Mexico Missouri message., 1912-02-22

The unknown heirs, assigns and
devisecs 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 OF
January, 1912, in vacation, filed with
tho 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-
Wit
Begin at a stone set for the North
East corner of the South West
quarter of the North East quarter of
Section Five 90; Township Fifty
two (52); Range Nine (W, run
thence West &c % feet for a point of
beginning; run thence South 159
chains; thence West 1905 chains;
thence North 1879 chains. more or less
thence East 1904 chains to point Of
beginning; containing 500 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 (52); Range Nine t9)
west
Also the East nfty-eight acres in
width OF the North 10 acres in width
of the South East quarter of Section
Five 90 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 90; all in Township
Fifty-two (52); Range Nine (9); west
of the 5th, p. NJ. and the North East
fourth of the North East quarter OF
Section Five 90; Township Fifty-two
(52); Range Nine (9), except that
part lying East of the Public road
containing thirty-nine acres more or
less.
Plaintiff, ]. 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 SO acres of the West
part OF 40 acres the North part of the
South East quarter of Section Five
90; Township Fifty-two (52); Range
Nine COZ West, excepting the land
above described as belonging 70
Taylor NJ. Dowell
Plaintiffs state that on the Sth, day
Of February. 1860 Francis A. Nc
Weigh was the owner Of and in possess
sion of all of said land and that on
said date he executed and delivered a
mortgage on said land to one Samuel
A. Rawlings, given to indemnify said
Rawlings as security on a note dated
June 18th, 1859, to Samuel 7. Ensley
for $4,000 with interest, which said
mortgage was duly signed and az
A. page 420 in Recorders Office OF
said county. Plaintiffs state that on
the - day of -, IS, said note
was paid off in full, but the holders
Of said note failed to release said
mortgage on the margin OF the record
or execute release deed satisfying
said mortgage, and the same has not
been released and satisfied of record,
but remains as q cloud upon plain
IFS titles to said lands.
Plaintiffs state that said Samuel A.
and David II. Moss are now
lead. Plaintiffs state that they verNy
believe there are persons interested
n the subject matter of this petition
IS heirs, assigns or devisees of said
Samuel A. Rawlings, deceased, and
David II. Moss, deceased, or as claim
ng or might claim, by through or
lnder them, whose names or places
If residence they can not ms ert here
Il because they are unknown to them;
hat they do not know what the Inter
,sts of such unknown persons are un-
ess as heirs, assigns or devtsees 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;
hat plaintiffs and their grantGs have
Jeen in open possession of said lands
and claiming title to the same for the
asst thirty-Oue consecutive years, ana
nave during said time kept the taxes
paid on the same, and during .saln
lime none Of said parties have paid
any taxes thereon or claimed any title
10 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 and
he notes therein described adjudged
paid and satisfied, and that both of
said mortgages adjudged satisfied and
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 and
proper.
1t is therefore ordered by the Clerk
Of the Circuit Court of Audraln
County, Missouri, in vacation, that
said defendants be notified that an
action has been commenced against
them in the Circuit Court of Audrain
County, Missouri for the purpose Of
and quieting plaintiffs
title to the above described real estate
in Audrain County Missouri
You are further notified that said
action is returnable to the March
Term, 1912, of said Court, to be begun
and held at the Court House in the
City of Mexico, in Audrain County,
Missouri, on the first Monday I'm
March, 1912, when and where you
may appear and defend said action,
otherwise plaintiffs petition will be
aiken as confessed and Judgment
rendered accordingly.
It is therefore ordered by the Clerk
Of said Court, in vacation, that notice
Of the pendency of said proceedings