Mexico Missouri message., 1906-12-27
Order of Publication.


state Of Missouri In the circuit court
County Of Audrain January term, 1877
william d. Mason, Plaintiff,
The Unknown heirs of w, ID. Beshears,
deceased, and G. g. Daniel, and the
Unknown Heirs of William Il. Wood
and the unknown Heirs Of Frank Ora
per. deceased, and the Unknown heirs
Of Henry Helm, deceased, Defendants.
Now this December 18th, 1906 comes
plaintiff and files petition herein duly
verified by affidavit, wherein among other
things plaintiff states that he Is the own
er in fee simple aud in possession Of the
following land i'm Audrain county, MIS-
souri,: The southeast quarter OF Section
10. township 81, range west; that plain
tilf and his grantOrs have been In thepOs-
session Of aud paid all taxes on said land
for more than 30 years last past; that on
plaintiffs grantOrs, owned said land, and
on said date he executed a deed OF trust
on said lands TO secure the payment OF
three promissory notes, one for $4,000
due In one year, one for Sll5O.O, due IN
two yeOTs and one for $4,000 due In three
years, TO Frank Draper as trustee for
use OF William +, Wood, that all Of said
notes have been paid and cancelled, and
the said deed of trust Recorded in book
W., page 3 % Records of Audrain county,
Missouri, has been satisfied and the
lands released as TO the two $3.50 notes,
but the same has not been satisfied as to
said $500 note and said note Is more than
10 years past due, aud has been paid and
cancelled.
That said Henry Helm who owned
said land, did ON the 9TH day OF April
1887 execute and deliver his certain deed
OF trust on said land TO the defendant G..
&, Daniel as trustee to use Of w. Il. Be
shears, to secure his certain note for
$1,000, that said note has been paid off
and cancelled. but the deed of trust has
not been satisfied of record, that said
deed is recorded in book 3, page liz, Re-
corders's office In Audrain county. And
plaintiff further says In said petition
| that said Henry Helm, Fran k Draper
| William f. Wood and w. Is. BGshearS
are all d" 'cnSod aud the names and resi-
dences of their urIrs are unknown To
! plaintiff Aud on account OF said deeds
| OF trust being unsatistied of record, uthey
cast cloud upon plaintiffs title to said
land, aud that defendants under said
deeds OF trust might have some claim OIL
claims 10 have some title, lien, estate OF
interest in said lands adverse to this
plaintiff.
It is therefore ordered by the clerk OIL
the Audrain county circuit court, in va
cation. that publication be made herein
notifying said defendants The Unknown
heirs of w. Il. Beshears and the Tn,
known heirs Of William +. Wood and thu
Unknown heirs Of Frank Draper, anC
| the unknown heirs Of Henry Helm, tina
suit has been commenced against then
in the Audruin county circuit court Jh'
object and general nature of which Is Il
obtain adeCree Of said court perfecttnl
plaintiffs title to said land Us provided
in section $50 Revised Statutes of Mis-
Souriand to ddjudge the two said deeds 0
trust aforesaid, satisfied and released
and now you aforesaid defendants ar
hereby notified Of the filing Of this suit
the object and general nature thereo
and unless you be and appear at the mex
regular term Of Audrain county circui
court to be begun and held at the cOur
house in Mexico, Audrain county, Mis-
souri, on the 3rd Monday in January 100
aud on or before the iirs
day of said term answe
or otherwise plead to Plaintiffs petition
the same will be taken as confessed an
decree rendered as prayed.
And IL Is further ordered that a cop
hereof bepubShed in the Mexico Mis-
souri, Message, IL weekly newspaper pub
lishCd in Audrain county, Missouri, 10
four weeks successfully. the last inScT
tion to be at least IL days before the frs
day of said next term of court.
State Of Missouri 81,
County Of Audrain -
l, w. Ii. Morris, CLERK of the clScul
court of Audrain county, Missouri, d
hereby certify that the foregoing is fu
and true copy of the order Of William /
Mason VS. Unknown heirs of w. b. BE
shears ct al as full as the same now re
mains on file and Of record In my office.
Witness my hand and official seal, d
Office in Mexico, Missouri, this Decem
Der 18th, 1906.
(SeaD w. II. MORRIS,
Clerk Circuit Court
Fry IL Rodgers, Attorneys for Pl'ff.