The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1912-12-13

land, with the usual mining priv
ueges to mine said coal, except that
no surface privileges r conveyed TO
wit: the north west quarter of sec
ton "a; the north half of the north
east quarter of section "a; the un-
mined coal under the south east
quarter of section q; being all the
coal under said quarter section, the
same to be mined within fifty years
from the date of the purchase from
Fred Lieser; also beginning at a
stake IA chains and 2S links north
of the corner of sections number
q, rs, "a and 80 in township number
80, of range number %, said begin
ming point being at the intersection
of said section line with the north
line of the right of way Of the Chi
cago & Alton Railway Company,
thence south S5h degrees west 81
chains and CA links, and parallel
with said railroad to a stake,
thence south 81 degrees and parallel
with said railroad 4 chains and 40
links to the line between the land
Of Henry Wahrenbrock and that o
H. G. Thee, thence north 9 chains
to a stake and from thence north 46
degrees east 2S chains and so links
to the quarter section line between
the north half and the south half of
said section rs, thence north 93B
links to a stake, thence east 20
chains to the line between the east
half and the west half of the north
west quarter of section 81, thence
south Of last named line "a chains anC
% links to the right of way of said
Chicago & Alton Railway Company,
thence south S51a degrees west and
on a line parallel with the line of
said railway company 20 chains and
81 links to the place of beginning,
containing 100 acres in area: it be-
ing understood that the coal has
been worked from part of said land
and this conveyance is only TO con
yey the unworked portion, be the
same more or less, and the uneXpir-
ed term Of a fifty years lease upon
the two acres of land in the south
east quarter of section 81, in town
ship so, Of range %, on which the
old coal shaft is located with the
houses and improvements on said
two acr tract and also the mining
privileges under the north east quar-.
ter of section 80. all in town
ship so, of range %, which were
granted to A. E. Asbury, by Hugh
G.. Smith. by deed dated March LIST
1900, and recorded in Book 1872, al
page 279, Of the deed records of La.
fayette County, Missouri
That a description Of the property
claimed by such unknown defendants
and the name and names
Of the persons to whom
such title and claims was last trans
ferred or vested by deed, will and
other written instrument, Judgment
decree, involuntary conveyance anC
judicial proceedings are as herein
after stated and that such unknown
persons derive or claim to derive
their titles and claims as consorts
heirs, d~evisees, donees, a~lienees ant
immediate, mesne, and remote, vol
untary and involuntary grantees o
such named person or persons as
herein after stated.
That Benjamin Johnson and his
wife, Matilda Johnson by warranty
deed recorded in the office of the
Recorder of Deeds for Lafayette Cour
ty, Missouri. in record IN" page 81
of date April 10, 1887, recorded DC
tober %, 1S4S, conveyed the soutl
west quarter of the south cas-
quarter of section %, in township
80, of range %, in Lafayette Coun
ty, Missouri, to said William johnson
who appears of record never to hay,
conveyed the same and it is claimed
that the said unknown %consort, heir
devisees, donees, alienees and i'm
mediate, mesne, and remote volun
tary and involuntary grantees o
said William Johnson, by reason
thereof, haze some claim or interes
therein.
That heretofore William Johnson
Sr., and Mary, his wife, conveyed o
attempted to convey to William
Simpson a portion of said real es
tate in Lafayette County, Missouri
by deed recorded in the office o
said Recorder of Deeds in Book J
page 224 of date December 4, 1874
filed January 6, 1S45, and it il
claimed that said real estate in SAT-
conveyance was indefinitely describe
and that said grantors and thei
heirs, devisees, donees, alienees ant
immediate mesne and remote, volun
tary and involuntary grantees by rea
son thereof, have some interest il
said real estate.
That heretofore, by a warrant,
deed, recorded in the office of tn.
Recorder of Deeds for said Lafayett
County, Missouri, in record Il
No. /" at page 1874 of date Marcl
%, 1860, filed March 28, 1860, Sid
ney R, Thompson conveyed to e.
Henry Chiles the east half of tn
south west quarter of section 81, il
township so of range 25, and tn.
south east quarter of the north Yves
quarter Of section 4, in township a
of range 25, in Lafayette County
Missouri. 1t is claimed that the con
sort, if any, of said Sidney r. Thorn
son did not join in said conveyanc,
and that no seal was affixed to tn.
certificate of acknowledgment an
that by reason thereof said Sidne.
R. Thompson and his unknown con
sort, heirs, devisees, donees, alien
ees and immediate, mesne and re
mote, voluntary and involuntary graz
tees have some interest therein.
That heretofore, David T. Carr b
warranty deed recorded in the offic
Of the Recorder of Deeds for sal,
County in record 40 page 443 convey
ed to James r. Thompson the sout
east quarter Of the south west quar-