Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-07-29
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.
In the Circuit Court.
State of Missouri.

oldIe VI MlSSOuIl
IS.
County of Audrain.
To September term 1909.
Samuel A. Wilson, ..... Plaintiff.
VS..
Annie E. McIlwrath, Benjamin Pledge
and Jefferson T. Pledge and
Martha F. Monroe, 49,. Defendants.
Now on this June 18th, 1909, comes
plaintiff and shows to the Court that
on May 25th, 1908, in the name of
Josey A. Davis as plaintiff this suit
was instituted; that since the institu-
ton of this suit on the 18th day OF
December 1908, said JOsey A. Davis,
who was the mother of this plaintiff,
died intestate in Audrain county,
Missouri. and left this plaintiff her
son, as her only heir, and at the Janu-
AIRY term of this Court for 1909, the
death of said Josey A. Davis was
suggested and the Court by order
revived this action in the name OF
this PLAINTIFF and further that de-
PENDANT Jefferson r. Pledge is a non
resident of the State of Missouri, so
that the ordinary process of law can
not be served upon him in this state.
1t is therefore ordered by the
Court, that publication be made here
in, notifying the said nonresident
defendant Jefferson T. Pledge, of the
pendency of this suit, the object and
general nature of which is to obtain
a decree of partition, and order Of
sale, if partition cannot be made in
kind, of the following described real
estate, viz: Lots, 3, 4, Z & in block
2 of John Swans Addition to the
town of Clinton City, Missouri, now
known as AuXvasse, Missouri, also
the west half of the east half of the
southeast quarter and the west half
of the southeast quarter, all in sec
ton 20, in township 40, range 8 in
Galloway county, Missouri.
Also the south half of the south
east quarter and the southeast fourth
of the southwest quarter, and lot No. 2
of the southwest quarter, all in
section 81, township so, range 8 west
in Audrain county, Missouri.
And that the interest of said JEFF
! ferson T. Pledge is an undivided one
fourth, subject to the life estate of
defendant Annie b. McIlwrath; and
now you said nonresident defendant
Jefferson r. Pledge, are hereby nOti-
fed of the tendency of said suit, the
object and general nature thereof,
/ anu gOu DC anu appear III luO
Audrain County Circuit Court on the
first day of the next regular term
thereof, to be begun and held at the
Court House in the City of Mexico
Audrain county, Missouri, on the 3rd
Monday in September, 1909, and on
or before the first day of said term
answer or otherwise plead to plain
tiff's petition the same will be taken
as confessed and decree rendered
as prayed, and said property be par
titioned, and the proceeds be dis
tributed as their several interests
may demand.
And it is further ordered that a
copy hereof be published in the Mex
leo Missouri Message, weekly pub
lished in Audrain County, Missouri,
for four weeks successfully, the last
insertion to be at least Is days before
the first day of said next regular
term of this Court.
State Of Missouri.
SIS.
County OF Audrain,
/, W. II. Morris, Clerk Of the Cir
cult court Of Audrain county, Mis-
souri,, do hereby certify that the
above and foregoing is a full and
true copy of the order of publica-
ton in the case of Samuel A. Wilson
vs.. Annie e. McIlwrath, ct al, as full
ly as the same appears OF record in
my office.
Witness my hand and official seal,
at Office in Mexico, Audrain county;
Missouri, this June 18th, 1909.
w. II. MORRIS,
Clerk Circuit Court OF Auudrain
County, Missouri.
(SeaI)
Fry & Rodgers, Attorneys. for
Plaintiff.