Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1905-08-10
Order of Publication.

OTQST OF FuDllCdLlOls
State Of Missouri In the Circuit Court
County Of Audrain September term, 1905
Yeaman Byrns, Plaintiff,
Eliza M.,Dayis, alias Eliza NJ. Porter,
alias Eliza NJ. Martin, and the I'M
known heirs of Mary j. Coram, de-
ceased, Defendants.
Now this July 3lst, 1906, comes the
Plaintiff and files with the clerk Of
the Audrain county circuit court,
his petition duly verified by his affida-
Wit, wherein among other things, plain
| tiff states that he is the owner in foe and
in open and exclusive possession Of the
following lands in Audrain County, Mis-
souri,, to.wit: A parcel of land in the
southwest quarter Of section &c. town
ship 81, ranger west described us fol-
lows: Begin at the northwest corner Of
said southwest quarter Of section 30 and
| run east on the quarter section line Ais
chains to the northeast corner Of said
southwest quarter, thence run south
l3 81 chains; thence west 10.?S chains,
| 2l.0O chains to west line Of said south
west quarter: thence north on west line
Of said section 30, ll.j4 chains to place
Of beginning, containing so! acres as
survey thereof made February 2lst, 1905.
ThatOn 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 deceased
daughter, Mary j. COram, all Of whom
conveyed their interest in the above de-
scribed lands to plaintiffs grantorS eX
cept 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, aud his widow,
the defendant Eliza NJ. Davis. That said
son, ClaTcncc Davis, died intcStatc while
minor and left his mother, said Eliza
NJ. Davis, as his only heir ana said Eliza
NJ. Davis thereafter married and is the
above named Eliza NJ. Porter or Eliza NJ.
Martin That Mary j. COram the
daughter aforesaid, died intcStatc in
1870, prior to the death Of said James D..
Davis, and that said Mary j COram left
children surviving her. and it does not
appear from the record Of conveyance
that they have ever conveyed their in
terCst in the above lands as heirs Of
said James ID. Davis, deceased
That each Of the defendants, Eliza
NJ. Davis, alias Eliza NJ. Porter, alias
Eliza NJ. Martin, are non residents Of the
State Of Missouri.
And further plaintiff states that he
verify believes there are persons inter
cstcd in the subject matter of this petit
ton as children or heirs of said Mary j.
COram, deceased, whose names he cannot
insert herein because they are unknown to
him and their interest and estate, what
ever it is, so far as the knowledge of this
plaintiff extends, is an undivided interest
inherited from said James d. Davis.
1t is now, therefore ordered by the
clerk of this court, in vacation, that pub
LEGATION be made herein notifying the
nonresident defendants, said Eliza NJ.
Davis, alias Eliza NJ. Porter, alias Eliza
NJ Martin, and the unknown heirs Of
May j. COTam, deceased, that suit has
been commenced against them in the cir
cult court of Audrain county, Missouri,
the object and general nature of which
is to obtain a decree of said court ascer-
tanning and determining the title, estate
and interest Of he plaintiff
and defendants herein, in and to
the aforesaid premises and that plain
tiff's title and interest in said land he de-
termned and adjudged, and that title to
said lands be quIeted and perfected in
this plaintiff, free from any right or claim
on the part Of the defendants or any of
them, and that the defendants and each
of them be forever barred and prccluded
from maintaining any action for title to
said lands; and now, unless, you
said defendant and unknown heirs,
aforesaid, be and appear at the next reg
ular term Of said court, to be begun and
held at the court house in the city of
Mexico, Audrain county, Missouri,
on the Ord Monday In September, l915,an
on or before the first day OF said term, an
swer or otherwise plead to plaintiffs Pc
tltion the same will be taken as confessed
and Judgment rendered accordingly.
And 1t Is further ordered that a copy
hereof be published in the Mexico Mis-
souri, Message, weekly newspaper pub
lished in Audrain county, Missouri, for
four weeks successfully, the last inser-
ton to be at least fifteen days before the
first day of said next term of said court.
State of Missouri 90
County of AudFaln
|, w. II. Morris, clerk Of the circuit
court within aud for the county and State
aforesaid, do hereby certify that the fore
going is full, true and complete copy of
the order OF publication In case OF Yea
man RyrDs vs.. Eliza NJ, Davs,et al as full
as the same now remains on Gle and OF
record In my Office.
(sEAE.l Witness my hand and official
seal. Done 1T Office in the City Of Mex
leo, county and state aforesaid, this slst
day OF July, A. D., 1905.
w. II. NORRIS, Clerk.
Fry & Rodgers, Att'ys for Plaintiff.