Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-04-22

County OF Andrain juno Term, lvOe.
James G. Bassford Plaintiff
VS..
Laura Clark, Ruth Craig, Elizabeth
Shirley and Joseph Cant, Defendants
Now on this 9Th day OF April, 1909,
comes plaintiff and tiles his petition,
duly verified by affidavit aud alleges
that he Is the owner OF an estate la fee
simple and In possession Of the East
Half (IS)of Lot Two (a) OF Block Fourteen
tI4) OF the original Town OF Mexico, Mis-
souri,, and that he has been such owner
and In possession thereof since the 2sth
day June 1879, and that the title TO the
said lands Is vested In him by reason Of
the statute OF limitations as against the
above named defendants and every other
person; that the legal and equitable title
10 the said lands emanated from the
United States Government on the first
day OF september, 1885. But there Is u
defect OF record In aud TO the said lands,
by which II appears that the same was
never conveyedby Thomas w. Cant, de-
ceased, who is the father OF tho above
named defendants aud that the said de-
| PENDANTS arc the sole and only heirs az
law OF the said Thomas w. Cant, deceas-
ed. Aud IL Is further alleged that the
title 10 the same did pass from the said
Thomas w. Cant and that these defend
snts have no legal or equitable title or
interest IN the said lands.
tits further alleged that all Of the said
defendants are non-resldents OF the State
OF Missouri aud cannot be served with
the ordinary process OF law.
Now, you, the above named non-resi-
dent defendants. are hereby notified of
the nature and object of this action and
that the purpose and object OF this action
as prayed In said petition, " TO cure the
defect OF said record and 10 quiet the title
10 the said plaintiff and divest oil OF you
said defendants OF any interest therein
and OF any apparent record title and vest
the title In this plaintlh and correct the
record title to the said lands.
II Is further ordered by the clerk OF this
court In vacation that publication be
made notifying you, the said non-resI-
dent defendants OF the institution Of this
suit Aud now you nonresident defend
ants above named, are hereby notified Of
tho filing Of this suit and unless you be
and appaaF at the RaEt regular term Qf
this court 20 be begun and bald 81 the
Court House 10 the City OF Mexico, Au-
drain County, Missouri, on the first Mon
day OF June, 1909, and on or before the
J first day thereof. answer or otherwise
plead 70 plaintiffs petition, the same win
DO taken as confessed and Judgment rom
dered accordingly as therein prayed.
II Il further ordered thata copy hera-
Of be published in the Mexico Missouri
Message. weekly newspaper published
In AudraIn County, Missouri. for four
weeks successfully, She last insertion 20
DO ~ least fifteen days before the COM
msncemeat Of the June Terra, iag9.of this
court.
State OF Missouri
County OF Audraln
/, w. II. Morris, Clark OF the AndFaIn
County Circuit Court, do horeby certify
that the above Il = true copy Of the order
Of publication made BY me as clerk, n
vacation. Ia said cause as chs same ap.
pears Of record IN my o1lce - Mexico
Missouri, this eth day Of April, ia9o.
Qsaall w. II. NORRIS,
Circuit Clerk
Robertson \ Robertson. Ati0rnegs iol
Plaintiff.