Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-12-31

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 affidavit 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 halI ~
OF Section Seventeen (l7), Township
Efty-0n (5ll, north OF Range Nine
90, West OF the 9Th Z. NJ, except a
strip of land nfteen feet wide OF OF
| the west side Of the northwest quarter
OF the northwest quarter w said Sec
| tod Seventeen, and that his title TO
| said land has vested In him and those
| under whom he claims by limitation
| under the provisions of Section 426S 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, ST., deceased, died
testate on or about the - of = 1864,
and that at the time Of his death he
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 +. Black, John M
Black, Nancy Read, Polly Goatley
Elizabeth Spencer, Minerva Jesse, thu
wife OF said w. j. Jesse, and Sarat
Ann Carter, and his widow, Sallie G
Black, who died on or about the -
day Of - 1868; that said Isaac Black
Sr., by bis last will ard testament
attempted TO dispose OF and did dis
pose OF all his property, both real, per
sonal and mixed, including the aboy'
described property, which said will
, bears date September 3, 1868, and L
recorded In the office OF the Rec0rde
of Deeds in and for Audrain County
} Missouri, in Book N at page 2S7; tina
: said will was never duly probated, AM
|, whatever interests such unknown pei
sons, and the other defendants hay
in the subject matter OF this petition
is as heirs Of the said Isaac Black, Sr,
) deceased, or as heirs OF such of hi
, children as may be dead; and plaintii
: further says that Inhn NJ. Black an
Lucy Black, his wife, Samuel Rea
and Sarah Read, his wife; Sarah Mort
head and A. @. Morehead, her hui
band; Elizabeth Jesse and ID. L. Jess
her husband, are non-residents of th
: State OF Missouri, so that the Ordinar
{ process of law cannot be served upo
r them.
It il therefore ordered by the Cler
of this Court, in vacation, that publ
e cation be made notifying the VI
e known Heirs OF Isaac Black and Molli
g Black, his wife, both deceased; th
Unknown Heirs of Polly Goatley an
her husband, John Goatley, both d.
q ceased: the Unknown Heirs of Mine
l. va Jesse, deceased, the Unknow
n Heirs of Elizabeth Spencer and Hem
spencer, her husband both deceeSs;
the Unknc%n Heirs of Isaac BlacI
..lSr., and Sallie G. Black, his wife, bot
. deceased; and the nonresident d
PENDANTS John NJ. Black, and Lut
.e Black. his wife; Samuel Read an
v Sarah Read, his wife; Sarah Nor
: head and A. @. Morehead, her hu
band: Elizabeth Jesse and ID. L. jess
her husband, that suit has been cor
meuced against them, with other d
le PENDANTS, In the Circuit Court Of A
Sc drain County, Missouri, the obje'
20 and general nature OF which is to o
: tain a decree Of said Court declariI
the title Of the above described re
3. estate vested in the plaintiff by lii
itation under the provisions OF Secti'
426S Revised Statutes OF Missot
for 1899, and divesting said defe
Dc dants Of all interest therein, and |
such other relief as may be proper, a
rt now you Unknown Heirs aforesaid, a.
~ nonresident defendants Aforesaid, a
hereby notified OF the filing OF q
suit. and unless you be and
near at the next regular term Of Il
TX court, to be begun and held at !
=, Court House In the City OF Next
VI Audrain County, Missouri, on the
I'D Monday In January 1904, next, and
ne or before the first day Of said ter
al answer or otherwise plead TO plaintii
= petition the same will be taken as CT
fessed and judgment rendered accoi
NJ ingly. !.
Ie- And &c Is further ordered by |
Clerk, that a copy hereof be publish
In the Mexico Weekly LEDGER,
" weekly newspaper published In a
drain County, Missouri, for four wee
d successfully the last insertion to be
ey least fifteen days before the common
To- ment Of said next term OF this court
ISTATE OF MISSOURI. Ga
lCoUNTY OF AUDRAIE.
/, W. ii. Morris, Clerk OF the Giro
Court OF Audrain County, Missouri,
hereby certify that the above and fo
90 going is a full, true and perfect CO
Of the Order Of Publication in
above entitled cause, as fully as
lip same appears Of record in my Office.
Ies Witness my hand and official s.
, Done at ONCE, in Mexico, Audri
County, Missouri, this 9th day
ST December, A. d., 1903.
[sEALl w. II. MORRIS,
3e.4t Clerk Circuit Court
o. Hf1T. Attorney for Plaintiff.