Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-08-25
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Address REGISTER, Ironton, Mo.
Order of Publication.
In the Circuit Court of Iron county, Mis-
souri,, in vacation-August 20, 1904.
Arthur Huff, Plaintiff,

souri,, IN vacauon-AuguSt %, 1904.
Arthur Huff, Plaintiff,
VS..
Augustus Jones, or his unknown heirs, de-
PENDANTS.
Petition TO quiet title.
Now at this day comes the plaintiff, by
his attorney, and files his petition, duly
verified by affidavit, setting forth that he is
now, and has been since the year 1903, the
owner and in the actual possession Of cer-
tain tracts or parcels Of land, situate, lying
and being in Iron county, State of Missouri,
described as follows, to-wit:
A part of the John Lewis survey No 2I4I
in township "a north, range 3 east, bounded
as follows: Beginning at the corner where
the line between sections s and g intersects
the south boundary line of said survey No.
2I4I at triangular granite stone, from
which black oak IS inches in diameter
bears south IS degrees, east 2o links, and a
hickory IS inches in diameter bears north IS
degrees, west ~ links thence north sc 3-4
degrees, west 63-Ioo chains to granite
stone set for corner; thence north 1914
degrees, west 4I eo-Ioo chains to a granite
stone set on the east bank of small creek a
tributary of Saline Creek, and also on he
west line of said John Lewis survey No
2I4I, from which sycamore 20 inches in
diameter bears north SO degrees, east So
links; thence north 8 3degrees, east 2S S6-Ioo
chains to granite stone set at the south
west corner Of J. M. Fitzpatrick's land, from
which post oak 10 inches in diameter
bears north "a degrees, west I8 links, and
a white oak "a inches in diameter bears
south 81 degrees, east IFS links; thence
south So ia degrees, east 81 3I-Ioo chains
to granite stone set at the southeast corner
Of ]. M. Fitzpatrick's land, which point is
also on the west line of VIM. Buford's land;
thence south ga degrees, east IA 72-Ioo
chains to point in the middle of the Gale
donia and Ironton county road, from which
a black walnut If inches in diameter bears
south AZ degrees, west IS links; thence
south Is Ia degrees, east 20 chains to a
point in the middle of said Caledonia and
Ironton county road, from which While
oak "a inches in diameter bears south 23
degrees, west 50 links; thence south 83 Ia
degrees, east S3-Ioo chains to point in
the middle of said Caledonia and Ironton
county road set granite stone for corner,
which point is also the northwest corner of
Mrs. Virginia McColl's land, from which a
hickory "a inches in diameter bears south
20 degrees, west AZ links; thence south
r ga degrees, west "a 9o-1oo chains to a
granite stone set for corner at the southwest
corner of McColl's land, from stump of
white oak bears south so degrees, west 10
I-2 links, and black oak inches in dame
ter bears north I, degree, west q links;
thence north Sc I-2 degrees, west II 35-loo
chains to the beginning corner, containing
1850 5-Ioo acres, more or less.
That said above described land has been
in the actual, open, notorious, hostile and
adverse possession Of said plaintiff and his
grantors since the year 1855 to the present
time under and by virtue of regular war
ranty deeds duly recorded; that he believes
that Augustus Jones, or his heirs or de-
visees claim an interest of record in the
above described real estate whose names he
cannot insert herein, and the nature and ex-
tent of whose interests are unknown to him
and he has no knowledge of the same, and
that said defendants are non-residents OF
the State of Missouri, and cannot be sum-
moned in this cause by the ordinary process
Of law.
1t is therefore ordered by the undersigned
Clerk Of the Circuit Court of Iron county, in
the State Of Missouri, in vacation, that pub
lication be made notifying said defendants
that an action has been commenced agains
them in the Circuit Court of said county
State aforesaid, the object and general ma
ture of which is to obtain a decree of said
court declaring the title to the aforesaid real
estate to be vested in the plaintiff herein,
under and by virtue Of the Statute to perfect
title in such cases made and provided by
Section 653, page 262 of the Revised
Statutes Of 1899, Vol. No. 4;
And unless they be and appear at the
next term of said Court, to be holden fol
said County of Iron, and State of Missouri
at the courthouse in said county, on thu
fourth Monday in October next (Ieo4) J, ant
on or before the third day thereof (if th'
term shall so long continue; and if not thei
before the end Of the term) and plead t
said plaintiffs petition, the same will b
taken. as confessed and Judgment rendered
in accordance with the prayer thereof.
1t is further ordered that copy hereo
be published according to law in som
weekly newspaper published in said count
Of Iron and State Of Missouri.
]. M. HAWKINS, Clerk
A true copy from the record:
Attest with seal this 23d day Of August
sEAL] A. d. 1904.