University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-08-26


deed r"GUius. one William Holton ac-
quired title to the Southeast quarter
OF the Southeast quarter OF said Sec
ton 80. but there is no deed or other
conveyance OF record from the said
William Holton. nor from any other
person or persons for him or claiming
under him tor said land by reason
whereof the defendants. the unknown
heirs, devisees. COnSorts and aiiene"e
of said William Holton, deceased. ap-
pear of record 10 have al interest
therein; That in the year 1862 James
S. I.anstiOr being the owner o. the
Southwest quartet % the Southw est
iquartei III Section -. being Il part OF
plaintiffs said real estate hereinafter
described. attempted to convey the
same TO one Tyre II. Watson under
whom the plaintiffs claim title, but
said I.angdons deed. which is dai"f
July i. 1852. duly acknowledged ami
OF record in Book Il az page ti2 Of
said records, failed to properly DE-
scribe said quarter section. ard ERROR
eously described the same as being in
Township Forty instead OF Township
Forty Nine; that by reason OF said
facts the unknown heirs. de.isees cor
sorts and alienerS of said James ;.
l.nngdon appear OF record 10 nave. an
interest in so much OF said real eStat"
as was owned by him a afor"Ea aid:
that in the year 1860. james u. Nc
Gee being the then owner OF the South
West quarter OF lie Southwest quarter
OF Section -, Township ~. !iaLgv IL.
being part OF plaintiffs said real
estate, attempted to convey the saMa
! TO James 5. LangdOn by deed dated
May Bird. 1860, duly acknowledged and
OF record in Book 81 at page go OF
| the deed records OF said county. but
the description in said deed. under
which said I.angdCn claimed. is in
definite in that ii does not locate what
part OF the Southwest quarter Is at
/ tempted to be conveyed. by reason
whereof the unknown heirs. deVisccs.
conSOrtS and alieneeS of said James Il.
McGee appear OF record to have an
| interest i'll SO much OF said land ror-
meriy owned by him as aforesaid.
| Plaintiffs further state that the said
Jere Kingsbury. William Smith. George
Sexton. William H. StapietOG. David
| r. Drake. Francis 7. Russell. William
| Holton. James :. I.ansdOn and James
| II. Melee are now all long since de
ceased. but whether they. or any Of
| them. died tcstate or Intestaie - L"
plaintiffs unknown; that the plaintiffs
verify believe that ther" ale persons
| Interested in or who claim 10 Be in
terestcd in the subject matter OF this
petition as heirs. dcviSccs. ccrsorts.
alienees and aSsigneoS of said Jore
kingSbury and oI sad William Saith.
espeUlively. AID as heirs. deEisc,s.
c0nsOrtS and aIienceS OF said George
Sexton. William II. Staplet0n, David
r. Drake. Francis +. Russell. William
Holton. James 5. i-angdon and James
| II. McGee. respectively. whose names
ana places Oi residence are TO plain
tiffs wholly unknown ard whose names
they cannot insert herein because un-
known to them; that said unknown
defendants derive or claim 70 derive
their title or claims as consOrts. heirs,
ideyiSeeS. alienees. asSigneeS OF !mme-
Idiate, meSne or remote. voluntary or
| involuntary grantees OF their reSpec-
Tive ancestors or predecessors in tile:
and that plaintiffs have described The
/ iiilti tSt> vi sum tthNt'' - l''-' -
and how derived, so far as their !nCwl-
! edge extends.
Il is therefore ordered by the clerk
of said court. in vacation. thai TN"
said defendants be notified by publ
cation that the plaintiffs. by petition
| herein filed. OF date August 10Th. 1910.
have commenced against them ain ac-
rior at law and in equity. the imme-
date object and general nature OF
which is TO enforce and establish 2
lawful right. claim and demand 10 aud
against certain real estate within the
jurisdiction Of this court. to-Wit, an
! action TO obtain decree OF this court
declaring perfect and absolute the rec
ord title Of these plaintiffs. by !mita-
! ton. in and to the following deScEib-
ed real estate. lying. being and situate
in Boone County, Missouri, to-wit: ~
acres. more or less being the North
nall OF the Southeast quarter OF SEC
ton 80. except the Northeast quarter
of the Northeast quarter OF said South
east quarter; ~ acres. the Southeast
quarter OF the Southeast quarter Of
Section 20: and ~ acres. the South
west quarter OF the Southwest quar-
ter OF Section % all in Township -
of Range Is. and thai the deeds OF
trust mentioned as unsatistieG OF rec
ord a. aforesaid be declared fully sat
isfed and discharged OF record.
It is further ordered that said de
PENDANTS be and appear in this court
on the first day OF the next term
thereof. TO be holden at the court house
in the City of Columbia. Boone County
Missouri. tc answer or plead to said
petition. OF in default therein said pc
titiOn will be taken ard adjudged as
confessed. and judgmcnt ny d'!aull
will be rendered against said defend
ants.
1t is further ordered that copy
thereof he duly published a least once
a week for four weeks sHccessive!H
in the University MissuUrian, a daily
newspaper printed. published and cir
culated in said Boone County. and des
ignated by plaintiffs attorneys as most
likely 10 give notice tC said defend
ants: the last insertion to b a leaS
fifteen days before said next term OF
said court.
A true copy from the record:
: Witness my hand as Clerk of the