Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-09-02
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state Of Missouri
couaty Of Audrsin
In the Cip,uit Court. To September
Term, 1909.
s. V. Reynolds PAINFUL
Unknown Heirs Of william Marshall,
ST.. Deceased. Unknown Heirs Of
James II. MrlIken. Deceased. the
Unknown Heirs and widow Of Mo-
SEES Young ,deeeased,s and the unknown
Heirs and Assigns Of George w. Law
renee, deceased. and Thomas Q. Hen
derson. Deienu@n
The state Of Missouri TO the above
named defendants.
Nov on this day comes tho plain
TN herein and by his verified peu-
ton states that be Is now the owner
in Zee 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, an
state Of Missouri. to:wit;
All Of lots two CD and three (s),
the Southwest quarter tl-4) Of Sec
ton No. Thirty-one (3l) In Town
ship Fiftythree (5s) Of Range Eight
fS) west;
The North one-haf GA Of lot
three go of the Northwest quar-
ter u-G OF section six (6l
The North Thirty 1907 cares
of lot two (2) of the Northwest quar-
ter u-4) Of said Section Six (e) in
Township Fifty-two (52l of Range
Eight (s) west of the Fifth (5thl
Principal Meridian.
Containing in all 252 acres. more
or less.
That plaintiff holds the title to
sa' real estate and that the title
thereto has fully vested In him, and
those under whom he claims. by limi-
tation under the provisions of sec
ton 426S, Chapter As. Article 1 Of
the Revised Statutes of the State
Of Missouri;
That plaintiff and his consecutive
grantors have been in the lawful
possession Of said real estate for
more than forty consecutive years
last past, That said lands are claim
ed, or might be claimed, by any
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 they
or any of them claim, or might claim
for more than forty consecutive years
last past.
That neither defendants, or any Of
them, nor anyone under whom they,
or any Of them. claim or might
claim, said lands, have ever
paid any taxes thereon for more tina
forty years last past. That neither
defendants, or any OF them, have
ever brought an action to recover
said lands. That there appears Of
record a claim and title to said lands
In favor OF defendants and adverse TO
plaintiff, in that prior to June LIST,
1873 one William Marshall. ST., own.
cd the following described land;
Forty t4O) acres, more or less, the
north one-half (i-2l Of lot number
ed three t3) of the northwest guar
ter 40 Of Section six (6) Town
ship Fifty-two fs2l North. Range
Eight (s) West of the Fifth (5th)
Principal Meridian;
South end lot No. two (2), south
west quarter Q-4l section Thirty
one t31l, Township fifty-three 1881
Range eight (S) West: described as
containing seventy (70l acres. more
or less, being same land conveyed t
William House by James H. Mill
ken on 18th day of January, 1870"
And plaintiff in said petition fur.
Their states that it appears that
James H. Milliken, Moses Young an
George w. Lawrence had a rec
ord title to the land herein describ.
ed, and plaintiff says that said
Milliken, Young and Lawrence did,
as a matter of fact, sell and con.
vey said land to plaintiffs remote
grantor; but no conveyance from
them appears of record, and that said
William Marshall, Sr., conveyed the
land held by him to plaintiffs re-
mote grantor, but the description Of
said land, in said conveyance, is in
definite and uncertain. That all Of
the above named parties died intes-
tate more than thirty (30) years ago
leaving heirs who are to said plain.
tiff unknown, and he verify be
iieves said heirs might claim
said real estate, the subject matter
OF this action, as heirs of the parties
last named, but their names he
cannot insert In his said petition or
herein because they are unknown to
MIN, but as far as his knowledge ex.
tends, their interest is derived from
said parties last above named as
heirs OF said parties and plaintiff in
his petition prays for a decree per.
tecting his record title to the land
herein described andthat said defend.
ants be forever barred from claim.
ing any title to or interest in said
land, and that the Court win ad.
Judge plaintiffs interest therein 10
De a fee simple title free from
the claims Of said defendants, and a
good record title.
And 1t Is therefore ordered by the
Court that said defendants be and
they are hereby required to an.
pear at the September term, 1909,
OF said Circuit Court of Audrain
county, Missouri. to be held at the
City Of Mexico, therein. b~eeipnino ~