Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-04-25

The unknown heirs, devisees, lega-
tees and assigns Of Moses Hall,
deceased, and all those claim
ing or who might claim I'M
der or through them e. Defendants
Now this March End, 1907, it ap-
pearing to the court that the PLAIN.
tiff, by her attorney, heretofore filed
with the CLERK OF the Circuit Court Of
Audrain County Missouri, her petition
duly verified by afidayit wherein
among other things plaintiff states
that she is the oWner in fee and In
possession OF the following lands 10
Audrain County Missouri, tO-wit:
The west one half Of the 20 acre
OF Youngs Creek and numbered as the
20 acre tract of the South and East
side Of Houngs Creek and being part
Of the Northwest fourth OF the North.
west quarter Of section eight township
fifty two, Range nine West.
That plaintiff and her prior grantors
have been in the actual possession Of
said land, claiming title to the same
and have continuously paid the taxes
on said land for the last thirty years
and that the title TO said land has
vested in plaintiff and those under
whom she claims by limitation.
And plaintiff states that there ap-
pears Of record a claim and title Il
said lands in favor Of the Unknown
heirs, devisees, legatees and assigns Of
! Moses Hall, long since deceased, and
adverse TO the plaintiff, in that said
land was conveyed to said Moses Hall
on the 14th day Of March 1857.
Plaintiff states that she verify be-
lieyes there are other persons interest.
ed in the subject matter Of this petit.
tion as heirs, assigns or deyisees OF the
said Moses Hall, deceased. or as claim
ing or who might claim by through
them, whose names and residence and
intNest herein are unknown 10 her
and can not be set out.
1t is therefore ordered by the Cir.
cult Court OF Audrain County, Mis-.
souri,, that publication be made herein,
notifying the unknown heirs, d~evisees,
legatees and assigns Of Moses Hall,
deceased, and all persons claiming or
who might claim under or through
them, that suit has been commenced
against them 10 the Circuit Court OF
Audrain County, Missouri, the object
and general nature Of which Is 10 OBJ.
tain a decree OF said Court perfectlug
PLAINTIFFS title to the land above de-
scribed by Limitation under the pro
visions OF section 1868, Cnapter as.
Revised Statutes Of Missouri 1899, and
that whatever title the defendants
may have, II any, be vested ia plain.
TIL free from any claim By defendants
or any OF them and now you said de-
PENDANTS are hereby notified Of the
filing Of said suit the object and gen.
eral nature thereof, and unless you
be and appear at the next term OF
the Circuit Court Of Audrain County,
missouri, 70 be begun and held at the
Court House 10 Mexico, AudraIn
County, Missouri, on the first Monday
In June, 1907, and On or before the
nBt dayOf said term, answer or other.
wise plead 70 plaintiffs petition, the
same will be taken as confessed and a
decree rendered as prayed.
And 10 Is further ordered that a
copy hereof be published IN the Nex.
leo Weekly LEDGER a weekly news
paper published in Audraln County
Missouri for four weeks successfully.
the last insertion to be al least Is
days before The tirSt day OF said next
term OF Court.
A true copy.
SEAL Attest; W, II. MoRRrs.
o-4t Clerk Circuit Court.
i. r. JESSE ATTY, for pfT