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

State Of Missouri In the Circuit Court
County Of Audrain Sc ptembor term 1905
Yeaman Byrns, Plaintiff,
Eliza NJ. Davis, alias Eliza NJ. Porter,
alias Eliza NJ. Martin, and the un.
known heirs Of Mary J. Coram, de-
ceased, Defendants
Now this July 3lst, 1905, comes the
Plaintiff and files with the clerk Of
the Audran county circuit court,
his Petition duly verified by his affida-
Wit wherein among other things, plain
till 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 80, town
ship 81, ranger west described as fol-
lows: Begin at the northwest corner OF
said southwest quarter Of section 30 an
run east on the quarter section line ais
| chains TO the northeast corner Of said
southwest quarter, thence run south
| 1887 chains; thence west 1928 chains,
| thence north 2.33 chains, thence west
2l.90 chains to west line Of said south
west quarters thence north on west line
Of said section 30, 1l.54 chains TO place
of beginning, containing 5?.02 acres as
survey thereof made February 2lst, 1905
That Oh the 9TH day Of October, 1871,
James ID. Davis died intestate, 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-
scrlbed lands TO plaintiffs grantors cX-
cept one son, Samuel Davis, who died in
testatc many years ago, and who left
surviving him as his sole and only heirs
a son, Clarence Davis, and his widow,
the defendant Eliza NJ. Davis. That said
sen, Clarence Davis, died intestate 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 Eliza NJ.
Martin. That Mary J. Coram the
daughter aforesaid, died intcstatc in
1870, prior To the death OF said James ID.
Davis, and that said Mary ] Coram left |
children surviving her, and it does not |
appear from the record OF conveyance |
that they have ever conveyed their in |
terest 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-rcSidonts 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 ID. Davis.
II is now, therefore ordered by the
clerk Of this court, in vacation, that pub
lication be made herein notifying the
defendants, said Eliza NJ.
Davis, alias Eliza NJ. Porter, alias Eliza
NJ. Martin, and the unknown heirs of
Mary j. COram, deceased, that suit has
been commenced against them in the cir
tuit court OF Audrain county, Missouri,
the object and general nature OF which
Is to obtain decree OF said court, asccr-
tanning and determining the title, estate
and interest Of h q plaintiff
and defendants herein, in and to
The aforesaid premises and that plain
lifts title and interest in said land be de-
,ermincd and adiudged, and that title to
said lands be quoted and perfected in
his plaintiff, free from any right or claim
IN the part Of the defendants or any Of
hem, and that the defendants ard each Z
If them be forever barred aud precludcd
rom maintaining any action for title to
aid lands; and now, unless, you
aid defendant and unknown heirs, {
Aforesaid, be and appear at the next reg {
liar term Of said court, to be begun and
leld at the court house in the city of s
Mexico, Audran county, Missouri,
m the 3rd Monday in September, 1905, and
m or before the first day of said term, an :
wer or otherwise plead to plaintiffs pc '
ition the same will be taken as confessed
md Judgment rendered accordingly.
And it IS further ordered that copy {
hereof be published in the Mexico Mis- 5
Ouri Message, "A weekly newspaper pub {
ishCd in Audraln county, Missouri, for
our weeks excessively, the last lnscr- |
ion to be at least fifteen days before the
irst day of said next term of said court /
state of Missouri o.,
iUunty of Audrain - ,
|, w. II. Morris, clerk of the circuit
curt within and for the county and State
Iforesald, do hereby certify that the fore
'Oing is full, true and complete copy Of
he order of publication in case of Yea
nan Byrns VS.. Eliza NJ. Davis,et al as full
rs the same now remains on file and Of
ecord in my office.
(sEAL.) Witness my hand and official
cal. Done at office in the City Of Mex
co, county and state aforesaid, this 3lst
lay Of July, A. D., 1905.
w. II. MORRIS, Clerk.
Fry Il Rodgers, Att'ys for Plaintiff.