Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1907-03-28

state OF MtasOurl IN the circuit court
County OF Audrain To June term, lW7
Burle +. Schultz, Plaintiff,
Mary f. Garth. w. W. Garth, aud the
Unknown heirs or devisees OF John NJ.
samuel. deceased, or those claiming by,
through or under him, Defendants.
Now this March 10th, 1907, comes
plaintiff by Attorney and files with the
Clerk Of the Audraln county circuit court
In vacation, petition duly verified by at
iidavit OF plaintiff, wherein among other
things, plaintiff states that he Is the own
er Of the following lands In Audrain
county, Missouri, to-wlt:- The south.
east quarter Of the southeast quarter.
and the east half OF the southwest quar-
ter Of the southeast quarter all In section
IL, township II, range IL; that plaintiff
and his grantors under whom he claims
title have been In the actual continuous,
open notorious aud exclusive possession
OF said lands since March 1888; that In
January 1901, one John NJ. Samuel. ae-
quired an interest In said land my mesne
conveyanceS from John II. Field and
Curtis Field; and that afterwards on
MARCIA Is, 1858, said John NJ. Samuel ut.
tempted 10 convey by Quit Claim deed
said tract Of land 10 one Curtis Field. .Ir..
hut that the description contained In said
deed was Indefinite aud uncertain and
passed no title; and that thereafter said
John NJ. Samuel departed this life with
out ever having conveyed said land, but
whether he died testate or intestate,
plaintiff does not know, leaving as his
heirs at law the defendant Mary f.
Garth, his daughter, who had lntermar-
ricd with one W. w. Garth, and as
plaintiff verify believes divers other per-
sous as heirs or dovisees. whose names
and places Of residence are wholly I'M
known to this plaintiff: and that plain
iii cannot more fully describe the inter-
est Of said defendants Ia said land. save
and except MS apparent owners by InlIerl-
lance or devise from John NJ. Samuel.
II Is therefore ordered by the clerk of
the Audrain county circuit court, In va.
cation. that publication be made herein
notifying the unknown heirs or devIsees
Of John NJ. Samuel, deceased, or those
claiming by, through or under him. thai
suit has been commenced against them
In the circuit court OF Audrain county
Missouri, the object and general natur,
Of which is 10 obtain a decree of said
circuit court, diyesting the title out o
the said defendants and declaring thai
plaintiff has the title 10 the tract Of lane
herein described, by Limitation, under
| nnI tty Ntftna nf tha - "A
Statutes In such cases made and provld
ed; and now you said unknown heirs OF
devlsees Of John NJ. Samuel, deceased
or those claiming by, through or undel
them are hereby notified OF the filing o
said suit, the object and general nature
thereof, aud unless you be aud appear a
. the next regular term Of the circuit cour
OF Audrain county, Missouri, 10 be begnI
and held at the court house, In Mexico
Andraln Co., Mo, on the first Monday II
June, 1907, and ON or before the FIRST da,
of said term, answer or otherwise pleat
TO plaintiffs petition the same will b,
taken as confessed and decree rendered
! as prayed.
, And II Is further ordered that a copy
hereof be published In the Mexico Mis-
souri, Message. aweekly newspaper pub
lished In Andraln county, Missouri, To-
, four weeks successfully. the last Insertion
TO be at least Is days before the frs
day OF the said next term Of Court.
, A True Copy, Attest:
tSeaD w. II. NORRIS, Circuit Clerk.
This March 18th. 1907.