The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-01-20
OF PUBLICATION
STATE OF MISSOURI, H..
COUNTY of LAFAYETTE. lsS.

STATE OF MISSOURI,
County Of Lafayette, fss'
In the Circuit Court of Lafayette County,
Missouri. at Lexington, April term, A. D.,
1905
Martha a. Young, Plaintiff,
INK own heirs OF Leah E~dmundson,
unknown heirs of Henry Rowland.
unknown heirs OF John % stock
art and HiiiOry Siincox, and the
unknown heirs OF Hillory slmcox.
Defendants.
Now at this day comes the plaintiff heraIn
by her attorney. and flies her petition
verified by affidavit, alleging among other
things that the defendant Hillory Simcox Is
a nou-resident OF the state OF Missouri and
that the defendants. the unknown heIrs OF
Leah ~Edmundson, the unknown heirs OF
Henry Rowland, the unknown heirs of joan
d Stcckart, and the unknown heirs of
Hillory Slmcox. # dead. are persons inter
estcd in the subject matter OF this petition
and that their names are unknown TO this
plaintiff and that she ann insert the
names nor Interests of such unknown heirs
Ia this petition for the reason that said
names and interests are unknown to this
plaintiff; whereupOn IL Is ordered by the
clerk OF said court IN vacation that said
defendants be notified by publication that
plaintiff has commenced a suit against them
IN this court, the object and general nature
OF which Is to have the record title OF said
plaintiff perfected TO the following des-
cribed real estate situated Ia Lafayette
county, Missouri, t0-wit: Lots thirty 800 and
thirty-one t8D In the original town, now
City OF lexington, That plaintiff Is the
owner and IN lawful possession of said land.
and that the title to said lands has emanated
from the government for more than ten
\ years, and that the title to said real estate
was IN the year 1925 vested In Leah
Edm0ndson and that Leah Edmundson
died without having conveyed the same
OF record and the tit,e OF the unknown
heirs OF 2 ~Edmnndson, any, Is
tnat derived from said Lean Edmundson;
that In the year 1858 the possession OF the
aforesaid described real estate was taken
by John X. Owen, under claim OF title
thereto. and that the said John X, Owen
and those claiming under him, including
lawful possession Of the aforesaid described
real estate since tue year last aforefaid;
that the unknown heirs of Henry Rowland,
the unknown heirs Of Leah kdmundson. the
SlmcOx and the unknown heirs OF HillOry
Simcox. II dead, claim some Interest IA said
real estate. the title, character and nature
81 which plaintiff Is not informed whica ID
adverss 70 plaintiffs Interest. That the de-
fend ants have not been In the possession Of
SAID real estate, nor have they pain any
ta1es thereon Tor more than thirty years,
nok have they or either of them brought
~, seton TO recover the Rossessiou Of said
real estate, and that their title thereto n
barred by limitation. That the right. title
and interest OF the unknown heirs OF lean
Hdmund6cn, the unknown heirs OF Henry
Rowland. the unknown heirs Of John 0,
Stockart, HilI0ry Slmcox and the unknown
heirs OF HiliorF 8irncox, II dead, m and IA
said lands, n any right, title or Interest tho5
had therein, hrs long since lapsed ano
vested IN this plaintiH and those under
whom she claims by virtue OF the provisions
Of section 42eS OF Chapter f5. Rcvised
Statutes Of Missouri, 1899
And that unless the said unknown hctys 81
Leah f~dmund8on, the unknown heirs fa
Henry Rowland, the unknown helra q
John d siockarf, Hillory SimcOx, and tht
unknfnFn heirs Of hillory 8imcox. II dead
be aud appear a.. this court. az the next tern
thereon, 70 be berdn and holden az the court
house. in the city OF L~exlnrton IA a4fi
county, on the Bud day Oh April naxi
AID on or before CnQ 1rst dai
Of said term, II the term snail n0lonQ con
TIME, and II not. then on or before the last "a,
Or said tern, answer on plead TO the peflii0i
10 snid cause, The same Nilibe taken ne con
seesed, ard Judgment Nnkbe rendered accopa
And it IS further ordered that q conv here
cf be published according to law Ia The LIZ
ln8tun Nlntelieencer. D Newspaper publishes
IN said county Of Lafayette for four week
SUCCESSFULLY, published at |caet 0aae q waet
the last Insertion 20 be az least fifteen dav
before the first day Of the next Aurl
term 1906 81 this court.
lsEALl LH. OAMprELL. Clerk.
Charles Lyons. Attorney for Plaintiff.
true copy from the record
Mitnhas my hand and The seal OF sata cour
az thegyef Lexington this iatn day
i.a6ts i CAMPBELL.