Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-09-01
Order of Publication.
In the Circuit Court of Iron county, Mis-
souri,, in vacation-August 20, 1904.
Arthur Huff, Plaintiff,

Arthur Huff, Plaintiff,
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 1903, 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 "a north, range 3 east, bounded
as follows: Beginning at the corner where
the line between sections 8 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 "a
degrees, west 9 63-Ioo chains to a granite
stone set for corner; thence north 79 Id
degrees, west al o9-Ioo chains to a granite
stone set on the east bank of a 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 3degrees, east 2S S6-Ioo
chains to a granite stone set at the south
west corner Of J. NJ. Fitzpatrick's land, from
which a post oak 10 inches in diameter
bears north 81 degrees, west IS links, and
a white oak "a inches in diameter bears
south 81 degrees, east IFS links;r thence
south 50 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 "a degrees, east IA 72-Ioo
chains to a point in the middle of the Gale
donna and lronton county road, from which
a black walnut If inches in diameter bears
south AZ degrees, west IS 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 %
degrees, west 50 links; thence south 50 Ia
degrees, east 6 83-Ioo chains to a point in
the middle of said Caledonia and ~Ironton
county road set a granite stone for corner,
which point is also the northwest corner Of
Mrs. Virginia McCol's land. from which a
hickory "a inches in diameter bears south
70 degrees, west AZ links; thence south
1 ga degrees, west "a 99-Ioo chains to a
granite stone set for corner at the southwest
corner of McColrs land, from stump of
white oak bears south 50 degrees, west If
I-2 links, and black oak E inches in dame
ter bears north ! degree, west 4 links;
thence north So Ia degrees, west II 35-Ioo
chains to the beginning corner, containing
IS9 5-Ioo acres, more or less.
That said above described land has been
in the actual, open, notorious, hostile and
adverse possession Of said plaintiff and his
grantors since the year 1855 to the present
time under and by virtue Of regular war
ranty deeds duly recorded; that he believes
that Augustus Jones, or his heirs or de-
visees claim an interest Of record in the
above described real estate whose names he
cannot insert herein, and the nature and ex-
tent Of whose interests are unknown to him
and he has no knowledge of the same, and