Mexico Missouri message., 1909-05-06

state OF Missouri In the Circuit Court,
County OF Audrain June Term, 1909.
James c. Bassford Plaintiff
VS..
Laura Clark, Ruth Craig, Elizabeth
Shirley and Joseph Cant, Defendants
Now on this 9Th day OF April. 1909,
comes plaintiff and files his petition,
duly verified by affidavit aud alleges
that he is the owner OF an estate In foe
simple and In possession OF the East
Half GOof Lot Two C2) OF Block Fourteen
(i4) OF the original Town OF Mexico, Mis-
souri,, and that he has been such owner
and In possession thereof since the 18th
day june 1879, and that the title 10 tho
said lands Is vested in him by reason OF
the statute Of limitations as against the
above named defendants aud every other
person; that the legal and equitable title
10 the said lands emRnated from tho
United States Government on the first
\ day of September, 1888. But there is n
defect Of record In and to the said lands,
by which II appears that the same was
never convey eddy Thomas W. Cant. de-
ceased, who Is the father OF the above
named defendants and that the said de-
PENDANTS are the sole and only heirs at
law OF the said Thomas w. CANT, decoas-
cd. Aud II Is further alleged that the
title 90 the same did pass from the said
Thomas w. Cant and that these defend
snts have no legal or equitable title or
interest In the said lands.
| II Is further alleged that all Of the said
defendants are non-resldents OF the State
OF Missouri and cannot be served with
the ordinary process of law.
Now, you, the above named non-resI.
dent defendants, are hereby notified oil
the nature aud object OF this action and
that the purpose and object of this action
as prayed In said petition, is to cure the
defect OF said record and TO quiet the title
In the said plaintiff and dlvest all OF you
said defendants of any interest therein
and OF any apparent record title aud vest
the title in this plaintiff and correct the
record title to the said lands.
II Is further ordered by the clerk OF thl,
court In vacation that publication b,
made notifying you, the said nOn-resl.
dent defendants OF the institution OF thl.
suit. Aud now you nom resident defend
ants above named, are hereby notified o.
the filing OF this suit and unless you b,
and appear at the next regular term o.
this court 70 be begun and held at the
Court House In the City of Mexico, Au
drain County, Missouri. on the first Mon
day OF June, 1909, and on or before th,
first day thereof, answer or otherwls,
plead 20 plaintiffs petition, the same will
be taken as confessed aud Judgment rem.
dered accordingly as therein prayed.
IL ls further ordered that copy here
Of be published In the Mexico Missouri
Message, u weekly newspaper publishe,
In Audrain County, Missouri, for fou
weeks successfully, the last insertion /,
be at least fifteen days before tho com
mencement OF tho June Term, I9O9.oi thI
court.
State Of Missouri :.
County OF Audraln
], w. II. Morris, Clerk OF the Andrair
County Circuit Court, do hereby eertlf,
that the above Is a true copy OF the orde
OF publication made by me as clerk, Il
vacation, In said cause as the same ap
pears Of record in my Office Al Mexico
Missouri, this 9th day OF April. 1900.
tSeaD w. II. NORRIS,
Circuit Clerk.
Robertson 4 Robertson, Attorneys 10
Plaintiff.