Mexico Missouri message., 1906-08-02
Order of Publication.
State of Missouri,
County of Audrain.


County Of Audrain.
In the Circuit Court. September Term,
1906.
p. NJ. Mullins, Plaintiff,
VS..
The Unknown heirs Of George N. Thorn
as; The Unknown heirs and widow of
Henry f. Renoe; The Unknown heirs
of Thomas H. Renoe, and the Unknown
heirs of Martin Butler, Defendants.
Now on this 31st day of July, 1906,
comes the plaintiff and files his petition
duly verified and states that he holds the
title to the following real estate situated
in the county of Audrain and State Of
Missouri, south half 81 of the northeast
quarter % of the northeast quarter %
of section thirty (3O), township fifty (5O),
range seven ca, west. And states that
the title to said real estate is vested in
him and in those under whom he claims
by Limitation under the provisions of sec
ton 426s, chapter As, Article One of the
Revised Statutes of Missouri, and that
he is now in possession of said land; that
he and those under whom he claims have
been in adverse possession thereof, claim
Ing said lands as their own for more than
thirty-one years, and that he and those
under whom he claims have paid all the
taxes on said land for more than thirty
one years, and that none of the defend
ants have been in the possession of said
land for more than thirty -one years and
the defendants not anyone claiming un-
der them or who might claim under them
has paid any taxes on said land for all
that period OF time, and further plaintiff
states that one, George N Thomas, Hen
ry f. Renee, Martin Butler and Thomas
II. Renee appear to have a claim of title
of record adverse to that Of plaintiff, and
that said George N. Thomas, Henry f.
Renee, Thomas II. RenOe and Martin
Butler died intestate more than twenty
years ago and the names of the widow
and children of said parties, if any there
be, are unknown to plaintiff and there
fore he cannot insert their names in said
petition. That the interest Of the said
and heirs of Henry +. Renoe and theheirs
of the said George N. Thomas, Thomas
II, Renoe and Martin Butler and is de-
rived through their husband and father
the parties aforesaid.
II is therefore ordered by the Clerk of
the Audrain County Circuit Court, in va
cation, that publication be made herein,
notifying the unknown heirs and widow
of Henry f. Renoe, and the unknown
heirs OF George N Thomas, Thomas II.
Renoo and Martin Butler, defendants
herein, that suit has been commenced
against them in the Circuit Court of Au-
drain County, Missouri, the object and
general nature of which is to obtain de-
cree of said court divesting the title out
Of the said defendants and declaring that
plaintiff has the title 70 said real estate
by limitation under Section 426S, Chapter
As, Revised Statutes of Mo-, 1899, and for
such other relief as plaintiff shall show
himself entitled to;and now you said I'M
known heirs and widow of Henry +. Re-
noe, and you, unknown heirs of George
N. Thomas and you, unknown heirs of
Thomas II. Renoe, and you the unknown
heirs of Martin Butler, are hereby noti-
fled of the filing of the aforesaid suit, the
object and general nature thereof, and
unless you be and appear at the next reg
ular term of the Circuit Court of Au-
drain County, Missouri, to be begun and
held at the Court House in Mexico, Au
drain county, Missouri, on the Bird Mon
day in September, 1906, 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 de-
cree rendered as prayed,
And it Is further ordered that copy
hereofbepubllshed in the MexicOAii Missouri
Message, weekly newspaper published
in Audrain county, Missouri, for four
weeks successfully, the last Insertion to
be at least IS days before the first day OF
the said next term of court.
State Of Missouri, IS
County of Audrain
l, w. H.MorrIs, Clerk OF the circuit
court within and for the county and state
aforesaid. do hereby certify that the fore
going Is full, true and complete copy Of
the Order OF Publication In the case o.
2. NJ. Mullins vs., Unknown Heirs Of Geo,
N. Thomas, ct al, as full as the same
now remains on file and OF record In my
Office
LSaal. Witness my hand and official seal
Done at Office ia the City OF Mexico. Stat,
and County aforesaid, this sist day O.