Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-04-15
Ferris 6 Cauthorn
D OF PUBLICATION

ORDER OF PUBLICATION.
State OF Missouri
County of Audrain
In the Circuit Court, June Term, 1907
James Z. Bassford' plaintiff,
P. H. Cant, Joseph d. Cant, Tabitb,
Creason, Ann Vance, Martha SbocL
Olive Crews, James L. Brown. Mstti,
Brown, Ventura Mcconnell and Olive,
Cant, Defendan,,
Now on this 9th day of April. 1900
comes plaintiff and files his petitO,
duly verified by affidavit and al
leges that he is the owner Of an ss.
tate in fee simple and in possession
of the West Half (1-2) OF Lot Two
of Block Fourteen IA OF the orlst.
nal Town of Mexico, Missouri, and
further states that the title to the
said lands is vested In him by reason
of the statute of Limitations
against all of these defendants and
every other person and that the legal
ana equitable title to the said land,
emanated from the United States Gov
eminent on the first day Of Sep
TENDER, 1888. But there is a defect
Of record in and to the said lands, BY
which 1t appears that on the 2Nh
day Of October. 1867, when the said
Thomas w. Cant was tho owner Of
the said West Half (1-2) OF the said
Lot Two (2), he executed to Josiah
Cant a mortgage on the said tract
thereby conveying the same to The
said Josiah CANT as a pledge for the
purpose OF paying a certain note Ia
said deed of trust described and that
the said note is long since due,
has been paid and Is barred by TIE
statute OF limitations; that as ~
pears from the record, the said mon.
gage vas never foreclosed nor the
same satisfied OF record and that on
account thereof the said Josiah Cant
and his heirs at law have an APPARENT
interest In the said tract Of land. And
1t Is further alleged that the said
Josiah Cant departed this life on ths
day of May, 1876, and that The
above named defendants are his sole
and only heirs at law and that the
above named Ventura Mcconnell and
Oliver Cant are non-residents Of the
State of Missouri.
Now, you, the above named non
resident defendants, are hereby mott.
titled of the nature and object Of
this action, and that the purpose and
object of this action as prayed in
said petition is to cancel said mort.
gage of record, to cure the said de-
feet OF record, and quiet the title in
the said plaintiff and to dlvest all
OF the said defendants, including the
nonresident defendants, of any inter.
therein and vest the same In this
plaintiff.
II is further ordered by the clerk Of
this court invocation that publication
be made, notifying the said nOn.reSi'
dent defendants Of the institution Of
MS suit. And now, you nonresident
defendants above named, are notified
d. the filing Of this suit and unless
you be and appear at the next rega'
ar term OF this court to be begun
and held at the Court House in the
City Of Mexico, Audraln County
Missouri. on the first Monday Of
Iune, 1909, and on or before the first
thereof, answer or otherwise
dead to plaintiffs petition, the same
VIII be taken as confessed and a
Judgment rendered accordingly /"
herein prayed.
And 1t is further ordered that
iopy hereof be published in the MeI'
co Weekly Ledger. n weekly newSpa'
yer published In Audraln
Missouri for four
successfully and the
insertion to be at least fifteen
iays before the commencement Of the
une, 1909. Term Of this court.
tate OF Missouri
Of Audrain
|, w. II. Morris, Clerk Audrain Coun'
: Circuit Court do hereby certify that
ne above and foregoing Is a true
opy OF the order of publication mace
, me as clerk in vacation in SAID
ause as the same appears Of rec
I'd In my office at Mexico, MIS-
ouri, this 9th day OF April, 1909.
W. II. Morris, Circuit Clerk.
5EAL)
obertson & Robertson. Attorneys for