Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1905-08-17
Order of Publication.

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Yeaman Byrns, Plaintiff,
Eliza NJ Davis, alias Eliza NJ. Porter,
alias Eliza NJ. Martin, and the un.
known heirs Of Mary J. Coram, de-
ceased, Defendants.
Now this July 3ist, 1905, comes the
Plaintiff and files with the clerk Of
the Audrain county circuit court,
his petition duly verified by his afTida-
Wit, wherein among other things, plain
tiff states that he is the owner in foe and
in open and exclusive possession Of the
following lands in Audrain County, Mis-
souri,, to-wit: A parcel Of land in the
southwest quarter Of section 30, town
ship ST. ranger west described rs fol
lows Begin at the northwest corner Of
said southwest quarter OF section 80 and
run east on the quarter section line Ais.
chains TO the northeast corner Of said
southwest quarter, thence run south
3.s7 chains; thence west % chains,
thence north 2.33 chains, thence west
2l.0O chains 10 west line Of said south
west quarter; thence north on west line
Of said section 30, ll.5I chains 10 place
Of beginning, containing 5!.O2 acres as
survey thereof made February 2lst, 1905.
Thaton the 9th day Of October, 1871,
James ID. Davis died intestate, owning
the above described land, and that he
left surviving him twelve sons and
daughters and the heirs Of a deceased
daughter, Mary j. Coram, all Of whom
conveyed their interest in the above de-
scrlbed lands to plaintiffs grantors ex-
cept one son, Samuel Davis, who died in
testatc many years ago, and who left
surviving him as his sole and only heirs
a son, Clarence Davis, and his widow,
the defendant Eliza NJ. Davis. That said
sen, (larcnce Davis, died intcstate while
a minor and left his mother, said Eliza
NJ. Davis, as his only heir and said Eliza
NJ. Davis thereafter married and Is the
above named Eliza NJ. Porter or Eliza NJ.
Martin. That Mary j. COram the
daughter aforesaid, died intcstate in
1870, prior tn the death Of said James d.
Davis, and that said Mary J. Coram left
children surviving her, and it does not
appear from the record Of conveyance
that they have ever conveyed their in
tercst in the above lands as heirs Of
said James ID. Davis, deceased.
That each Of the defendants, Eliza
NJ. Davis, alias Eliza NJ Porter, alias
Eliza NJ. Martin, are non-rcsidcnts of the
State of Missouri
And further plaintiff states that he
verify believes there are persons inter
cstcd in the subject matter Of this petit
tion as children or heirs OF said Mary j.
COram, deceased, whose names he cannot
insert herein because they are unknown TO
him and their interest and estate, what
ever it is, so faras the knowledge of this
plaintiff eXtGnds,i lis an undivided interest
Inherited from said James ID. Davis.
II is now, therefore ordered by the |
clerk OF this court, in vacation, that pub
LEGATION be made herein notifying the |
nonresident defendants, said Eliza NJ. |
Davis, alias Eliza NJ. Porter, alias Eliza |
NJ. Martin, and the unknown heirs of |
MaIyJ. COram, deceased, that suit has |
been commenced against them in the cir
cuit court Of Audrain county, Missouri, |
the object and general nature Of which |
is to obtain decree OF said court asccr
tanning and determining the title, estate |
and interest OF { h 9 plaintiff |
and defendants herein, in and TO
the aforesaid premises ana that plain
tits title and interest in said land be de-
termincd and adjudgcd, and that title to
said lands be quoted and perfected in |
this plaintiff, free from any right or claim |
on the part Of the defendants or any Of |
them, AMI that the dnfcuilntS ah each |
of them be forever barred ami pIccludcl |
from maintaningany action for title to |
said lands; and now, unless, you
said defendant and unknown heirs, |
aforesaid, be and appear at the next reg
ulaT term Of said court, 10 be begun and |
held at the court house in the city of
Mexico, Audrain county, Missouri, |
on the 3rd Monday in September, 1905, and
on or before the first day Of said term, an
swer or otherwise plead to plaintiffs pc
titlon the same will be taken as confessed
and Judgment rendered accordingly.
Aud IL Is further ordered that copy
hereof be published in the Mexico Mis-
souri, Message, a weekly newspaper pub
liShcd in Audrair county, Missouri, for
four weeks succeSSiyely, the last inser-
ton to be at least fifteen days before the
first day of said next term of said court.
State OF Missouri GO
County Of Audrain
{, w. u. Morris. clerk OF the circuit
court within aud for the county and State
aforesaid. do hereby certify that the fore
going is a full, true AMI complete copy of
the order Of publication in case Of Yea
man IiyrnS VS.. Eliza M.Days,et al as full
as the same now remains on file and Of
record In my office.
(sEALD Witness my hand and official
seal. Done at office in the City of Mex
leo, county an state aforesaid, this 3lst
day Of July, \ d.. 1905.
W. II. MORRIS, Clerk.
Fry Is Rodgers, Att'ys for Plaintiff.