Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-12-20

County of Audrain ToJanuaryterm, 1907
Matilda Harlow aud T. r. Harlow.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .... Plaintiffs
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 and
in the possession of the following real es-
tate, tO-wit: The north half Of the south
east quarter Of the southwest quarter Of
section 20, and the southwest fourth of
the southeast quarter Of the southwest
quarter of said section 20, all in township
80, range 8 west of the 5th p. 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 and have paid oil taxes
thereon since May ~, 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 an error was made In the deScrip-
ton of said land.
And plaintiffs state In said petition that
they verify believe there are persons in
tition us heirs, assigns or deviseeS Of said
John Yates, deceased, or as claiming or
might claim by, through or under them
whose names aud 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-
sons are unless as heirs, assigns or de-
vSeeS of said John Yates.
| II 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-
scTibed 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 appear at the next regu
lar term of the circuit court Of Audraih
county, Missouri, to be begun and held AT
the Court House in Mexico. Audraiu
| 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 it Is 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-
tion to be at least Is days before the first
day of said next term OF said Court
State Of Missouri 80
! County Of Audrain .
|, w. II Morris, Clerk OF the circuit
tcourt within and for the County and
State aforesaid, do hereby certify that
the foregoing Is full, true and 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 aud Official seal
Done at Office in the City OF Mexico,
/ County aud State aforesaid, this 18th day
Of December, A, ID 1906.
ISeall w, H MORRIS,
Clerk.
Fry & Rodgers, Att'ys for Prff,