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

County Of Audrain September term, 1905
Charles Farrah Plaintiff
! Eliza NJ. Davis, alias Eliza NJ. Porter,
alias Eliza NJ. Martin. and the I'M
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 fee aud in open
aud exclusive possession Of the following
lands IN Audrain county. Missouri, to-
wit: A part Of the southwest quarter Of
section thirtyC3o) in Township frty-one
Oh range seven a. west. described as
follows: Begin at the southwest corner
Of said section 30 and run cast on section
line l.l9 chains, thence North ON
quarter section line -. 4! chains. thence
west 10. - chains, thence north ?.33chains
thence west 2l.9O chains to west line of
said section 30 thence south ON section line
29.p2 chains to place Of lightning. con-
tanning llij0 acres as per survey thereof
made February 2lst, 1896.
That on the 9th day of October. ISL.
James d. Davis died intcState, owning
the above described land. ami that he
left surviving him twelve SONS aud
daughters and the heirs Of "a deceased
daughter, Mary J. COram. all Of whom
conveyed their interest in the above de-
scribcd lands to plaintiffs grantors ex-
cept one son, Samuel Davis. who died in
teStatc many years ago. and who left
} surviving him as his sole and only heirs
Il son, Clarence Davis, and his widow the
defendant Eliza NJ. Davis. That said
son Clarence DAVIS died lnteStatc 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 VI. Porter or Eli
"a NJ. Martin. That Mary j. COram. the
daughter aforesaid. died intcstate in
, 1870 prior to the death Of said James ID.
Davis, and that Mary j. Coram left chill
dren surviving her, and it does not APP
[ pear from the record Of cOnvcyanceS that
they have ever conveyed their interests
in the above lands as heirs Of said James
p ID. Davis. deceased.
f That each Of the defendants, Eliza
NJ. Davis alias Eliza Porter, alias Eliza
VI. Martin, are non residents Of the state
Of Missouri
And further plaintiff states that lie
verify believes there are persons interest
ed in the subject matter Of this petition
as children or heirs Of said Mary j. CO.
ram, deceased, whose names he cannot
insert herein because they are Il Unknown
to him and their interest and estate
= whatever ii is 50 far as the knowledge
. Of this plaintiff extends, is an undivided
| interest inherited from said james II. Da-
Wis.
1t is now therefore ordered by the
= clerk Of this court, in vacation, that pub
\ LEGATION be made herein notifying the non
\ resident defendants, said Eliza Nj. Davis,
u 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 aud general nature Of which is To
obtain decree of said court. ascertain
ing and determining the Title estate and
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 quoted
q and perfected in this plaintiff, free from
any right or claim on the part OF the de-
fentantS or any of them, ana That the
Z defendants and each of them be
4 forever barred and precluded from
maintaining any action for title to
& said lands: and now unless you
& said defendant aud unknown heirs
b aforesaid, be and appear at the
3 next regular term Of said court, to
y be begun and held at the court
4 house i'm the city of Mexico, Au-
4 drain county, Missouri, on the Bird
3 Monday in September, 1908, and
2 on or before the first day Of said
& term, answer or otherwise plead to
! plaintiffs petition the same will be
4 taken as confessed and Judgment
4 rendered accordingly.
3 Aud it is further ordered that
q copy hereof be published in the
4 Mexico Missouri Message, a week
/ ly 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 o.,
/ County OF Audrain J 60
Il /, W. II. Morris, clerk of the
circuit court within and for the
county and State aforesaid, do
hereby certify that the foregoing
is a full, true aud 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.
II (sEAL } Witness my hand
aud official seal. Done at Office in
the city Of Mexico, county and
state aforesaid, this 3lst day OF
July, A. D., 1905.
is w. IL. NORRIS, Clerk
Fry & Rodger $, Att'ysfor Pl'tf.