Mexico Missouri message., 1906-04-26


seal Witness my bahd official
seal. Done at Office in City of Mex.
leo, county and state aforesaid,
this 23rd day of April a. ID. 1906.
w. II. NORRIS, Clerk.
A. u. Cluster, Atty for Plaintiff.
Order of Publication.
State of Missouri In the circuit
County of Audrain court, June
term, 1906.
Forrist g. Berrey, Plaintiff,
VS..
The Unknown heirs, devisees or
assigns of Preston Thomas, de-
ceased, and all persons who
might claim by, through or I'M
der him or them. Defendants.
Now on this April 21st, 1906,
comes plaintiff and files with the
Clerk of the Audrain county cir
cult court in vacation, bis petition
wherein among other things plain
tiff states that he holds the title to
the following described real estate,
situate in Audrain county, Mis-
souri,, to-wit; The southwest
fourth of the southwest fourth of
section 3, aud the southeast
fourth of the southeast fourth of
section 4, all in township 81,
range 8 in Audrain county, MIS-
souri,, containing eighty acres
more or less; that the title to said
lands has vested in plaintiff by
limitation under the provisions Of
Chap. 48, section 4268lrevised stat
utes of the state of Mo. for 1899.
That there appears of record a ii.
tie to said lands in Preston Thorn
as adverse to that Of plaintiff, and
that Preston Thomas is dead.
Plaintiff states that he verify be-
lieves that there are persons who
might claim said real estate, the
subject matter Of this petition, as
heirs, deyisees or assigns of said
Preston Thomas or by through
or under him or them, and whose
names he cannot insert herein, be-
cause they are unknown to him,
and whose interests he cannot de-
scribecause they are unknown to
the plaintiff, but as far as his
knowledge extends are derived
! from Preston Thomas, decd his
heirs, devisees, or assigns.
1t is therefore ordered by the
, clerk Of the Audrain county cir
! cult court in vacation, that publ
cation be made herein, notifying
the unknown heirs, devisees or as
!, signs of Preston Thomas. deco
! and all persons who might claim
by, through or under him or them
that suit has been commenced
against them in the circuit court
of Audrain county, Missouri. the
object and general nature of which
is to obtain a degree of SAID court
perfecting plaintiffs title to theland
herein before described. and that
said defendants be forever barred
from claiming any title to or iu-
terest in said land.
And now you the Unknown
hers, devisees or assigns of Pres
ton Thomas, deceased, aud al
persons who might claim by
; through or under him or them, arr
J hereby notified of the fling o.
this suit, the object and genera
nature thereof aud unless you b,
aud appear at the next regular
term of the circuit court of An
drain county, Missouri, to be be
, gun and held at The Court HOus,
in Mexico, Audrain county, Mis-
souri,, on the first Monday Ia June
1905, aud on or before the frs
day of said term answer or other
: wise plead, to plaintiffs petition
: the same will be taken as confessed
aud decree rendered accordingly
I, Aud it is further ordered that |
} copy hereof be published in th,
: Mexico Missouri Message, week
{, " newspaper published in Au
] drain county, Missouri, for fon
weeks suecesssvely the last inser
2 ton TO be at least 10 days be
r fore the first day Of the next tern
2 Of court.
State Of Missouri
{, County Of Audrain -
/, w. II. Morris, Clerk o
the circuit Court Of Andrain coun
lty, Missouri, do hereby certif.
that that the above and foregoing
is full aud true copy Of the Or
der Of Publication IN the cas-
t wherein Forrist O. Berry is plain
+ til and the unknown heirs, de
T, visees and assigns of Preston
Thomas, deed ct al are defend
9 ants, as fully as the same appear
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