Mexico Missouri message., 1908-12-31

duly verified, and alleges that he is 10
possession OF and holds the title TO GER
tain real estate situated In the county Of
Audrain and State OF Missouri, described
as follows:
The south half 90 OF the south west
quarter 40 and the south half u-2) of
the north half Q-2) OF tho south west
quarter 40 all In section elght(sl Town
ahip Fifty-two ts2D north. Range Five (S) |
west OF the 5th z. NJ. and further states
that the title 10 said land Is vested in him |
and those under whom he claims by linn |
itations, under the provisions OF section |
4e0s, chap. IS. art. OF the Revised stat |
utes Of No. for 1890, and that the equit-
able title OF said land emlnated from gov
eminent of the United States more than
thirty years ago aud further says that
he Is now In the exclusive possession OF
said land and that he and those under
whom he claims have been In the lawful,
actual, exclusive. open, notorious, con-
tlnuous and adverse possession thereof,
claiming said land as their own for more
than thirty years, and that he and those
under whom he claims have paid all the
taxes on said land for more than thirty
years, and that said land Is not now and
has not been for thirty consecutive years
In tho possession Of the defendants or OF
any under whom they claim or might
claim aud that neither the defendants nor
any one under whom they might claim
have paid any taxes thereon, and that
neither defendants nor any one under
whom they claim or might claim have
ever brought an action to recover said
lands.
And said plaintiff alleges in said petit
tlon that certain persons, to-wlt, Mary
E. Campbell, llenly Roberts, a. s. Jack
son, John Griffith, Matson q. Bennett
and the Unknown Widow OF Herman
Falk appear 20 have q claim Of title OF
record adverse TO that OF plaintiff; In
this, the said Roberts, Jackson, Griffith
and Bennett acquired title to said land
in 1864, aud Mary e. Campbell acquired
title to II In 1893. and the records fail 70
show that all Of said parties conveyed said
land TO plaintiffs grantors, when, as a
matter of fact, the title nf each
OF them did pass 10 plaintiffs grantor'
and the said Mary L. Campbell conveyed
said land to plaintiffs grantor but he
husband who has been dead for more thar
} ton years old not Join Ia the deed bu
made another decd TO plaintiffs grantor
and said land was the sole and separat
property Of the said Mary Il. Campbell
but said feet does not clearly appear o
record. And the said John Griffith hel,
a deed Of trust on said land to secure
note for 5000 due twelve months afte
February "a, 1882, which was recorded II
Book d, page $40. Records OF AudraII
County, which deed OF trust has bee
fully discharged, but remains unsatIsle
j OF record; and said plaintiff further al
leges that said Herman Falk conveye
this land In 1887, but his wife. II any b
q had at that time, did not join In the dee
: but In said petition plaintiff says the
: said Henly. Roberts, Griffith, Bennett an
= Falk died lntestate more than 20 year
a ago and the land was held adver sly :
= them for IS years before their death an
= the land has been held adversely I
Mary Il. Campbell and the widows OF sal
g parties for more than 10 consecu tlv
- years, since the death OF their said hus
bands, and each except Mary 2. CAM
bell leftsurvIvIng him certain persons /
his heirs and widow. whose names are
plaintiff unknown, but plaintiff allegt
that said unknown persons are the hell
u and widows OF said parties above namC
and the interest Of said unknown perso,
u Is derived from aud through said partiI
y by descent and inheritance and by vlrtr
Z Of the marital relation, and that Mary
Y Campbell is nonresident OF the Sta
J OF Missouri.
Plaintiff in said petition further Aa,
= that the interests OF said unknown pc
!. sons cannot be described In this petite
"a and this publication more fully by hi
4 than herein described, for the reason thl
q their Interest in said real estate IL an
g known 70 him, aud that the names Of Il
4 heirs and widows OF the said parti
& above named are unknown 70 him and {
a that reason he cannOt insert their nam
u In his said petition and in this publlc
ton.
~ II IL therefore ordered by the clerk
this court Ia vacation that pnblleatll
||E DO made notifying said Mary u. Can
e bell and said unknown persons sbo
named OF the Institution Of this sult. "a
nowyou said defandants above named II
set forth. In the name OF the State Of Nj
soari and by thu authority Of aald Sta
are hereby notified OF the ding OF Oh
suit. the object aud genera. nature
which Is 10 obtain edecree Of the Audra
County cIrenIt Court periecting plaintl1
~ title 70 tho Aforesaid lands by Ilmltatls
- under the provisions Of section 4e6a, Az
Chapter - Revised Statutes Of Nilsson
TOT 1899 and under and by virtue Of {
N general rules Of equity. Aud now anls
al you said unknown delendanls. desofls
Y and net forth hoseIn; be aud appear
N tht next regular tarm Of This court 70
IS begun and hold 50 the conft House ID /
let's Of Moxleo Aadrnln Connlg Al