Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-08-12
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.
State of Missouri
County OF Audrain

Ith&c VI 4l&ccOuEi
County OF Audrain
In the Circuit Court. To September
Term, 1909.
S. v. Reynolds Plaintiff,
VS..
Unknown Heirs of William Marshall,
Sr., Deceased, Unknown Heirs of
James H. MIlliken. Deceased. the
Unknown Heirs and Widow of Mo
ses Young deceased and the unknown
Heirs and Assigns Of George w. Law
renee. deceased: and Thomas C. Het-
derson. Defendants.
The State of Missouri to the above
named defendants.
Now on this day comes the plain
tiff herein and by his verified petf.
tion states that he is now the owner
in fee simple and is
in the lawful pos
session Of the following described
tracts or parcels Of land, being and
situate IN the County Of AudraIn, anE
State of Missouri. to:wit;
All OF lots two (2) and three t3l !.
the Southwest quarter (1-D Of SEC
tion No. Thirty-one (al) in Town
ship Fiftyzhree (53l OF Range Eight
(s) west;
The North one-half tl-2) of ios
three t3) of the Northwest quar-
ter ia Of section six t6)
The North Thirty (so) cares
Of lot two ~ Of the Northwest quar-
ter u.4l OF said Section Six teJ in
Township Fifty-two (52l OF Range
I Eight ts weEt of the Fifth t5th,
Principal Meridian.
Containing in all 252 acres, more
or less.
That plaintiff holds the tide TO |
said real estate and that the title
thereto has fully vested in him. and
those under whom he claims, by liml.
tation under the provisions of sec
tion 1858, Chapter As, Article / oil
the Revised Statutes of the state
of Missouri;
That plaintiff and his consecutive
grantors have been in the lawful
possession of said real estate forI
more than forty consecutive years
last past, That said lands are claim
ed, or might be claimed, by anvil
or all Of the said defendants; that
said lands have not been in the
possession of defendants or any of
them who claim or might claim the
same, or anyone under whom theyI
or any of them claim, or might claimI
for more than forty consecutive years
last past.
That neither defendants. or any oil
them, nor anyone under whom they
or any OF them. claim or might
I
eialih' SAID lands, have ever
paid any taxes thereon for more thsa
forty years last past. That neither
defendants, or any Of them. hayel
ever brought an action to recover
said lands. That there appears ofl
record claim and title to said IandsI
So
IN favor Of defendants and adverse toI
plaintiff. in that prior to June LIST
1878 one William Marshall, sr.. own.
cd the following described land.
Forty t4o) acres, more or less. the
north one-half tl.2l of lot number. !
cd three (S) OF the northwest quar-.
Ter u-4) Of Section six &c, Town. ,
snip Fifty-two (52) North. Range
Eight (S) West of the Fifth t5tb, 4
Principal Meridian;
South end lot No. two t2,. south.
west quarter ia section Thirty.
one tSp, Township fifty-three (ssl
Range eight tS) West; described as
containing seventy (7o) acres. more
or less, being same land conveyed n
william House by James H. Mill.
ken on llth day of January. 1870. .
ana plaintiff in said petition fur. n
-her states that it appears tbatl +
Dames ii. Milliken, Moses Young andl c
'eorge w. Lawrence had rac. I,
'nd title to the land herein describ b
%. and plaintiff says that said o
Niliiken' Young and Lawrence did II
Is matter of fact, sell and con. h
'ey said land to PLAINTIFFS remote /,
,fanoor; !, but no conveyance froml
mem appears Of record, and that said u
Marshall. sr., conveyea tballs
ana held by him to plaintiffs "a
note grantor. but the Dissertation osl q,
'aia iand' in said conveyance is in. d,
,eiillte and uncertain. That all NJ T
ne ABOVE named parties died ,ntas st
ate more than thirty 1907 years apol bl
aaFing heirs who are to said nlain So
~ unknown, and he verify ba.I Ito
'YseS said heirs might claim OF
anu real estate. the subject matter tn
tniS action, as heirs of the parties 80
'st named, but their names boI
' ''l'i" insert in his said petition or
ere'a because they are unknown ~ an
~. ,.u, put as far as his knowledge ex. - y
,Is ', ., 'ne'r interest is derived from "
aid parties last above named az
!. v''S a o. said parties and plaintKf n bo
Is petition prays for a decree per. M,