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

III luo OlECutl OOuTls
January Term, 1910.
d. w. Butler ............P Plaintiff.
VS..
Elmira Taylor Young, Mary Young,
Thanny Ann Young, Nancy Jane
Young. Ellen Young, the heirs at
law of Thornton Young, deceased,
or IL they be not living their un-
known heirs. ... Defendants.
THE STATE OF MISSOURI TO THE
ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS,
GREETING:
Your are hereby notified that on
this November 23rd, 1909, plaintiff
filed 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 in possession of and
holds title to certain real estate
situated in the County of Au-
drain and State of Missouri
described as follows. to-wit:
The West half (1-2) of the South
East quarter Q-4), and ten and fifty
- eight one hundredths 10.5S) acres,
being a part of the East half 1-2) Of
the South East quarter (1-D of Sec
ton .Thirty-fve 1851 Township Fifty
two 1922, North of Range Ten (1O),
west of the 9Th P. M. bounded and des-
cribed as follows: Begin at the South
West corner of said east half Q-2)
of the South East quarter Q-D, and
run thence East along the Section line
Three Hundred and forty (340) links,
then north to a point on the north
line of said quarter section one hun
dred and eighty-nine (1S9) links East
of the North West corner of said East
half (1-2) of the South East quarter
0-4), thence west one hundred and
eighty-nine (1S9) links to said north
west corner, thence South along the
west line of said East half Q-2) OF
the South East quarter Q-Q to the
point of beginning, all the above des-
cribed lands are being and situated in
Section Thirty-five $3.50 Township
Fifty-two (52), North Range Ten (10).
West of the 5th P. M. in AudTain
County, Missouri, containing In all
9O58 acres more or less as per
original survey; That the title to all
of said lands is vested in plaintiff and
those under whom he claims by limi-
tation under the provisions of Section
-426S, Revised Statutes of Missouri for
1899 and the equitable title thereto
emanated from the United States
Government more than thirty years
ago; and that plaintiff and those un-
lawful, actual, open, notorious, cons
tinuous, exclusive and adverse pos
session thereof claiming said lands
and paving all taxes thereon for more
than thirty years.
And plaintiff in said petition fur
Their states that the heirs of said
Thornton Young, deceased, appear 70
have a claim to title of record adverse
to that of plaintiff in this, to-wit:
said Thornton Young obtained rec
ord title to said lands herein des-
-cribed by deed of warranty from
Thomas ]. Davis and wife, Mary Ann
dated January 18th, 1866, and filed
the same for record and said deed was
recorded in Book "E" page 1893, Deco
Records of Audrain county; thai
in 1856 said Thornton YOUNG
died intestate, leaving widow
Sarah Young, and his lawful
heirs, Blmira Taylor Young
Mary Young, Thanny Ann Young
Nancy Jane Young, and Ellen Young
as his heirs, Sarah Young, the widow
subsequently married one John Magic
and she and her husband, John Nagle
conveyed by quit-claim deed all hel
right, title and interest in and to sale
lands on October 9Th, 1868, as appears
of record in Book IN" page 129, Re
COTQeT 5 OllCb III AuuA all SOuhby
Missouri, that in the year 1853, GER
tain judicial proceedings were com
menced in the Audraln County Cir
cult Court by the administrator of thu
estate of Thornton Young, deceased
together with the heirs herein namet
as the plaintiffs against one James N
Rodman and certain orders of publ
cation were had in said Court with {
view of disposing of and selling sait
lands herein by judicial sale where
in James N. Rodman was alleged II
be nonresident of the State of Mis-
souri, and said publication was vague
and defective in this, 1t failed to pro
perly describe said land and the judg
ment entered insaid cause failed K
recite that said Rodman was dull!
served with process and the descrip
ton of said land in said proceeding
were vague, indefinite and uncertain
by reason whereof there Is a cloud OF
plaintiffs record title.
Plaintiff further alleges that sail
Thornton Young died intestate NOR
- than thirty years ago and that tn
names of the unknown heirs of salt
a Thornton Young other than thos
4 named herein, If any there be, are un
known to plaintiff and for that reason
he can not insert their names herein
that the interests OF Salu uuknOWl
persons, If any, is that of the heirs o
said Thornton Young and is derives
through said Thornton Young as thei
ancestor.
Plaintiff further says that the in
terest Of said unknown persons can
not be described more fully by hin
because their interests is unknown
and all of whose names and places o
residence are unknown to him. Blu
plaintiff verify believes that all Of sal
defendants are non-residents of tn
State of Missouri.
1t is therefore ordered by the Clerl
of the Audrain County Circuit Court
IN vacation, that publication be mad
-, herein notifying the defendants afore