Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-08-26

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ltiff herein and by his verified ped'
tiOn states that be Is now the owner
I'm fee simple and Is
lin the lawful pos
session Of the following described
ltracts or parcels Of land, being and
situate In the County of Audrain. an
state Of Missouri. to- wit;
All Of lots two (2) and three (sl,I
the Southwest quarter u-D OF Sec
ton No. Thirtyone t31) in Town
ship Fiftythree (5Sl Of Range Eight
CS) west:
The North one-haif tl-9 Of lot
three (sl of the Northwest quar-
ter 40 Of section SIX (el
The North Thirty 1907 cares
OF lot two (2) Of the Northwest guar
ter u-4) Of said Section Six (s) in
Township Fifty-two (s2) 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 nmi-
tAtion under the provisions OF sec
ton 426s, Chapter As, Article l 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 oil
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 tha
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 Claim and title to said lands
in favor OF defendants and adverse to |
plaintiff. in that prior to June lst
1878 one William Marshall, sr.. own.
ed the following described land:
Forty t4O) acres, more or less, the
north one'haf Q-2) OF lot number.
ed three (S) Of the northwest quar-.
ter 40 Of Section six 90 Town.
ship Fifty-two (52) North. Range
Eight ts) West Of the Fifth (5th)
Principal Meridian;
South end lot No. two (2l, south
west quarter (1.4) section Thirty
one (3D, Township fifty-three (53)
Range eight 49, West; described as
containing seventy (70J acres, more
or less, being same land conveyed to
William House by James H. Mill
ken on 1lth day of January, 1S4O."
And plaintiff in said petition fur
ther 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-
Tey 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 (SO) years ago
leaving heirs who are to said plain.
tiff unknown, and he verify be
lieVes said heirs might claimI
said real estate, the subject matter
OF this action, as heirs of the parties
last named, but their names hel
cannot insert in his said petition orl
herein because they are unknown TO
him, 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.
fecting 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 will ad-
Judge plaintiffs interest therein to
be fee simple title free from
the claims of said defendants, and n
good record title.
And 1t Is therefore ordered bv tho
Court that said defendants be and /
they are hereby required to an.
pear at the September term. 1909 I
OF said Circuit Court of Audrain {
County, Missouri, to be held al tbe h
City of Mexico, therein, beginning ON !
me third Monday Of September. 1909 Z
and on or before the third day ofls
Sald term to plead the plaintiffs !
said petition or bin, or that. in de. }
IauH Of such pleading by them. tbelI;
same will be taken as confessed. |,
And now accordingly you, the de. )
lendants above mentioned and do. !
'cribed, TAKE NOTICE, that in 2
me name Of the State of MissourI =
and by these presents you are here.
'y notified OF the commencement NJ
'aid suit, the object and general ma.
7ure OF which Is to obtain a iude.
nent and decree of the Audra,n
county (Missouri) Circuit Court IN
Accordance with eba .,,..,