Mexico Missouri message., 1905-04-20
Order of Publication.

June Term, 1905.
Henry Jung, Plaintiff.
VS..
Robert G. Gibbs, w. w. Harper,
Mary Rixey, William L. Harper,
Bryan Kelso, John 1. Brown, Hen
ry 7. Brown, Samuel r. Brown,
Martha Byrns, Martha Elder, Lena
Dorgan, Laura Brown, Harvey
Brown, Charles Brown, Zella
Brown, Alma Brown. William
Brown, Cynthia Silver, Wilmuth
Scott, Susie Spottswood, and Ell
len Fuqua, Defendants.
Now on this April IS, 1905,
comes Plaintiff and files with the
clerk of the Audrain county circuit
court, in vacation, his petit ion
wherein among other things plain
tiff states that he is the owner in
fee and in possession of the fol-
lowing lands in Audrain county,
Missouri, described as follows, to.
wit; Begin at the southwest cor
ner Of the southeast fourth of the
north east quarter of Section % e,
township 81, range 9 west and
run thence east along the quarter
section line 2.S0 chains for a point
Of beginning, run thence north
2.72 chains, thence east 6.33
chains, thence south 3.16% chains,
thence west 6.33 chains, thence
north Az chains to the point of
beginning, containing two acres
aud located in the south east fourth
of the north east quarter and the
north east fourth of the south e asst
quarter of section %, township 81,
range Q west in said county.
Plaintiff also states that he and
his immediate grantors have been
in the continuous possession of
said land, claiming title to the
same and have continuously paid
taxes on said land for the last
thirty consecutive years. That
the defendants herein might have
or claim some title, estate or inter
est in said land through and by
certain deeds one dated March 31st
1866, wherein James Z. Armi-
stead the then owner of said land
undertook to convey the east half
of said land to defendants, Robert
G. Gibbs, and one William Har-
per, now deceased, and one Thorn.
as Brown, now deceased, trustees
of the MoiBaptist Association, at thC
church called Hopewell; that on
November 10th, 1866, the west
half of the above described Ian d
then owned by one James NJ. Jesse
who on said date undertook to
convey said land to the aforesaid
trustees, but 10y mistake of the
scrivener said land was not accur
ately described.
That the defendants Martha FL
der, William Brown, Cynthia Sill,
yer and Harvey Brown are non
residents of the State of Missouri
1t is therefore ordered by the
clerk of this court, in vacation tina
publication be made herein, notify
ing said nonresident defendants
that plaintiff has begun sui
against them with the other defen
dants herein, in the circuit cour
of Audrain county, Missouri, thu
object and general nature of whicl
is to obtain decree of said court
ascertaining and determining tn
estate, title and interest of tn
plaintiff and defendants herein re
spectively in and to the real estat
aforesaid, and to define and ad
Judge by its judgment or deere
the title, estate and interest of tn
parties plaintiff and defendant
herein, and that plaintiffs It'll
and interest in said land be deter
mined, and his title to the same b
vested in him as his interest ma
appear, and that said lands be ad
judged the same as. conveyed b
the deeds of James G. Armistead
recorded in Book P, page y an
James NJ. Jesse, in Book IA, pag
600, Recorders office, Audrai
. county, and that plaintiffs title b
. perfected and quieted in him; an
D now unless you Martha Elder, Wi
liam Brown, Cynthia Silver an
Harvey Brown, nonresident Dc
PENDANTS be and appear at the mex
] regular term of said Audrain cour
, ty circuit court, to be begun an
held at the court house in Mexico
Audrain county, Missouri, on til