Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-08-20

|Geo' b. Rollins, Curtis B. Rollins
Flora X. Gray, T. L. Rollins. 7 y
Hockaday, Mary r Overall m.
lie IL. sneed, H. B. Rollins. inn.
B. Rollins, Mary r. Sch"
Rollins N. Bockaday, the Te
known Heirs Of James d. FentoS
Deceased, the Unknown Heir
James l. Fenton, Deceased ,n
the Unknown Hsirs OF Marv
Ballard, Deceased bs,
Now this August 18th, 1905
plaintiff and files with the 1lts
the Audrain County Circuit CT,eiXg Of
vacation, his petition wherein, 10
ether things, plaintiff alleges, a'uOng
That be ID the owner and bo,a.
the title and In poSseSsjone q
the following real estate, Sitnavn q
Audrain County, Missouri. t ~ 10
All OF Block No. I In the Do1.,
Addition TO the City OF Meylco a.ea
drain County, Missouri; also Az
as the County Addition OF said 1uJsn
the same being lots Nos. T. IVY
., I and Z In said Block I, and nlSdaa
states that the defendant n Eia.atn
Sneed, II. b. Rollins, UlaIle Il 4
Inns and Mary r. Schore are m, noi'
dents OF the State Of MiSsonri ies,
that the said James d. BENTON sno
Il, Fenton and Mary A. BaIlasa lanes
dead and their heirs are ~unknownae
this plaintiff and the Residences y
said heirs are unknown 10 him VI
And plaintiff further states tina, +.
is the owner and In the lawful nSS,. ~
sion OF said land and the same rmi@as'
be claimed by the defendants ba,sIss
or some OF them. That the ennisaglu
and legal title TO said land emtnssass
from the Government OF the Tini.eg
States more than ten ear nrto,
this date, to-wit, September, lsss ~ "
that the title 10 said land has yestaS
10 this plaintiff by limitations MAJ,
the Provisions OF Sec. 426S. Chsnte,
As OF the Revised Statutes of Misso%.s,
for 1899; and the plaintiff and tbSsa
under whom he claims have bpen T.
the lawful, actual, open, notorinns
continuous and adverse p0ssesSinU !,
said land, claiming said land as NJ W
own and the title thereto, for mn,o
than thirty-0ne consecutive wears Isss
past before the filing OF this netitioS.
that plaintiff, and those under whom
he claims, have paid all the taxes nm
said land for more than 81 coDSecnl
tive years next before the fling N
this petition, and that none of ths
defendants have been in the nosssS-
sion OF said land for more than Il
years last past and that the defen,
dant, nor any OF them, nor anyons
claiming under them, or who might
claim under them, have paid snv
taxes on said land during the last Il
years before the filing Of this petition.
that said defendants nor anyone VIA
might claim said land, have not, with,
in one year after the first year Of said
81 years above mentined, brought sny
action to recover said lands or have
claimed said land or the possession Of
the same during said time
And plaintiff further states that he
verify believes that there are persons
who might claim said real estate
named In this petition or an Interest
ia the same as heirs OF said James b,
Fenton, James L Fentonsnr Mary A.
Ballard, deceased, or by, through Or
under them, whose names he cannot
insert herein, because they are 10.
unknown TO the plaintiff and whose
interests be cannot describe because
such interests are unknown TO him,
but as far az bis knowledge extends.
the interests, II any. are derived as
heirs OF said James b Fent0n, James
E. Fenton or Mary A. Ballard, de.
ceased; that said James d. BENTON
and James &C. Fenton died many years
ago and the names Of their heirs and
their interests In said land are OF.
known 10 this plaintiff. That said
Mary A. Ballard loaned $500 on said
land March lst, 1883, secured by deed
OF trust recorded In Book 3, Page 521,
Recorders Cfice OF Audrain County,
Mo, payable one year after date; that
said note has been paid of In full 10
the year 1889, but that said decd Of
trust has not been salts fed on The
record and that said Mary A. Ballard
Is now dead and her heirs are un.
known TO this plaintiff.
And plaintiff states that James
s. Rollins, now deceased, on the 10th
day OF October, 1887, claimed an 10.
terest In said land and that he died
on the 9th day OF January, 1888, and
left surviving him as his only heiH
the above named defendants, George
b. Rollins, Curtis B. Rollins, Flora
R. Gray, e. T. Rollins, l. 0. Hoeka.
day, Mary r. Overall, Ulalie II. Sneed,
H. B. Rollins, Ulalie B Ro.
Inns, Mary X. Schore and ROl
Inns NJ. Hockaday, who are all Of
his heirs. That said James S. Rollins
claimed title to said lard under one
Jas. ID. Fenton, but neither said JaS.S.
Rollins nor his said heirs, have been
In possession OF said land or paid any
taxes on the same or asserted any
claim to said land during the last 80
consecutive years.
IL Is therefore ordered by the Clerk
of the hudrain County Circuit Court,
in vacation, that publication be made
herein notifying the said non resi-
dent defendants Ulalie H. Sneed, b.
b. Rollins, Ulalie B. Rollins and Mary
b. Schore, and the Unknown Heirs Of
James ID. Fenton, deceased, and the
Unknown Heirs OF James L. FentOn,
deceased, and the unknown heirs Of
Mary A. Ballard, deceased, Of the
filing Of plaintiff petition herein,
And now you said nonresident de-
PENDANTS, and unknown heirs, af0re-
are hereby notified OF the filing
Of this suit, the object and general
OF which is 10 obtain a decree
OF said Audrain County Circuit Court
said deed OF trust given 70
Mary A. Ballard as recorded 10
Book 3 at page 527 Recorders
OF said county, paid and salts.
fed and to adjudge plaintiffs title and
interest In the lands hereinbefOre de'
scribed, perfected and vesting ID
plaintiff all the rights, title, claim
and interest OF all defendants herein
In said land, and that defendants DC
barred from claiming any
title or interest In said lands adverse
Dr. superior TO plaintiff, and for Such
ltner orders as may be just; and no"
unless you said non-residents, and uh'
heirs aforesaid, be and appear
a the Circuit Court Of Audraln 1Uun-
~, Missouri, at the next regular term
thereof, TO be begun and held at tne
Jourt House In the City Of Mexico,
Audrain County, Missouri, on the sra
Monday In September, 1908, and on OF
the first day Of said term an'
or otherwise plead TO plaintlilS
petition the same will be taken aS
confessed and decree rendered as
And IT, Is further ordered that a
opy hereof be published in the Mex