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

Il IN the CIRCUIT court, 70 january lctm,
1908.
THOMAS J. RoBERTs, Plaintiff /
rhe unknown heirs and assigns, and de-
vlsees of Julia Clark, John Corbert and |
.George COrbert, the husband Of said |
Julia Clark, and the unknown widows
OF said John COrbtrt and George Cor
bert, and all persons claiming or who |
might claim by through or under them
or either OF them, Defendants, |
Now this December 9th, 1897, comes |
plaintiff and files with the Clerk OF the
Audraln County Circuit Court In vacation
his petition duly verified by pl't'f's atiida-
Wit, wherein among other things plaintiff
states that he Is the owner OF In fec and
In possession OF the following land In Au-
drain County, Missouri, to-wit: The
northwest one-fourth Of the northeast
Iquarter OF section 20, township 81, Range
west; that the title to said land ema
mated from the United States Govern
ment more than ten years prior
hereto In the year lsj-: and that
plaintiff and his prior grantors have been
In the actual possession OF said land
claiming title 10 same and have paid all
taxes thereon for the last thirty consecu
tive years, aud that plaintiff holds the
title 10 said land by limitations.
And plaintiff states that said Julia
Clark, John Corbert and George
Corbert are the only persons who appear
10 have OF record claim or title adverse
to that OF plaintiff and that said Julia
, Clark, John Corbert and George Corbert
are dead which leaves their heirs or dew
sues and the husband OF said Julia Clark
aud the widows Of John Corbert and
D George Corbert, II they left husband aud
widow, are the only persons who appear
To have claim OF title adverse to that OF
plaintiff which would be an undivided
one-sIxth interest in said land Inherited
: by said Julia Clark and William
COrbert, deceased, and an undivided one
sixth interest inherited by said John
COrbert from William COrbert and an un-
divided one-sixth interest inherited by
George Corbert inherited from said VIII
liam Corbert. That said William Corbert
died In Audraln county. Missouri. In 49,.
!. And plaintiff states that he verify be-
lleves there arc persons interested In the
+ subject matter Of this petition as heirs,
{ assigns or devisees OF said Julia Clark,
! John COrbert and George Corbert, deceas-
\ ed or as husband of said Julia Clark, or as
widow Of said John Corbert or George
Corbert or as claiming or might claim by,
through or under them or some Of them
whose names and places Of residence he
4 cannot insert herein because they are un-
4 known 10 him; that he does not know
4 what the interest Of such unknown per-
1 sons are unless as heirs or assigns or deyl-
\ sees, or surviving husband or widow, OF
+ said parties, Julia Clark, John Corbert or
George CorbeFt as above stated.
. 1t is therefore ordered by the Clerk OF
the Audrain County Circuit Court, In va
8 cation, that publication be made herein
notifying the defendants aforesaid, that
suit has been commenced against them In
the Audraln County Circuit Court, the
object and general nature Of which is u
obtain decree OF said Court adjuding
aud decreeing plaintiffs title to said
lands above described perfected In plain,
e tiff and lowest said title In plaintiff fire.,
from any claim OF the defendants herein
4 or their heirs assigns or deyisees or per.
!. sons claiming by through or under them
and now You said unknown heirs and as
> signs and devIsees OF Julia Clark, JohI
: Corbert and George Corbert, the husband
7 OF said Julia Clark, and the unknown
widows Of said John Corbert and George
Corbert, and all persons claiming or who
q might claim by through or under them
or either OF them; are hereby notified o
the filing OF this suit, the object and gen
eral nature thereof. and unless you be anC
appear at the next regular term OF the, Au
drain County Circuit Court TO be begun
and held at the Court House In Mexico
AudraIn County, Missouri, ON tho srC
Monday In January, 1908, and on or be
fore the first day of said term answer O
otherwise plead 10 plaintlf's petition tin
same viii be taken as confessed anc
decree rendered as prayed.
And II Is further ordered that u copy
hereof DO published in the Mexico Missouri
Message, a weekly newspaper publishes
In Mexico, AndFaln County. Missouri. 70
four weeks successfully the last insertion
70 be AZ least IS days before the first day
Of said next term tOf Court.
A true copy from the record.
= Attest: w. IL. MORRIS.
! lsYALl Clerk Circuit Court
Fry & Rodgers. Attorneys for Plaintiff.