Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-11-15

Nov, this November 10th, 1906,
INCOMES 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 16, 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 bis 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 lard for the last thirty
years; and that the title to said land
has vested IN plaintiff and those I'M
der whom he 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 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 hlm;and
that the interest OF said heirs or 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 perfecting
plaintiffs title to the land above de-
scribed, by limitation under the pro-
visions Of Section 1853, Chapter As, Re.
vised Statutes Of Missouri, 1899, and
that whatever title the defendants may
have, II any, be vested In plaintiff free
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
at the next regular term of the Circuit
Court Of Audrain County, Missouri, to
be begun and held at the Court House
in Mexico, Aadrain County, Missouri,
on the third Monday In January, 1907,
and on or before the first day of said
term, answer or otherwise plead Co
Plaintiffs petition the same will be
taken as confessed and decree rendered
as prayed.
And 1t is further ordered that a COPY
hereof be published In the Mexico
Weekly LEDGER, a weekly newspaper
published In Audrain County, Missouri
for four weeks ~sucessively, the last in.
sertiOn to be at least Is days before
the first day OF the said next term OF
Court.
State Of Missouri, l..
County OF Audrain. .
/, W. II. Morris, Clerk Of the Cir.
cult Court Of Audrain County, Mis-
souri,, do hereby certify that the above
and foregoing Is a true copy OF the Or
der Of Publication, 10 the case OF Sam
Morris, vs.. Unknown heirs, widow, as.
signs and devlsees OF James W. Doug.
lass, deceased, etc las fully as the same
aprears OF record in my Office.
Witness my hand and official seal,
at office In Mexico, Audrain County,
Missouri. this November 10th, 1906.
IsEAL.l w. II. MORRIS,
SO ~ Clerk Circuit Court.
Fry s. Rodgers, Attys for Plaintiff