Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1905-03-09
Order of Publication.

STATE Of Missouri } In the Circuit Court
county Of AUDRAIN June Term, 1903.
John tiritton. Plaintiff.
The Unknown heirs and dcviSces Of
Henry ). Williamson
aud the Unknown heirs and dcvisccs Of
Adam Weaver, Defendants.
Now on this March 9th. 1893. comes
plaintiff in above entitled cause and files
his petition with the clcrE 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-
ScrbCd real estate situated in AUdrain
County, Missouri. to-wit: Lot number
two = Of the southwest quarter Of Sec
ton Eighteen MS Township Fifty-two
~, Range Ten 40 West. and containing
In all Eighty tSOlacrrs more or less. That
the records Of Audrain County. Missouri
show that in 1856 Adam Weaver and
Henry ;. Williamson received Shcrilf'S
Deeds for said real estate. which were
Recorders office in Audraim County. Mis-
souri,, and that said Henry :. Williamson
and 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
by reason thereof cloud is cast upon
the title by reason Of said tax deeds:
that the said plaintiff aud those under
whom he claim title to said lands have
been in the open. adverse. undisputcd
and praccublc possession of said real cS-
tate for more than thirty 800 years prior
to the filing Of this petition. and that
said defendants are barred by the Stat
ut"S Of limitation from any right. title
or Interest in the said real estate. aud
that plaintiff and thuS" under whom he
claims title have paid the annual taxes
on said real estate each year as the same
became due: that the defendants are
non residents of the State Of Missouri,
aud plaintiff prayS for an order of publ
cation notifying said defendants Of the
pcndcncy and nature Of this suit.
1t is therefore ordered by the ClcrI, of
this Court, in vacation, that publication
bcsmade herein notifying the Unknown
heirS and drviScrS of Henry =. Will
hanson, aud the Unknown heirs
and dcyisccS If Adam Weaver. that
plaintiff has begun suit against them
in the Circuit Court Of Audrain County.
Mo-, the object and general nature Of
which is to obtain decree Of said Court
forever barring and cstupping said do
tondauts, herein. from having or claim
ing any right, title or interest in said
real estate adverse to that of Plaintiff.
and for decree that the title to said real
estate has vested in plaintiff By limita.
ton and for other and further relief: and
now unless you said defendants herein
be and appear at the next regular term
Of said Court to be begun and held at the
Court House in the CitU Of Mexico. Au-
drain CuuntH Mo-, on the first MOndaU
in June, 1908, and ON or before the first
daB OF said term, answer or otherwise
plead to plaintiffs petition the same will
be taken as confessed and judgment rem
dered accordingly.
And it is further ordered that cOpV
hereof be published In the Mexico Mis-
souri, Message newspaper published
wechU IN Audraln County Missouri, for
four weeks successfully the last insertion
to be at least IL days before the first day
of said next term OF Court.
State of Missouri
County of Audrain 30
|, W. ii Morris, clerk of the
Circuit Court of Audrain County e,
Missouri, do hereby certify that
the above and foregoing is a full
and true copy of the Order of Pub
LEGATION in the case of John Gritton
VS. Unknown heirs Sc of ii. s.
Williamson, ct al, as fully as the
same appears of record in my Of
flee.
(sEAL) Witness my hand and
official seal. Done ut my office in
Mexico, Audrain county, Mis-
souri,, this March 9, 1905.
w III Morris,
Clerk Circuit Court, Audrain