Mexico Missouri message., 1908-04-23
Order of Publication

M d|A VA AUllSAblOn
state OF Missouri In the Circuit Court
County Of Audrain June term, 1909.
J. y. llObnctt. Plaintiff
The unknown heirs, devlsees and aA-
signs and the widow of George w. Long,
deceased. and all persons claiming &c
who might claim uuder them or either ~
them. Defendants.
Now this April 18th, 1893, comes plain.
tit by Fry & Rodgers, his attorneys, and
files with the Clerk OF the Audrain county
circuit court, his petition duly verified by
affidavit OF plaintiff, wherein Among
otherthings plaintiff alleges that he Is the
owner and holder OF the title and In pos
session OF the following real estate sltu-
ated IN Andraln county, Missouri, to-wit:
All the north half OF the west fractional
one half of section 81, township 81, range
10 Audraln county, Missouri, except the
following described tracts, to-wit: TS-lOo
acres of the cast side thereof, conveyed
by Wesley Nichols TO j. T.. McDannald
by warranty deed dated March 9Th, 1894,
and recorded In Book IS, page $50 deed
records of Audrain county, Missouri: and
also excepting tract of the south side
thereof. being u l'2 feet wide at the
west end and ~ feet wide at the east end,
and a tract containing 7s-lOO OF an acre
In the southeast corner thereof, the last
two described tracts having been con-
yeyed by Wesley Nichols 10 Frank Eek
Ter by deed dated January Sth, 1894, and
recorded In Book 47, page ere OF said deed
records; and also excepting therefrom IS
acres more or less of the north side Of
the remainder Of said tract, conveyed by
Rachel Young and husband 10 Eli Mich.
OILS. by quit claim deed dated May 18th,
1877, and recorded In Book 81, page 433 OF
said deed records. The land above de-
| scrlbed as owned by this plaintiff being
| 90 3B-iOO acres.
Plaintiff also states In his said petition
| that heis inthepossesslon OF said lands, and
he and those under whom he claims have
been In the lawful, actual, open, notoTt-
Gus, continuous and adverse possession OF
said lands and paid all taxes thereon and
claiming said lands as their own for
| more than 81 consecutive years last past
before hling this petition; that none OF
| the defendants or any one for them have
| paid any taxes on said lands for more
than 81 years last past, or brought any
| action To recover said lands.
Plaintiff in said petition states that he
verify believes there are persons who
might claim said real estate mentioned Ia
said petition or an interest In the same
as heirs. devisees or assigns OF said
or under him or as the widow Of said
party, George w. Long, whose names he
cannot insert herein because they are un-
known 10 plaintiff and whose inter-
| eSts he cannot describe because such in-
terests are unknown 70 him but rs far as
his knowledge extends. their interests are de-
rived as hein, devisees OF assigns Of said George
W. Long OF the widow ol George W. Long
OF as claiming by. through OF under
him. And that said George W. Long died maay
yeAu ago and the names Of his helm. devisees and
assigns and ha, Of his widow and their Interests in
said lands are unknown to the said plaintiff.
Is Iihereiore ordered by the Clerk Of the
Audrain county circuit court. in vacation. that
publication be made herein. notifying the de-
lendsns Aforesaid. that plaintiff has begun suit
agalns, them IN the circuit court OF Audfain eoun-
iy Missouri. the object and general nature Of
whehs 10 obtain decree Of said court pefieeting
plaintiff title 10 the lands herein desenbed. and
tor decree vesiing in plaintiff all Of the night.
title and clam Of said defendants in said lands
under the proyisons Of section 4266 r. S. ol
Missouri 1899. and that said defendants and
those claiming by. through or under them be
forever barred from claiming any title OF interest
IN said land. And now you. the unknown
heirs. deylsees and assigns and the widow u
George W. Loss. deceased. and all pefsons
claiming Of who nigh, clam under them OF
either Of them. defendants herein. are hereby no.
tined Of the hing OF said suit. the object and gen
eral nature thereof. and unless you be and ap-
pear at the next regular term Of said AudFain
county eireui, court, to begun and held at the
court house in Mexico, Missouri. on the Frat
Monday in June. 1908. and on OF before the h.si
day Of said term answer OF otherwise plead to
plaintiff petition the same wall be taken as con
iesSed and decree rendered accordingly
And it j, further ordered that a copy hereof
be Published in the Mexico Missouri Message. a
weekly Newspaper Published in Audrsin eoun,y.
Missouri. Tor four wenks ,ueeessively the last in
seriion to be a, least ) days before the first day
Of said next term Of said court
a true copy from the record
Attest W. n. MORRIS. ClsTk