Mexico Missouri message., 1904-08-18
Order of Publication.

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State Of Missouri.
County Of Audrain.
In the Circuit Court, September Term,
1904.
| Robert w. Flynt Plaintiff
The unknown widow, heirs ana dcvisccs
Of Spencer II. Olmstcd and the unknown
widow OF VIM. W. McCamman. deceased,
Defendants.
Now on this day, July %, 1904, comes
plaintiff and files his petition, duly vcr-
| fled, and 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-wit:
The northeast one-fOurth "a OF the
northwest quarter OF section twenty-fOur
(24j, township fifty tjOJ, range eleven I'D
that the title Of said real estate has vest
ed in him, and in those under whom he
claims, by limitation. under and by vir
tue Of the laws Of the State Of Missouri,
and especially under the provisions Of
sections 496s and 1909 chapter 49, article
one, Of the Revised Statutes Of Missouri
for 1899, and that he, and those under
whom he claims. have been and Is now in
the open, notorious, exclusive, pcaccable
and adverse possession Of said land claim
nag 1t as their own and have so claimed IL
for more than thirty years before the fill
ing Of this suit; and for more than thirty
years the plaintiff, and those under whom
he 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 to have
u claim Of title Of record adverse to that
Of plaintiff, but that said Spencer II.
Olmstcd is dead and the names of his
widow, heirs, dcvisees and asSignees, II
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,
deyisees Of said Spencer IL. Olmsted, and
their interest is derived through and
from said Spencer II. olmsted, and the
interest which said widow, heirs, devils
, Ccs and aSsignecs have in said suit Is, as
far as plaintiffs knowledge extends. IT,
tie Of record TO said land adverse to the
title Of plaintiff, being the record title Of
!
ing to them as heirs, widow or devsees 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, he sold his interest in said
land to plaintiffs grantOTs, but said deed
fails to state whether the said Mccain
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but plaintiff says that said McCamman
has been dead for twenty years, that the
name Of his wife, IL any nc had, is I'M
known to plaintiff, and the iBtercst she
appears 10 have In said land is as the
wife Of said VIM. McCamman 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
legatees, 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
b. Rade notifying said unknown widow,
heirs aud deyisees Of Spencer II. Olms-
sted and the unkpoYn widow Of VIM. w.
McCamman, deceased, aud now you said
defendants are hereby notified Of the i'll
ing Of this suit, the object and general
nature Of which is TO obtain a decree Of
the AudraiR County Circuit Court perfect
ingplaintiff' $ title 10 the aforesaid lands,
by limitatiOn,u under the provisions of sec
| lions 42Gs and 1860, chapter 4s, Revised
| Statutes Of Missouri for 1880; and now
/ unless y6G, said unknown widow, heirs,
and devtsces M Spencer II. Olmstcd and
the unknown widow N Wm. w, Mccain
man, deceased, be ana ahd appear at the
next regular term of this Court to sa he
gun and held at the Court lIdpse In the
City of Mexico, AudTAiB County, Mis-
souri,, on the 3rd Monday il September,
1904, and ON or before the first day pf said |
term answer or otherwise plead 20 plain |
tiffs petition the same will be taken as
confessed and judgment rendered accofa- |
ingly.
And it is further ordered that copy /
hereof be published In the Mexico Mis-
souri, Message, weekly newspaper pub
ished in Audrain County, Missouri, for
four weeks successfully, the lastinsertlon
to be at least 10 days before the com
mencement Of the next term of this Court.
State of Missouri, IS
County of Audrain.
/, w. II. Morris, Clerk Of the Circuit
Court of Audraln County, Missouri do
hereby certify that the above and forego-
Ing Is q foil and true copy Of the order Of