The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1911-12-02
D OF PUBLICATION

SSd6InrHcTTYS OF LAFAYETTH-ss'
cIrcuit Court of Lafayette
In lne Missouri, February Term
County. ovington order of pupllca-
IYLz' az Nvacation, November TO- 1911
''J T5n,ora Maltby and George Maltoy-
Plaintiffs.
rr,,,rorvn Heirs and Devlsees OF
me Nelson and their Cohsorts-
Defendants. au
NOW az tJL u5 ATTORNEYS and tle tnelr
n n]etiTiIm verified by affidavit aIlSsnts
p gSnng other things, that d~eleIluaH|ss
fine Unknown Heirs ahq Cnasorts are
Tbomas Nelson n thelr CLonftor Of
interested in the sugJect rocited below
said peetltloh o @o they cannot insert
tLeroin because they are unkuoWu W
t 80 and thew have been unaDle 70 W
to{n them after strict inquiry. W sai5
upon. II is ordered by tme CmiA no The
court in vacation as follows: 49, VA Wy
so{d Attendants. the Unknown HEIRS ana
6eVisees Of Thomas Nelson ana theH
ConsOrts:- 4tsiod tbot the
plaintiffs have commenced 5euo1t
AGAINST you in this court the ooJGeI
"a General nature Of which is to Oh
anu : inSgment and decree ~perfecting
HE title of the plaintiffs to the FOL
lowing described tracts OF IAN sItudte
in Lafayette County, Missouri, LOW,
Thirty acres off the. west sue aasf
northwest quarter Of the soutneast
quarter, and the southwest quarter OF
the southeast quarter Of section seven
teen, in township fifty, OF range wen
ty-seven: alleging among other Things
that they W and hold the title 20
a. - ,,H fha fft1n has vested IN
the plaintiffs and those under whom
they claim by limitation under the pro
visions of section 1884, of Chapter Il,
Article VIII, of the Revised statutes OF
Missouri for 1909: that the title there
to emanated from the United states
government in 1925. being patented to
Thomas Nelson In that year: that in
the year 1885 possession of the same
was taken by William Jack and that
William Jack and those claiming un-
der him. including these plaintiffs. have
had the actual, adverse, open, notorious,
continuous. lawful and peaceable pos
session Of the same ever since claiming
the fee simple title thereto; that said
Thomas Nelson appears OF record never
TO have conveyed said land to any one
and being dead said title formerly vest
ed In him appears OF record to be vest
ed In his heirs or d~evisees whereby they
are interested in the subject matter
Of this petition: that said Thomas
o .Ns'N mas iols iUT mas dnN DtISOIl
claiming or WHO might claim said
lands under him, been IN possession of
nor paid any taxes upon said lands or
any part thereof for more than thirty
consecutive years. being more than
fifty years, nor has any such person
at any time brought an action to re-
cover the same. Plaintiffs further
pray tor Judgment declaring the title Of
Plalntltfs In said land to he vested In
men IN fee simple by Limitation. that
claim or title thereto and that he
apparent record title of said defendants
De vested in plaintiffs and for an
liner proper relief: and that unless said
Unknown Heirs and Devisees of Thomas
Nelson and their Consorts. tbe de-
PENDANTS, be and appear at this Court
at tne next term thereof, to he begun
SShu holden at the Court House in the
ny ~ 9I lexington. In said County, on
on or I.'h be gay OF February, 1912. next, and
PIead to the Petition in said cause the
same will be taken as confessed and
uHASa5e VIII be rendered accordingly.
con1 II Is further ordered that n
Eopy hereof be published. ,ecc0rdin, %
law In THE Lexington IntelIIgencar . 10
TTeWspaper published in said county of
lafayette for four veets vi
UessiVeIy, published at least once
fiftae, 'se last insertion to be at least
said nev Iays before the first day OF
court. 'i'lz)' term of this
J. W. sYDNoR.
Circuit Clerk.
a true copy from the record.
Cirmc,r,L,H. my hand, and seal OF the
10th day of November, 1911. ~ '"iS
J.. W. sYDNOR.
Circuit Clerk.
Chiies & Chiles
Attorneys for Plaintiffs