Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-12-23

The unknown heirs, assigns and
devisees of George II. Hardoastle
deceased, Addison l.. Hardcas-
tie, deceased, Edward NJ. Bryan
deceased, and Henry B. Bryan,
deceased, and all persons claim
ing or who might claim by,
throuhg or under them or eth
er of them, Defendants
The State of Missouri to the Above
Named Defendants, Greeting:
You are hereby notified that on this
December LIST, 1909 comes plaintiff in
above entitled cause, and files with the
Clerk of the Audrain County Circuit
Court, in vacation, his petition duly
verified by affidavit wherein among
other things plaintiff alleges that he is
the owner in fee and in full possession
of the following described land situated
in the County of Audrain and State of
Missouri, tO-wit The West one half
of the Southeast quarter and east one
half of the Southwest quarter all of sec
ton twenty-nine (29), township fifty
two (52), range (9) and that he and
those under whom he claims title to said
land have for more than thirty consecu-
tive years last past, been in the quiet,
peaceable continuous, notorious, open
and adverse possession thereof, claim
ing the same as their own and paying all
the taxes thereon; and that the title to
said land emanated from the United
States Government in the year 1854 ;that
neither the defendants or those who
might claim said lands under them have
been in possession thereof, or paid any
taxes thereon nor brought any action to
recover the same for more than thirty
consecutive years last past.
Plaintiff in said petition further states
that there appears of record title in
George T. Hardcastle, Addison L. Hard
castle, Edward NJ. Bryan, and Henry
B. Bryan which is adverse to that of
plaintiff and that the said parties are
dead.
And plaintiff further states that he
verify believes that there are persons
who might claim said lands, the subject
matter of this petition as heirs, devisees
or assigns of the said George Il. Hard.
castle, Addison L. Hardcastle, Edward
NJ. Bryan and Henry B. Bryan, whose
names he cannot insert herein because
they are unknown to him and whose in
terest he cannot describe because the
nature and extent of their interest is I'M
known to this plaintiff but so far as his
knowledge extends their interests are
derived from the said George Il. Hard
castle, deceased, Addison L. Hardcastle,
deceased, Edward NJ. Bryan, deceased,
and Henry B. Bryan, deceased, their
heirs devisees or assigns, but the same
is adverse and prejudlcial to this plain
tiff.
II is therefore ordered by the Clerk of
the Audrain County Circuit Court in
vacation that publication be made here
in notifying the defendants that plain
tiff has commenced suit against them in
the Audrain County Circuit Court the
object and general nature ofwhich is to
have the record titleto said above de-
scribed lands perfected In him by de-
cree of this Court and that the Court
order adiudge and decree plaintiffs
title by limitation to said land perfected
under the law and said title vested in him
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herein, or their heirs, assigns, devisees
or persons who might claim or who
claim under them in said land; and now,
you defendants herein, are hereby noti-
fed of the tendency of this suit, the OBJ
ject and general nature thereof, and I'M
less you be and appear at the next regu-
lar term of the Audrain County Circuit
Court, to be begun and held at the
Court House in Mexico, Audrain Coun-
~, Missouri, on the 3rd Monday in
January 1910, and on or before the LIST
day of said term, answer or otherwise
plead to plaintiffs petition the same
will be taken as confessed and decree
rendered as prayed in the petition.
And it is further ordered that copy
hereof be published in the Mexico Mis-
souri, Message, weekly newspaper
published in Audrain County, Missouri,
for four weeks successfully, the last in
sertion to be at least Is days before the
first day of said next term Of said Court.
A true copy from the record. Attest;
(SeaD W. II. MORRIS,
Clerk Audrain County Circuit Court
BY Pearl NJ. Morris, Deputy Clerk.
ELS. CAN'T, Attorney for Plaintiff.