Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-11-19
Order Of Publication

James II. HrOWn BlalnUN
vs..
The Unknown heirs and de-
vlsees al Demarcus l.. Pol
lard. deceased, and the un-
known assigns ofC.F. Sames.
deceased, or those claiming by.
thrnoghOr under them or eth
or OF THIN. Defendants.
Now this November nth, 1908, comes
Plaintiff aud files with tho Clerk Of this
the Audrain County Circuit Court. IN va
cation, his petition duly verified by plain
til, wherein among other things. Plain
til alleges, that on or about January
18th. 1886 the United States OF America
issued lts letters patent, whereby II gave
and granted 30 one Noah Flood and his
heirs tho following described tract OF
land In Audraln County. Missouri. to-
wit. The East one half 90 Of the North
east quarter 90 OF Section One tl). Town
ship Fifty-two C5'). Range Twelve u2I
that thereafter the said Noah Flood con-
yeyed said tract Of land 10 Joseph Flood
aud by successive cOnveyances from said
Joseph Flood said tract OF land was con-
veyed TO one Demarcus l.. Pollard; and
plaintiff further states that on or about
the 18th day Of April lss7 the Unlted
States Of America issued It's letters pa
tent, whereby IL gave anl granted unto
one James r. smith and his heirs the fol-
lowing described tract of land In Audraln
County, Miss luri, to-wlt: The Vest one
half Of the North east quarter 90 II
Section One o. Township Fitty-two,
Range ~; and that thereafter said James
+. Smith conveyed said land u AleAan-
der J. Turner who conveyed same 10 said
Demarcus l.. Pollard; and that thereaf-
ter aud more than 30 years prior 70 the
Institution Of this suit Demarcus l.. Pol
lard departed this life without ever hav-
ing. conveyed said tracts OF land. but
whether or not said Demarcus l., Pollard
died testate or intestate plaintiff does
not know, but as plaintiff verify believes
he left surviving him divers persons as
heirs or devisees whose names and places
Of residence are wholly unknown TO
plaintiff and for that reason cannot be
inserted herein; and that said unknown
heirs appear 10 be owners OF said land and
as such 70 be interested therein, and that
plaintiff cannot more fully describe the
interest Of said persons, save and except
as apparent owners by inheritance or de-
wise from said DemaTcus l.. Pollard.
And Plaintiff further states that at one
time, NJ. NJ. Jesse, who claimed TO be the
owner Of the Northeast quarter 10 Of
the North east quarter "a Of Section
One o.. Township Fifty (s9). Range
Twelve 09l Audrain County. Mo-, and
on or about the 10Th day Of April 1855 ex-
eculed Mortgage Deed TO one C.F.Sames
70 secure the payment OF note for $50,
due April 10Th, 1885, with 10 per cent In
teresI. said Mortgage Deed Is recorded Ia
Book page iI3 land records OF Audrain
Co; and that the same remains unsat-
Ished Of record, but said debt Is long since
barred by the Statues Of limitation. Aud
that thereafter said NJ. NJ. Jesse convey
cd said land 10 C. r. Sames by Warranty
Deed, aud c. +. SSmes conveyed same TO
this plaintiff by Warranty Deed; that
thereafter said c. L. Sames died intestate
but whether he had assigned said mort
gage aud the debt secured thereby prior TO
the making Of the Warranty Deed afore-
said plaintiff has no acknowledgement that II
said Mortgage and debt secured thereby
were assigued, plaintiff has no knowledge
OF the names and places OF residence OF
said assigns aud for that reasOnr anuot,in-
sert same herein, and that the interest. II
any they have. is derived by assignment
from said c. T. Sames, deceased Aud
Plaintiff alleges that through successive
La.
Of the aforesaid tracts Of land claiming
TO own the,same he has acquired the title
thereto aud that he aud those under
whom he claims title have been for more
that 30 years last past In the actual, con-
tinuous, open, notorious and exclusive
possession thereof, claiming to own the
same, and paying all taxes thereon. aud
that none OF defendants have within the
last 30 years been in possession or paid
any taxes on said land, whereby plaintiff
has become the owner by adverse posses
sion.
1t Is therefore ordered by the Clerk of
the Audraln County Circuit Court, In va
cation, that publication be made herein
notifying the said unknown heirs aud
devisees Oi Demarcus l.. Pollard, deceased
and the unknown assigns OF C, +, Sames,
deceased, or those claiming by, through
or under them or either of them OF the
hllng Of this suit.
And now you said defendants, are here
by notified Of the commencement OF said
suit. the object and general nature Ut
which Is 70 obtain decree Of said Au-
drain County Circuit Court divesting the
title cut Of said defendants aud declaring
that plaintiff has the title ~ said tracts
Of land by Limitation, under the pFovIs-
ions OF the statues; aud now uuless yon
said Unknown heirs and devisees OF De-
marcus l.. Pollard, deceased, and you
said Unknown assigns Of c. h. Sames de-
ceased, or those claiming by, through or
under them or either OF them, be- and APP