Mexico Missouri message., 1905-03-23
Order of Publication.

STATE of Missouri In the Circuit Court
County Of AUDRAIN June Term, 1905.
John Grtton. Plaintiff.
The Unknown heirs and dcvisecs OF
llcnry ). Williamson.
and Tie Unknown heirs and dcvisccs Of
Adam Weaver. Defendants.
Now on this March 9TH, 1905, comes
plaintiff in above entitled cause and files
his petition with the clerk Of the Circuit
Court Of Audrain County, in vacation.
wherein among other things plaintiff
states, that he is the owner and in the
pcacrablr possession Of the following de-
scribcd real estate situated in Audrain
County. Missouri, to-wit: Lot number
two I'll of the southwest quarter uf Sec
/ ton Eighteen us Township Fifty-twO
/ 90. Range Ten 10 West. and containing
/ in all Eighty tSOlacrcS more or less. That
/ the records Of Audrain County. Missouri.
show that in 1855 Adam Weaver and
/ Henry ). Williamson received Sheriff's
/ Deeds for said real estate. which were
shortly thereafter placed on record in the
! AN'N'lA' = tiHN' III .AllNl tlll NbNubN -NllT
souri,, and that said Henry :. Williamson
and Adam Weaver have never decided 81
conveyed said lands To anyone, nor ha.
any person or persons conveyed the Sai Ia
! lands for them or in their behalf, and
| by reason thereof a cloud is cast upon
/ the title by reason Of said tax deeds:
/ that the said plaintiff and those under
whom he claim title to said lands have
/ been in the open. adverse, undisputcd
and pcaccabc possession Of said real es-
tate for more than thirty 800 years prior
to the filing Of this petition, and that
/ said defendants are barred by the Stat
utcS Of limitation from any right. title
or interest in the said real estate, and
/ that plaintiff and those under whom he
claims title have paid the annual taNe;
on said real estate each year as the same
became due: that the defendants are
non residents of the State OF Missouri
aud plaintiff prayS for an order of publ
/ cation notifying said defendants of the
tendency and nature of this suit.
1t is therefore ordered by the CLERK Of
this Court, in vacation, that publication
| bcsmadc herein notifying the | nknoWn
heirs and dcviSccS Of llcnrU =. VIII
and dcviSeeS Of Adam Weaver, that
plaintiff has begun a suit against them
I in the Circuit Court Ot Audrain county,
Mo. the object and general nature oi
which is To obtain Il decree of said Court
forever barring and CStOpping said de-
PENDANTS, herein. from having or claim
ing any right, title or interest in said
real estate adverse 10 that OF plaintiff,
aud for decree that the title to said real
estate has vested in plaintiff by llmita-
tiOn and for other and further relief: and
now unless Uuu said defendants herein
be- aud appear at the next regular term
of said Court tn be- begun and held at the
Court House in the CitH of Mexico, Au-
drain County, Mo-, ON the ilrSt Monday
in June, 1905, and On or before the first
dan Of said term, answer or otherwise
plead To plaintiffs petition the same viii
be taken as confessed and Judgment rem
dcred accordingly.
And it is further ordered thata cupU
hereof be published In the Mexico Mis-
souri, Message, Il newspaper published
weekly in Audram County MISSOURI, Tor
four weeks successfully the last insertion
TO be at least Il days before the hrst dau
of said next term OF Court.
State of Missouri
County of Audraiu J
l, W. II. Morris, clerk of the
Circuit Court of Audrain County,
Missouri, do hereby certify that
the above aud foregoing is a full
and true copy of the Order of Pub
LEGATION in the case of John Gritton
, VS. Unknown heirs Sc of IL. =.
Williamson, ct al, as fully as the
same appears of record in my Of
, fee.
(sEAL) Witness my baud aud
official seal. Done at my office in
; Mexico, Audrain county, Mis-
souri,, this March 6, 1908.
w. II. Morris,
r Clerk Circuit Court, Audraln