Mexico Missouri message., 1908-05-14
Order Of Publication.

state Of Missouri In the Circuit Court
County OF Audrain June term, 1908.
j. y. Robnett. Plaintiff
The unknown heirs, devisees and as
signs and the widow OF George w. Long,
deceased, and all persons claiming or
who might claim uuder them or either OF
them. Defendants.
Now this April 18th, 1905, comes plain
til 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 stu
ated In Audrain county, Missouri, to-wit:
All the north half Of the west fractional
one half Of section 81, township 81, range
Il in Audrain county, Missouri, except the
following described tracts, to-wlt: 1s-l00
acres of the east side thereof. conveyed
10y Wesley Nichols tO j. I. McDannald
by warranty deed dated March eth, 1894,
aud recorded In Book -. page $50 deed
records Of Audrain county. Missouri; aud
also excepting tract OF the south side
thereof being ~ l2 feet wide ut the
west end and q feet wide at the east end,
and tract containing 5s-iOO Of an acre
In the southeast corner thereof. the last
two described tracts having been con-
ycycd by Wesley Nichols 10 Frank Eek
Ter by deed dated January 5th, 1894, and
recorded In Book A., page 2l2 Of said deed
records: and also excepting therefrum IS
acres more or less oil the north side Of
the remainder OF said tract, conveyed by
Rachel Young and husband 10 Ell Mich
OILS by quit claim deed dated May nth.
1917, and recorded In Book G5, page 433 OF
said deed records. The land above de-
Scribed as owned hy this plaintiff being
20 So lOO acres.
Plaintiff also states In his said petition
that hcls inthcposseSSion Of said lands, and
he and those under whom he claims have
been In the lawful, actual, open, notori-
Gus, continuous and adverse possession OF
said lands and paid all taxes thereon and
laiming said lands as their own for
more than 81 consecutive years last past
before filing this petition: that none OF
the defendants or any one Tor them have
paid any taxes ON said lands for more
than 81 years last past, or brou ght any
action u 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. dcVisees or assigns Of said
George W. Long, decreased, or by through
or under him or as the widow OF said
party George W. Long, whose names he
cannot insert herein because they are un-
known u plaintiff aud whose inter-
eStS he cannot describe because such In
terests are unknown 10 him but Us far as
has knowledge extends. their Interests are de-
nyed a. heirs, deVisees OF assigns OF said Ceotge
w. Long or the widow Of George W. Long.
OF as claiming by. through OF under
HIM. And that said George W. Long died maay
/ yean ago and the names OF his heirs, devisees and
assigns and that Of has widow and their interests IA
said lands arc unknown to the SAID plaintiff
l. 10 therefore ofdefed BY the Clerk d the
AudTAin county circuit court. IN vacation. that
publication be made herein, notifying the de-
lendanH Aforesaid. that plaintiff ha, begun ,Uii
against them IN the circuit eoaH OF Audfain eoan-
". Missouri. the object and general nature Of
which Is 10 Obtain a decree OF said court psfeehng
plaintiff title to the lands herein described. aRd
lor deeIse yestihg in plaintiff all Of the right.
utle and clam Of said defendants IN said landl
under The PFoyniOhs Of section 4l6o K. ). OF
Missouri 1899. and that said defendants and
those claiming by. through OF under them be
forever barred from claiming any title OF ln,sFesi
in SAID land. And nov you. the vnknowa
George W. Loog, deceased. and al penoas
claiming OF who might claim under thsm q
either d thsm. defendants herein. are hereby no
thsd Of tbs Cling 81 said suit. the object and gea-
sral nature thereof. and unless you be and ap-
pear at the next regular erm d sad AudTaiH
county cifeaii court. TO begun and held at lhs
court house in Mexico. Mi,sSaIi. on the hnl
Monday in June. 1908. and on Ca beloie the hssl
day Of said term answer o. otherwise plead ID
plaintiff petition the same viii be taken a. con
ls,ssd ard decFss rendered accordingly.
And Il Is iuIther ordered that copy hsseo
be publishsd in the Msxieo Missouri Message.
weekly Newspaper publishsd in AsdTaia souaay
Missouri. lot tour Wenks sueessavely the iasl -
ser,iOa 10 be At sas, I 5 days before The kni De,
Of said next ,sm Of aid eOun.
A uUs copy hom the record
Alies,, W. H. MORRIS. Ciest
fsEAl1 Fry n Rodgers, Attys for Plaintiff