Mexico Missouri message., 1904-12-15

VS..
The Unknown Heirs Of Joel JudkIns
Charles Rallings and Charles Rawl.
ings Deceased, Defendants.
Now, on this 2Ist day Of November
1904, comes plaintiff and files her petition
duly verified and In said petition states
that she is in possession Of and holds the
full and fee simple title 10 the following
described real property in the county OF
Audraln and state Of Missouri. to-wit:
Lots five (5)and siX(GJ, block two tsJ, OF
Rawlings addition 10 the City of Mexico,
Missouri. Also part Of block No one
az, In Ladd's addition TO Mexico, Missouri,
viz: Commence at the northeast cor
ncr of said block No. /. and run thence
west 10 feet, thence south 1G7 feet, thence
east 80 feet, thence north l67 feet 10 the
beginning. Also begin at the north
east corner Of said block one, run thence
south 1G7 feet for a beginning thence
south lG7 feet 10 Railroad street, thence
west % It. 10 a point, thence north l67 feet,
thence east 10 feet to the point OF begin
ming. Said Rawlings addition was laid
out on part Of the east half GzJ Of the
southwest quarter; and the said Ladd's
addition was laid out on a part OF the
west One-half ~, Of the southwest quar-
ter Of section twenty-five t25), township
liity-one (jlJ, range nine 90 west Of the
9Th p. III. in AudraIn county, Missouri.
And in said petition she further states
that the title to said land vested in her
and those under whom she claims, by
limitation under the provisions Of Sec
ton 496S, Chapter Forty eight (iS), Arti-
Gle One "a, Of the Revised Statutes Of
Missouri for 1899, said Section being en-
titled Limitation in case of certain til
ties" and that the equitable title to said
land eminated from the Government Of
the United States of America more than
thirty years ago. And in said petition
she further states that she Is now In the
lawful possession of said land, that she,
and those under whom she claims title,
have been in the lawful, actual, open,
notorious, continuous aud adverse pos
session thereof, claiming said land as
their own for more than thirty years, and
that she has paid all the taxes on said
land for more than thirty years.
Plaintiff further states in said petition
that one Charles Ratings appears to
have claim Of title OF record adverse to
that Of plaintiff, in this, tO-wit' One
Charles Rawlings obtained II deed to said
land under the name of Charles Rallings,
and conveyed said land to plaintiffs
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Rawlings, but plaintiff in her petition
charges that Charles Rallings and
Charles Rawlings was one and the same
person, aud further says that said
Charles Rawlings died inteState and
have been dead for more than thirty
years, but the names of the widow and
children of said parties, II any there be,
are unknown to the plaintiff and there
fore she cannot insert their names In her
petition and that the interests OF said I'M
known persons Is that OF widow and
heirs of said Charles Rallings and
Charles Rawlings, and il derived through
their husband and father.
Plaintiff further states in her said
petition that one Joel Judkins appears
TO have a claim of title OF record adverse
to that Of plaintiff, in this, tO-wit: On
December 10th, 1867, one Charles Rawl-
ings gave to the said Joel Judkins deed
of trust on said land TO secure debt in
said deed described, which is Of record
in Book T., at page s, records Of Audrain
county, Missouri, and said deed OF trust
is unSatsiied of record. But plaintiff
states in her said petition that said Joel
Judkins died intestate and has been
dead for more than thirty years, but the
names 81 the widow and children of said
Joel Judkins, II any there be, are un-
known to plaintiff and therefore she can
not insert their names herein. That the
interest of said unknown persons is that
of widow and heirs Of said joel Judkins,
and is derived through their husband and
father. Plaintiff In her said petition says
that said note and deed Of trust have
been fully satisfied and paid off, and
that nothing has been paid thereon for
more than thirty years. Plaintiff in her
said petition says that the interest of
said unknown parties is set forth herein
as fully as her knowledge extends, and
she verify believes that said unknown
persons are interested In the subject of
this suit. And the plaintiff In her said
petition prays for a decree vcstlng the
title out of said defendants, and that
said deed of trust be satisfied and de-
clared no lien on said premises, and that
il be further ordered, adjudged and de-
creed that the absolute fee simple title to
said land be vested in said PLAINTIFF here
in by limitation.
1t Is therefore ordered by the clerk of
this court in vacation that publication be
made notifying said unknown persons
above named and described Of the lnstu-
ton Of this suit, and now you said de-
PENDANTS above named described and set
forth are hereby notified Of the filing Of
this suit, the object and general nature
Of which Is to obtain a decree Of the Au-