The Marshall republican., 1912-11-29
D OF PUBLICATION

MissOURi. January Term 1918. In vscs.
tion, November 25th. 1912.
John VI. Jordan. Plaintiff.
Mary b. Noland. nee Thompso,: also Eliza Nor.
rison. nee. Thompsen. Z non.resident Of the
visees, csnsorts, donses. e~lieness. executors.
administrators. or Immediate. mssne or re-
mote, voluntary or involuntary. grantees Of
Dennis Laventurs. John Miller. John Wilson,
Charles simmons. Nancy Simmons. Stephen
Michel. Antoine Lafont. Eliza c. Shaekeiford,
Ann ;; %il; s:s,s M.ssh Z. y VI IsS-, s. yiss s.,i
liam. Nancy c. Pulliam. Mark n. c. Puiiism,
and Caroline c. Puiliam. all dscessed,-De
Al this day comes the plaintiff herein, By his
attorney. Virgil ". Huf. and files his petition
duly verified BY oath. as required BY law. aiieg-
ing that the defendant Eliza Morrison, nee
Thompson. IL q nonresident Of the state Of Mis-.
souri,, and that all the other defendants In said
cause. except Mary ID. holland. nee Thompson,
are unknown TO the plaintiff. that said unknown
defendants are. or he believes that they are In.
terested In the subject matter set out In his pc
tition, that said defendants. except Mary y. No.
land. cannot be served with process In the State
OF Missouri as required by law;
Whercupon u IL ordered by the Clerk Of this
Court In vacation that said defendants be noti.
fed by publication that the plsintif has com.
ject and general nature Of which il 20 obtain a
decree Of this court declaring and eterminin
The title In him against the defendants in and to
the east tventy-six. rs, acres, of OF the east
ends Of lots nine, 3. and ten. 10. 10 jefferson
Tract. survey 1857, Claim 40. In the Southeast
corner OF the Northwest quarter Of section
nineteen, 10. Saline County. Missouri, and de-
ciaring that none o. the defendants have any
title thereto: but the; the title thereto is vest.
The plaintiff alleges in his petition.--
Plaintiff IL the owner In fee simple Of said land,
in the lawful possession thereof claiming the
title thereto for now more than seventy years
srainst the whole world; that the title thereto
ten years. that the defendants. because Of errors
and defects In the record title to said land have,
or might have. claim or might claim some In.
terest thereto. that defendants have not. nor
have any persons under whom they claim or
might claim been In the possession OF said land
Tor more than atty years, that said defendants
nor any OF them have during oil said time paid
any taxes on said land. but the same have been
holds;
The defendants have an interes, in said land.
or might have or might claim an interest In said
land because Of certain defects In certain deeds
and record instruments Of title 20 said land as
iSnor, nos wno m'sh, eae,m qnasr Dennis
wherein Robert Wash conveys the land as the
personal representative OF Dennis Laventure,
him. those who claim under John Miller. be.
cause there appears no conveyance OF said land
from him. except an Endorsement on the deed
whom this plaintiff holds: those who claim an.
der joan Wilson because there Is no deed OF
record wherein he conveys his interest In said
land: those who claim under Charles simmons
and Nancy simmons, because In deed Of Charles
simmons dated March 20. 1924 reco. ded az Book
A page ~. Recorder OF Deeds once, Saline
Nancy Simmons does not Join: those claiming
under Prederick W. His, because his unknown
,Si, : did not '1.n N : deed BY him conveying
NJ Book page i27, Once Of Recorder Of Deeds
Saline County. Missouri. those who hold under
stephen Michel and Antoine Lafont, because
William Nv. Gilt executed n certaln daSd .stlna
as their attorney In fact. whereas, there IL no
record evidence Of such fact, dated May 81. ist7.
er Of Deeds. Saline County. Missouri, the de.
PENDANTS Mary u. holland. nee Thompson, EliIa
Morrison. nee Thompson, and the unknown de-
fendsnts who claim under and through EiiEa G.
Shaekeiford, Ann r. Wilson, Martha N. Nowiin,
Virginia Thompson. benjamin c.Puiilam m. Nancy
Z. puiliam, Mark X. c. pulliam, and Caroline Z.
Pulliam, all deceased. because that Drury Pull.
and his only heirs, BY his last will empowered
Johnc, Puiliam TO sell all bis land. Including
that herein described and divide the proceeds
among his heirs above, and In executing said
power said John G. Pulllam, made the deed as
OF his own right, without signing !, ~ executor
or rssI,,ns the pows, IN said deed. having a.
which said deed Y. dated January 2. 1881. and
recorded At Book o., page 10, once Of Re
e0Eqsr o. pssa.; saline County sl.sSu,i:
rive or claim to derive whatever title they
may have or claim in said lands rs the
heirs. devisees. eonsorts. deoees. aIienees.
executors. administrators. OF immediate.
mesne or remote. voluntary or involuntary
grantees Of Dennis L~aventurs. John Miller.
John Wilson. Charles Simmons, Nancy
Simmons. Stephen Michel. Antoine Lafont.
Eliza c ShaekeIford. Ann X. Wilson. Mar.
ths No~lin. Virginia Thompson. Benjamin
{. Pulliam. Sarah B. Puhism. Nancy c.
Puiliam. Marx r. c. Pullism. and Caroline
c. Pullism. al deceased:
u 10 further ordered. that unles % said non.
resident and unknown defendants be and
appear at this Court. at she n<xs term there
Of. to be begun and holden at the Court
house. in the City Of Marshall. in said eoun-
" and state or January -. 1913. next. and
or before the firss day q aid term. an.
swer or plead to the petition in said cause.
the same will be taken a. seafessed. and
judgment rendered accordingly.
And IL 10 furthes ordered that a COPY
hereof be published according 10 law. in
the Marshall Republics. . weekly news
paper published in aid county OF Saline.
for tour weeks excessively. the last inser-
ton to be at least fifteen days before the
day Of said n<rs january term Of this
court.
W. R. SCOTT. Cireui, CLERK.
A true copy from the record.
Witness my hand ssd The seal Of the Cir
cult Court Of Saline County. Missouri. this
November rs. 1912.