Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-08-11

Niate OF MsSSOufi. I
County Of Audrain.
In the Circuit Court September Term,
1901
Robert w. Flynt. Plaintiff |
Va.
The unknown widow, heirs and dcyisccs |
Of Spencer II. Olmstod and the unknown !
widow Of VIM. w. McCumman. deceased, !
Defendants. |
Now on this day, July 80. 1904. comes
plaintiff and files his petition. duly ycri- !
led, aud states that he is in possession OF |
and holds the title TO the following real !
estate, situated In the County Of AudraIn, |
state Of Missouri, to-wlt:
Tho northeast one-fOurth "a Of the !
northwest quarter OF section twenty-four
(?D, township fifty 500, range eleven ~, !
that the title Of said real estate has vest
ed in him, and in those under whom hc
claims, by limitation. under and by viz
tue Of the laws Of the State of Missouri,
and especially under the provisions Of
sections 4?Gs and 1863 chapter Is, article
one. Of the Revised Statutes OF Missouri
for 1850, and that he, and those under
whom he claims, have been and Is now in
the open, notorious, exclusive, pcaceable
and adverse possession OF said land, claim
| ing IL as their own aud have 80 claimed 1t
| for more than thirty years before the iii
| ing Of this suit; and for more than thirty
years the plaintiff, and those under whom
! ne claims, and no one else, has paid taxes
on said land and for that reason title Is
vested in him, and he further states that
one Spencer II. Olmsted appears 10 have
claim Of title OF record adverse To that
Of plaintiff, but that said Spencer If.
| Olmsted is dead and the names Of his
| widow, heirs. dcvisees and uSsignces, il
any there be, are unknown to plaintiff
and therefore he cannot insert their
names herein; that the interest OF said
unknown persons is that Of widow, heirs.
dcvisccs Of said Spencer II. Olmstcd, and
their interest is derived through and
from said Spencer H. Olmstcd. and the
interest which said widow, heirs, devils
ccs and assignccs have in said suit IS, as
far as plaintiffs knowledge extends, III
tie Of record TO said land adverse to the
title of plaintiff, being the record title Of
Spencer II. Olmsted descending or COM
ing to them as heirs, widow or devisecs Of
Spencer II. Olmsted; and plaintiff in said
petition further states that IN December,
1870. one William w. McCamman OBJ
tanned an interest in said land, that in
June, 1874. lac sold his interest in said
land TO plaintiffs grantors. but said deed
fails to state whether the said Mccain
man was at the time single or married,
but plaintiff says that said McCamman
has been dead for twenty years, that the
name Of his wife, il any hc had, is un-
known to plaintiff, and the interest she
appears to have in said land is as the
wife uf said Vim. McCumman and Is de-
rived from him as her husband, and that
said land has been held adversely to her
for more than twenty years and her
claim is barred by limitation, and that
plaintiff cannot insert the names OF said
lcgutecs, heirs and widows because their
names are unknown to him, nor can he
state their interest more fully because
their exact interest is unknown to him.
1t is therefore ordered by the Clerk Of
this Court, in vacation, that publication
be made notifying said unknown widow,
heirs and dcyisees Of Spencer H. Olms-
sted and the unknown widow Of VIM. W.
McCamman, deceased, and now you said
defendants are hereby notified OF the fl
ing Of this suit, the object and general
nature Of which is To obtain a decree Of
the Audraln County Circuit Court perfect
ingplantiffs title 10 the aforesaid lands,
by Limitation, under the provisions of sec
tions 1868 and 42G9, chapter 4s, Revised
Statutes of Missouri for $780, and now
unless you, said unknown widow, heirs,
and deylsecs OF Spencer Ii. Olmsted and
the unknown widow Of VIM. W. Mccain
man, deceased, be and and appear at the
next regular term of this Court, to be be-
gun and held at the Court House in the
City Of Mexico, Audrain County, Mis-
souri,, on the 3rd Monday In September,
1901, and on or before the first day Of said
term answer or otherwise plead to plain
tiffs petition the same will be taken as
confessed and judgment rendered accord
ingly.
And it is further ordered that copy
hereof be published in the Mexico Mis-
souri, Message, weekly newspaper pub
ished In Audran County, Missouri, for
four weeks successfully, the lastinsertlon
to be at least 10 days before the com
mencemont Of the next term of this Court.
State Of Missouri
County Of Audrain.
l, w. II. Morris, Clerk of the Circuit
Court OF Audrain County, Missouri, do
hereby certify that the above and forego-
ing is full and true copy Of the Order Of
Publication in the above entitled cause as
fully as the same appears OF record in my
office.
Witness my hand and official seal,
Done at Office in Mexico, Audrain County,
Missouri, this July e2nd, 1901.
| [sRALl w. IL. MORRIS,
! Clerk Audrain Circuit Court.
20. Hit and =. II. Cullen, Attorneys for