Mexico Missouri message., 1911-11-09
ORDER OF FERTILIZATION.
state OF Missouri,
County of Audrain

County of Audrain.
In the Circuit Court to the No
vember Term, 1911.
John w. Gregory Plaintiff,
VS..
The Unknown heirs, consorts, assign
ees, devsCes, donces, aienees or
immediate mesne or remote, volun-
tary or involuntary grantees OF
Peter Brooks, deceased Defendants
The State Of Missouri to the above
named defendants, you are hereby
notified that the above named plaintiff
has this 9th day Of October 1911, fled
with the Clerk Of the Circuit Court, of
Audrain County, Missouri, In Vacation
his Petition, duly verified by affidavit,
wherein it is stated that he is a resi-
dent of Audrain County. Missouri. and
that he Is the owner in fee simple of
the following described tracts of land
in Audrain County, Missouri to-wit,
all of Lot No D in Block il Original
Town Of Mexico, Missouri, and that he
has been the owner and in the posses
sion of said lands since August 9Th,
1903, and that he and those under
whom he claims have owned and been
in the exclusive possession of said
lands for more than 32 years imme-
lldlelN pllul w tle ullHS vi Illls pell-
ton
Plaintiff alleges in his said petition,
during all that time he and those un-
der whom he claims have paid all
taxes assessed against said lands and
their title thereto has never been
questioned.
Plaintiff states that the title to said
| lands emanated from the United States
Government the--day Of, 1885.
Plaintiff states that there are others
who have or who might claim to have
an interest I'm the subject matter, of
| his petition, whose names he cannot
insert herein because they are un-
| known to him.
Plaintiff alleges in said petition,
that said unknown defendants derived
| their title and claim by reason of a
| Warrentee deed made to the said
| Peter Brooks on the 9th day of April
| 1857, and recorded in Book II at Page
| 232 of the Deed of Records of Audrain
! Missouri
Plaintiff alleges in said petition that
said unknown defendants nor any of
them have been in the possession of
said lands or paid any taxes thereon
for the last So years prior to the filing
of his said petition.
Plaintiff prays the court for an
order judgment vesting the title to
said lands in plaintiff, in fee simple by
limitation as provided by law in such
cases, and diyesting the said unknown
defendants, of said Peter Brooks, and
that the deed from said Peter Brooks,
to said Enoch Hooton, be corrected to
express the intention of the parties
thereto and for such other and further
relief as the Court may seem Just and
proper,
F. r. Jesse,
Atty, for plaintiff.
State of Missouri,
County of Audrain
F. r. Jesse, agent and atty. on be-
half OF the plaintiff being sworn on
his oath states that this is an action to
perfect the title TO the lands herein
described under and by virtue of sec
ton 1884, chapter 81. article 9 OF the
Revised Statutes of 1909 by limitation
that the defendants, are unknown tC
him and that the residence of the de
PENDANTS. are unknown to him so thai
the ordinary process of law cannot be
served upon them and that the facts
set forth in the foregoing petition ar,
true according to his knowledge, infor
nation and belief.
f. r. Jesse.
Subscribed and sworn 10 before mt
this 9th day of October 1911.
(SEALD f. f. Elliott,
Circuit Clerk.
1t Is therefore ordered by the CLERK
OF said Court in vacation that notice oil
the tendency Of said proceeding bt
given by publication, that copy here
of be published in The Mexico Mis-
souri, Message, a weekly newspaper
printed and published in said Audrair
county Missouri for four weeks success
sively, the last insertion to be at leas'
p II days before the first day OF sale
term of court
You are further notified that sale
! action is returnable to the November
term, 1871, of said court, to be begun
and held at the court house In thu
City Of Mexico in Audrain County, Mis-
souri,, on the Fourth Monday in No
vember, 1911, when and where yol
may appear and defend said action
4 otherwise plaintiffs petition will b.
-, taken as confessed and judgment rend
cred accordingly.
CSEAD f. f. Elliott,
Clerk Audrain Circuit Court,
4 true copy from the record
Il r Elliott Clerk