Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1905-08-03
Order Of Publication

State of Missouri In the circuit conrt
County Of Audrain September term, 1905
Charles Farrah, Plaintiff,
Eliza NJ. Davis, alias Eliza NJ. Porter,
alias Eliza NJ. Martin. and the nm
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 fec and In open
and exclusive possession Of the following
lands IN Audrain county. Missouri. to-
wit; A part Of the southwest quarter of
section thirty(3O in Township ffty-one
ljl range seven a. west, described as
follows: Begin at the southwest corner
Of said section 80 and run east on section
line il.19 chains, thence North on
quarter section line 2G.I? chains. thence
west 10 . chains, thence north 2.33chains
thence west u 30 chains to west line of
said section 30 thence south Oh ,cti IN line
300 chains to place Of beginning, con-
tanning ll4jO acres as per survey thereof
made February 2lst, l0Dj
That ON the 9th day Of October. 1871,
James d. Davis died intcstatc, owning
the above described land, and that he
left surviving him twelve sons and
daughters and the heirs Of Il deceased
daughter. Mary J. Coram. all Of whom
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scrbcd lands to plaintiffs grantors OK
ccpt one son. Samuel Davis. who died in
testatr many years ago, and who left
surviving him rs his sole and only heirs
a son, Clarence Davis. aud his widow, the
defendant Eliza NJ. Davis. That said
| son Clarence Davis died ntcstatc while
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 CUram, the
daughter aforesaid, died intcstatc in
! 1870, prior to the death Of said James d.
Davis, and that Mary j. Coram left chill
drcn surviving her, and it does not APP
pear from the record Of convcyanccs that
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in the above lands as heirs Of said James
d. Davis. deceased.
That each Of the defendants. Eliza
VI. Davis, alias Eliza Porter, alias Eliza
NJ. Martin, are non residents Of the state
of Missouri.
And further plaintiff states that he
verify believes there are persons interest
ed in the subject matter Of this petition
rs children or heirs Of said Mary j. Co.
ram, deceased, whose names he cannot
insert herein because they are u Unknown
to him and their interest and estate,
whatever il is, 50 far as the knowledge
Of this plaintiff extends, is an undivided
interest inherited from said James d Da-
Wis.
1t is now therefore ordered by the
clerk of this court in vacation, that pub
| LEGATION bc 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 to
| obtain a decree of said court, ascertain
| ing and determining the title, estate aud
| interest of the plaintiff and defendants
| herein, in and to the Aforesaid premises
and that plaintiffs title and interest in
| said land be determined and adjudged
and that title to said lands be quieted
and pcrfectrd in this plaintiff, free from
any right or claim on the part Of the de-
! fcntants or any OF them, and that the
defendants and each Of them be
forever barred and precluded from
maintaining any action for title to
said lands: and now unless you
said defendant aud unknown heirs
aforesaid, be and appear at the
next regular term OF said court, to
be begun and held at the court
house in the city of Mexico, Au-
drain county, Missouri, on the Bird
Monday in September, 1905, and
ION 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
a copy hereof be published in the
Mexico Missouri Message, week
lily newspaper published in Audrain
county, Missouri, for four weeks
successfully, the last insertion to
be at least fifteen days before the
first day of said next term Of said
Court
State of Missouri 6
County OF Audrain
|, w. IL. Morris, clerk of the
circuit court within and for the
county and State aforesaid, do
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 aud 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. IL. NORRIS, Clerk.
Fry & Rodgers, Att'ys for PPh.