Mexico Missouri message., 1907-04-11
Order of Publication.

State OF Missouri In the circuit court
County of AudTain To June term, 1907
Burle +. Schultz, Plaintiff,
Mary +. Garth, w. w. Garth, and the
Unknown heirs or devisees OF John M,
through or under him, Defendants.
Now this March 10th, 1907, comes
plaintiff by Attorney and files with the
Clerk OF the Audrain county circuit court
In vacation, petition duly verified by at
tidavit Of plaintiff, wherein among other
things, plaintiff states that he Is the own
.er OF the following lands in Audrain
county, Missouri, to-wit:- The south
east quarter Of the southeast quarter,
and the east half OF the southwest quar-
ter OF the southeast quarter all In section
IL, township 81, range IL; that plaintiff
and his grantors under whom he claims
title have been In the actual continuous,
open notorious and exclusive possession
OF said lands since March 1858; that In
January 1851, one John NJ. samuel, ae-
quired an interest In said land my mesne
conveyances from John n. Field and
Curtis Field; and that afterwards on
March IL, 1853, said John NJ. samuel at
tempted 10 convey by Quit Claim deed
said tract OF land 20 one Curtis Field, Jr.,
but that the description contained In said
deed was indefinite and uncertain and
passed no title; and that thereafter said
tbAh ahs SAMUEL hNl1A NlAs lAl1 NANh-
out ever having conveyed said land, but
whether he died testate or intestate,
plaintiff does not know, leaving as his
heirs at law the defendant Mary T..
Garth, his daughter, who had intermar-
ried with one w. w. Garth, and as
plaintiff verify believes divers other per-
sons as heirs or deyisees, whose names
and places Of residence are wholly I'M
known TO this plaintiff; and that plain
till cannot more fully describe the Inter-
est OF said defendants In said land, save
and except as apparent owners by iDheri-
lance or devise from John NJ. Samuel.
II Is therefore ordered by the clerk of
the Audraln county circuit court, In va
cation, that publication be made herein
| notifying the unknown heirs or devisees
OF John Nj. Samuel, deceased, or those
claiming by, through or under him, that
suit has been commenced against them
In the circuit court OF Audrain county,
Missouri, the object and general nature
OF which Is to obtain a decree OF said
| circuit court, divesting the title out OF
the said defendants and declaring that
plaintiff has the title TO the tract OF land
herein described, by limitation, under
and by virtue Of the provisions OF the
Statutes In such cases made and proyid-
i ed; aud now YOU said unknown heirs or
devisees Of John NJ. samuel, deceased,
or those claiming by, through or under
them are hereby notified Of the filing OF
said suit, the object and general nature
thereof, and unless you be aud appear at
the next regular term Of the circuit court
OF Audrain county, Missouri, TO be begun
and held at the court house, In Mexico,
Audrain Co., Mo-, on the first Monday in
June, 1907, and on or before the hrst day
OF said term. answer or otherwise plead
10 plaintiffs petition the same viii be
taken as confessed and decree rendered
as prayed.
And Il Is further ordered that a copy
hereof be published In the Mexico Mis-
souri, Message. aweekly newspaper pub
lished In Audrain county, Missouri, fer
four weeks successfully. the last Insertion
To be az least rs days before the first
day Of the said next term Of Court.
A True Copy, Attest:
(Seal) w. II. NORRIS, Circuit Clerk.
This March 10th, 1907.