Mexico Missouri message., 1909-12-02
of Burgess Calvert, deccased,or
those who might claim by, through


of Burgess Calvert, decrased,o
those who might claim by, through
or under him or them, Defendants |
The State of NiSso ri t. the above |
nan : De'c Ia Gr .4g:
Sow tIs December st, 1909, comes
the plaintiff and files with the Clerk of |
the Audrain County Circuit Court, in
vacation, his petition duly verified by
affidavit of plaintiff, wherein among
other things Plaintiff alleges that he
holds and is in possession of the follow !
ing real estate situated in Audrain
County, Mo-, to-wit: The West one half
(1-2) of the Northwest one fourth (l-4)
of the northeast one fourth IA of Sec
ton nineteen (i9) in township 30, range
8; that the title of said lands animated
from the United States Government
more than ten years prior to the filing
of plaintiffs petition, and that he and
those under whom he claims have been
in possession thereof and have paid all
taxes thereon for more than 30 years
prior to the filing of the petition
herein; that defendants nor any one
for them have been in possession of said
land or paid any taxes thereon for all
that period of time. And plaintiff states
that defendants appear to have title of
record to said land, and that plaintiff
verify believes that said defendants
might claim some interest in said real
estate above described as heirs, devisees
or assigns of said Burgess Calvert, de-
ceased or who might claim by, through
or under him or them and other parties
whose names he cannot insert herein
because they are unknown to him, and
the interest that they might claim in
and to said lands above decribed, are
unknown, but that any interest that
they might claim would come to them
by, through or under the said Burgess
Calvert, deceased, whose interest this
plaintiff has no knowledge of.
1t is therefore ordered by the Clerk of
the Audrain County Circuit Court, in
vacation, that publication be made
herein notifying the defendants herein,
that plaintiff has begun suit against
them in the Circuit Court of Audraln
County, Missouri, the object and gen
eral nature of which is to obtain a de-
cree of said Court, perfecting plaintiffs
record title to the aforesaid described
land, by limitation, and forever barring
defendants from claiming any right, title
or interest in said lands; and now you,
the unknown heirs or devisees of Bur-
Igess Calvert, deceased, or those who
might claim by, through or under them
are hereby notified of the commence
ment of this suit, the object and gener
al nature thereof; and unless you be
and appear at the next regular term of
the Audrain County Circuit, Court to be
begun and held at the court house in
Mexico, Audrain County, Missouri, on Bird
Monday in January, 1910, and on or be
fore the first day ri said term, answer or
otherwise plead to Plaintiffs petition
the same will be taken as confessed and
decree rendered as prayed in the peti-
ton.
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, w. II. NORRIS,
Clerk Audrain County Circuit Court
(Seal)
John T. Baker, Atty. for Plaintiff.