Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-02-08
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.
State OF Missouri

State Of Missouri
| County OF Audrain
In the Circuit Court,
March Term. 1912.
/ Taylor NJ Dowell and J. T. Leeper,
r......,...... ...,..... plaintiffs,
| The unknown heirs. assigns and
devisees 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 Oh
January, 1912. in vacation, filed with
the undersigned Clerk OF the Circuit
Court. Audrain County, Missouri, their
petltion duly verified by affidavit,
wherein the plaintiff, Taylor NJ.
Dowell states that he is the owner in
fee and possessed of the following
lands in Audrain County, Missouri, to-
wit
Begin at stone set for the North
East corner of the South West
quarter Of the North East quarter Of
Section Five (5): Township Fifty
two (52l Range Nine (N, run
thence West &C 2-3 feet for a point OF
beginning; run thence South 1873
chains: thence West 1905 chains;
thence North 159 chains, more or less
thence East 1904 chains to point OF
beginning: containing S0.2 acres,
more or less, and being in the South
West fourth 90 of the North East
quarter of Section Five (5), in Town
ship Fifty-two $50; Range Nine (9)
west
Also the East fifty-eight acres in
width of the North 10 acres in width
of the South East quarter OF Section
Five (5) 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 60; all IN Township
Fifty-two (52); Range Nine (9); west
OF the 9TH, Il. NJ; and the North East
fourth of the North East quarter OF
Section Five (5); Township Fifty-two
| N0-l hdllEc 4Niut NSJt tAStpb bhoN
part lying East of the Public road
containing thirty-nine acres more or
| less.
Plaintiff, j. T. Leeper, states that
| he is the owner in fee and possessed
of the following lands in Audrain
County, Missouri, to-wit:-
3S acres of the West part of the
South West fourth 90 OF the North
East quarter, and 30 acres of the West
part OF 10 acres the North part of the
South East quarter of Section Five
| 90; Township Fifty-two (52); Range
| Nine (9) West, excepting the land
above described as belonging 20
Taylor NJ. Dowell,
plaintiffs state that on the Sth, day
Of February, 1860, Francis A. Nc
| Weigh was the owner of and in posses
| sion of all of said land and that on
| ,ald date he executed and delivered a
mortgage on said land to one Samuel
| Rawlings, given to indemnify said
| rawlings as security on note dated
| June 10th, 1853, to Samuel I. Ensley
for $4,000 with interest, which sale
mortgage was duly signed and nc
tnowledged and is recorded in Bool
\. page 420 in Recorders office o
said county. Plaintiffs state that OIL
The - day OF -, IS, said mote
vas paid off in full, but the holder.
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 mo-
Oeen released and satisfied of record
out remains as a cloud upon plain
| lifts 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
Il 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 OF
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'
,ess as heirs, assigns or devisees Of
lid Samuel A. Rawlings or David II
Moss Plaintiffs state that both o.
said mortgages have for years beef
| 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 tn,
asst thirty-One consecutive years, ant
nave during said time kept the take
paid on the same, and during SAT-
me none of said parties have pat
nv taxes thereon or claimed any it'll
to the same.
Wherefore, plaintiffs pray to hav
their record titles to said abov
described lands perfected in them b
| a decree of this Court and that tn
Court order, adjudge and decree bot
! said mortgages above mentioned an
the notes therein described adiudge
paid and satisfied and that both {
p said mortgages adjudged satisfied an
said lands released from said NOR
cages and from the payment of III
/ same, and for such other order, judI
ments and DEGREES as may be just an
proper.
1t is therefore ordered by the CleI
!. of the Circuit Court OF Audral
Z County, Missouri, in vacation, tht
4 said defendants be notified that q
b action has been commenced again
r them in the Circuit Court of Audrai
4 County, Missouri for the purpose
Il perfecting and quletlng plaintiff
z title to the above described real estat
4 in Audrain County, Missouri.
You are further notified that sal
4 action is returnable to the Marc
y Term, 1912, Of said Court, to be begu
h and held at the Court House in Ii
u City OF Mexico, in Audrain Count