The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-06-15
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.

STATE OF MISSOURI Ice
COUNTY OF LAFAYETTE %
In the Circuit Court of Lafayette County,
Missouri, August Tenn, 1907, at Lexington.
John j. Woodruff, Plaintiff
VS.. In Vacation
The unknown heirs OF Nor June 5th, 1907.
gan Day, deceased, De-
iendantss
Now at this day comes the plaintiff herein
by his attorney, II, Z. Wallace and files his
petition and affidavit. alleging. among other
things. thai defendants, the heirs of Morgan
Day, deceased, are unknown to this plaintiff,
WhereupoH, it is ordered by the Clerk Of
SAID Court dn vacation as follows, To the
said defendants: The unknown heirs of
Morgan Day, deceased,
You are hereby notified that the plaintiff
has commenced a suit against yon in this
cOurt,the object and general nature of which
IS to obtain Il decree correcting and reform
ing the description in a certain deed made by
Morgan Day and Lucinda Day his Wife, 70
Alfred Jones of date March 4th, 1912, and
recorded in book Ii. page 266, in the record
er's Office of said county, conveying NWA
NWl-4 NW1-4 section 30 township 81, range
%. containing 1892 acres, in said county, so
that the description in said deedof said real
estate shall read the NWl-4 of the NWl-4
section 80, township M range 70, containing
"a. % acres as was Intended to be described
and conveyed therein. Plaintiff alleges that
he Is the owne of the fee simple title to
! NJ AAA ~ ' - Nv a = 1NA1A y AahA
J 81 range rs, by reason Of mesne ~conveyances
conveying such title to him, and that be and
those under whom he claims title ave been
in the actual, open, notorious, adverse and
peaceable possession OF said IA "A section
Claiming that title to same for over 80
wears, and have paid all taxes thereon dur
ing such time and that the apparent title of
said defendants in said reai estate is on
account Of their ancestor Morgan Day
having failed 10 convey said Ian by proper
description. Plaintiff further prays the
Court 10 adiudpe and decree that plaintiff is
the sole ownerin fee simple title to NW1-4
NW1-4 SAID section aforesaid, and that
defendants or either OF them do not have any
legal, right, title, claim or interest therein,
and that the title to said land be vested In
said plaintiff by virtue of the statute OF
limita. ions under provisions OF section 42tS
r. $. 1893, and that unless said defendants
the unknown heirs Of Morgan Day, deceased
be and appear at this court, at the mex
term thereof. to be begun and holden at the
court house in the city of Lexington, in said
county, on the 5th day Of August, next, ant
on or before the said LIST day answer or plead
to the petition In said cause, the sane viii
be taken as confessed, and Judgment Will b'
rendered accordingly.
And it IS further ordered that a copy
hereof be published, according to law II
the Weekly lntelligenceri a newspaper pub
lished in said county OF Lafayette Tor lou
weeks successfully, published at least ono
a week. the last insertion TO be at leas
Y thirty days before the first day Of said mex
/ Aul ust term of this court.
J. W, sYDNoR. Circuit Clerk
a trne copy from the record.
3 Witness my hand and seal OF the Circui
Courtof Lafayette County this 9th day Q
]. W, sYDNoR,
6.St4 Circuit CLERK.