Mexico Missouri message., 1906-08-23
Order of Publication.
State of Missouri,
County of Audrain.

Dlulb VI 1lSSOuIl,
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 +. Rcnoe; The Unknown heirs
of Thomas III. RenoC, and the Unknown
heirs of Martin Butler, Defendants.
Now on this 3lst 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 "a OF the northeast
quarter "a of the northeast quarter ~
of section thirty 1907, township fifty (5O)
range seven az, west. And states that
the title to said real estate is vested in
him and i'm those under whom he claims
by limitation under the provisions of sec
ton 1865 chapter 4S, 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 i'm 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 nor anyone claiming I'M
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 +. Renee, Martin Butler and Thomas
ii. RenOe appear To have claim of title
of record adverse to that of plaintiff, and
that said George n. Thomas, Henry +.
Renee, Thomas Ii. Renoe and Martin
Butler died intestate more than twenty
years ago and the names OF the widow
aud children of said parties, II any there
be, are unknown to plaintiff and there
fore he cannot insert their names in said
petition. That the interest of the said
unknown persons is that of the widow
and heirs Of Henry ERenOe and the heirs
OF the said George N. Thomas, Thomas
II. RenOe and Martin Butler and is de-
rived through their husband and father
the parties aforesaid.
1t is therefore ordered by the Clerk cf
the Audrain County Circuit Court, in va
cation, that publication be made herein,
notifying the unknown heirs and widow
of Henry Il. Renoe, and the unknown
heirs of George n. Thomas, Thomas II
Renoe 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 diVestlng the title out
of the said defendants and declaring that
plaintiff has the title TO said real estate
by limitation under Section 426s, Chapter
4S, 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 Il. 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-
fed 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 3rd 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 10 is further ordered that COPY
hereofbepublished IN the MexicoMissouri
Message, a weekly newspaper published
In Audrain county, Missouri, for fonr
weeks SUCCESSFULLY, the last Insertion 70
be at least 10 days before the first day OF
the said next term OF court
State OF Missouri, IT,
County of Audrain
/, W. II. Morris, Clerk Of the circuit
court within and for the county and state
Aforesaid, do hereby certify that the fore,
going is a full, true and complete copy OF
Che Order Of Publication In the case oil
p M. 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.
lSeal Witness my hand and official seal
Done at Office Ia the City OF Mexico. State
and County aforesaid, this 3lst day Of
July, A, ID. 1905.
w. II MORRIS, Clerk.
PA, Cullen, Atty for Plaintiff