Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-12-16
Order of Publication.

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The unknown heirs, assigns and
devisees Of George T. Hardcastle
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 (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 a title in
George Z. 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 person:
who might claim said lands. the subjec
matter of this petition as heirs, devisee;
or assigns of the said George 4. 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 thu
nature and extent of their interest is I'M
known to this plaintiff but so far as hi
. knowledge extends their interests arr
derived from the said George T. Hard
castle. deceased, Addison L. Hardcastle
deceased, Edward NJ. Bryan, deceased
and Henry b. Bryan, deceased, thei
heirs devisees or assigns, but the SAINT
is adverse and prejudicial to this plain
tiff.
1t is therefore ordered by the Clerk o
/, the Audrain County Circuit Court il
vacation that publication be made here
ia notifying the defendants that plain
tiff has commenced suit against them il
: the Audrain County Circuit Court tn
!, object and general nature of which is Il
have the record title to said above de
scribed lands perfected in him by de
cree of this Court and that the Cour
order adjudge and decree plaintiff
,, title by limitation to said Iand perfecteu
under the law and said title vested in hin
free from any claim of the defendant
herein, or their heirs, assigns, deyisee
! or persons who might claim or VIII
claim under them in said land and now
! you defendants herein, are hereby mott
fled of the tendency of this suit, the Oh
l iect and general nature thereof, and un
less you be and appear ut the next regu
lar term of the Audrain County Circuj
Court, to be begun and held at III
Court House in Mexico, Audrain COun
", Missouri, on the 3rd Monday /
January 1910, and on or before the l.
day of said term, answer or Otherwis
plead 20 plaintiffs petition the sam
will be taken as confessed and deere
; rendered as prayed in the petition.
I And it is further ordered that IA cop
hereof be published in the Mexico Mis-
= souri, Message, II weekly newspape
published in Audrain County, Missouri
5 for four weeks successfully. the last in
l sertlon to be at least 10 days before tn
3 first day of said next term of said Cour
9 A true copy from the record. Attest
> (SeaD w. IL. NORRIS,
= Clerk Audrain County Circuit Com
D BY Pearl NJ. Morris, Deputy Clerk.
4 E.S. CAN'T, Attorney for Plaintiff.