Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-04-18

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Now this April 18th, 1907, comes
the plaintiff and files with the Clerk
OF the Circuit Court OF Audrain Coun-
ty, Missouri, In vacation, bis petition,
duly verified by afidavit, wherein,
among other things, plaintiff states
that he is the owner Of an estate In
fee simple In and to the southeast
quarter Of the northeast quarter OF
Section Thirty-two 1927 and the north
east quarter OF the northeast quarter
Of Section T~hirty-two 1927 and the
southwest quarter of the northwest
quarter of Section Thirty-three, OF
Township 50of Range Seven West, OF
Audrain County, Missouri; that the
title 10 all OF said lands emauated
from the United States Government
at a date more than fifty years prior
to this date; that the plaintiff and his
prior grantors have been in the ad-
verse possession OF said lands paying
all taxes thereon, and claiming title
thereto for more than 40 years, and
this plaintiff aud In those under whom
he claims by Limitation, under Chap
ter AS, Revised Statutes Of Missouri
for 1899; that the southeast t of the
northeast t of Section 80 was entered
from the United States Government
by William Lorton prior or about the
year 1885; that according to the rec
ord the said William Lorton never
conveyed said lands but the title
thereto was by mesne conyeyanceS
transferred to John Coll In the year
1854 and by mesne conveyances the
title to said lands passed from the said
John Coil down to this plaintiff; that
the southwest quarter OF the north
west quarter OF Section 80 and the
northeast quarter Of the northeast
quarter Of Section 80 was entered from
the United States Government by
John Adkins prior to the year 1854,
but there Is nothing oshow that the
said John Adkins ever conveyed said
lands but all Of said lands by mesne
~conveyances passed to said John Coil
in 1854, and on February 14th, 1885,
the said southwest quarter OF the
northwest quarter Of Section SO was by
general warranty deed conveyed by
Noah Coil to defendant John Lorton,
but there is nothing Of record TO show
that the said John Lorton ever con-
veyed away said land; that at one
time Martin Wilson was the owner Of
a part Of the southwest t Of the north
west I Of said Section 80, described as
follows:
Begin at the northeast corner Of the
said forty acre tract, run thence due
south eighty yards, thence west 100
yards, thence north so yards, thence
east 100 yards to place OF beginning,
and while so the owner Of said tract
of land, he executed a deed of trust
/ thereon to K. p. French, trustee, for
| the use and benefit Of Il T. Violet,
| commonly known as Ed Violet, to
| secure the payment OF two notes each
| for $500, 90; that said notes were duly
| paid at maturity and are long since
barred by limitations and plaintiff is
| entitled TO have the record cleared Of
said deed Of trust.
That the said Ed T Violet is long
since dead and his estgte settled up
and his heirs, deYisees and assigns
/ who are all unknown to this plaintiff
may have some interest apparently Of
/ record on account Of said deed OF trust.
That the said William Lorton. John
Lorton, John Adkins and Ed L. Vio-
lett, are long since deceased and that
they left heirs, devisees or assigns, but
all Of such heirs, devisees or assigns
are unknown to this plaintiff, but he
verify believes that there are persons
interested In the subject matter OF
this petition as heirs, devi5ees Or as
| signs Of each Of the above named de-
| ceased persons, which said heirs, de-
visees or assigns may claim, by, through
or under each Of the above named de-
ceased persons, but none OF whose
names can be inserted herein because
| they are unknown to plaintiff.
It is therefore ordered by the Clerk
| of the Audrain County Circuit Court
In vacation, that publication be made
herein notifying the said defendants
that suit has been commenced against
them In the Circuit Court OF Audrain
| County, Missouri, the object and gen.
eral nature Of which is to obtain a
/ decree OF said court ~perfecting andqui-
citing plaintiffs title to the lands first
hereinldescribed;an now ou,saidJno.
Adkins, and the unknown heirs, de-
visees and assigns Of said John Ad-
kins and their unknown heirs, devils
ees and assigns; and you, John Lorton,
his unknown heirs, devisees and as
signs, and their unknown heirs de-
visees and assigns; and you, William
Lorton, his unknown heirs, devisees
and assigns, and their unknown heirs,
assigns and devisees; and you the un-
known heirs, devisee and assigns OF Ed
T. Violet, are hereby notified OF the
filing OF said suit, the object and gen.
eral nature thereof, aud unless you be
and appear at the next regular term
OF the Circuit Courtof Audrain Coun-
ty, Missouri, to be begun and held at
the Court House in Mexico, Audrain
County, Missouri, On the first Monday
In June, 1907, and on or before the
first day of said term, answer or other
wise plead to plaintiffs petition the
same will be taken as confessed and
decree rendered as prayed.
And 1t is further ordered that a
copy hereof be published In the Mexi-
co Weekly LEDGER, a weekly news
paper published In Audrain County,
Missouri, for four weeks successfully,
the last insertion to be at least Is
days before the first day Of the said
next term OF Court.
A true copy.
rsEALl Attest: W. II. MORRIS,
eat Clerk Circuit Court.