Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1905-04-27

State Of Missouri 49, In thccircuit court
County Of Audraln ''June term, 1905.
John =. Schmidt PlatntlB
Bridget Murphy and Cornelius Murphy,
and the unknown heirs Of said Bridget
Murphy and Cornelius Murphy, and the
Unknown heirs of Thomas j. KcctOn.
deceased. Defendants
Now ON this day April 18th. 1905.
comes plaintiff and files with the clerk Of
this court, I'm vacation, his petition duly
verified by afiidavit,whercin among other
things plaintiff states that he is the own
er in fee and in possession Of the follow
ing land situated in Audrain county,
Missouri to-wit: The east half OF the
south cast quarter Of section IL, town
ship II. range 10 west Of the Fifth =. NJ.
That the title to said land eliminated
from the United States Government more
than ten years prior TO the filing Of this
petition, tO-wit, in the year Isl, and
that said land, or an interest therein
might be claimed by the heirs or devisces
Of Bridget Murphy and Cornelius Muir
ply, II dead, or by them, II living, or by
the unknown heirs Of Thomas j. KCetOn.
deceased, and that the heirs oI said
Bridget Murphy and Cornelius Murphy,
are unknown to plaintiff. That Thomas
j. Kecton entered said land and that he
died about 1854, and left surviving
him his widow, Celia KCcton, and two
sons, Wesley c. KectOn and William L.
w. Kncton, 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.
KcctOn, deceased left other surviving
heirs, but If he did there is no conveyance
Of their interests.
Plaintiff further states that in 1868
said Bridget Murphy became the owner
OF said land, aud 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
tOrncy for said Bridget Murphy and Cor
nclius Murphy. sold and conveyed the
South east fourth Of the south east quar-
ter Of said section II, but it does not APP
pear Of record that said Cornelius Muir
| ply executed 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 dcviSccs OF
said Thomas j KcctOn, deceased, other
! than the ones above named, who have
executed deeds TO said land, and the
| heirs and dcvisccS Of said Cornelius Muir
ply and Bridget Murphy. il they are de-
ceased, are unknown to plaintiff, and
that If said Bridget Murphy and COrnc-
Illus Murphy are living, their residences
are unknown to this plaintiff.
And plaintiff further states that he
verify believes there are persons inter.
cstcd in the subject matter Of this petit
tiOn as heirs or dcvisccs Of said Thomas
j. KcctOn, deceased, or heirs or devisGcs
of said Bridget Murphy and Cornelius
Murphy. deceased, claiming or who might
claim, by, through or under them, OF
some Of them. whose names or places q
residence lie cannot insert herein be-
cause they are unknown to him, and tina
he does not know what the interests o
such unknown persons are, unless a.
heirs or dcvisecs Of said Thomas j. KeG
ton or Bridget Murphy or Cornelius Muir
ply as above stated, and that II said lIridg
ct Murphy or Cornelius Murphy are living
their place of residence is unknown Il
him.
1t is therefore ordered by the clerk o
this court, in vacation. that publication
be made herein notifying the said Bridge
Murphy and Cornelius Murphy and TIN
Unknown heirs Of said Bridget Murph!
and Cornelius Murphy, and the unknown
heirs Of Thomas J.Kccton, deceased, tina
plaintiff has begun suit against them il
the AudTain county circuit court, the oh
jOct and general nature Of which Is to OBJ
tain decree Of said court pcrfcctnl
plaintiffs title to the lands herein first
described by limitations under the prOyiS
ions OF Section 1868 Revised Statutes o
Missouri, 1899; and now unless you sale
defendants aforesaid, be and appear a
the next regular term of the Audrail
Co. Circuit Court, to be begun and held a
the Court House in Mexico, Audralr
county, Missouri, on the first Monday il
June. 1905, and on or before the first day
of said term, answer or otherwise plGaC
to plaintiffs petition the same will be
taken as confessed and decree rendered
accordingly.
And it is further ordered that copy
hereof be published in the Mexico Mis-
souri, Message, weekly newspaper pub
lIshed In AudFain county, Missouri, fol
four weeks successfully, tho last inspr'
ton to be at least fifteen days before thu
first of day of said next term OF court.
State of, Missouri -
| County OF Audraln %
|, W. II. Morris Clerk Of the Circuit
Court within and for the state and coun'
ty aforesaid, do hereby certify that tho
foregoing Is full, true and complete
copy Of Order NJ Publication in above
case, as full nB the same now remains or
file and OF record In my Office,
(sEAI.) Witness my hand and OlilcIa
seal. Done at Office in the City OF Mex
leo, county and state aforesaid, this It'll
day of April, A. ID. 1905.
W. IL. MORRIS, Clerk.
Fry n Rodgers, Att'ys for Plaintiff.