The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-02-10
OF PUBLICATION
OF MISSOURI

STATE OF MISSOURI,
County of Lafayette, SIS
In the Circuit Court Of Lafayette ccuntv
Missouri at Lexington, April term, A. s..
Martha A. Young, Plaintiff,
VS..
INK OWL heirs OF Leah Edmundson.
Unknown heirs OF Henry RoWiaEd,
unknown heirs Of John D Stock
art and Hillorv Simcnx. and he
unknown heirs OF Hiilory slmcox.
Defendants.
Now az this day comes the plaintiff herein
Uy aef attorney, and files her petition
things that the defendant Hiliory Simcox is
NONRESIDENT OF the state OF Missouri and
thai the defendants. the unknown heirsof
Ian Enmuhdson; the unknown heirs OF
Henry Rowland, the unknown heirs III .Ionn
D ~StOckart, and the unknown hers az
Hillnry Simcox, If dead, are persons inter-
ested in the subject matter OF this D%etition
ana tnat tneir names are unknown 10 this
plilntif and that she cannot insert fhe
names nor interests OF such unknown heirs
In this petition for the reason that said
nam5s and interests are unknown Ia this
PiitntHi wnereuppn IL Is ordered by aha.
CLERK OF said court in vacation th,lf said
DEFENDANTS be notified by publication thar
plalntih has commenced a suit against them
~ THIS court, the object and General nafnre
OF mnich Is 70 have the record title OF said
atntih perfected TO the foIlowine das-
crioed real estate situated n Lafavefte
county, Missouri, to-wlt: Lots thirty 1st} and
tnirty-Qne sd in the original town. NOW
Slty OF lexington That plaintiff Is the
omhsh Ah1 IN lawful possession OF said land,
ana that the title to said lands has emanated
from the government for more than Ten
years, ana tnat the title to said real estate
WAS Ia the year 1925 vested In Leah
Ea9unason and that Leah Edmundson
aieu without having conveyed the same
Of record and the tit Q of the unkaown
neirs OF Leah Edmundson. ii INV fe
tnat derived from said Leah E~dmundson.
snat IN the year 1868 the possession Of the
aforesaid described real estate was taken
Dy John r., Owen, under claim Of title
hereto, and that the said John r.. Owen
ana those claiming under him. incInainr
tnls plaintiff. have been in the actual and
law,Iui possession OF the aforesaid descrihed
real estate since the wear last aforefstd.
mat the unknown heirs of Henry Rowland
the unknown heirs of Leah Edmundson tie
unknown heirs OF John Stockart and Hillorv
SStmsOx ana the unknown heirs OF Hillory
Slmcox, II dead, claim some interest I'M said
real estate. the title, character and nature
OF winch plaintiff is not Informed which is
ADVERSE 10 plaintiffs interest. Thai the de-
lehqants nave not been In the possession Of
said real estate, nor have they paid anv
taxes thereon for more tnan thirty years
nor nave tney or either of them brought
any action TO rerover the possession Of saId
real estate and that their title thereto Is
barred by limitation. That the right titie
ana interest of the unknown heirs of Lean
EdmundsoD, the unknown heirs of Henry
howiand, the unknown heirs OF John ID
~tockart Hillery simcox and the unknown
helrs OF hlllory SlmcOx, II dead, in and IL
sald lands, II any right, title or interest ithev
hAu thereln, has long since lapsed nnd
vested IN this plaintiff and those under
whom she claims by virtue OF the provisions
OF section 425S of Chapter Is. Revjsad
statutes OF Missouri, 1899
And that unless the said unknown heirs Of
Lean hdmundson, the unknown heirs ~
HSnry rowland, the unknown heirs ~
Jonn y stockart, Hillory simcox. ana M
unknown heirs OF, Hiliory Simcox n ALL
be and appear at this court. At the next te eeu
thereof, 70 be begun and holden at me Court
house, In the city Of Lexington IL eatt
county on the 2nd day of April nexf'
anu on or before the first dav
81 salu term, II the term shall SO long cor
unue. hndff not. then on or before the last dav
~ saiu term, answer or plead 10 the petltion
in haia cause, the same will be taken AZ con.
inRly. "ep'l'
Aud II Is further ordered that n copv here.
on pe published according to law IN The Ley.
inByon lnteliigencer. q newspaper published
ln saiu county o. Lafayette for four weeks
snccessivey. published at least once week.
Sne last Insertion 20 be at least hfteen dnrs
oep1re tne irat day Of the next April
lSEAiJ j. n. vAMPBELL. Clerk.
"A true copy from the record.
witness my hand and the seal Of said cnnrt
City q Lexington this 18th day OF
l-s0tS J.. H. cAKPBRIL.