Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-04-22
nnnra OF PUBLICATION.

ORDER OF PUBLICATION.
state of Missouri as
County Of Audrain -
In the Circuit Court, June Term. lsvs
James C. Bassford. PAINFUL
H. Cant. Joseph D. Cant, Tabitna
creasou. Ann Vance. Martha shock
Olive Crews, James L. Brown. hatne
Brown yerura Mcconnell and Oliver
Cant, Deien1A
Now on this 9th day Of April. 1902
comes plaintiff and files his petition
duly verified by affidavit and al
leges that he is the owner Of an es-
tate in fee simple and in possession
OF the West Half (i-2) Of Lot Two
OF block Fourteen (14) Of the Orisi-
nal Town Of Mexico. Missouri, and
further states that the title to the
sald iands is vested in him BY reason
of the statute OF limitations as
against all Of these defendants and
every other person and that the legal
and equitable title TO the said lands
emanated from tho United States Gov
ernment on the first day OF Sep
tember, 1855. But there is defect
OF record in and to the said lands. by
which 1t appears that on the zOth
day OF October, 1857, when the said
Thomas w. Cant was the owner OF
the said West Half u-2l Of the said
Lot Two (2), he executed to Josiah
Cant a mortgage on the said tract
thereby conveying the same to the
said Josiah Cant as pledge for the
purpose Of paying a certain note in
said deed Of trust described and that
the said note Is long since due.
has been paid and is barred by the
statute OF limitations; that as ap-
pears from the record, the said mort
gage was never foreclosed nor the
same satisfied of record and that on
account thereof the said Josiah Cant
and his heirs at law have an APPARENT
interest in the said tract Of land: And
II is further alleged that the said
Josiah Cant departed this life on the
- day of May, 1876, and that the
above named defendants are his sole
and only heirs at law and that the
above named Yertura Mcconnell and
Oliver Cant are non-residents Of the
State of Missouri.
Now, you, the above named non
resident defendants, are hereby noti-
titled of the nature and object OF
this action, and that the purpose and
object of this action as prayed in
said petition is to cancel said mort
gage OF record, to cure the said de-
feet of record, and quiet the title in
the said plaintiff and to divest all
of the said defendants, including the
nonresident defendants, of any inter-
est therein and vest the same in this
plaintiff.
1t is further ordered by the clerk OF
this court invocation that publication
be made. notifying the said non-resi-
dent defendants Of the institution OF
this suit. And now, you nonresident
defendants above named, are notified
Of the filing of this suit and unless
you be and appear at the next regu-
lar term Of this court to be begun
and hello II the Court House in the
City Of Mexico, Audraln County,
Missouri, on the first Monday 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 and al
judgment rendered accordingly as
therein prayed.
And 1t Is further ordered that a.
copy hereof be published in the Mex
leo Weekly Ledger, a weekly newspa-
per published in Audrain
County, Missouri for four
weeks successfully and the
last insertion to be at least fifteen
days before the commencement OF the
June, 1909, Term of this court.
State of Missouri
County of Audrain
!, w. H. Morris, Clerk Audrain Coun- |
ty Circuit Court do hereby certify that
the above and foregoing is a true
copy of the order of publication made
by me as clerk in vacation in said |
cause as the same appears of rec
ord in my office at Mexico, Mis-
souri,, this 9th day OF April, 1909.
W. H. Morris, Circuit Clerk.
(SEAL)
Robertson & Robertson, Attorneys for
Plaintiff. Cat