Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-04-09
See specials Millinery.
FREDENDALL & WILKINS.
Strictly cash. One price.
-FREDENDAI.L & WILKINS.
Order of Publication.
STATE OF MISSOURI.


In the Circuit Court, June term, 1908.
james II. Parrish. Plaintiff
vs..
The Unknown heirs and devisees
OF William W. Stone, deceased,
or those claiming by, through
or under him or them, Defendants.
Now this March 18th, 1908, comes
plaintiff and flies petition duly verified
by affidavit, with the Clerk OF the
AudraIn County Circuit Court in vacation
wherein among other things plaintiff
alleges that on or about May list, 1854
the United states issued letters patent
whereby II gave and granted unto VIII
liam w Stone aud Robert II. Stone and
their heirs the following described land
In Audrain County, Missouri, to-wit: The
Southeast quarter G4))of Section Twenty
four t2N, Township Fitty-two t5e), Range
Twelve(l2l; that thereafter on November
25th, 1888, the said William W. Stone
attempted to convey ny Warranty Deed,
his undivided one-half interest In said
lands to Robert II. Stone, that said deed
failel 10 convey said one-half interest
aforesaid, because the description In said
deed failed TO give any Township aud
Range; that thereafter the said Robert
II. Stone claiming said land In fee and
being In possession thereof, conveyed the
east one hundred acres OF said tract on
Nov. End, 1857 to Jeptha Baker, who en-
tered into possession OF said land and the
said Jeptha Baker thereafter conveyed
said land and by Aesne conyeyances from
the said Baker this plaintiff has acquired
title TO the following described p0rti on
OF said tract, viz: Beginning at the sou tn
ives. corner Of the said southeast quarter
% Of section Twenty four (?D Towns hip
Fifty-two C5e) Range IL, and run east
sixty rods for the beginning, the nee east
sixty rods, thence north To the middle
line Of the section, thence west sixty rods,
thence south TO the beginning. contain Ing
Sixty tGO) acres.
Aud Plaintiff In said petition states tina
William w. Stone has long since departed
this life, without having conveyed the
tract Of land herein last described, but
whether he died testate or intesta te
plaintiff does not know. but that plaintiff
believes that said William w. Stone, left
surviving him divers persons as heirs or
devisees whose names and places Of resi-
dence are wholly unknown 20 this plain
till and for that reason cannot be inserted
herein; that upon the death OF said VIII
liam w. Stone, the title TO said 90 acre
tract Of land descended to and vested in
| his unknown heirs or was devised To un-
known persons who still appear TO be- the
owners thereof and as such 10 be interest
ed therein; that plaintiff can not more
fully describe the interest OF said defend
ants In said land, save and except as ap.
parent owners by inheritance or devise
That plaintiff aud his grantors have been
In the actual, open, continuous. notorious
and exclusive possession Of said 60 acre
tract OF Ian J, claiming 10 own the same
aud that the defendants have wholly
failed 10 pay any taxes on said lands, but
the same have been paid by the plaintiff
aud those under whom he claims.
II Is therefore ordered by the Clerk OF
the Audraln County Circuit Court, In va
cation, that publication be made herein
notifying the defendants aforesaid, that
suit has been commenced against them In
the Audraln County Circuit Court, the
object and general nature OF which Is u
obtain decree OF said Court dlyesting
defendants Of any title TO the lands aiure.
said, and declaring that plaintiff has IN,
title to said lands by Limitation un,
der the laws OF the state OF Missouri
aud now you said defendants, the I'M
known heirs and devlsees OF William
w. Stone, Deceased. or those claim
ng by through or under hin
or them, are hereby notified o.
the filing Of this suit, the object aud gen
eral nature thereof, and unless you be anS
appear at the next regular term OF the. Au
drain County Circuit Court to be begun
aud held At the Court House In Mexico
Audrain County, Missouri, ON the first
Monday in June, 1905, and on or be
fore the llrst day Of said term answer ol
otherwise plead % plaintiffs petitlon tn
same will be- taken as confessed ant
decree rendered as prayed.
And II Is further ordered that a cop!
hereof be published In the Mexico Missouri
Message. weekly newspaper publishes
in Mexico, Audrain County, Missouri, fo
four weeks successfully, the last Insertion
70 be at least Is days before the ilrst day
OF said next term OF Court
A true copy from The rec ord;
Attest; w. IL NORRIS.
IsEALl Clerk Circuit Court.