Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1905-05-11

STATE Of MISSOURI In the Circuit Court
County Of AUDRAIN June Term, 1905.
George Il. RAIDER. Plaintiff
The unknown heirs and dcviSccs of James
). Riggs, deceased, and the unknown
heirs and dcvSccS Of Isaac +. Forrest,
deceased. Defendants
Now on this April llth, 1905, comes
Plaintiff and files with the Clerk Of this
Court in vacation. his petition duly veri-
fled by affidavit, wherein among other
things, plaintiff states that he is the own
or in fee and in the pcaccablc possession
of the East half Of the South east quar-
ter Of section 80, township SO, Range II,
west of the fifth principal meridian, Au-
drain county, Missouri, containing eighty
acres more or less: that plaintiff and
those under whom he claims title have
been in the actual. continuous. peaceable,
undiSputcd and adverse possession Of
said real estate for more than thirty
years last past: that for more than thirty
years last past plaintiff and those under
whom he claims title have had said real eS-
tate assessed to them and paid the an
| nual taxes thereon each year; that the IT,
tie to said rral-eStatc has vested in
plaintiff and those under whom he
claims by limitations.
That on October 18th. 1857, James ;.
Riggs, now deceased. acquired title to
said real estate and il nowhere appears
of record that he or his heirs. assigns
have ever conveyed said real estate to
any one.
| Thaton June 18th. lists. Isaac L. For
rest now deceased, acquired title to said
real estate and it nowhere appears Of
record that the said Isaac +. Forrest. his
heirs or assigns. have ever conveyed to
any one the South east quarter Of the
southeast quarter Of section 80. town
ship %, range II. aforesaid.
That said James S. Riggs and Isaac F.
Forrest are both dead and that the
names aud places of abode Of their heirs
are unknown to plaintiff so that the Ordi-
nary process Of law cannot be- served up
on them.
ItiS therefore ordcred by the Clerk Of
this court, in vacation, that publication
be made herein, notifying the unknown
heirs and deviSeeS Of James $. Riggs, de-
ceased, aud the unknown heirs and de-
ViSeeS of Isaac L. Forrest, dcccas ed, that
plaintiff has begun suit against them i'm
the circuit court of Audrain county, Mis-
souri,, the object and general nature Of
which is to obtain decree of said court
pcrfccting plaintiffs title to the land,
first herein described, by limitations, and
for decree forever barring and CStOppng
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any right title or interest in said zeal es-
tate adverse to that of plaintiff or those
under whom he claims title; and now un-
less you said unknown heirs and deviSees
of James s. Riggs, deceased, and you
said unknown heirs and dcviSeeS ct Isaac
L. Forrest, deceased, be and appear at
the next regular term of the Circuit
court of Audrain county 10 be begun and
held at the court house in Mexico, Au-
drain county, Missouri, on the first Mon
day In June, 1905, and on or before the
first day OF said term, answer or other
wise plead to Plainstf's petition the
! same will be taken as confessed and
= Judgment rendered as prayed in said pc
I titiOn,
Y And 1t is further ordered that copy
? hereof be published in the Mexico Mis-
! souri, Message, weekly newspaper pub
: liShed in Audrain county, Missouri, for
b four weeks successfully the last inser-
ton to be at least fifteen days before the
first day of said next term OF Court.
State OF Missouri 80
County of Audrain
I,W, H. Morris, clerk of the circuit
: court Of Audrain county, Missouri, dc
hnpnbN fnFfifV that tina a hnUn and fOFnun,
N ing is a full and true copy of the Order Of
Y Publication in the above cause as fully
v as the same appears of record in my Of
fee.
[sEAIl Witness my hand aud Ofieia
seal. Done at Mexico, Audrain county
, Missouri, this April 18th, 1905.
w. Ii. MORRIS,
Clerk Circuit Court.
II. s. Booth, Attorney for Plaintiff.