Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-12-10

Now on this day, December 9th
1908, comes plaintiff, by his attorney
and files with the Clerk of this Court'
in vacation, his petition duly verified
by afidavit OF plaintiff, wherein
among other things plaintiff alleges
that he holds the title TO the follow.
ing described real estate situated in
the County OF Audrain and State of
Missouri, to-wit: The north half M
OF Section Seventeen On, Township
Ffty-One l5l), north of Range Nina
(9), West OF the 5th P. NJ, except a
strip Of land fifteen feet wide oil OF
the west side Of the northwest quarter
OF the northwest quarter of said Sec.
tod Seventeen, and that bis title To
said land has vested In him and those
under whom he claims by Limitation
under the provisions Of Section 1858 Of
Article One ~ OF Chapter As OF the
Revised Statutes OF Missouri OF 1899:
and that he verify believes there are
persons interested In the subject mat.
ter OF this petition, whose names he
cannot insert therein because they
are unknown to him, the interest Of
such unknown persons, and how de.
rived, so far as plaintiffs knowledge
extends, being as follows: That said
Isaac Black, Sr., deceased, died
testate on or about the - of r. 1854,
and that at the time Of his death be
was the owner Of the above described
lands, with other lands; that he died
leaving as his only heirs the following
named children: The said Isaac
Black, Clifton T. Black, John M,
Black, Nancy Read, Polly Goatley.
Elizabeth Spencer. Minerva Jesse, the
wife of said w. j. Jesse, and Sarah
Ann Carter, and his widow, Sallie G.
Black, who died on or about the
day OF - 1868; that said Isaac Black,
Sr., by his last will and testament,
attempted TO dispose OF and did dis
pose Of all his property, both real, per.
sonal and mixed, including the above
described property, which said will
bears date September 3, 1863, and Is
recorded In the office Of the Recorder
Of Deeds In and for Audrain County,
Missouri, In Book N at page 2S7; that
said will was never duly probated, and
whatever interests such unknown per.
sons, and the other defendants have
In the subject matter of this petition
Is as heirs Of the said Isaac Black, 81,
deceased, or as heirs of such Rhs
children as may be dead; and plalnha
further says that John NJ. Black and
Lucy Black, his wife, Samuel Read
and Sarah Read, his wife; Sarah More.
head and A. @. Morehead, her huS.
band; Elizabeth Jesse and d. L. Jesse,
her husband, are n%on-residentS Of the
State of Missouri, 20 that the ordinary
process OF law cannot be served upon
them.
1t il therefore ordered by the Clerk
OF this Court, in vacation, that publ
cation be made notifying the IN
known Heirs Of Isaac Black and Nellie
Black, his wife, both deceased; the
Unknown Heirs OF Polly Goatley and
her husband, John Goatley, both de-
ceased; the Unknown Heirs of Miner
va jesse, deceased, the Unknown
Heirs Of Elizabeth Spencer and Henry
Spencer, her husband, both deceased;
the Unknown Heirs of Isaac Black,
Sr., and Sallie G. Black, his wife, both
deceased; and the nonresident de-
PENDANTS John NJ. Black, and Lucy
Black, his wife; Samuel Read and
Sarah Read, his wife; Sarah More
head and A. @. Morehead, her bus
band; Elizabeth Jesse and d. L. Jesse,
her husband, that suit has been com
menced against them, with other de-
PENDANTS, In the Circuit Court Of Au-
drain County, Missouri, the object
and general nature of which is to OBJ
tain a decree OF said Court declaring
the title Of the above described real
estate vested In the plaintiff by lin.
itatlon under the provisions OF Section
426S Revised Statutes OF Missouri
for 1899, and divesting said defen'
dants OF all interest therein, and fOr
such other relief as may be proper ana
now you Unknown Heirs aforesaid, ana
nonresident defendants aforesaid, are
hereby notified of the filing OF thls
suit, and unless you be and aP
pear at the nextregular term Of Tbs
court, TO be begun and held at the
Court House in the City OF Mckee,
Audrain County, Missouri, on the Su
Monday In January 1904, next, and 90
or before the first day of said tern,
answer or otherwise plead 10 plaintlhS
petition the same will be taken ascOn-
fessed and Judgment rendered accord
ingly.
And II is further ordered by the
Clerk, that a copy hereof be publlSheo
In the Mexico Weekly LEDGER, q
weekly newspaper published in Ag-
drain County, Missouri, for four weeks
SUCCESSFULLY the last insertion to pc AZ
least fifteen days before the eommence-
ment OF said next term OF thlscourI
STATE OF MISSOURI. sc
COUNTY OF AUDRAfN.
/, W. II. Morris, Clerk Of the CIRCUIT
Court OF Audrain County, Missouri, w
hereby certify that the above and IoIe-
going is a full, true and perfect COPY
OF the Order Of Publication ID tne
above entitled cause, as fully as the
same appears OF record In my once,
Witness my hand and official SeSs
Done at Office, in Mexico, Audrals
County, Missouri, this 9th DAY u
A. d., 1908.
(sEALl W. III. MORkIoi
394t Clerk Circuit Court
o. HIIT, Attorney for PlaintlH'