Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1907-12-26

Slhto OF MlsSouIls IN lue NlfCullNOuIb
County OF Andrain. To January term zoos
Leander {. Barnes, Plaintiff,
VS.
Thomas Fisher, II living, and the I'M
known heirs and devIsees Of Thomas
Fisher aud those claiming by, through or
under him or them, Defendants.
Now this December end, 1907, comes
plaintiff and files with the Clerk OF the
Audrain County Circuit Court, In vaca-
tlon, his petition wherein among other
things plaintiff states that he Is the
owner In fee and claims TO have the fee
simple title 10 the following described
real estate situated In Audraln County
and State OF Missouri, to-wit:
The north half OF lot three, In the north
west quarter Of Section Is, Township Sc,
Range west, containing 1929 acres more
or less, also all that part Of the South
half OF lot 3 In the southwest quarter OF
Section Z. Township Sc, Range s west,
and all that part Of the southeast fourth
OF the southeast quarter OF Section IL,
Township SO, Range west, which lies
south OF the center Of the public road
running east aud west through said lands
containing five acres more or less. And
plaintiff says that he and those thru and
under whom he claims title to saidlands
have for more than 80 years last past,
been In the quiet, peaceabie, continuous,
notorious, open, aud adverse possession
thereof, claiming the same and paying
all the taxes thereon.
And plaintiff states that IL appears
from the records Of Audraln County, Mis-
souri,, that defendant Thomas Fisher on
March 18th, 1887, had title " all Of said
land, but whether lac conveyed the same
or disposed OF It by will or otherwise Is
unknown TO plaintiff.
That the present abode Of said Thomas
Fisher, II living. Is wholly unknown to
plaintiff, aud plaintiff says that he does
not know aud has no means OF knowing
whether said Thos. Fisher be now living or
whether he left surviving him, II dead. q
widow or any descendants or other helrs
or assigns who might claim some title
or interest In said lands adverse 10 the
title OF plaintiff, but that II he. the said
Thomas Fisher. be dead aud did not eOns
vey said lands away Ia hts life time nor
devise them by Will. then his widow II
living and whatever heirs there may be
TO his estate have an apparent title and
Interest of record In all OF said lands. Il
being such title and Interest apparent
as they would derive by descent from
Thos. Fisher under tho laws OF Mo. And
plaintiff says that he cannot Insert the
name Of the said widow Of Thomas Fish
err nor his said heirs nor devlsses because
their names are unknown to him, and
that he has described the Interests o
all such persons, and how derived, Al
far as his knowledge extends.
} II is therefore ordered by the Clerk OF
Audraih County Circuit Court. In yRca-
} tlon, that publIcatIvn DO made herein
. notifying che defendants Aforesaid thai
suit has heen commenced against then
IN the Circuit Court OF AadraIn County
] Missouri, the object and general MIXTURE
OF which IL 70 ask said court 70 try, ascer
I tain and determine the Interest and eItl
: Of plaintiff and defendants respectively
!. in and 10 said real estate horelnbefOE'
5 described and by It's decree, adj Judge. set
I bio and define whatever interests the said
. PARTIES may have therein;
. Aud now you, Thomas Fisher. II lIv
Ing. and the unknown hsIFs and deyisee
. Of Thomas Fisher and thoso claiming BY
Q thru or under him or theHi. ara hersb
notified Of the illug Of this suit. the oh
Q feet and general nature thereof. and nn
Q less you be aud appear at the next reg
y ular term Of the Circuit Court Of Audral
Q County. Missouri. 70 DO begun aud bel
q a. the court house IN Mexico. AudrAi
q County. Missouri, on the srd Monday /
; january. 1903. and on o. before the m
. day Of said term answer Or qtherwis
i plead 30 plhintliIk petition She same vi
Il BE- laion a9e0pleGtod and decree render
q I'd ae prayed.
And II 81 f0rther ordered that cop
hereof D. published h the Moklco MI