The Marshall republican., 1911-08-10

southwest quarter OF the northwest
quarter and the the northwest quart.
or Of the southwest quarter Of Sec.
ttop ID, Township 40, Range 23, Saline
County, Missouri, claiming title there.
to and paying taxes thereon for more
than thirty-one years consecutively
next before the Aling OF this suit.
That the title to said real estate
efdyhated 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 g.
Revised Statutes of Missouri for 1909,
and under the provisions OF said
Chapter g..
That defendants, as plaintiff IL in.
formed, claim OF may claim some in.
terest In said land adverse to plain.
till, 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 PLAINTIFFS title
thereto.
"Plaintiff 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 involuntary
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persons derive or claim to derive their
title in and to the west FIVE acres of
the east half OF the northwest quar-.
ter of the southwest quarter of said
Section 10, 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 Office at Washington, ID. c., but
the Plaintiff does not know what
claim or interest said defendants
have or make i'm and to said land"
Plaintiff further states that there
are or he verify believes there are
persons interested I'm or who claim or
might claim TO be interested i'm the
subject matter Of this petition whose
names he cannot insert therein be.
cause they r unknown TO him as
the unknown heirs, concerts. devi.
sees, donees. alienees and unknown
imm ediate, mesne or remote volun.
tary or involuntary grantees OF
Charles Taliaferro or Andrew W.
Lynch or Sarah n. Wood formerly
Sarah X. Pollard. which persons claim
or might claim some interest
In and to the east ten acres OF
the west half OF the northwest
quarter OF the southwest quarter
OF said Section IL. under and by
virtue OF a certain warranty deed re.
corded In Book 7 at page l74, Record.
ers ONCE, Saline County, Missouri.
and under and by virtue OF a certain
warranty deed recorded In Book ''P''
at page il3. Recorders Office In said
County: said deed recorded In Book 7
ut page VA attempting TO convey the
interest OF the said Charles T%aliaferro
and wife. but failed to properly de.
scribe said land or any land. and said
deed In Book "P" at page ii3 being "a
conveyance OF said land with other
lands to the said Andrew W. Lynch
from John Lynch. but no subsequent
conveyance appearing OF record con.
veying same from said Andrew w.
Lynch.
That the unknown heirs. consort.
d~evisees. donees, alienees and un.
known immediate, mesneor remote
voluntary or involuntary grantees
OF b. r. Coffey appear to have OF
record some claim or interest In and
to the south three acres OF the north.
west quarter OF the southwest quart.
er OF said Section l3, under and by
virtue OF a certain warranty deed
recorded In Book Is at page SIS, Re-
corder's ONCE. Saline County, Mis-.
souri,, which deed conveyed or at.
tempted to convey the south forty.
three acres OF the west half OF the
southwest quarter OF said section 10
TO said Il. +. Coffey and that said b.
+. Coffey o any OF his heirs have
ever conveyed said land. and that
said conveyance is n cloud upon the
title of plaintiff to said three acres;
that plaintiff cannot set out more
fully the claim or interest OF said de.
PENDANTS In and to said land because
IL Is unknown to plaintiff.
Plaintiff states that the places OF
residence of said unknown defen-
dants r unknown to him; that the
claim that the defendants make or
might make In and to said real estate
creates and constitutes a cloud upon
the title OF plaintiff.
II Is therefore ordered by the Clerk
in vacativn that all OF said unknown
defendants referred to in the above
caption be notified by publication
that plaintiff has commenced a suit
against them In this court. the gener-
al object and nature OF which is to
obtain a decree OF this court perfect.
ING plaintiffs record title to said land
and divesting any and all claims which
said'defendants make or could make
In and to said land out OF the defend.
ants and each OF them. and vest the
came In this plaintiff. and forever pre-.
clude the said defendants OF any OF
them from making any claim TO said
real estate, under and by virtue OF
the statute OF limitations, and that
unless the said defendants be and APP
pear at this court at the next term
thereof to he begun and holden nj