University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-12-14
ORDER OF PUBLICATION


State of Missouri, County Of Boone, SIS.
In the Circuit Court, October Term,
1910. November Adjourned Session.
j. w. Schwaba, Plaintiff, against
the unknown heirs, devisees, consorts
and alienees of Robert Wash, de.
ceased, and the unknown heirs, de-
Visees. consorts and alienees OF Ma.
thaniel w. Wilson, deceased, Defend.
ants.
The State of Missouri, to the above.
named defendants, Greeting:
Now on this the 21st day of No
vember, 1910, in session of term time
OF the Circuit Court of Boone county,
Missouri. at the November Adjourned
Session OF the October Term, 1910,
| OF said court, comes the plaintiff
herein, by his attorneys, and files his
petition in suit herein, duly verified
by the affidavit of plaintiff, and in
said petition states, among other
things, that the interests of the de-
PENDANTS herein, SO far as he is able
to ascertain, are derived from and
made apparent by the following facts
and defects in the record title to the
real estate hereinafter described, to-
wit: That Robert Wash acquired title
to said real estate by patent from
| the United States of America. dated
November 18th, 1923, but there is no
deed or other conveyance of record
in Boone county, Missouri, from the
said Robert Wash, nor from any other
person or persons for him or claiming
under him, except a certain tax deed,
dated May -, 1914, and of record in
Book n at Page 40 of the deed rec
ords OF said county, which tax deed
is void and wholly insufficient to con-
Vey title to said land, by reason where
Of the defendants, the unknown heirs.
ldevisees, consorts and alienees of
Robert Wash, deceased, appear of rec
ord to have an interest in said land:
That Nathaniel W. Wilson acquired
title TO said real estate by two GER
tain deeds, one dated May 10, 1874,
and recorded in Book n at Page 40
of said deed records, the other dated
July is, 1S49 and recorded in Book
| I at page G31 of said records; that
| there is no deed or other conveyance
OF record in said county from said
Nathaniel w. Wilson, nor from any
other person or persons for him or
claiming under him for said land, ex-
cept 4 certain sheriff's deed under
execution. purporting to convey the
interest of said Nathoniel w. Wilson
In said land, but the original papers
in the proceedings upon which said
deed was founded are lost or de-
stroyed and it is impossible to deter
mine whether said proceedings were
regular, so that plaintiffs title is rem.
Idered objectionable TO purchasers,
and the defendants, the unknown
heirs, devisees, consorts and alienees
Iappear of record to have an interest
in said land; and the plaintiff further
states that the said Robert Wash and
Nathaniel w. Wilson are both now
long since deceased, but whether they
Dr. either of them died testate or in.
testate is to plaintiff unknown; that
he verify believes that there are per.
sons Interested in or who claim to be
interested in the subject matter OF
the petition as heirs, devisees, con.
sorts and alienaes of said Robert
Wash, deceased, and of Nathaniel w.
Wilson, deceased, respectively, whose
names and places OF residence are To
Eplaintiif wholly unknown and whose
names he cannot insert herein because
unknown TO him; that said unknown
defendants derive or claim to derive
their title or claims as heirs. devisees
iconsorts and alieneeS, or immediate
meSne or remote, voluntary or involun
tary grantees Of said deceased persons
respectively, as their respective an,
cestors OF predecessors in title: and
that the plaintiff has described the
interests of said unknown parties, and
how derived. so far as his knowledge
!. extends.
1t is therefore ordered by the court
that the said defendants be notified
by publication that the plaintiff, by
petition herein filed, Of date Novem
Der 2lst. 1910. has commenced agains,
them an action at law and in equity
the immediate object and general ma
ture of which is to enforce and es
: tablish lawful right, claim and de
. mand to and against certain real es
tate within the jurisdiction OF this
court, to.wit, an action to obtain de
, cree of this court declaring perfect
and absolute the record title of this
plaintiff, by limitation, in and to the
| following described real estate, lying
being and situate in Boone county
Missouri, to-wit: The West half OF
the Northwest quarter Of Section
Thirty-four, in Township Fifty, oil
Range Thirteen, containing Eighty
:. acres. more or less.
: 1t 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, on Monday, the sec
ond day of January, 1911, to answer
or plead to said petition, or in de
fault therein said petition will be TAX
: en- and adjudged as confessed and
Judgment by default will be rendered
against said defendants.
1t is further ordered that copy
hereof be duly published at least once
week for four weeks successfully
in the University Missourian, a daily
: newspaper printed, published and cir