Mexico Missouri message., 1905-05-11

John =. Schmidt Plaintiff
Bridget Murphy and Cornelius Murphy,
and the unknown heirs Of said Bridget
Murphy and Cornelius Murphy, and the
Unknown heirs Of Thomas j. KCeton,
deceased. Defendants
Now on this day April 18th. 1905,
comes plaintiff and files with the clerk Of
this court in vacation, his petition duly
verified by ailidavit,whcrc among other
things plaintiff states that he is the own
or in fee and in possession of the follow
ing land situated in Audrain county,
Missouri. tO-wit: The east half of the
south east quarter of section II, town
ship IL. range 10 west of the Fifth p. Nj.
That the title to said land cminated
from the United States Government more
than ten years prior to the filing Of this
petition, to-wit, in the year lSj--, and
that said land, or an interest therein
might be claimed by the heirs or dcvisccS
of Bridget Murphy and Cornelius Muir
ply, IL dead, or by them, If liking, or by
the unknown heirs of Thomas j. kcCtOn,
deceased, and that the heirs Of said
Bridget Murphy and Cornelius Murphy,
are unknown to plaintiff. That Thomas
j. Kccton entered said land and that he
died about 1854, and left surviving
him his widow, Celia KCctOn, and two
sons. Wesley G. KeetOn and William l..
w. K"etOn, and daughter Margaret +.
Cauthorn, all Of whom sold and convey
ed their interests In said land, but it
does not appear whether said Thomas j.
Keeton, deceased left other surviving
heirs, but il he did there is no conveyance
of their interests.
Plalntl IT further states that in 1868
said Bridget Murphy became the owner
Of said land, and in the same year she
executed power Of Attorney, to one
Thomas Pagan, to dispose of said land,
and In 1869 said Thomas Pagan as At
torney for said Bridget Murphy and Cor
nellus Murphy, sold and conveyed the
South east fourth of the south east quar-
ter Of said section Il, but it does not APP
pear Of record that said Cornelius Muir
ply executed a power Of Attorney to said
Pagan, or that he joined in the power Of
attorney with his said wife. Plaintiff
states that the heirs and deviSees of
said Thomas j KeetOn, deceased, other
than the ones above named, who have
executed deeds TO said land, and the
heirs and dGylsGes OF saId Cornelius Muir
ply and Bridget Murphy, II they are de-
| ceased, are unknown to plaintiff, and
that If said Bridget Murphy and COrne-
lius Murphy are living, their residences
are unknown to this plaintiff.
Aud plaintiff further states that he
verify believes there ara persons inter
csted in the subject matter OF this poti-
ton, as heirs or devisCCs Of said Thomas
j. KeGtOn, deceased, or heirs or devisees
Of said Bridget Murphy and Cornelius
Murphy, deceased, claiming orwho might
claim, by, through or under them, or
some Of them. whose names or places Of
residence lie cannot Insert herein be-
cause they are unknown TO him, and that
he does not know what the interests of
such unknown persons are, unless as
heirs or deylsees of said Thomas j Kee-
ton, or Bridget Murphy or Cornelius MUIR
ply aa ahaYe stated, and thatifsaid Bridg-
OF Murphy or Cornelius Murphy are living
their place OF residence Is unknown to
him.
1t Is therefore ordered by the clerk of
this court, In vacation, that publication
be made herein notifying the said Bridget
Murphy and Cornelius Murphy and the.
Unknown heirs Of said Bridget Murphy
and Cornelius Murphy, and tho unknown
heirs Of Thomas j. KOeton, deceased, that
plaintiff has begun snit against them In
the AudraIn county circuit court, the OBJ
Iect and general nature Of which is to OBJ
tain decree Of said court perfectlng
plaintiffs title 10 the lands herein first
described by limitations under the provls-
ions OF Section 4s8s Revised Statutes Of
Missouri, 1899; and now unless you said
defendants aforesaid, be and appear at
the next regular term of the Audrain
Co. Clre0it Court, TO be begun and held at