Mexico Missouri message., 1904-08-25
order Of Publication.

State Of Missouri,
County OF Audrain.
In the Circuit Court, September Term,
1904
Robert w. Flynt. Plaintiff
VS..
The unknown widow. heirs and dcvisccs
Of Spencer II. olmsted and the unknown
widow OF VIM. w. McCamman. deceased,
Defendants.
Now on this day, July %, 1908, comes
plaintiff and files his petition. duly verb
fed, and states that he is in possession Of
and holds the title 90 the following real
estate, situated in tho County ofAudrain,
state Of Missouri, to-wit
The northeast one-fourth % Of the
northeast quarter OF section twenty -four
(24j, township fifty 500, range eleven C1D,
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 1865 and 1860, chapter 4s, article
one, OF the Revised Statutes Of Missouri
for 1880. and that he, and those under
whom he claims, have been aud Is now in
the open, notorious, exclusive, peaceable
aud adverse possession Of said land claim
ing it as their own and have 50 claimed it
for more than thirty years before the fl
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 Il. Olmsted appears to have
a claim Of title of record adverse to that
Of plaintiff, but that said Spencer II.
Olmsted Is dead and the names Of his
widow. heirs, devisecs and assignecs, 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. Olmsted, and
their interest is derived through and
from said Spencer IL. Olmsted, and the
interest which said widow, heirs, devils
ccs and assignees have in said suit is as
far as plaintiffs knowledge extends, a IT,
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 dcyisees 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 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, If any he had, is un-
known to plaintiff, and the interest she
appears to 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
lcgatecs, 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 deyisces Of Spencer II. Olms
sted and the unknown widow Of VIM. w.
McCamman, deceased, and now you said
defendants are hereby notified Of the fill
ing Of this suit, the object and general
nature Of which is to obtain "a decree Of
the Audrain County Circuit Court perfect
inn MIA intiU-g tftIn IN tbn a fprne.,id Ionds
by limitations under the provisions Of sec
tions 42Gs and 42GO, chapter AZ, Revised
Statutes of Missouri for 1890; and now
unless you, said unknown widow, heirs,
and deysees 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 Bird Monday in September,
1904, and ON or before the first day OF said
term answer or otherwise plead to plain
tiif's petition the same will be taken as
confessed and judgment rendered accord
ingly.
And it is further ordered that copy
hereof be pu bllsDed III the Mexico Mis-
souri, Message, weekly newspaper pub
lished in Audrain County, Missouri, for
four weeks successfully, the lastinsertion
TO he at least 10 Gays before the com
mencemcnt of the next term OF this Court.
State OF Missouri,
County OF Audrain.
!, W. II. Morris, Clerk of the Circuit
Court Of Audrain County, Missouri, do
hereby certify that the above and forego-
ing is a 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 a2nd, 1904.
lsEALl VIII. NORRIS,
H., ~ ~