The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-07-06
OF PUBLICATION.

STATEO OF MISSOURI
COUNTY OF Lac AYETTE s.
In the Circuit Court of Lafayette Comfy
Missouri, August Term, 1907, at Lexington
John j. Woodruff, Plaintiff
VS., In Vacation
The unknown heirs of Nor lime Mn Ioo7
gan Day, deceased, De-
PENDANTS.
Now at this day comes the plaintiff berein
DY his attorney, H. G. Wallace and files his
Retltlon and affidavit. alleging. among other
Ihlngs' that defendants, the heirs of Morgan
Day, deceased, are unknown to this plaintiff.
Whereupon, 1t Is ordered by the CLERK nj
sald Court in vacation as follows. To the
said defendants: The unknown heirs If
Morgan Day, deceased,
You are hereby notified that the plaintiff
has commenced a suit against you in tits
court,the OBJECT and general nature Of which
IS to obtain a decree correcting and REFORM
ing the description In a certain deed made bv
Morgan Day and Lucinda Day his wife. 10
Alfred Jones OF date March 4th, 1912. and
recorded In book ii. page 266, in the record
er1s ONCE OF said county, conveying NWk
NWl4 NWl-4 section 30 township 81. ran9ee
70, containing SL92 acres, in said COUNTY So
that the description in said deed of said real
estate shall read the NWl-4 of the NWIei
section 80, township 81 range 26. containine
34.g2 acres as was intended TO be descriha3
and conveyed therein. Plaintiff alleges that
he is the owner of the fee simple title 20
the said NWl4 NWl-4 section 30 townshin
81 range ~, by reason of mesne convevances
conveying such title to him and that he md
those under whom he claims title have been
in the actual, open, notorious, adverse and
p~eaceable possession of said IA Ia sectinn
claiming that title to same for over "a
years, and have paid all taxes thereon dir
ing such time and that the apparent title If
said defendants In said real estate ia on
account of their ancestor Morgan nou
having rallied 70 convey said land by proper
description. Plaintiff further pravs he
Court to ad1udRe and decree that plaintiff IL
the sole owner in fee simple title to NW1.I
NWl-4 said section aforesaid. and maj
defendants or either OF them do not have anv
legal, right title, claim OF interest therein
and that the title TO said land be vested IN
said plaintit by virtue of the statute NJ
limitations under provisions of section 426s
r. s. 1893, and that unless said defendants
the unknown heirs of Morgan Day. deceased
be and appear at this court, at the newt
term thereof. to be begun and holden ar the
court house in the city of Lexington. in said
county, on the 9th day of August. next ana
on or before the said LIST day answer or plead
tothe petition IN said cause, the same will
be taken as confessed, and Judgment wllI he
rendered accordingly.
And II Is further ordered that n conv
hereof be published, according to law in
the weekly l~ntelligencer. a newspaper pub
lished in said county of LAFAYETTE for fonr
weeks successfully, published al least once
a week the last insertion to be al least
thirty days before the first day of said new
Aus uSt term OF this court.
}. W. SYDNOR. Circuit Clerk.
A true copy from the record.
Witness my a n and seal Of the Cironit
Jourtot Lafayette County this 9th day of
June, 1907. u
J.w, sYDNoR.
o-opa Circuit Clerk.