Mexico Missouri message., 1905-03-16


John Gritton Plaintiff.
The Unknown heirs and dcviSccs Of
Henry ). Williamson.
aud TIE Unknown heirs and dcvisrcs Of
Adam Weaver, Defendants.
Now on this March 9th, 1905. comes
plaintiff In above entitled cause and files
his petition with the clcrL Of the Circuit
Court Of Audrain County. in vacation.
wherein among other things plaintiff
states, that he is the owner and in the
praccablr possession Of the following de-
Scribcd real estate situated in Audrain
County. Missouri. tO-wit: Lot number
two T.. Of the southwest quarter uf See
ton Eighteen rs Township Fity-twO
a.. Range Ten nOJ West. aud containing
in all Eighty tSODacrcs more or less. That
Tia" records Of Audrain County. Missouri.
show that in 1856 Adam Weaver and
Henry : Williamson received ShcrifT'S
Deeds for said real estate. which were
shortly thereafter placed on record in the
Recorders Office in Audrain County, Mis-
souri,, and that said Henry :. Williamson
aud Adam Weaver have never decided or
conveyed said lands to anyone, nor has
any person or persons conveyed the said
lands for them or in their behalf, and
10y reason thereof a cloud is east upon
ia" til" by reason Of said tax deeds:
that the said plaintiff and those under
whom he claim title to said lands have
been In the open, adverse. undisputcd
and praccdblc possession Of said real rs-
tate for more than thirty 900 years prior
To the fling Of this petition. and that
said defendants are barred by the Stat
utcs Of limitation from any right, title
or interest in the said real estate, and
that plaintiff and those under whom lac
claims title have paid the annual taxes
on said real estate each year rs the same
non residents of the State Of Missouri,
and plaintiff prays for an order Of publi-
cation notifying said defendants Of the
pcndrncy and nature IT this suit
II is therefore ordered By the ClrrL Of
this Court, in vacation, that publication
h"'madc herein notifying the Unknown
heirs and drNiscrS of Henry :. VIII
and the Unknown heirs
aud dcyiSccs Of Adm Weaver. that
plaintiff has begun suit against them
in the Circuit Court uf Audran Countn
Mo-. the object aud general nature Of
" hlch Is to obtain Il decree Of said Court
forever hnrrlng aud rst0pping said de-
PENDANTS, herein, from having or claim
ing ann right, tltlc or utorost In said
real estate adverse to that Ut plaintiff,
aud for decree that the title 10 said real
estate has vested in plaintlll by limita.
tlun und for Othcru further relief: and
now unless Hnu sud defendants herein
be aud appcarut the next regular term
OF said Court to be begun and bold at the
Court House In the Citv of Mexico. Au-
drai in County, Mo, on the first Monday
IN June, 1901 aud ON or before the first
IAN Ot said term, answer or otherwise
pload 10 plaintiffs petition the same will
be taken as confessed and Judgment rem
dcrcd accurdnglH
Aud II Is further ordered that u cOpB
hereof bO published IN the Mexico Mis-
wrChlU IN Audrnlu Comfy Missouri. for
four weeks successfully the last Insertion
to he at least Il days before the first dan
VI said nest term Of Court,
State Of Missouri
County of Audrain 60
|, W. II. Morris, clerk of the
Circuit Court Of AudraIn County, |
Missouri, do hereby certify that
the above and foregoing is full
and true copy of the Order of Pub.
licatiOn in the case of John GrittOn !
VS. Unknown heirs &c Of II. S.
Williamson, ct al, as fully as the
same appears Of record in my Of
foe,
(sEAL) Witness my hand and |
official seal, Done Mt my Office in
Mexico, Audrain county, Mis-
souri,, this March 6, 1905.
W, II Morris,
Clerk Circuit Court, Audrain |
County, Missouri.
II. s. Booth, Attorney for Plain
tilf.