The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-06-22
OF PUBLICATION

County Of Lafayette ss'
In the Circuit Court OF Lafayette County,
Missouri, Au- 1st Ttrm, 1901, at Lexington.
George q. SchOwengerdt
Plaintiff,
The unknown heirs OF John W.
Moore, deceased, the unknown
heirs OF John W. Early. de-
ceased, Thomas c. L~auderdale.
W. l.. Russell, and Arnold Z.
Letton, heirs OF William Laud-
erdale, deceased; Polk Porter
ana Alice B. Seawell, heirs Of In Vaca-
William w. Porter, deceased; ton May
Virginia +. DortOn, widow OF 20,th 1907.
James 4. Dortou Thomas II.
DortOn, Irene DOrtOn, Angie
Dorton, James 4. DortOu. Jr..
Sallie n. Fitch, John NJ. DortOn,
James b, Dorton, children Of
James II. Dorton. deceased. and
Eva DortOn, widow of. and Rob-
ert e. DOrtOn, Kendall NJ. Dor
ton, and leila Dorton, children
OF Robert DOrton, deceased. son
Of James I. DortOn, deceased.
defendants.
Now, at this day M the plaintiff herein
by his attorney, II. c. Wallace, and files his
petition and aihdavit, alleging among other
things, that defendants the unknown heirs
OF John l.. Moore, deceased; the heirs Of
John w. Early, deceased, are unknown to
this plaintiff n that the defendants,
". L. Russell Arnold . Lection, ok
Porter, Alice b. Seawell, John NJ. Dorton and
James B. DortOn are nonresident Of the
state of Missouri;
whereupon, it is ordered by the Clerk OF
said Court in vacation as follows: To the
said defendants; The unknown he rs OF John
h, MOorei deceaSe dthe unknown heirs OF
John w. Early, deceased. W. l.. Russell,
Arnold G. Letton, Polk Porter, Alice lB.
Seawell G NJ. Dorton and James B.. Dorton
You are hereby nOtihe by publication
that the plaintiff has commenced a suit
against you Ia this court, the object and
general nature Of which is to ascertain and
determine the estate title and interest of
said plaintiff and said defendants in and to the
following described real estate, situated IN
the County of Lafayette in the State of
Missouri, tO-wit:-A tract OF land described
as follows; beginning at the quarter section
corner TO sections eight (S) and nine (9) town
ship fifty 6W range twenty-eight
degrees, east 1885 chains to a stake
on the old bank OF the Missouri
river, thence up said river bank no tn So
degrees east l2.4S chains to a stake In the
middle line east and west through said sec
ton nine. thence west with said line "a. 76
chains to the beginning. containing II a
acres; also all acCretions formed n made
to said l2.44 acresO of land. which accretions
are more particularly described as follows:
beginning at a stakeO on the old river bank
sAA - "a W A'A W EliI A-@AA &NA1 AtnNA
above described. thence south % ga degrees.
east ~. 30 chains to the present river bank
thence up said river bank l7.40 chains to
said middle line OF said section nine, thence
west with said line 1901 chains to a ST. Ike on
on the old river bank, thence with said bank
south % degrees, west 1913 chains to the
beginning, containing 1855 acres more or
less said 1874 acre tract and accretiOus
thereto above described being of of the
North side of south half of said fractional
section nine ml TOWN. hin and rauon aforesaid
said petition alleges that the apparent title
or claim of defendants herein, in and TO
said real estate Is on account of the title Of
the ancestors of defendants herein, which
title said ancestors failed to convey by
proper conveyance,e and which apparent
title or claim of defendants Is prejndicial to
plaintiff, and prays the Court to ad1udge
and decree that plaintiff is the sole owner In
fee simple title OF such land and real estate
and that the defendants nor any of them,
do not have any legal right, title ella N or
interest thereto u therein, and that the fee
simple title to SAID real estate be vested in
said plaintiff by virtue OF the statute of
limitation under the provisions Of section
42eS chapter IS Il, s. 1899, and that unless said
non resident defendants, and said unknown
defendants be and appear at this Court, at
the next term thereof, to be begun and
holden at the Court House In the city Of
Lexington. in said county, on the 9th day Of
August, 1907 next, and on or before the said
first day answer or plead to the petition in
said cause, the same will be taken as con-
fessed, and Judgment will be rendered
accordingly
And it is further ordered that a copy
hereof be published, according to law in
the weekly INTELLI9ENCER, a newspaper
published in said county Of Lafayette for
four weeks successfully, published at least
once a week, the last insertion to be at least
thirty days before the first day Of said next
August 1907 term of this Court.
j. W. SYDNOR, Circuit Clerk,
lsEAL1
A true copy from the record.
Witness my hand and seal of the Circuit
Court of Lafayette County this 10th day o.
May, 1907.
j. W. SYDNOR,
est Circuit Clerk.