Morgan County republican., 1912-10-24

In the Circuit Court of Morgan County, Mis-
souri, in vacation, to December Term 1912
Samuel Brand, Plaintiff,
The unknown heirs, devisees and grantees of
Porter T.. Davis, deceased, Defendants
The State of Missouri 20 the above named de
PENDANTS. greeting;
You are hereby notified that the above named
plaintiff has this day filed witt, the undersigned
Clerk of the Circuit court of Morgan County,
Missouri, in vacation. his petition. duly verified
by affidavit wherein said plaintiff alleges that
the defendants claim some title, estate or inter
est in the subject matter Of said petition and in
the land hereinafter described but that plain
tiff cannot insert the names of said defendants
TO his said petition because the names of said
defendants are unknown to him; in which said
petition plaintiff further AYERS that the defen-
ants have obtained and derive their CLAIM to
the property hereinafter described from one
Porter T. Davis as heirs consort. devisees, do
nees, aienees. or immediate, mesne remote,
voluntary or involuntary grantees of said Porter
Il. DAVIS and that said petition contains as full,
correct and complete a recital and description
of the claims Of said defendants and how said
claims are derived the same are known to
plaintiff. II is thereupon ordered by the under
signed clerk aforesaid. in vacation, that said
defendants be notified that an action has been
commenced against them in the Circuit court of
Morgan County, in the state OF Missouri for the
purpose of trying determining, settling, dehn-
ing and quoting the title to the following des
cribed real estate in Morgan County, to-wit
The north half OF the northwest quarter and the
west half of the southwest quarter of section
one, the northwest quarter and the north half Of
the northeast qua atter and the south half of the
northeast quarter and the southeast quarter, and
the east half OF the southwest quarter of section
two, township ~ Df range Is, in Morgan County,
Missouri, and containing in all six hundred and
ninety and seventy six hundredths tbpO 7b) acres.
and by which said action plaintiff seeks to for
ever bar and preclude the said defendants and
each Of them. from setting up any interest or
claim III or to said real estate adversely 10 said
plaintiff and which said action is returnablc to
and tTiable on the first day Of the next regular
term Of this coutt, to he holden at the court
house in the City pf Versailles, III the County OF
Morgan and Statr OF Missouri on the ninth day
o' December, l"i1 at which time and place said
defendants are r.quired and commanded to be
aud appear and to- plead answer OF demur to
plaintiffs said '.'ttipn. otherwise the allcga.
tions contained n said petition will lie taken
aud considered a., confessed and judgment
clet.d according 80 the praver Thereof, forever
barring and pr",luding said defendants from
hereafter setting mp any claim or title to said
real property. Inc Morgan County RErrILl-
CAN published IN Versailles, Morgan County,
Missouri having hecn designated by the plain
tiff and his attorney. a. the newspaper most
likely to give notice to the defendants of the
tendency of TINS action, i, i, further ordercd
tina, copy of TN, order be published in said
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