Mexico Missouri message., 1906-05-10

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The unknown heirs and devisees OF Saint
Clair Iirtley, deceased, and those
claiming by,thru or under him or thems
the unknown heirs and devisees Of
Crockett Harrison, deceased, and those
claiming by, through or under him or
them; Sarah e. Heath and Eppa.
Heath, her husband; Nancy G. KidwelL
and Jasper Kidwell, her husband, Alex
s. Gass and Mrs. Alex 9.Gass, HIS wife.
Samuel b. Gass and Mrs. Samuel B.
Gass, his wife, and Emmett Gass, G.
bachelor, Defendants.
Now this April 21st, 1906, comes plain
tiff and files with the clerk Of the Circuits
Court Of Audrain county, Missouri, i'm
vacation, his petition duly verified by af-
hdavit, wherein among other things.
plaintiff states that he is the owner in fec
and claims to have the fee simple title to
the following described lands situated i'm
Audraln county, Missouri, to-wit. All
that part OF the east half of section
twenty-one, in township 81, range west
Of the 5th P. NJ, that lies north of the
right-of-way of the Chicago g. Alton
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leo and Centralia public road; that he
and those under whom he claims have for
more than 80 years been in uthe quiet,
peaceable, continuous, notorious, open.
and adverse possession OF said lands and
paid all taxes thereon. And plaintiff in
said petition alleges that defendants have
or claim to have some title, estate or in
terest in and to said lands, the nature OF
which claim or claims is unknown to
plaintiff and cannot be described herein,
except that the same are adverse and
prejudicial to this plaintiff.
And plaintiff states that Saint Clair
Kirtley and his wife died many years
since, and that If he never devised or
otherwise conveyed Whatever title, es-
tate or interest he may have had in or to
said lands, of which plaintiff has no
knowledge, then whatever heirs there
may be to his estate have an apparent
title and interest of record in all that
part OF the north half of the northeast
quarter Of said section 81, that lies south
of the Mexico and Centralia public road,
and they derive whatever title they may
have thereto and interest therein under
the laws Of descents and distribution, as
administered in the State of Missouri;
plaintiff says he verify believes there are
persons interested in the subject matter
of his petition, especially as to the land
last above described, as heirs or devisees-
Of said Saint Clair Kirtley, deceased, or as
claiming by, through or under them, but
he cannot insert their names herein be-
cause they are unknown to him, and that
he has described the interests Of all such
persons, and how derived, as far as his
knowledge extends.
And plaintiff also states that Crockett
Harrison and his wife departed this life
many years ago, and that if he never de-
vised or otherwise conveyed whatever til
tie, estate or interest he may have had in
or to said lands, Of which plaintiff has no.
knowledge, then whatever heirs there
may be to his estate have an apparent
title and interest Of record in the south
east quarter Of the northeast quarter Of
said section 9l, and they derive whatever
title they may have thereto and interest
therein, under the laws of descents and
distributions as administered in the State
of Missouri; that plaintiff verify believes
there are persons interested in the sub
Ject matter Of this petition, especially as
to the lands last above described, as heirs
or devisees of said Crockett Harrison, de-
ceased, or as claiming by, through or I'M
der him or them, but he cannot insert
their names herein because they are
unknown to him, and that he has de-
scribed the interests Of all such persons.
and how derived, as far as his knowledge.
extends. And plaintiff alleges that de-
PENDANTS Alex S.Gass, Mrs. Alex s. Gass,
Nancy G. Kidwell and Jasper KidwelI,
are non-residenJs of the State of Mis-
souri,, and that the ordinary process Of
law cannot be served upon them.
1t is therefore ordered by the Clerk OF
Audrain County Circuit Court in vacation
that publication be made herein, notify
ing defendants aforesaid, that suit has
been commenced against them in the
Circnit Court Of Audrain county, Mis-
souri,, the object and general nature OF
which is TO obtain decree of said Court
to ascertain and determine the interest
and title of the plaintiff and defendants
respectively In aud TO the real estate and
every part thereof described as follows,
viz: All that part Of the east bali Of see
tion 81, township 81, range west OF the
5th p, NJ, that lies north of the Fight-Of-
way of the Chicago & Alton Railway
Company and south of the Mexico and
Centralia Public Road, In Audrain cOun-
~, Missouri, and by its decree adjudgev
settle and define whatever interests the
several parties, plaintiff and defendants,
may have in and to said real estate; aud
now you, the unknown heirs and deVisees
OF Saint Clair Kirtley, deceased, and
those claiming by, through or under him
or them, the unknown heirs and devisees
Of Crockett Harrison, deceased, and those
claiming by, through or under him or
them; and you, non resident defendants,
Alex s. Gass, Mrs. Alex s. Gass, Nancy
G. Kidwel and Jasper Kidwel, are here
by notified OF filing OF said suit, the OBJ
ject and general nature thereof, and I'M
less you be and appear at the next regu-
tar term of the Audrain County Circuit
Court, TO be begun and held az the Court
uouSo ia thoAtVV, - uuIalh county Mis-