Mexico Missouri message., 1908-12-24


Audrain and State Of Missouri, described
Us follows;
Tho south halt 90 OF the south west
quarter 40 and the south half u-2) OF
the north half Q-2l OF the south west
quarter 40 all IN section elght(s) Town
ship FIftytwo (52) north, Range Five (s)
west OF tho 5th =. NJ. and further states
that the title to said land is vested In him
and those under whom he claims by lin
itatIons, under the provisions OF section
1858, chap. IS, art. OF the Revised Stat
utes Of Mo. for 1890, and that the eqult-
able title OF said land emlnRted from gov
eminent Of the United States more than
thirty years ago aud further says that
he Is now Ia 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 rs 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
In the possession OF the defendants or OF
any under whom they claim or might
claim and 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.
ton that certain persons, to-wit, Mary
+. Campbell, llenly Roberts, \. :. Jack
son, John Griffith, Matson q. Bennett
and the Unknown Widow Of Herman
Falk appear TO have a claim OF title OF
record adverse to that of plaintiff; In
this, the said Roberts, Jackson, Griffith
and Iennett acquired title to said land
In 1864, and Mary,E Campbell acquired
title to IL In 1898. aud the records fail to
show that all Of said parties conveyed said
land to plaintiffs grantors, when, as q
matter \ Of fact, the title ~ each
OF them did pass 10 plaintiffs grantors
and the said Mary L. Campbell conveyed
said land TO plaintiffs grantor but her
husband who has been dead for more than
ten years did not Join In the deed hui
made another deed to plaintiffs grantOrs
and said laud was the sole and separate
property OF the said Mary Z. Campbell
but said fact does not clearly appear OF
record. And the said John Griffith held
a deed Of trust on said land TO secure o
note for 5000 due twelve months after
February q, 1852, which was recorded In
Book Il, page $40, Records OF Audrain
County, which deed OF trust has been
fully discharged, but remains unsatisfet
OF record; and said plaintiff further al.
leges that said Herman Falk conveyed
this land in 1857, but his wife, II any h
had at that time, did not Join in the deed
but In said petition plaintiff says thai
said Henly. Roberts, Griffith, Bennett and
Falk died intestate more than 20 year,
ago and the land was held adver sly 10
them for IS years before their death ant
the land has been held adversely Il
Mary Z. Campbell and the widows OF said
parties for more than 10 consecu tive
years, since the death OF their said hns-
bands, and each except Mary Z. Camp
bell leftsurvlvlng him certain persons n
his heirs and widow, whose names are /,
plaintiff unknown, but plaintiff alleges
that said unknown persons are the heirs
and widows OF said parties above nance
and the interest OF said unknown persons
Is derived from aud through said parties
by descent and inheritance and by virtue
OF the marital relatIon,a that Mary r
Campbell is nonresident Of the stats
OF Missouri.
Plaintiff in said petition further say
that the interests OF said unknown per
sons cannot be described In this petition
and this publication more fully by him
than herein described, for the reason thai
their interest ln-sald real estate Is I'M
known 10 him, and that the names OF the
heirs and widows OF the said parties
above named are unknown 10 him and fo
that reason he cannot insert their names
In his said petition aud In this publIca'
ton.
1t 10 therefore ordered by the clerk Of
thls court In vacation that publication
be made notifying said Mary Il. Camp
bell and said unknown persons abovs
named Of the Institution OF this suit. and
nowyou said defendants above named aud
SGT forth, In the name OF the State OF Mis-
souri, and by the authority OF said State
are hereby notified OF the filing OF this
suit. the object and general nature OF
which Is 10 obtain adocree OF the AudraiE
County Circuit Court periectlng plaintiffs
title 70 the Aforesaid lands BY limltatlon
under the provisions OF section a,6s. 4S5a
Chapter IS Revised Statutes Of Missouri
for 1899 and under and BY virtue Of tbs
general rules OF equity. Aud now unless
you said unknown defendants, described
and SGT forth herein. be aud appear az
the next reg ltr term OF this court 20 be
begun and held ~ the Court House Ia th,
City Of Mexico, Audrain County. Mis-,
SQUIRT, on the Srd Monday Ia January
; 1900, and on or before the first day OF said