Mexico Missouri message., 1906-12-27

state OF MISSOURI In the circuit court
County of Audrain lTOJaDuaryterm, 1907
Matilda Harlow aud T. X. Harlow.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 49,. Plaintiffs
VS..
The unknown heirs and devisees and as
signs Of John Yates, deceased. and his
widow, Elizabeth A. Yates, Defendants
Now on this December IL, 1906 come
plaintiffs and file with the clerk of the
Circuit Court of Audrain county, Mis-
souri,, In vacation, their petition wherein
among other things plaintiffs state that
they are the owners in fee simple aud
in the possession OF the following real
tate, wit: The north half OF the south
east quarter of the southwest quarter Of
section 70, and the southwest fourth of
the southeast quarter Of the southwest
quarter Of said section 20, all in township
so, range west of the 9Th =. NJ. in Au-
drain county, Mo-, and plaintiffs state
that they and their prior grantOrS have
been in the possession of said land claim
ing title thereto aud have paid all taxes
thereon since May 81, 1887; that on said
date John Yates and wife, then owners of
said land, sold and undertook to convey
the same to William Garrett, one of
plaintiffs grantors, but by mistake of the
SERVER nm error was made in the deSCrip-
| ton Of said land.
And plaintiffs state in said petition that
| they verify believe there are persons in
terested in the subject matter Of this pc
| tition AS heirs, assigns or deViSeeS of said
John Yates, deceased, or as claiming or
might claim by, through or under them
| whose names and places OF residence they
cannot insert herein because they are un-
| known to them; that they do not know
what the interest Of said unknown per
| sous are unless as heirs, assigns or de-
visees of said John Yates.
1t is therefore ordered by the Clerk of
the Circuit Court of Audrain county, Mis-
souri,, that publication be made herein
notifying the defendants herein that
plaintiffs have begun suit against them in
the Audrain County Circuit Court, the
object and general nature OF which Is TO
| obtain decree OF said Court perfecting
plaintiffs title to the lands above de-
scribed by limitations under the prOviS-
ions of Section 1868 Revised Statutes of
| Missouri, 1899; and now you said defend
ants, the unknown heirs, devisees and as
sigLs of John Yates, deceased, and his
| widow, Elizabeth A Yates, are hereby
notified Of the filing OF this suit, the OBJ
ject and general nature thereof, and un-
less you be and appearat the next regu
lar term Of the circuit court of AudTain
county, Missouri, to be begun and held al
the Court House in Mexico. Audrain
County Missouri, on the 3rd Monday in
January, 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 rem
dered as prayed,
And tits further ordered that copy
hereof be published In the Mexico Mis-
souri, Message, weekly newspaper pub
lished In Audrain county, Missouri, for
four weeks successfully the last inser,
ton to be at least Is days before the first
day Of said next term OF said Court.
State of Missouri &c
County OF Audrain
l, w. II Morris, Clerk of the circuit
court within and for the County and
State aforesaid, do hereby certify that
the foregoing Is full. true aud complete
copy of the Order Of Publication in the
case Of Matilda Harlow, ct al VS.. The
Unknown heirs and deyisees OF John
Yates ct al as full as the same now re.
mains on file aud of record in my Office,
Witness my hand and official seal
Done at Office in the City of Mexico
County and State aforesaid, this 18th day
OF December, A. ID. 1906.
Seal W. II NORRIS,
Clerk.
Fry & Rodgers, Att'Ys for Plh.