Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-11-29

Nov, this November 10th, 1906,
1 Ncomes Plaintiff by Attorneys, and
files with the Clerk Of the Circuit
Court OF Audrain County, Missouri,
In vacation, his petition duly verified
by affidavit OF plaintiff, wherein
among other things Plaintiff states
that be is the owner In fee and In
possession OF the following land In the
City Of Mexico, Audrain County, Mis-
souri,, to-wit: Begin at the southeast
corner Of lot one in block 10, original
town OF Mexico, Mo-, and run thence
north on the west line OF Washington
street In said city ninety feet for a
| point OF beginning, run thence west
sixty feet, thence north four feet,
thence east sixty feet TO the west line
OF Washington street, thence south
along the west line Of Washington
| street four feet to the point Of begin
ming; that plaintiff and his prior gran.
tors have been In the actual possession
OF said land, claiming title to the
| same, and have continuously paid the
taxes on said land for the last thirty
| years; and that the title to said land
has vested In plaintiff and those IN.
der whom be claims by limitations.
And plaintiff states that James w
| Douglass, who owned said land In 1867,
is long since deceased; that the record
does not show any conveyance from
said James w, Douglass; and that said
James W. Douglass appears to have Of
record a claim or title adverse to that
Of plaintiff; and plaintiff states that
he verify believes that there are
persons Interested In the subject mat
ter OF this suit, as heirs, assigns or de-
visees Of said James w. Douglass, de-
ceased, or as claiming or who might
claim by, through or under them or
some OF them, whose names or places
Of residence he cannot insert herein
because they are unknown to him;and
that the interest OF said heirs OF de-
visees would be an absolute interest by
inheritance.
1t is therefore ordered by the Clerk
OF the Audrain County Circuit Court,
ia vacation, that publication be made
herein notifying the unknown widow,
heirs, assigns and devisees OF James w
Douglass, deceased, and all persons
claiming, or who might claim by,
through or under them or either Of
them that suit has been commenced
against them In the Circuit Court Of
Audrain County, Missouri, the object
and general nature Of which is to OBJ
tain a decree OF said Court ~perfectiDg
plaintiffs title to the land above de-
scribed, by Limitation under the pro-
visions OF Section 426S, Chapter 48, Re-
vised Statutes Of Missouri, 1899, and
that whatever title the defendants may
ho un ~ ann ho vactod In nlotnfffF fron
from any claim by defendants or any
OF them; and now you said defendants
are hereby notified Of the filing Of said
suit, the object and general nature
thereof, and unless you be and appear
OF William Lavaugh, and that the
said William Lavaugh and James w.
Lavaugh, are both long since deceased,
and that the defendants herein are
the cole and only heirs Of James W.
Lavaugh, and that II would now ap-
pear from the record title that the
heirs Of James W Lavaugh have some
interest In said lands, by reason OF an
error in the description OF said land In
deed from James W .Lavaugh to Plain.
tiff remote grantors.
Now you said nonresident defen-
dants, John Lavaugb, William
Lavaugh, Douglass tDudj Lavaugh,
Charles BUCK Layaugh and Alice
Robbins are hereby notified Of the
filing OF this suit, the object and gen.
eral nature thereof, and unless you be
and appear at the next regular term
Of the Circuit Court of Audrain Ooun-
", to be begun and held at the Court
House In Mexico, Audrain County,
Missouri, on the 3rd Monday In Janu.
airy 1907, and on or before the first day
OF said term answer or otherwise plead
TO plaintiffs petition the same will be
taken as confessed and decree rendered
as prayed.
And II is further ordered that q
copy hereof be published In the Mex
leo Weekly LEDGER, q weekly news
paper published In Audrain County,
Missouri, for four weeks successfully
the last Insertion 10 be at least Is days
before the first day OF said next term
OF Court.
State OF Missouri,
County Of Audrain, s.
/, w. II. Morris, Clerk OF the Uir-
cult Court OF Audrain County, Mis-
SDuri, do certify that the above Is q
true copy Of the Order OF Publication
In the case OF James 7. johnson VS.
John Lavaugb, ct al as fully as the
same appears Of record Ia my Office
Witness nv hand and oficiaI seal,
az Office In Mexico Audrain County,
Missouri. this November 18th, 1906.
lsEkI.l w. II MORRIS,
39-3t Clerk Circuit Court
Geo. Robertson, Atty for Plaintiff.
Rufus jackson.