Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-12-15

Now. on this day, December ytn,
looa cnmes plaintiff by attorney, ano
files petition, wherein, among ouu na
things, plaintiff states that ne y tne
owner and possessed " the legal litie "
the following described liant 10 Au
drain county, Missouri, to-wit' luz
northwest ! OF the northeast quar-
ter OF Section -, Township o.,
Range 8, west, and that he ana nis
grantors have been so Ia the posses.
sion for more than thirty years iase
past. ,oe. .n,,al
Alexander s. jackson was the owner
~ said land he by mortgage duiy ex-
ecuted. conveyed said land to Jonn
lGrinith to secure the payment TO saio
lGrinith OF a note for 1000 That salu
mortgage is OF record in Book b, az
mage 30. Records of Audrain county,
Missouri. and Is unsatisfied OF record
and is a cloud on plaintiffs tltiei tnat
said John Griffith is unknown 10
plaintiff and Ii dead his heirs are I'M
Known to plaintiff and thag
liz said John Griffith assigned
said note and mortgage that
the names Of the assignee Is unknown
to plaintiff. Plaintiff says tnat tneIe-
latter on the 10th day OF November
1868, while Gabriel l.. Reed ana Jas
Il Jameson were owners OF SAID lanu,
they by mortgage duly executed, con-
viewed said land to Alexander McDon,
nold to secure the payment TO Saia
McDonnold of two promisory notes
therein described; that said mortgage
!. is on record at Book ii, page III, 10
/. the recorders Office, OF Audrain coun,
Nv. and is unsatisfied of record ano
CONSTITUTES a cloud on plaintiffs title
that said Alexander McDonnold Is IN
! known to plaintiff, and that II livinl
i his residence is unknown to plalntih
J, and that il dead his heirs are un.
2 known to plaintiff, and that II he as
signed said notes and mortgage, tn
a names of the assignee Is unknown Y
E plaintiff, and for that reason plaintiff
%cannot insert the names OF said un
y known parties, and that whatever In
Z terest said unknown parties nave ar
derived as herein before SET out.
1t is therefore ordered by the CleII
of this court, In vacation, that puoil
d cation be made herein, notifying Jon
le Griffith and bis unknown heirs n a.
n signs, and Alexander McDonnold an
r his unknown heirs and assigns, tna
Is plaintiff herein has begun suit agains
:. them in the Circuit Court OF Audrai
IN county, Missouri, the object and ger
ID eral nature Of which is TO obtain a dS
e cree OF said court determining the IL
: terests OF all the parties herein, an
ne for decree ~perfeeting plaintiffs tltl
In by limitations, and satisfying sal
u. mortgages aforesaid, and for furtht
BY orders;and unless you said unknow
IL defendants, be and appear at the neA
So regular term OF the Circuit Court
Of Audrain county, Missouri, TO be begu
y, and held at the Court House In q
I'd City of Mexico, Audrain county, MI
,e. souri,, ON the 3rd Monday In Januar'
e Il 1905, and ON or before the first day I
ed said term answer or otherwise plead
plaintiffs petition the same will
2, taken as confessed and decree rende
,in ed as prayed,
ely And it is further ordered that
re copy hereof be published In d
Mexico LEDGER, a newspaper pu
llished In Audrain county, MissouI
of for four week successfully, 10 be pu
he lished at least once a week, the Ia
oi insertion to be at least Is days befU
ord the commencement OF said next ter
of Court.
Of ESTATE OF MISSOURI, ss
COUNTY OF AUDRAIN.
/, W. FL. Morris, Clerk OF the Circt
ICourt of Audrain County, Nilsson
do hereby certify that the above a
foregoing is a true copy Of the Orc
of Publication In case Of Geo.
L. Fisher VS.. John Griffith and his
known heirs and assigns, ct alas fu
as the same appears Of record in
no Office.
ELF Witness my hand and official Sc
OF Done at Office In Mexico, Audr;
yed County, Missouri, this December
he 1904.
Au- [sEAL.1 W. Fl. MORRIS,
at Clerk Circuit Court
ed, W. W. Boris, Atty. for Plaintiff
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