The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1912-12-27

uSl IHe lollOW ing ueSCFlDeu tracts or
land, with the usual mining priv
ileges to mine said coal, except that
no surface privileges are conveyed to
wit: the north west quarter of sec
tlon "a; the north half of the north
east quarter of section 81; the I'M
mined coal under the south east
quarter OF section 81; 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
n, %, "a and SO in township number
90, of range number 25, said begin
ming point being at the intersection
Of said section line with the north
line of the right of way Of the Chit
cago & Alton Railway Company,
thence south Sj15 degrees west 21
chains and Ga 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 0
II. G. Thee, thence north 8 chains
to a stake and from thence north 46
degrees east % chains and so links
to the quarter section line between
the north half and the south half OF
said section 2S, thence north 93h
links to a stake, thence east 25
chains to the line between the east
half and the west half of the north
west quarter of section q, thence
south of last named line "a chains AM
20 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 q, in town.
ship so, of range 25, on which the
old coal shaft is located with the
houses and improvements on said
two acre tract and also the mining
privileges under the north east quar-,
ter of section SO. all in town.
ship so, of range %, which were
granted to A. e. Asbury, by Hugh
G. Smith, by deed dated March 1st
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 OIL vested by deed, will and
other written instrument, judgment
decree, involuntary conveyance and
judicial proceedings are as herein.
after stated and that such unknown
persons derive or claim to derive
their titles and claims as consorts
heirs, devisees, donees, alienees and
immediate, mesne, and remote, vol
untary and involuntary grantees Of
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 Coun
~, Missouri. in record M page 271
of date April Is, 1887, recorded DC,
tober 20, 1S4S, conveyed the south
west quarter of the south east
quarter of section %, in township
80, Of range 25, in Lafayette Coun.
ty, Missouri, to said William Johnson
who appears of record never to have
conveyed the same and It is claimed
that the said unknown consort, heirs
d~evisees, d%onees, alienees and i'm
mediate, mesne, and remote volun-
tary and involuntary grantees OF
said William Johnson, by reason,
thereof, have some claim or interest
therein.
That heretofore William Johnson,
Srp and Mary, his wife, conveyed or
attempted to convey to William
Simpson a portion of said real es.
tate in Lafayette County, Missouri,
by deed recorded in the office OF
said Recorder of Deeds in Book ].
page 224 of date December 4, 1874,
filed January 6, 1S45, and it is
claimed that said real estate in said
conveyance was indefinitely describes
and that said grantors and theii
heirs, devisees, donees, alienees and
immediate mesne and remote, volun
tary and involuntary grantees by rea
son thereof, have some interest il
said real estate.
That heretofore, by a warranty
deed, recorded in the office of the
Recorder of Deeds for said Lafayette
County, Missouri, in record q
No. u at page 1874 of date Marcel
%, 1860, filed March 2S, 1860, Sid
ney r. Thompson conveyed to =,
Henry Chiles the east half of tn,
south west quarter of section 81, il
township SO Of range %, and tn,
south east quarter Of the north ives
quarter of section 4, in township 4!
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 conveyance
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, deyisees, 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