Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1905-08-24
Order Of Publication,

vs.
Eliza NJ. Davis, alias Eliza NJ. Porter,
alias Eliza NJ. Martin, and the I'M
know heirs Of Mary J. Coram, de-
ceased, Defendants.
Now this July 3lst, 1905, comes the
Plaintiff and files with the clerk Of the
Audrain county circuit court, his petit
ton duly verified by his affidavit, where
in among other things. plaintiff states
that he Is the owner in fee and in open
and exclusive possession Of the following
lands in Audrain county, Missouri, to-
wit; A part Of the southwest quarter Of
section thirty3O in Township ffty-onc
t5) range seven "a west, described a
follows: Begin at the southwest cornD
Of said section 30 and run east on section
line 4l.10 chains, thence North on
quarter section line 2G.42 chains, thence
west IS. % chains, thence north 2.33chains
thence west 21.9O chains TO west line of
said section 30 thence south on section line
29.02 chains TO place Of beginning, con-
tanning l14.5O acres as per survey thereof
made February 2lst, 1906.
That on the 9th day Of October, 1871,
james ID. Davis died intcstate, owning
the above described land, and that he
left surviving him twelve sons and
daughters and the heirs of deceased
daughter, Mary j. Coram, all Of whom
conveyed their interest in the above de-
Scribed lands to plaintiffs grantOrs OK
ccpt one son, Samuel Davis, who died in
testate many years ago, and who left
surviving him as his sole and only heirs
a son, Clarence Davis, and his widow the
son Clarence Days died ntestate while a
minor and left his mother, said Eliza
NJ. Davis, as his only heir and said Eliza
NJ. Davis thereafter married and is the
above named Eliza NJ, Porter or Eli -
"a NJ. Martin. That Mary J COTam, the
daughter aforesaid, died intestate in
1870, prior TO the death of said James ID.
Davis, and that Mary j. COram left chill
dren surviving her, and II does not APP
pear from the record Of cOnvcyanccs that
they have ever conveyed their interests
In the above lands as heirs Of said James
ID. Davis, deceased
That each Of the defendants, Eliza
NJ. Davis, alias Eliza Porter, alias Eli IA
NJ. Martin, are non residents Of the state
Of Missouri.
And further plaintiff states that lac
verify believes there are persons interest.
ed IN the subject matter Of this petition
as children or heirs of said Mary j. CO.
ram, deceased, whose names he cannot
insert herein because they are Unknown
to him and their interest and estate
whatever II is, so far as the knowledge
OF this plaintiff extends, Is an undivided
interest inherited from said James ID. Da-
Wis.
1t is now therefore ordered by the
clerk OF this court, in vacation, that pub
liCaLiOn be made herein notifying the non
resident defendants, said Eliza Nj. Davis
alias Eliza NJ. Porter, alias Eliza NJ. Mar
tin, and the unknown heirs OF Mary j.
COram, deceased, that suit has been
commenced against them in the circuit
court of Audrain county, Missouri, the
object and general nature of which is Il
obtain Il decree of said court, ascertain
Ing and determining the title, estate anC
interest Of the plaintiff and defendants
herein, in and To the aforesaid premise:
ana that plaintiffs title and interest IL
SAID land be determined and adjudged
aud that title to said lands be quieted
and perfected in this plaintiff, free from
any right or claim on the part of the de
fcntamls or any of them, add that Tho
defendants and each If them bt
forever barred aud prccludrd from
maintaining any action for title Il
said lands; aud now unless you
said defendant aud unknown heirs
aforesaid, be and appear at the
next regular term of said court, tC
be begun and held at the court
house in the city of Mexico, Au-
drain county, Missouri, on the Bro
Monday in September, 1903, anG
on or before the first day Of said
term, answer or otherwise plead to
plaintiffs petition the same will be
taken as confessed and Judgment
rendered accordingly.
And it is further ordered that
copy hereof be published in the
Mexico Missouri Message, a week
~ newspaper published in Audrair
county, Missouri, for four weeks
successfully, the last insertion tC
be at least fifteen days before the
first day of said next term of said
Court.
State of Missouri
County of Audrain 60
|, W. II. Morris, clerk of the
circuit court within and for the
county and State aforesaid, dc
hereby certify that the foregoing
is a full, true and complete copy
Of the order of publication in case
Of Charles Farrah VS.. Eliza NJ. Davis
ct al as full as the same now re-
mains on file and of record in my
office.
(sEAL.) Witness my hand
and official seal. Done at office in
the city of Mexico, county and
state aforesaid, this 31st day of
July, A. d., 1905.
w. II. NORRIS, Clerk
Fry & Rodgers, Attysfor PPff.