The Marshall republican., 1911-08-03
July 2o.It
Order of Publication.

STATE OF MISSOURI ! &C
COUNTY OF SALINE 90
In the Circuit Court. September
Term, 1911.
In Vacation. July IL. 1911.
W. A. Plaintiff
VS..
The unknown heirs, unknown con.
sort, unknown devisees, unknown
donees, unknown ~alienees. and un.
known immediate, mesne OF remote
voluntary or Involuntary grantees,
OF the following named persons,
respectively, to wit; Mary Penning.
ton, Charles Taliaferro, Sarah X.
Wood, formerly Sarah X. Pollard.
Andrew W. Lynch and b. r. Cot.
fey. Defendants
Now at this day comes the plaintiff
herein by his attorneys, and 1les his
petition and AFFIDAVIT among other
things alleging that there are, or that
he verify believes there are, persons
interested In or who claim to be In
terested In the subject matter OF this
petition whose names he cannot In.
sert therein because they r un.
known to him. and that the ordinary
process OF law cannot be served on
them because they are unknown to
plaintiff. and that said unknown de-
PENDANTS are the unknown heirs. the
unknown consorts. the unknown de.
visees. unknown donees. unknown
alienees, and unknown Immediate,
mesne and remote. voluntary and In.
voluntary grantees OF the following
named persons, respectively, TO witt
Mary Pennington. Charles Taliaferro.
Sarah X. Wood, formerly Sarah X.
Pollard, Andrew W. Lynch and d. F.
Coffey.
And further containing certain al.
legations as follows:-That plaintin
Is the owner In fee simple absolute
and that he and those under whom
he claims have been In the open,
notorious. continuous. adverse. un.
interrupted. quiet. peaceable and ex.
elusive possession OF the following de.
scribed real estate, to wit.-The
southwest quarter OF the northwest
quarter and the the northwest quart.
er of the southwest quarter OF Sec.
ton i3, Township 40. Range 20. Saline
County, Missouri, claiming title there.
to and paying taxes thereon Tor more
than thirty.one years consecutively
next before the fling OF this suit.
That the title TO said real estate
emanated from the United States
Government more than said period OF
81 years ago. and that the same has
become fully vested In this plaintiff
and those under whom he claims
title, by Limitation under the pro.
visions of section 1884 OF Chapter 8.
Revised Statutes OF Missouri for 1909,
and under the provisions OF said
Chapter 8.
That defendants, as plaintiff Is In.
formed. claim or may claim some In
terest In said land adverse 10 plain.
tin, the nature and character OF
which, except as hereinafter stated.
Is TO the plaintiff unknown; that In
fact, law and equity, defendants have
no interest In or title TO said land or
any part thereof. and such claim, II
any. is a mere cloud on plaintiff's title
thereto.
"Plaintifr states that there are, or,
he verify believes there are. persons
interested In or who claim or might
| claim to be interested In the subject
matter OF this suit whose names he
cannot insert therein. because they
are unknown to him. a the unknown
heirs, consort. devisees. donees. alien
ees. and unknown Immediate. mesne
and remote voluntary and involuntary
gran tess OF Mary Pennington, which
persons derive or claim to derive their
title In and TO the west Ave acres oil
the east half OF the northwest quar-
ter OF the southwest quarter OF said
Section Is, which tract, with other
lands, was patented to the said Mary
Pennington on July 30, 1888. and the
patent Is recorded In Book 10. page
ass of the Records OF the General
Land ONCE at Washington, ID. c., bu,
the Plaintiff does not know whai
claim or interest said defendants
have or make In and to said land"
Plaintiff further states that there
are or he verify believes there art
persons interested In OF who claim OF
might claim to be Interested I'm the
subject matter OF this petition whose
names he cannot insert therein be
cause they are unknown to him al
the unknown heirs, concerts, devil
sees, donees. alienees and unknown
immediate, mesne or remote volun
tary or Involuntary grantees Of
Charles Taliaferro or Andrew w
Lynch or Sarah r. Wood formerly
Sarah r. Pollard, which persons claim
or might claim some Interest
in and to the east ten acres o.
the west half of the northwest
quarter OF the southwest quarter
OF said Section Is, under and BY
virtue OF q certain warranty deed re
corded In Book Z at page l7l, Record
ers once. Saline County. Missouri
and under and by virtue OF q certain
warranty deed recorded In Book "P'
at page ilS, Recorders ONCE In sal,
County; said deed recorded In Book
at page l7l attempting to convey thu
Interest OF the said Charles Taliaferr,
and wife. but failed to properly de
scribe said land or any land, and sai'
deed In Book "P"at page lis being
conveyance Of said land with othe
lands 10 the said Andrew w. Lyncl
from John Lynch. but no subsequen
conveyance appearing OF record con
yeying same IRON said Andrew "
Lvneh.