Mexico Missouri message., 1909-04-29
Order Of Publication.

Oroef OF publication.
state OF Missouri In the Circuit cou
County Of Audraln June Term. I'D
James @. Bassford Plant
VS..
Laura Clark, Ruth Craig. Elizabeth
Shirley and Joseph Cant, Defendant
Now on this 9th day OF April, 1900
comes plaintiff and files his petition,
duly verified by affidavit and alleges
that he il the owner Of an estate In fec
simple and In possession OF the East
Half C<)of Lot Two ts) OF Block Fourteen
(I) OF the original Town OF Mexico, Mis-
souri,, and that he has been such owner
aud In possession thereof since the 2sth
day June 1879, aud that the title 70 the
said lands ls vested In him by reason OF
the statute OF limitations rs against the
above named defendants aud every other
person; that tho legal aud equitable titlo
10 tho said lands emanated from the
United States Government on tho FIRST
day of September, 1898. hut there ls "a
defect Of record In and ~ tho said lands.
by which II appears that the same was
never eonveyedby Thomas W. Cant, de-
ceased, who Is the father OF the above
named defendants and that che said de-
PENDANTS arc the sole and only heirs at
law OF the said Thomas w. Cant, decoas-
ed. Aud IL Is further alleged that tho
title 10 the same did pass from the said
Thomas w. Cant and that these defend :
snts have no legal or equitable title Oh
interest In the said lands.
tits further alleged that all OF the said
defendants are non-resIdents OF the State
OF Missouri and cannot DO served with
the ordinary process OF law.
Now, you, the above named non-resi-
dent defendants, are hereby notified Of
the nature and object OF this action and
that the purpose aud object OF this action
as prayed in said petition, IL 20 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 and vest
the title In this plaintiff and correct the
record title 70 the said lands.
II Is further ordered by the clerk OF this
court In vacation that publication DO
made notifying you, the said nOn-resl-
dent defendants OF the institution OF this
suit. And now you nonresident defend.
ants above named. are hereby notified OF
the filing OF this suit and unless you be
and appear at the next regular term OF
this court TO 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 the
first day thereof, answer or otherwise
plead TO plaintiffs petition, the same will
be taken as confessed aud judgolnnt rem :
dercd accordingly as therein prayed.
II is further ordered that copy here
Of be published In the Mexico Missouri
Message, n weekly newspaper published
In Audraln County, Missouri, for -four
weeks SUCCESSFULLY, the last insertion IA
be at least fifteen days before the COM
mencement OF the Juno Term, lOO0,of this
court.
state0t Missouri
County OF Audraln
/, w. II. Morris, Clerk Of the Audraln
County Circuit Court. do hereby certify
that the above Is true copy OF the order
Of publication made by me as clerk, In
vacation, In said cause as the same ap'
pears OF record In my Office at Mexico
Missouri, this 9th day Of April, 1900.
(Seall w. II. MORRIS,
Circuit Clerk.
Robertson Il Robertson, Attorneys fol
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