Mexico Missouri message., 1908-12-17

State OF Missouri In the Circuit Court
County of Audrain Jan. term, AID. 1900
French p. Wood Plaintiff
vs..
Thomas Fisher, II living, and the
unknown heirs and deyisees OF
Thomas Fisher, and those claiming
by or through him OF them
Defendants.
Now this December 9Th, 1908, comes
plaintiff and files with the Clerk OF the
Audrian County Circuit Court, in vNca-
ton, his petition wherein among other
things Plaintiff states that he is the
owner in fee and claims to have the fee
simple title TO the following described
real estate situated in Audrain County
and State Of Missouri, to-wit: 33H
acres of the South end Of the East half
(Hl Of the Southeast quarter of Sec
ton ~, Township Fifty-two, Range o,
West, except 20 asres of the West side
thereof, also all that part Of a tract Of
33Ji acres of the South end OF lot three
(3) in the Southwest quarter Of Sec
ton seven (7l, Township Fifty two,
Range 8, West, which lies North OF the
public road which runs east and west
near and along the south line of said
Section Seven. And plaintiff says
that he and those through and under
whom he claims title TO said lands have
for more than 30 years last past, been
in the quiet, peaceable, continuous, no.
torious, open and adverse possession
thereof, claiming the same and paying
all the taxes thereon.
And plaintiff states that it appea rs
from the records Of Audrain County,
Missouri, that defendant Thomas Fisher
on March 18th, 1887 had title to all OF
said land, but whether he conveyed the
same or disposed Of it by will or other
wise is unknown to plaintiff.
That the present abode of said Thorn az
Fisher, If living, is wholly unknown to
plaintiff, and plaintiff says that he does
not know and has no means OF knowing
whether the said Thomas Fisher be nov
living or whether he left surviving him
II dead, a widow or any descendants Of
other heirs or assigns who might claim
some title or interest in said lands ad.
verse to the title Of plaintiff, but tina
II he, the said Thomas Fisher, be deaC
and did not convey said lands away il
his life time nor devise them by will
then his widow, il living, and whateve
heirs there may be to his estate have al
apparent title and interest of record il
all OF said lands, being such title an,
Interest apparent as they would deriy,
by descent from Thomas Fisher unde
the laws of Missouri. And plaintiff say
that he cannot insert the name of tn
said widow Of Thomas Fisher nor hi
said heirs nor deVisees because thei
names are unknown to him, and that h
has described the interests of all sucl
persons, and how derived, as far as hi
knowledge extends.
It is therefore ordered by the Cler
of the Audrain County Circuit Court
in vacation, that publication be mad
herein, notifying the defendants atore
said, that suit has been commerce
against them in the Circuit Court G
Audrian County, Missouri, the objec
and general nature OF which is to as
said Court to try, ascertain and deter
mine the interest and title OF plaintiff
and defendants respectively in and I
said real estate hereinhefore described
and by its decree adiudge, settle an
define whatever interests the said par
ties may have therein. And now, you
Thomas Fisher, il living, and the I'm