The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-02-17

STATE OF MISSOURI, l..
County OF Lafayette, 49,
In the Circuit Court of Lafayette County,
Missouri. at Lexington, April term, A. D.,
Martha A. Young, Plaintiff,
VS..
INK own heirs of Leah Edmundson,
unknown heirs of Henry Rowland,
unknown heirs of John ID. Stock
art and Hillory Simcox, and the
unknoyH heirs OF Hillory simcox,
Defendants.
Now at THIS day comes the plaintiff herein
by her attorney. and files her petition
verified by affidavit, alleging among other
things that the defendant Hiilory Simcox is
a nonresident OF the state of Missouri and
that the defendants. the unknown heirs of
Leah Edmundson. tie unknown heirs OF
Henry Rowland, the unknown heirs of John
ID Stockart, and the unknown heirs of
Hillory Simcox, If dead, are. persons inter-
ested in the subject matter OF this petition
and that their names are unknown to this
plaintiff and that she cannot Insert the
names nor interests of such unknown heirs
In this petition for the reason that said
names and interests are unknown to this
plaintiff; whereupon l, 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
p,ainttf perfected to the following des-
~ ~ &9NANN . nAAAakGu III AdIANCIIE
county, Missouri, to-wit: Lots thirty 800 and
thirty-one l3D 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
Edmundson and that Leah Edmundson
died without having conveyed the sam
of record and the tit e of the unknown
heirs OF Loah Edmundson, If any, is
that derived from said Leah Edmundson;
that In the year 1868 the possession Of the
aforesaid described real estate was taken
by John X. Owen. under claim Of title
thereto, and that the said John Il, Owen
and those claiming under him, including
this plaintiff. have been in the actual and
lawful possession of the aforesaid described
real estate since the year last aforefaid;
that the unknown heirs of Henry Rowland
the unknown heirs of Leah Edmundson. the
unknown heirs of John Stockart and Hiilory
Slmcox and the unknown heirs OF Hillory
Simcox, IL dead, claim some interest i'm said
real estate. the title, character and nature
OF which plaintiff Is not informed which Is
adverse 10 plaintiffs interest. That the de-
PENDANTS have not been Ia the possession of
said real estate, nor have they paid any
taxes thereon for more than thirty years,
nor have they or either OF them brought
any action to recover the possession of said
real estate, and that their title thereto Is
barred by Limitation. That the right, title
HtAN ANNNNn u ~ AlihtitMh ANlFN vi Lean
~kdmundson. the unknown heirs of Henry
Rowland, the unknown heirs OF John ID.
Stockart Hillery Simcox and the unknown
heirs of Hillory Simcox. II deHd.in and to
said lands, II any right, title or interest Ithey
had therein, has long since lapSed and
vested in this plaintiff and those under
whom she claims by virtue OF the provisions
OF section AZ OF Chapter l8, Revised
Statutes Ut Missouri, 1890
And that unless the said unknown heirs of
eah ~Edmundson, the unknown heirs OF
Henry Rowland, the unknown heirs Of
John d S~tockart, Hllory SImcox, and the
unknown heirs OF hillOry Simcox, II dead.
be 'and appear at this court. at the next term
thereof, TO be begun and holdenat the court
house, In the city OF Lexington IN said
county, on the End day Of April neTt.
and on or before the FIRST day
Of said term. II the term shall so long con-
tinue, and II not, then on or before the last day
OF said term, answer or plead TO the petition
In said cause, the same will be taken as con.
feesed, and judgment will be rendered. acc0rd-
ingly,
Audi IL Is further ordered that a COPY here
OF be published according TO law In The Lex
tngtnn l~ntelligencer, a newspaper published
IN said county OF Lafayette for -four weeks
successfully, published at least once "A week,
the last Insertion TO be az least fifteen days
before the first day Of the next April
Term 1906 OF this court.
[sEALl J.H. CAMPBELL. CLERK.
Charles Lyons. Attorney for Plaintiff.
"A true copy from the record,
Witness my hand and tho scale of said court
atthe City OF Lexington this 18th day OF
January, 1900.
l-2ot5 j.. n. CAMPBELL.