Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-05-07

Vow this April 18th. faS come Plaintiffs
and file their petition. with the Cifrk OF The
Andrua County Circuit Court. In vacAsion.
which petition Is duly ysrnea y amasslt
other things Plaintiffs state that they are
the oSners and the holders Of the title to
the following land situate In dnl JOun-
~, Missouri. n are in the actual possess
lon 81 the same torwft: Begin where the
vest line OF Western Avenue interests the
north n Of Love Street In the City Of
Mexico, Missouri. and run weston the north
line Of Love street loo feet f0r a point OF be-
ginning .t~hence,north parallel with Western
avenue ID feet to the northwest corner Of
the tract Of land sold n conveyed by Bel
Va N. Heron to Charles h Day recorded
thence west 81 feet to the east line offs irAct
81 land sold and conveyed bv r d. Alexander
70 James Reece. recorded In Book = page o.
OF said records. thence south 10 feet 70 Love
street thence east on the north line OF Love
streetG feet to the point OF beginning. all
In the City Of Mexico. In said County and
state; thai the plaintiffs and those under
whom they claim have been In the lawful,
yerse possession OF said lands claiming same
rs their own and paying all taxes thereon
for more than % consecutive years last past;
that none Of defendants have been In pos
session Of said lands or paid any taxes there
on during the last 80 years. or brought an
action TO recover same.
Plaintifs state tina Joseph Pearson died
many years ago and the names Of his heirs
uevtsees M assigns are unknown TO Plain
tins. And Plaintiffs state that they verify
believe there are persons who might claim
said real estate mentioned ~hereinbef0re, or
an interest in the same as heIFs. deyisees or
assigns OF said Joseph Pearson. deceased. or
By. through or under him. whose name they
cannot insert herein because they are I'M
known to plaintiffs and whose interests they
cannot describe herein because such inter
ests are unknown to Plaintiffs, but as far as
thafF E1rUtp0DR aNtan6a the tnrPrPEfE nf
said defendants. IL any, are derived as heirs
devisees or assigns OF said Joseph Pearson.
deceased. or as claiming BY. through or un-
der them
II Is therefore ordered by the Clerk of the
Audrain Comfy Circuit Court, in vacation,
that publication be made herein, notifying
the defendants Aforesaid. that suit has b@en
commenced against them in the Circuit
ieet and general nature Of which Is to Oh
tain q decree OF said Court perfecting plain
tiihs title to said lands and vesting In plain
tins oil the right, title a claims Of said de
ants and those who might claim by,through
or under them. be forever barred from
claiming any title or interest therein. un.
derthe provisions Of Section s9S Revised
statutes Of Missouri $50; and now you. said
defendants. the unknown heirs, deyisees
and assigns OF Joseph Pearson, deceased.
and all persons claiming or who might
claim under him. are hereby notified OF the
nlinR OF this suit. the object and general nA-
ture thereof.and unless you b and appear at
the next regular term Of the AudratnCounty
Circuit Court, to be begun and held at the
Court House In Mexico. Audrain County,
Missouri, on the irst Monday In Jun 1905,
and on or before b nrzt day Of said term
answer or otherwise plead TO plaintiffs
petition the same will be taken as confessed
and decree rendered Is prayed.
And IL Is further ordered thai a eopy
hereof b published In the Mexico Weekly
LEDGER, q weekly newspaper published
In Audrain County. Missouri, for four weeks
successfully, the last insertion to be at least
Of Court.
A true copy from the Record. IN
lSEALl Attest; W. IL. MORRIS, Clerk.
Fry a Rodgers. Attys, for Plaintiffs.