Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-05-09

Maria Howard. .......... Plaintiff
vs.
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. Defendants
Now this March End, 1907, 1t ap-
pearing TO the court that the plain
till, by her attorney, heretofore filed
with the Clerk OF the Circuit Court OF
Audrain County Missouri, her petition
duly verified by afidavit wherein
among other things plaintiff states
that she is the owner in fee and In
possession OF the following lands in
Audrain County Missouri, t0-wit:
The west one half OF the 20 acre
tract lying on the East and South side
OF YoungS Greek and numbered as the
20 acre tract on the South and East
side OF Youngs Greek 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 a
and that the title to said land has
vested In plaintiff and those under
whom she claims by limitation.
And plaintiff states that there az
pears OF record q claim and title TO
said lands In favor Of the Unknown
heirs, d~eyisees, 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-
lieves there are other persons interest
ed In the subject matter Of this petit
ti0n as heirs, assigns u devisees OF the
said Moses ball, deceased. or as claim
ing OF who might claim by through
them, whose names and residence and
interest herein are unknown to her
and a not be set out.
IL 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 in the Circuit Court OF
Audrain County, Missouri, the object
and general nature OF which is to OBJ.
tain a decree Of said Court perfecting
plaintiffs title to the land above de-
scribed by Limitation under the pro-
visions OF section 426S, Chapter As.
Revised Statutes Of Missouri 1899, and
that whatever title the defendants
may have, IL any, be vested in plain.
TIL free from any claim by defendants
or any OF them and now you said de-
PENDANTS are hereby notified of the
Hing OF said suit the object aud gen.
eral nature thereof, and unless Won
be and appear at the next term OF
the Circuit Court Of Audrain; County,
Missouri, TO be begun and held at the
House in Mexico, Audrain
County, Missouri, on the first Monday
In June, 1907, and on or before the
trst day OF said term, answer or other.
wise plead TO plaintiffs petition, the
same Will be taken as confessed and a |
decree rendered as prayed.
And it Is further ordered that n
copy hereof be published IN the Mex
leo Weekly LEDGER, a weekly news
paper published in Audrain County
Missouri, for four weeks successfully,
the last insertion 20 be at least isl
days before the first day OF said next
term OF Court.
A true copy.
Attest: w. II. MORRIS,
SIT Clerk Circuit Court.
f. r. JESSE, Atty. for Plf.