Mexico Missouri message., 1908-12-03
Order of Publication .

1 Nlttto VI ANmAbGun ~ ANt-
lard, deceased, and the I'M
known assigns Of CT. Sames.
deceased or those claiming by,
thruoghor under them or eth
er Of them, &. Defendants.
Now this November 18th. 1908, comes
Plaintiff and files with the Clerk Of this
the Audrain County Circuit Court, in va
cation, his petition duly verified by plain.
tlG, whefein among other things. Plain
til alleges, that on or about January
18th. 1850 the United States Of America
issued It's letters patent, whereby IL gave
and granted 10 one Noah Flood and his
heirs the following described tract Of
land In Audrain County, Missouri, to-
wit. The East one half 20 Of the North
east quarter " OF Section One ~, Town
ship Fifty-two (52) Range Twelve u2J
that thereafter the said Noah Flood con
veysd said tract Of land TO Joseph Flood
and by successive conveyAnces from said
Joseph Flood said tract OF land was con
veyed to one Demarcus l.. Pollard; aud
plaintiff further states that on or about
the 18th day Of April 1857 the United
States OF America issued It's letters pa
tent, whereby It gave and granted unto
one james L, Smith and his heirs the fol-
lowing described tract OF land In AudrRin
County, Missouri, to-wIt; The West one
half OF the Northeast quarter % OF
Section One az Township Flfty-two,
Range i2; and that thereafter said James
l.. smith conveyed said land 70 Alexan
der j. Turner who conveyed same TO said
Demarcus l.. Pollard: and that thereaf-
ter and more than 30 years prior 70 the
Institution OF this suit Demarcus l.. Pol
lard departed this life without ever hav-
Ing conveyed said tracts OF land. but
whether or not said Demarcus l., Pollard
died testate or intestate plaintiff does
not know, but as plaintiff verify believes
he left surviving him divers persons as
heirs or devlsees whose names and places
OF residence are wholly unknown to
plaintiff and for that reason cannot be
inserted herein; aud that said unknown
heirs appear TO be owners OF said land and
as such TO be interested therein, and tn 1
plaintiff cannot more fully describe the
, interest OF said persons, save and except
as apparent owners by Inheritance or de-
wise from said Demarcus l.. Pollard.
) And Plaintiff further states that at one
time, NJ. NJ. Jesse, who claimed 10 be the
owner OF the Northeast quarter NJ OF
the Northeast quarter ~ OF Section
One u), Township Fifty (ael, Range
Twelve u2) Audraln County. NO., ant
on or about the 10th day of April 1885 ex
ecuted a Mortgage Deed TO one C. Same
70 secure the payment OF note for $3.50
due April 10th, 1866, with 10 per cent in
terest, said Mortgage Deed is recorded Il
Book c page ll3 land records OF AudraiI
: Co; and that the same remains unsat
lsfed Of Tecord, but said debt Is long sine
8 barred by the Statues Of limitation. An
. that thereafter said NJ. NJ. Jesse convey
ed said land 10 G. y. Sames by Warrant
Deed, and c. +. Sames conveyed same Z
It this plaintiff by Warranty Deed; tina
thereafter said c. L. Sames died intestat
but whether he had assigned said mort
gage and the debt secured thereby prior :
the making Of the Warranty Deed afore
!. ! said plaintiff has no acknowledgement that
said Mortgage and debt secured thereb
were assigned, plaintiff has no knowledg
VI Wv ehN FloSNs w ANaNhNhS' v
L said assigns and for that n,cannotsi n
j. sert same herein, and that the interest,
any they have, is derived by asslgnmSn
q from said c. +. Sames, deceased. Ant
e Plaintiff alleges that through successlv
conveyances from persons In possesslo
OF the aforesaid tracts OF land clalmin
y 70 own the same he has acquired the It'll
y thereto and that he and those undo
10 whom he claims title have been for nor
that 80 years last past In the actual, con
'e tinuous, open, notorious and exclusIv
9. possession thereof, claiming TO own th
> same, and paying all taxes thereon, an
:. that none OF defendants have within th
q last 80 years been In possession or pal
,r any taxes on said land, whereby paint
=, has become the owner by adverse posse,
sion.
81 1t is therefore ordered by the Clerk
n the Audrain County Circuit Court, in VI
cation, that publication be made here
notifying the said unknown heirs an
& deylsees Of Demarcus L. Pollard, deceasG
q, and the unknown assigns OF C. Il. Same
NJ deceased, or those claiming by, throua
or under them or either OF them OF Il
ID filing OF this suit.
4. And now you saId,defendants, are her
~ by notified OF the commencement Of sa
suit. the object and general nature
u which Is 70 obtain a decree OF said A.
n drain County Circuit Court dlvesting d
"A title out OF said defendants and declarIl
that plaintiff has the title 20 said trac
40 Of land by Limitation, under the prov
| Ions OF the statues; and now unless y,
10 said Unknown heirs and devlsees OF u
marcus l.. Pollard, deceased, and y
said Unknown assigns OF @. +. Sames d
n ceased, or those claiming by, through
In under them or either Of them, be and a
III pear in the Audraln County Circuit Cot
:" at the next regular term thereof, 10
begun and held At the Court House In /
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