Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-09-15
Order of Publication.
In the Circuit Court of Iron county, Mis-
souri,, in vacation-August %, 1904.
Arthur Huff, Plaintiff,

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Arthur Huff, Plaintiff,
VS..
Augustus Jones, or his unknown heirs, de-
PENDANTS.
Petition to quiet title.
Now at this day comes the plaintiff, by
his attorney, and files his petition, duly
verified by affidavit, setting forth that he is
now, and has been since the year 1908, the
owner and in the actual possession OF GER
tain tracts or parcels of land, situate, lying
and being in Iron county, State Of Missouri,
described as follows, to-wit:
A part of the John Lewis survey No. 2I4I
in township 81 north, range 3 east, bounded
as follows: Beginning at the corner where
the line between sections s and 9 intersects
the south boundary line of said survey No.
2I4I at a triangular granite stone, from
which a black oak IS inches in diameter
bears south IS degrees, east 20 links, and a
hickory IS inches in diameter bears north IS
degrees, west 22 links; thence north 60 3-4
degrees, west 9 o3-Io, chains to a granite
stone set for corner; thence north 1914
degrees, west al oo-Ioo chains to a granite
stone set on the east bank of 4 small creek a
tributary of Saline Creek, and also on the
west line of said John Lewis survey No.
2I4I, from which a sycamore 20 inches in
diameter bears north 80 degrees, east So
links; thence north degrees, east 2S So-Ioo
chains to a granite stone set at the south
west corner of !. NJ. Fitzpatrick's land, from
which a post oak 10 inches in diameter
bears north 60 degrees, west IS links, and
a white oak "a inches in diameter bears
o.,tb r. dauraec aaEf JJc Iptc. thence
south So Id degrees, east 81 3I-Ioo chains
to a granite stone set at the southeast corner
of ]. NJ. Fitzpatrick's land, which point is
also on the west line of VIM. Buford's land
thence south ga degrees, east ID 72-Ioo
chains to point in the middle of the Gale
donna and lronton county road, from which
n black walnut 10 inches in diameter bears
south AZ degrees, west S links; thence
south IS Ia degrees, east 20 chains to a
point in the middle of said Caledonia and
Ironton county road, from which a white
oak "a inches in diameter bears south 23
degrees, west 50 links; thence south 50 Id
degrees, east 6 S3-Ioo chains to a point ir
the middle of said Caledonia and lrontor
county road set a granite stone for corner
which point is also the northwest corne o.
Mrs. Virginia McColl's land, from which
hickory "a inches in diameter bears south
20 degrees, west AZ links; thence south
"a degrees, west "a 99-Ioo chains to
granite stone set for corner at the southwes
corner of McColl's land, from stump o
white oak bears south 50 degrees, west II
Ia links, and black oak 6 inches in diane.
ter bears north I degree, west q links
thence north IS Ia degrees, west I735-Ios
chains to the beginning corner, containing
1850 5-Ioo acres, more Or less.
That said above described land has beer
in the actual, open, notorious, hostile ane
adverse possession OF said plaintiff and hi
g%rantors since the year 1855 to the presen
time under and by virtue of regular war
rarty deeds duly recorded; that he believe
that Augustus Jones, or his heirs or de-
visees claim an interest of record in TIL
above described real estate whose names HI
cannot insert herein, and the nature and ex'
tent of whose interests are unknown to hin
. and he has no knowledge of the same, ant