Mexico Missouri message., 1908-12-31
Order of Publication.

Order of Publication.
State Of Missouri In the Circuit Court
County Of Audrain Jan. term, A.D.i9O9
French p. Wood Plaintiff
VS.. r.
Thomas Fisher, If living, and the
unknown heirs aDS deYisees of
Thomas Fisher, and those claiming
by or through him or them
Defendants.
Now this December 9th, 1908, comes
plaintiff and files with the Clerk of tho
Audrian County Circuit Court, in vAoa-
ton, his petition wherein among other
things Plaintiff states that he is the
owner in fee and claims to have the fee
simple title to the following described
real estate situated in Audrain County
and State Of Missouri, to-wit: 1871
acres of the South end Of the East half
w Of the Southeast quarter of Sec
ton ~, Township Fifty-two, Range9,
West, except 20 acres of the West side
thereof, also all that part of tract Of
1871 acres of the South end OF lot three
(3) in the Southwest quarter Of Sec
ton seven az, Township Fifty-tWo,
Range 8, West, which lies North of tho
public road which runs east and west
near and along. the south line Of said
Section Seven. And plaintiff says
that ne and those through and under
whom he claims title TO said lands have
for more than 30 years last past, been
in the quiet, peaceable, continuous, mo-
torious, open and adverse possession
thereof, claiming the same and paying
all the taxes thereon.
And plaintiff states that II appears
from the records OF Audrain County,
Missouri, that defendant Thomas Fisher
on March 18th, 1887 had title to ali of
said land, but whether he conveyed the
, same or disposed Of II by win or other
wise is unknown to plaintiff.
That the present abode Of said Thomas
Fiaher, II living, is wholly unknown to
plaintiff, and plaintiff says that he does
I not know and has no means of knowing
/ whether tt1 said Thomas Fisher be now
a living or whether he left surviving him,
Z II dead, widow or any descendants or
a other heirs or assigns who might claim
a some title or interest in said lands adj
verse TO the title Of plaintiff, but that
2 II he, the said Thomas Fisher, be dead
! and did not convey said lands away in
= his life time nor devise them by will,
a then his widow, II living, and whatever
4 heirs there may be TO his estate have an
d apparent title and interest Of record In
Is all Of said lands, being such title and
o interest apparent as they would derive
d by descent from Thomas Fisher under
= = the laws Of Missouri. And plaintiff says
that he cannot insert the name Of tho
!. said widow of Thomas Fisher nor his
A. said heirs NOR deyisees because their
Is names are unknown to him, and that he
TO has described the interests of al such
Is persons, and how derived, a. far as his
rs knowledge extends.
"a II is therefore ordered by the Clerk
is Of the Audrain County Circuit Court,
= = In vacation, that publication be made
\ herein, notifying the defendants afoFe-
IL said, that suit has been commenced
against them in the Circuit Court Of
Us Audrian County, Missouri, the object
r and general nature Of which Is 70 ask
IN said Court 10 try, ascertain and deter
m mine the interest and title Of plaintiff
~ and defendants respectively in and q
said real estate hersinbeiore described,
= = and by IS decree adiudge, settle and
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