Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-12-22

Now. on this day, December 5th,
1904. comes plaintiff by attorney, ana
files petition, wherein, among otner
things. plaintitf states that he Is the
owner and possessed Of the legal lille 10
the following described land In Au-
drain county, Missouri, to-w!t; Tne
northwest / OF the northeast quar-
ter of Section 13, Township Oh,
Range 9, west, and that he and his
grantors have been SO in the posses
sion for more than thirty years iase
past. -
That on February 9th, 1852, while
Alexander s. jackson was the owner
of said land he by mortgage duly ex.
ecuted, conveyed said land to John
Grifiith to secure the payment TO said
Griffith OF a note for g., GOO. ThaI salu
mortgage is of record In Book b, al
page 2l0, Records OF Audrain county,
Missouri, and is unsatished OF record
and is cloud on plaintiffs title; that
said John Griffith Is unknown TO
plaintiff and IL dead his heirs are un.
known TO plaintiff and that
liz said John Griffith assigned
said note and mortgage that
the names of the assignee is unknown
to plaintiff. Plaintiff says that there
after on the 18th day OF November,
1868, while Gabriel l.. Reed and Jas
| e. jameson were owners OF said land,
they by mortgage duly executed, con-
veyed said land to Alexander NcDon-
mold to secure the payment to ssie
McDOnnold of two promisOry notes
therein described; that said mortgage
Is on record at Book Fl, page 10, In
the recorders office, OF Audrain coun.
ty, and is unsatistied OF record and
lconstitntes cloud on plaintiffs title;
that said Alexander McD0nDold is un-
known to plaintiff, and that II living
his residence is unknown to plaintiff,
and that II dead his heirs are un-
known TO plaintiff, and that IL he as
Isigned said notes and mortgage, the
names of the assignee is unknown to
plaintiff, and for that reason plaintiff
cannot insert the names of said un'
known parties, and that whatever In
terest said unknown parties have are
derived as herein before set out.
i 1t is therefore ordered by the Clers
of this court, In vacation, that publ
lcation be made herein, notifying John
Griffith and his unknown heirs and as
signs, and Alexander McDounold ano
his unknown heirs and assigns, that
plaintiff herein has begun suit against
them in the Circuit Court OF Audrair
county, Missouri, the object and gen
eral nature OF which is TO obtain de
: cree OF said court determining the In.
terestS OF all the parties herein, anC
, for decree perfecting plalntiff's title
by limitations, and satisfying sale
mortgages aforesaid, and for further
lorders;and unless you said unknown
defendants, be and appear at the nexl
regular term Of the Circuit Court Oi
Audrain county, Missouri, TO be begur
! and held at the Court House In the
City OF Mexico, Audrain county, Mis-.
, souri,, on the Bird Monday In January,
, 1905, and ON or before the first day 0i
said term answer or otherwise plead u
Iplaintiff's petition the same Will be
ed as prayed.
And it is further ordered that
copy hereof be published In th'
Mexico LEDGER, a newspaper pub
lished In Audrain county, Missouri
for four week successfully, to be pub
, lished at least once week, the las
| insertion to be at least Is days befUrl
the commencement OF said next tern
OF Court.
STATE OF MISSOURI, lss
COUNTY OF AUDRAIN. %
l, W. II. Morris, Clerk OF the Circui
Court Of Audrain County, Missouri
: do hereby certify that the above ant
foregoing is true copy OF the Orde
of Publication In case of Geo. 7
Fisher VS., John Griffith and bis un
known heirs and assigns, ct al as full,
as the same appears of record In m,
/ office
Witness my hand and official seal
/ Done at office in Mexico, Audrail
County, Missouri this December 8
1904.
[sEAL.l W. Il. MORRIS,
t Clerk Circuit Court.
W. W. Boris, Atty. for Plaintiff.