Mexico Missouri message., 1905-05-04
Order of Publication.


STATE Of MISSOURI In the Circuit Court
County OF AUDRAIN June Term, 1905.
George Il. RAIDER, Plaintiff
The unknown heirs and dcvisecs Of James
). Riggs. deceased, aud the unknown
heirs and deviSccs Of Isaac +. Forrest,
deceased, Defendants.
Now on this April 18th, 1905, comes
Plaintiff and files with the Clerk Of this
Court in vacation, his petition duly veri-
fled by affidavit, wherein among other
things, plaintiff states that he Is the own
or in fee and in the peaceable possession
Of the East half Of the South east quar-
ter of section 30, township 80, Range If,
west Of the fifth principal meridian, Au-
drain county, Missouri, containing eighty
acres more or less: that plaintiff and
those under whom he claims title have
been in the actual. continuous, peaccable,
undisputGd and adverse possession OF
said real estate for more than thirty
years last past; that for more than thirty
years last past plaintiff and those under
whom he claims title have had said real es-
tate assessed to them and paid the an
nual taxes thereon each year;that the IT,
tie to said rcal-eState has vested in
| plaintiff and those under whom he
claims by limitations.
| That on October 18th, 1867, James s.
| Riggs, now deceased. acquired title to
said real estate and it nowhere appears
of record that he or his heirs, assigns
| have ever conveyed said real estate to
any one.
That On June 18th. ISIS, Isaac +. For
rest, now deceased, acquired title to said
real estate and it nowhere appears Of
record that the said Isaac +. Forrest, his
| heirs or assigns, have ever conveyed to
any one the South east quarter of the
southeast quarter, Of section 49,, town
| ship 50, range II, aforesaid.
That said James S. Riggs and Isaac +.
Forrest are both dead and that the
names and places Of abode of their heirs
are unknown to plaintiff so that the ordi-
nary process of law cannot be served up
ON them.
Its therefore ordered by the Clerk OF
| this court, in vacation, that publication
be made herein, notifying the unknown
heirs and deviSccS of James $. Riggs, de-
! ceased, and the unknown heirs and de-
viSccS Of Isaac +. Forrest, dCceas ed, that
plaintiff has begun suit against them in
| the circuit court Of Audrain county, Mis-
souri,, the object and general nature OF
which is to obtain decree of said court
pcrfecting plaintiffs title to the land,
first herein described, by limitations, and
| for decree forever barring and estoppina
| the defendants from having or claiming
any right title or interest in said zeal cs-I
tate adverse tn that of plaintiff or those
under whom he claims title; and now un-
less you said unknown heirs and devisees
of James 5. Riggs, deceased, and youl
said unknown heirs and devisees Of Isaac
+. Forrest, deceased, be and appear at
the next regular term Of the Circult'
court of Audrain county TO be begun and
held at the court house in Mexico Aud
drain county, Missouri, on the first Mon
day in June, 1906, and on or before the
first day Of said term, answer or other
wise plead TO Plainslffs petition the
same will be taken as confessed ans
judgment rendered as prayed in said pc
titiOn,
And it is further ordered that a cop
hereof be published in the Mexico Mis
souri, Message, a weekly newspaper pub
lished in Audrain county, Missouri, I'd
four weeks successfully the last inser
ton to be at least fifteen days before "a
first day Of said next term OF Court.
State Of Missouri 40
County OF Audrain
I,W. IL, Morris, clerk Of the eircu
court OF Audrain county, Missouri,
hereby certify that the above and forged
ing is full and true copy Of the Order
Publication in the above cause as fnl
as the same appears of record In my
flee.
LsEALl Witness my hand aud Ollie
seal. Done at Mexico, Audraln count
Missouri, this April nth, 1905.
w. II. NORRIS,
Clerk Circuit Court
H. $. Bootl,, Attorney FOR Plalntia.