Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-04-25

Now this April 18th, 1907, comes
the plaintiff and files with the Clerk
OF the Circeit Court Of Audrzin COM
u, Missouri, In vacation, his petition,
/ duly verified bF Afid2Tit. wherein,
among other things, plaintiff states
thai be Is the owner OF an estate IN
fee simple In and 70 the southeast
quarter a the northeast quarter Of
Section ThirtT-two o. and the north
east quarter o. the northeast quarter
OF Section T~hirty-tSo 81 and the
southwest quarter Of the northwest
IquArter Of Section Thirty-three. Of.
township 1of Range Seven West Of.
/ Audrzin County, Missouri; that the
title 70 all Of said lands enaDzted
from the United States Government
at q date more than fifty years prior
70 this date; that the plaintiff and bis
/ prior grzntCn have been in the sd-
yerse possession Of said lands paying
all taxes thereon, and claiming title
/ thereto for more than 20 years, and
that the title thereto has vested in
this plaintiff and IN those under whom
be claims by limitation, under Chap
Ter IS Revised Statutes Of Missouri
for leoo: that the southeast ! Of the
northeast ! Of Section = was entered
from the United States Government
By William Lorton prior or about the
rear Is55: that according to the rec
ord the said William LortOn never
ccnyeyed said lands but the title
thereto was by mesne c~onyeyances
transferred 10 John Coil in the year
1854 and by mesne c~onveyznceS the
title 70 said lands passed from the said
John Coil down 70 this plaintiff; that
the southwest quarter Of the north
west quarter OF Section % and the
northeast quarter Of the northeast
lquarter Of Section % was entered from
the United States Government By
John Adkins prior TO the year 1854,
but there Is nothing tosboW that the
| said John Adkins ever covered said
lands but all Of said lands by mesne
lconveyances passed 70 said John Coil
in 1854, and on February 14th, 1885,
| the said southwest quarter Of the
northwest quarter Of Section So was by
/ general warranty deed conveyed by
Noah Coil 70 defendant John Lorton,
! but there is nothing Of record 70 show
that the said John Lorton yer con
| veyed away said land; that AZ one
time Martin Wilson was the owner Of
q part Of the southwest I Of the north
west I Of said Section %, described as
follows:
Begin at the northeast corner CT the
said forty ere tract, U thence due
south eighty yards, thence west E0
yards, thence north 50 yards, thence
east 100 yards TO place Of beginning,
and while 50 the owner Of said tract
OF land, be executed q deed Of trust
thereon 70 z p. French, trustee, for
the use and benefit Of T. T. Violet
commonly known Is Ed Violet, 70
secure the payment OF tuo notes each
for s40o. 90; that said notes were duly
paid at maturity ana are long since
barred by Limitations and plaintiff Is
entitled 70 have the record cleared Of
said deed Of trust.
That The said Ed 7 Violet Is long
since dead and his estgte settled up
and hts heirs, deyisees and assigns
who are all unknown 10 this plaintiff
may have some interest apparently Of
record on account Of said deed Of trust.
That the said William Lorton, John
LOrton, John ADKINS and I'd T.. Vic
lett, are long since deceased and that
they left heirs, deyisees OF. assigns, but
all Of such heirs, oeyisees or assigns
are unknown 70 this plaintiff, but he
verify believes that there are persons
interested In the subject matter OF
this petition as heirs, devisees or as
signs Of each Of the above named de-
ceased persons. which said heirs. de-
yisees or assigns may claim, by, through
or under each Of the above named de-
ceased persons, but non OF whose
names can be inserted herein because
they are unknown 10 plaintiff.
II Is therefore ordered BY the Clerk
Of the Audrain County Circuit Court
In vacation, that publication be made
herein notifying the said defendants
that suit has been commenced against
them In the Circuit Court Of Audrain
County, Missouri, the object and gen-
erzl nature Of which is TO obtain a
decree Of said court ~perfecting andqul-
citing plaintiffs title to the lands nrst
herein deserlbed,and now you,saidJno.
Adkins, and the unknown heirs, de-
visees and assigns OF said John Ad-
kins and their unknown heirs, devils
ees and assigns; and you, John LortOn,
his unknown heirs, deviseeS and as
signs, and their unknown heirs de-
visees and assigns; and you, William
ILorton, his unknown heirs, devisees
and assigns, and their unknown heirs,
assigns and devisees; and you the IN
known beirs, deyisee and assigns OF Ed
T. Violet, are hereby notified OF the
filing Of said suit, the object and gen.
eral nature thereof, aud unless you be
and appear at the next regular term
| Of the Circuit Court OF Audrain C0un-
~, Missouri, to be begun and held at
the Court House in Mexico, Audrain
County, Missouri, on the first Monday
IN June, 1907, and on or before the
first day OF said term, answer OF other
wise plead 10 plaintiffs petition the
same will be taken as confessed and
decree rendered as prayed.
And IL Is further ordered that a
copy hereof be published In the Mexi-
co Weekly LEDGER, q weekly news
paper published in Audrain County,
Missouri, for four weeks successfully.
the last insertion 10 be at least IS
days before the first day Of the said
next term Of Court.
A true copy.
SEAL Attest: W. II. MORRIS,
eat Clerk Circuit Court.
RoBKRTsoH s. ROBERTSON, Attys. for