Mexico Missouri message., 1905-08-24

State OF Missouri In the Circuit Court
County OF Audrain September term, lgD5
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 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 fee and
In open and exclusive possession Of the
following lands in Audraln County Mis-
souri,, to-wlt: A parcel Of land in the
southwest quarter Of section 30, town
ship 81, ranger west described as fol-
lows: Begin at the northwest corner Of
said southwest quarter Of section 30 and
run cast on the quarter section line Ais
chains TO the northeast corner of said
southwest quarter, thence run south
| 10 81 chains; thence west 49, p chains,
thence north 2.33 chains, thence west
2i.9O chains 10 west line OF said south
west quarter; thence north on west line
Of said section 30, 1854 chains 10 place
Of beginning, containing 5?.O9 acres as
| survey thereof made February 2lst, 1905
ThatOn the 9th day Of October, 1871,
James ID. Davis died lntcstate, 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 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, and his widow,
the defendant Eliza NJ. Davis. That said
sen, (larence Davis, died intcstatc 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 intcstate In
1870, prior tO the death Of said James ID.
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
tcrcst 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 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 pctl-
tion 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 il 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
Mary j. COram, deceased, that suit has
been commenced against them i'm the cir |
cult court Of Audrain county, Missouri |
the object and general nature Of which |
is to obtain u decree Of said court, asCcr- |
tanning and determining the title, estate |
and interest Of h @ plaintiff |
and defendants herein, in aud TO !
the aforesaid premises aud that plain |
tins title and interest in said land be de |
tcrmincd and adlndgcd, and that title to |
said lands be quietcd 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 precludcd
rom maintainingany 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 3rd Monday inlSeptember, 1905, and
on or before the first day of said term, AN
swer or otherwise plead to plaintiffs Pc
titIon the same will be taken as confessed
and Judgment rendered accordingly.
And it is further ordered that a copy
hereof be published in the Mexico Mis-
souri, Message, weekly newspaper pub
lishcd IN Audrain county, Missouri, for
four weeks successfully, the last inscr-
ton to be at least fifteen days before the
first day OF said next term Of said court
State Of Missouri 90
County Of Audrain
/, w. II. Morris, clerk Of the circuit
court within and for the county and State
aforesaid, do hereby certify that the fore
going is a full, true and complete copy OF
the order Of publication in case of Yea
man Byrns vs.. Eliza NJ. Davis, ct al as full
as the same now remains ON file and OF
record in my Office.
(sEAL) Witness my hand and official
seal. Done at office in the City Of Mex
leo, county and state aforesaid, this 3lst
day Of July, A. D.. 1905.
w, II. MORRIS, Clerk.
Fry & Rodgers, Att'ys for Plaintiff.