Mexico Missouri message., 1912-02-15
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.

State of Missouri
SIS
County OF Audrain
In the Circuit Court,
March Term, 1912.
Taylor VI. Dowell and j. T. Leeper,
............. ........ PlalntlHS,
VS..
The unknown heirs, assigns and
devsees OF Samuel A. Rawlings.
deceased, and David II. Moss, de-
ceased, and all persons claiming or
who might have claim by, through
or under them, or either OF them.
....... ,.......... Defendants
The State of Missouri, To the above
named defendants, Greetings:
You, the above named defendants,
are hereby notified that the above
named plaintiff has this Goth, day On
January. 1912, in vacation. filed with
the undersigned Clerk of the Circuit
Court, Audrain County, Missouri, their
petition duly verified by affidavit,
wherein the plaintiff, Taylor M.
Dowell. states that he is the owner In
fee and possessed OF the following
lands in Audrain County, Missouri, to-
witt
Begin at a stone set for the North
East corner of the South West
quarter Of the North East quarter OF
Section Five (5); Township Fifty
two (52); Range Nine (9), run
thence West &c % feet for a point OF
beginning; run thence South 1853
chains; thence West 1905 chains
thence North 1879 chains, more or less
thence East 1904 chains to point OF
beginning; containing 800 acres,
more or less, and being in the South
West fourth 0-D of the North East
quarter of Section Five t5), in Town
ship Fifty-two (52); Range Nine co.
west
Also the East ffty-eight acres in
width Of the North 10 acres in width
of the South East quarter Of Section
Five (5l and the South East fourth OF
the North East quarter and the East
two acres In width of the South West
fourth of the North East quarter OF
Section Five (5); all in Township
! Fiftv-two (52); Range Nine (9): west
OF the 9Th, p. NJ: and the North East
fourth Of the North East quarter OF
Section Five (5); Township Ffty-twc
(j2); Range Nine 90, except that
part lying East of the Public road
containing thirty-nine acres more oil
less
Plaintiff, ]. T. Leeper states that
| he is the owner in fee and possessed
of the following lands in Audrair
| County, Missouri, to-wit:-
80 acres Of the West part OF the
South West fourth 90 Of the North
East quarter, and 50 acres OF the West
mart Of 40 acres the North part of the
South East quarter of Section Five
81: Township Fifty-two (52); Range
Nine (9) West. excepting the land
above described as belonging &c
TAYLOR NJ Dowell
Plaintiffs state that on the Sth, day
# February, 1860, Francis A Nc
Weigh was the owner OF and in posses.
sion of all of said land and that or
said date he executed and delivered 6
mortgage on said land to one Samue
\ Rawlings, given to indemnify sale
Rawlings as security on note dated
June 18th, 1859, to Samuel I. Ensle!
for $4,000 with interest, which salt
mortgage was duly signed and ac
iinowledged and is recorded in Bool
A. page 420 in Recorders ONCE o
said county. Plaintiffs state that Oh
the - day of -, IS, said not
was paid off in full, but the holders
of said note failed to release sale
mortgage on the margin OF the RECORD
or execute a release deed satisfying
said mortgage, and the same has MOI
been released and satisfied of record
but remains as cloud upon plain
tiffs' titles to said lands.
Plaintiffs state that said Samuel A.
Rawlings and David II. Moss are now
dead. Plaintiffs state that they verify
believe there are persons interested
IN the subject matter OF this petition
as heirs, assigns or devisees OF said
Samuel A. Rawlings, deceased, and
David H. Moss, deceased, or as claim
ing or might claim, by through or
under them, whose names or places
of residence they can not insert here
in because they are unknown to them ;
that they do not know what the liner
ests of such unknown persons are un-
less as heirs, assigns or devisees OF
said Samuel A. Rawlings or David II
Moss. Plaintiffs state that both OF
said mortgages have for years been
, barred by the statute Of limitations
that plaintiffs and their grantors have
been in open possession OF said lands
| and claiming title to the same for the
last thirty-one consecutive years, anO
! have during said time kept the taxes
paid on the same, and during salc
time none OF said parties have paid
any taxes thereon or claimed any title
to the same.
| Wherefore, plaintiffs pray to have
their record titles to said above
! described lands perfected in them by
/ a decree of this Court and that the
/ Court order, adjudge and decree both
| said mortgages above mentioned ant
| the notes therein described adjudged
/ paid and satisfied and that both o.
said mortgages adjudged satisfied ant
| said lands released from said mort
| cages and from the payment of the
| same, and for such other order, judg
| ments and DEGREES as may be Just anC
| proper.
II is therefore ordered by the Clerl
OF the Circuit Court of Audrail
County, Missouri, in vacation, tina
! said defendants be notified that al
action has been commenced agains
them in the Circuit Court of AudraiI
County, Missouri for the purpose o
perfecting and quieting plaintiff
title to the above described real estat,
in Audrain County, Missouri.
| You are further notified that salt
action is returnable to the Marcl
| Term, 1919, OF said Court TO be begun
and held at the Court House in tn,