The Marshall republican., 1911-07-27

STATE OF MISSOURI &C
COUNTY OF SALINE 90
In the Circuit Court. September
Term, 1911.
In Vacation, July IL, 1911.
W. A.
VS..
The unknown heirs. unknown con.
sort. unknown devisees, unknown
donees, unknown ~alienees, and un.
known immediate, mesne or remote
voluntary or involuntary grantees,
of the following named persons,
respectively. to wit; Mary Penning.
ton, Charles Taliaferro. Sarah Il.
Wood. formerly Sarah X. Pollard,
Andrew W. Lynch and Is. +. Cot.
fey, Defendants
Now at this day comes the plaintiff
herein by hts attorneys, and files his
petition and affidavit among other
things alleging that there are, or that
he verify believes there are, persons
interested I'm or who claim to be In.
terested In the subject matter OF this
petition whose names he cannot In.
sert therein because they r ub.
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 c~onsorts, the unknown de.
viseec, 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 n. Wood, formerly Sarah X.
Pollard, Andrew W. Lynch and b. r.
Coffey.
And further containing certain al.
legations as follows:-That plaintiff
is the owner I'm 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.
err of the southwest quarter OF Sec.
ton 10. Township 10. Range e. Saline
County, Missouri. claiming title there.
to and paying taxes thereon for more
than thirty.one years consecutively
next before the flinR 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 be claims
title, by Limitation under the pro.
| visions OF section 1884 OF Chapter 8,
Revised Statutes OF Missouri for 1908,
and under the provisions OF said
Chapter 6.
That defendants. as plaintiff Is In.
formed, claim or may claim some In.
terest In said land adverse to plain.
tin. the nature and character OF
which, except as hereinafter stated.
IL 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 q mere cloud on plaintiffs title
thereto.
"PlaintifY 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. as the unknown
heirs, consort. devisees, donees. alien.
ees. and unknown immediate. mesne
and remote voluntary and
grantees Of Mary Pennington. which
persons derive or claim to derive their
title In and to the west nve acres OF
the east half OF the northwest quar-.
ter OF the southwest quarter OF said
Section Il, 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. d. c., but
the Plaintiff does not know what
claim or interest said defendants
have or make In and to said land"
Plaintiff further states that there
are or he verify believes there are
persons interested In or who claim or
might claim to be interested In the