteen days be-
fore the commencement of the next
term OF this Court.
Given under my hand this 22nd
day OF September, 1909.
EVERETT BARTON,