Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-12-22
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.
STATE OF MISSOURI
CONTY OF AUDBAIN !
in the Circuit Court. to January term,
1906.
III nfttor DlolnfiH

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 IL in possession Of and holds the
full and fec simple title TO the following
described real property in the county Of
Audrain and State Of Missouri, to-wlt:
Lots five (5Jand sixtG), block two 90, Of
Rawlings addition to the city Of Mexico,
Missouri. Also part Of block No. one
lu. In Ladd' addition to Mexico, Missouri,
viz: Commence at the northeast cor
ner Of said block No. J., and run thence
west 10 feet, thence south lG1 feet, thence
east ~ feet, thence north l67 feet TO the
beginning. Also begin at the north
east corner Of said block one, run thence
south 1G7 feet for n beginning thence
south 1867 feet 10 Railroad street, thence
west 10 IT, 10 point, thence north lG7 feet,
thence east ~ feet to the point OF begin
ming. Said Rawlings addition was laid
out ON part Of the east half % Of the
southwest quarter; aud the said Ladd's
addition was laid ont on a part Of the
west one half - >. OF the southwest quar-
ter Of section twenty-five t25J, township
GTty-onc tjl), range nine 90 west OF the
5th y. 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 42GS, Chapter Forty eight tiS), Arti-
Gle One %, of the Revised Statutes Of
Missouri for 1899, said Section being en-
titled Limitation in case Of certain IT,
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 and 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 Rallings appears Il
have claim OF title Of record adverse tt
that of plaintiff, in this, tO-wit: One
, Charles Rawlings obtained deed to SAID
land under the name Of Charles Rallings
aud conveyed said land to plaintiffs
grantors under the name of Charlie!
Rawlings, but plaintiff in her petition
charges that Charles Rallings anC
Charles Rawlings was one and the SAINT
person, and further says that sale
Charles Rawlings died intcstate anC
have been dead for moro than thirt!
years, but the names Of the widow ant
children Of said parties, II any there be
I are unknown TO the plaintiff and there
l fore she cannot insert their names in he
s petition and that the interests Of said un
= known persons is that Of widow anC
= heirs OF said Charles Ratings anC
, Charles Rawlings, and Is derived through
their husband and father.
7 Plaintiff further states In her sale
petition that one Joel JudkinS appears
to have Il claim of title Of record adverse
to that of plaintiff, in this, to-wlt: Or
? December 10th, 1867, one Charles Rawl
ings gave to the said Joel Judkins u deGC
of trust on said land to secure debt II
said decd described. which Is Of TccorC
in Book +, at page $, records Of Audrail
county, Missouri, and said deed Of trus
. is unSatsied OF record. But plaintiff
states I'm her said petition that said Joe
JudknS died intestate and has beer
dead for more than thirty years, but thu
= a.. I,I,f e I,
. Joel Judkins, If any there be, are un
. known TO plaintiff and therefore she can
not insert their names herein. That thu
interest of said unknown persons is tina
I Of widow and heirs Of said joel Judkins
and is derived through their husband anC
father. Plaintiff in her said petition say
l that said note and deed Of trust havI
!. been fully satisfied and paid off, anC
3 that nothing has been paid thereon fO
more than thirty years. Plaintiff in he
5 said petition says that the interest o
2 said unknown parties is set forth herein
e, as fully as her knowledge extends, anC
she verify believes that said unknown
persons are interested In the subject o
this suit. And the plaintiff In her sale
? petition prays for a decree vesting tin
title out of said defendants, and tina
said deed of trust be satisfied and dc
D clared no lien on said premises, and tina
it be further ordered, adiudged and dc
creed that the absolute fee simple title u
5 said land be vested in said plaintiff here
+ In by limitation.
e 1t is therefore ordered by the clerk o
T. this court in vacation that publication b
. made notifying said unknown person
I above named and described Of the instu
@ tlOn Of this snit, and now yOu said de
p Pendants above named described and Sc
forth are hereby notified Of the filing O
this suit, the object and general natur
y Of which is TO obtain decree Of the Au
drain county efFcuft ,.nnrt norfoctIn