Mexico Missouri message., 1904-05-26
Order of Publication.
State of Missouri | IntheCir Court
CouniyofAudrain ! June Term '04
Martha j Smith, Plaintiff,

CouniyofAudrain ! June Term 'O4
Martha j Smith, Plaintiff,
| VS..
The Unknown Heirs, Devisees. Legatees
and assignees Of Caleb Tinsley, Abraham
| B.Tinsley, Frances EShields, Milly Samp-
son and Mary Dawson Wright, now de-
ceased, and OF those claiming, or who
might claim, by. through or under them,
Defendants.
Now, on April Goth, 1904. comes plain
till herein and b y her petition, duly verl
| fled, states that she is now andhas boenfOr
more than year last past the owner in
fee aud in the lawful possession Of the
! following described tracts or parcels Of
| land lying, being and situate in the cOun-
| ty Of Audrain and State Of Missouri. to-
wit:
The South west quarter Of section
| Thirty-onci3D Township ffty-Onc t5lJ
range nlncto and the east half Of sec
tion ThirtysiX l3N Township iifty-one
t5lD range ten OO).
That plaintiff holds the title to said
real property and that the title thereto
has fully vested in her. and under whom
he claims. by Limitation under the pro-
visions Of the laws OF the State Of Mis-
souri,. That the equitable title to said
land cmanated from the United States
Government more than forty years be-
fore the filing Of her petition. That she
and her con fGcutivC VrantUrs have been
in he lawful possession Of said real pro-
perry for more than forty consecutive
years last past. That said lands are
claimed, or might be claimed, by any or
all Of the said defendants. That said lands
have not been in the possession Of
defendants or any Of them
who claim, or might claim the same, or
anyone under whom they or any Of them
clainAOr might claim. for more than for
ty consecutive years last past.
That neither defendants. or any Of
them. nor anyone under whom they. or
any Of them claim or might claim said
lands. have ever paid any taxes thereon
for more than forty years last past. That
neither defendants 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
defendants and adverse to plaintiff, inI
that there appears of record patents
from the United States government.
showing that Caleb TmSlcy had title
TO said land and has never legally con-
Vrycd the said title which was in him.
That Caleb TinSley died. tCStatp.. about
the year 1853. leaving Abraham B. Tins
ley. Frances +. Shields, Milly Sampson
and Mary Dawson Wright as his sole and
only heirs and lcgatCcS and that all of
gpil hpirg and lnnutnpg "a Ipnn
And she further states. that she
verify believes that the unknown per-
sons named as defendants herein, are de
sccndantS Of the above named parties
and are interested in the subiec: matter
Of this petition as heirs. lCgateCs and as
SigucCs of the above named deceased |
parties or as claiming by. through or un- |
der them, and that she cannot insert |
their names in here because their names |
are unknown TO her. and that she cannot |
state the interest that they have in said
property more fully thanhaS been stated |
because their exact interest is unknown |
to her.
Wherefore. it is ordered by the clerk |
of this court in vacation that publication |
be- made notifying the said unknown de- |
PENDANTS of the filing of this suit and its |
object and general nature.
Now, therefore you the said I'M
known defendants are hereby mott
fed of the filing of this suit, the
object and general nature of which |
is to vest in and perfect title of |
plaintiff to the above described |
lands, and unless you be and APP |
pear at the next regular term of
this court, to be begun and held at |
the courthouse in the city of Mex
leo, county of Audrain and State
of Missouri, on the first Monday in |
June, 1904, and on the first day |
thereof answer or otherwise plead |
to the said petition. the same will |
be taken as confessed and judg- |
ment rendered in accordance with |
the prayer of the plaintiff.
1t is further ordered that a |
copy hereof be published in the
Mexico Missouri Message, week |
ly newspaper published in said |
county of Audrain, State of Mis- |
souri,, for four weeks successfully, |
the last insertion to be at least |
fifteen days before the commence
ment of said next term of this |
Court. a true copy.
Witness my hand aad seal of the
clerk of this cOtrt hereto affixed,
this April Goth, 1904
w. II. Morris, Clerk Circuit
Court.
u II CrIIan Atty FOR pIo;pfiH