Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-12-30


devisees of GeorgeT. 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-nine (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 us 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 title in
George T. Hardcastle, Addison L. Hard
castle, Edward NJ. Bryan, and Henry
B. Bryan which H. adverse to that of
plaintiff and that the said parties are
dead.
And plaintiff further states that he
verify believes that there are persons
who might claim said lands, the subject
matter of this petition as heirs, devisees
or assigns of the said George Il. 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 the
nature and extent of their interest is I'M
known to this plaintiff but so far as his
knowledge extends their interests are
derived from the said George 7. Hard
castle. deceased, Addison i. Hardcastle,
deceased, Edward NJ. Bryan, deceased,
and Henry b. Bryan, deceased, theil
heirs devisees or assigns, but the same
is adverse and prejudicial to this plain
tiff.
1t is therefore ordered by the Clerk Of
the Audrain County Circuit Court in
vacation that publication be made here
in notifying the defendants that plain
tiff has commenced suit against them If
the Audrain County Circuit Court the
object and general nature of which is tC
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 perfected
under the law and said title vested in hin
free from any claim of the defendants
herein, or their heirs, assigns, devisee
or persons who might claim or WHIT
claim under them in said land; and now
YOU defendants herein. are hereby mott
fed of the tendency of this suit, the OBJ
iect and general nature thereof, and I'M
less you be and appear at the next regu
lar term Of the Audrain County Cjrcui
Court, TO be begun and held at tn
Court House in Mexico, Audrain Coun
~. Missouri, on the 3rd Monday il
January 1910, and on or before the Is
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.
And it is further ordered that cop!
hereof be published in the Mexico Mis-
souri, Message, weekly newspape
published in Audraih County, Missouri
for four weeks successfully, the last in
sertion to be at least 10 days before III
first day of said next term of said Court
A true copy from the record. Attest
(SeaD W.H. NORRIS,
Clerk Audrain County Circuit Cour
By Pearl NJ. Morris, Deputy Clerk.
E.S. CAN'T, Attorney for Plaintiff.