Mexico Missouri message., 1905-05-04
Order Of Publication.


Henry Jung, Plaintiff.
Robert g. Gibbs, w. w. Harper,
Mary Rixey, William l.. Harper,
Bryan Kelso, John 1. Brown, Hen
ry r. Brown, Samuel r. Brown,
Martha Byrns, Martha Elder, Lena
DOrgan, Laura Brown, Harvey
Brown, Charles Brown, leila
Brown, Alma Brown. William
Brown, Cynthia Silver, Wilmuth
Scott, Susie Spottswood, aud Ell
len Fuqua, Defendants.
Now on this April IS, 1905,
comes Plaintiff and files with the
clerk of the Audrain county circuit
court, in vacation, his petition
wherein among other things plain
tiff states that he is the owner in
fee and in possession of the fol-
lowing lands in Audraiu county,
Missouri, described as follows, to.
wit: Begin at the southwest cor
ner Of the southeast fourth of the
north east quarter of Section %,
township 81, range 9 west and
run thence east along the quarter
section line 2.80 chains for a point
of beginning, run thence north
2.72 chains, thence east 6.33
chains, thence south 3.161a chains,
thence west 6.33 chains, thence
north .44% chains to the point of
beginning, containing two acres
aud located in the south east fourth
of the north east quarter and the
north east fourth of the south east
quarter of section %, township 81,
range . west in said county.
Plaintiff also states that he and
his immediate grantOrs have been
in the continuous possession of
said land, claiming title to the
same and have continuously paid
taxes on said land for the last
thirty consecutive years. That
the defendants herein might have
or claim some title, estate or inter-
est in said land through and by
certain deeds one dated March 31st
1866, wherein James Z. Armi-
stead the then owner of said land
undertook to convey the east half
of said land to defendants, Robert
g. Gibbs, and one William Har-
per, now deceased, and one Thorn
as Brown, now deceased, trustees
of the MojBaptist Association lat the
church called Hopewell; that on
November 10th, 1866, the west
half of the above described land,
then owned by one James M.Jesse,
who on said date undertook to
convey said land to the aforesaid
trustees, but 10y mistake of the
scrivener said land was not accur-
ately described.
That the defendants Martha Ell
der, William Brown, Cynthia Sill
yer and Harvey Brown are non
residents of the State of Missouri.
1t is therefore ordered by the
clerk of this court, in vacation that
publication be made herein, notify
ing said nonresident defendants,
that plaintiff has begun suit
against them with the other defen-
dants herein, in the circuit court
of Audrain county, Missouri, the
object and general nature of which
is to obtain a decree of said court,
ascertaining and determining the
estate, title and interest of the
plaintiff and defendants herein re-
spectiyely in and to the real estate
aforesaid, and to define and ad,
judge by its judgment or decree
the title, estate and interest of the
parties plaintiff and defendants
herein, and that plaintiffs title
and interest in said land be deter
mined, and his title to the same be
vested in him as his interest may
appear, and that said lands be ad.
judged the same as conveyed by
the deeds of James G. Armistead,
recorded in Book P, page - and
James NJ. Jesse, in Book II, page
600, Recorders office, Audraiu
county, and that plaintiffs title be
perfected aud quoted in him; and
now unless you Martha Elder, Will
liam Brown, Cynthia Silver und
Harvey Brown, nonresident de,
PENDANTS be and appear at the mex
regular term of said Audrain coun'
ty circuit court, to be begun anG
held at the court house in Mexico
Audrain county, Missouri, on the
first Monday in June, 1905, and OF
or before the first day Of said term
answer or otherwise plead to plain
tiff's petition the same will be tax
EN- as confessed and decree rem
dered as prayed.
And it is further ordered that cop,
hereof be published in the Mexico Mis-
souri, Message, a weekly newspaper pub
lished in Audrain county, Missouri, 70
four weeks successfully, the last inscr
ton to be at least fifteen days before tn
first day of said next term of said court.
tate Of Missouri, lss
, Ouuty of Audrain -
Il w. II. Morris, Clerk of the Circui
Court within and for the County aud Stat
aforesaid, do hereby certify that the fore
going is full, true and complete copy o
the Order Of Publication in case OF Henr
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