Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-05

the 9th principal meridian:
That plaintiffs hold the title to said
real property, and that IN addition to
plaintiffs record title TO said lands. the
title thereto has fully vested ~ plaintiffs
aud those under whom they claim by
limitation under the provisions Of section
-Four Thousand Two Hundred and Sixty
| eight entitled Limitation IN case OF GER
tain titles, OF chapter Forty eight. and
of Section Six Hundred and fifty three of
chapter Eight entitled, "Suit 70 perfect
title by limitation proceedings, Of the
| Revised Statutes OF Missouri for 1899:
that the equitable title TO said lands en-
anated from the United States Govern
ment more than forty years before tho
filing Of this dheir) 'sald pstitloHy rthat
the said plaintiffs and their consecutive
grantors have been in the lawful possess
sion Of said real property for more. than
forty consecutive years last past; that
said lands are claimed or might be
claimed by any or all OF said defendants
that said lands have not been in the pos
session OF defendants or any OF then who
claim or might claim the same. or of any
one under whom they or any of them
claim or might claim for more than forty
consecutive years last past: that neither
deiendents or any Of them nor any ono
under whom they or any Of them claim
or might claim said lands have paid any
taxes thereon for more than forty con
secutiye years last past; that neither de-
| PENDANTS or any OF them have ever
| brought an action to recover said lands.
That there appears Of record a claim
and title to said lands in favor Of Defend
ants and adverse TO Plaintiffs. In that
there appears Of record in Deed Record
e at page 6OJ'' in the Office of the
Recorder of Deeds Of Audrain CoRnty,
Missouri, deed Of mortgage from James
Garrett and wife, Elizabeth Garrett, and
Enoch HoOton, under date OF March
18th, 1855, conveying said lands, with
other lands, to Claiborne Wells, to Sc
cure the. said Claiborne Wells against
any loss for or on account Of note dated
| March 10th, 1865, given to the Branch
Bank Of the State Of Missouri at Palmy-
ra, for the sum Of 300, by the said James
Garrett, with the said Enoch lIooton and
Claiborne Wells as suretics thereon:
that the said note described in said mort
gage was fully paid by the said James
Garrett on the - day Of -- 1856, and tho
conditions of said mortgage fully salts
fled by the grantors therein, and the said
! Claiborne Wells surety on said note did
not sustain any loss whatsoever thereon.
anu never paid any sum whatsoever
thereon.
! That fl,n u' Il Ia D.
now living, and there is not now living
widow Of the said Claiborne Wells e
ceased: Plaintiffs verify believe there
are persons interested i'm the subject
matter OF this ttheir) petition as Heirs,
devisees, lcgatees and asslgnees of Clai-
borne Wells deceased, or as claiming or
who might claim by, thru, or under him
or them, whose names they cannot insert
herein because they are unknown to
! Plaintiffs, and whose interest In said
lands is derived solely by virtue of the
aforesaid deed Of mortgage to Claiborne
Wells, now deceased, and Plaintiffs fur
Their state that they have fully set out
so far as their knowledge extends. the
interest Of such persons and how de-
rived.
1t IS therefore ordered by the Clerk OF
this Court, in vacation, that Publication
be made notifying the said unknown de-
tendants-Thc unknown heirs, dcvisces.
legatecs and aSsignecS of Claiborne
wells, deceased, and all those claiming.
or who might claim, by, thru, or under
him or thcm-that a suit has been COM
mpnppI gOfgingf thar,, In, q g.,
object and general nature of which is to
perfect Plaintiffs title of record to said
real property, and for decree of this
court declaring title to said real property
to be fully vested in plaintiff by llmita
ton under hcprovisions of said section
1868, entitled, Limitation I'm case of
certain titles" of Chapter As, and for
decree confirming plaintiffs title to said
lands under said section 653 of Chapter
entitled, Suit to perfect title by lin
ltation-proceedings, 'Of the Revised Stat
utes OF Missouri for 1899, and for such
other relief as to the Court may seem
just and proper
Now, therefore you, the unknown
heirs, deYlsees, legatees and assignees of
Claiborne Wells, deceased, and All those
claiming or who might claim by, thru. or
under him or them, defendants, are here.
by notified of the filing of said petition
ana the commencement Of this said suit
and unless You be and appear at the
next regular term of this said Court to
be begun and held at the Court House IN
the City OF Mexico, in the County of Au-
drain and state Of Missouri, on the first
Monday nJune, 1904, and on or before
The first day thereof answer or otherwise
plead TO the said petition of plaintiffs the
same will be taken as confessed, and
Judgment VIII be rendered in accordance
with the prayer OF plaintiffs therein.
~ Is further ordered that a oopy
hereof be published iu the "Mexlco Mia
sour Message, a newspaper published
I weekly In said udrofp ft,,,,,s..