Mexico Missouri message., 1905-01-05
Order of Publication.

devisees of Jacob Holt, aud Suissa
Holt, his wife, deceased, and all
persons claiming or who might
claim by thru or under them or
either of them, Defendants.
Now on this December 9th,
1904, comes Plaintiff by Attorney,
and files petition herein. duly veri-
fed by affidavit wherein among
other things plaintiff states that
he is the owner in fee of the fol-
lowing lands in Audrain county,
Missouri ,to-wit: Eight acres off
the south end of the East one half
of the east one half of the north
east fourth of the southwest quar-.
ter of section %, township %
range 8. That the title to said
land animated from the United
States government more than ten
years prior hereto, tO-wit; in the
Isl; that the plaintiff herein
and his prior grantOrs have been
in the actual possession Of said
aud claiming ii tie to the same and
have continuously paid taxes on
the same for the last thirty con-
secutive years. That Jacob Holt
was on Sept. 18th, 1869 the own
er of said land in fee and on
said Jacob Holt and Suissa Holt
his wife in consideration of the
sum of $500 to them paid by
one q. w. w. Willingham at
tempted by warranty deed to con-
vey said lands to said Willingham
but by mistake of the scrivener
who wrote said deed the convey
ance was made to G. w. w. Will
lington but that the said G. w.
w. Willingham Immediately enter
ed into possession of said lands
and that he and his grantees have
been in possession of the same
ever since. Plaintiff states that
the said Jacob Holt and Suissa
Holt are dead. Plaintiff states
that he verify believes that there
are persons interested in the sub
iect matter Of this petition as heirs
or devisees of Jacob Holt or who
might claim by thru or under him
or them whose names and places of
residence he cannot insert because
they are unknown to him and that
he does not know what interests
they may have therein.
1t is therefore ordered by the
clerk Of this court, in vacation,
that publication be made herein,
notifying the unknown heirs, as
signs and devisees of Jacob Holt
and Suissa Holt his wife, deceased,
and all persons claiming or who
might claim by through or under
them or either of them, the de-
PENDANTS herein, of the filing of
this suit, the object and general
nature of which is to obtain Il de-
cree of the Circuit court of Au-
drain county, Missouri, correcting
the mistake in the deed aforesaid,
and that plaintiffs title to said
real estate be perfected in him by
limitations under the provisions OF
section 1868 Revised Statutes of
Missouri, 1899, aud for other and
further orders, and now I'M.
less you said defendants be and
appear at the next term of the
circuit court of Audrain county,
Missouri, to be begun and held at
the Court House in Mexico, Au.
drain county, Missouri, on the Bird
Monday in January, 1905. and on
or before the first day of said
term answer or otherwise plead to
plaintiffs petition the same will be-
taken as confessed and Judgment
rendered accordingly. And it is
further ordered that a copy hereof
he published in the Mexico Mis-.
souri, Message, II weekly newspa.
per published in Audrain county,
Missouri, for four weeks success
sively the last insertion to be at
least 10 days before said next term
of court.
State of Missouri SIS
County of Audrain
|, w. II. Morris, clerk of the
circuit court of AudrWin county,
Missouri, do certify that the above
and foregoing is a full and true
copy of the Order of Publication
in the case of William D. Mason
Plaintiff VS.. The unknown heirs
&c of Jacob Holt, ct al, Defend
ants, as fully as the same appears
OF record in my office,
(sEAL) Witness my hand and
official seal. Done at Office IN
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