The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1913-12-05
ORDER OF PUBLICATION
STATE or MISSOURI.
COUNTY OF LAFAYETTE-ss

STATE OF MISSOURI.
COUNTY OF LAFAYETTE-ss.
In the Circuit Court Of Lafayette
County. Missouri, at Lexington, Febru-
l9th, 1913.
Napoleon Elevator Company, a cor
VS..
The unknown heirs, consort, devisees,
donees. alienees. and immediate, mesne,
remote, voluntary. and involuntary Gran.
lees Of Asher H.. McCOWen. deceased,
Defendants.
Now at this day ONE the plaintiff
herein by its attorney and files its
PetlIlon. duly verified by affidavit, al
ieglhg, among other things, that the
~ue4ehdants. the unknown heirs, con-
sort. deYisees, donees. alienees and
lMiAeglate. mesne. remote, voluntary
and involuntary grantees Of Asher III.
MCGOWAN. deceased. are persons inter-
ested in the subject matter of the Pc
tltion. and that their names cannot
pc inser5sa because they are unknown
dered by the clerk Of this court. In va
cation. as follows: To the DEFEND
ants. the unknown heirs. consort, de-
Ylsees. donees. alienees. and immediate,
tary grantees of Asher II. McCowen,
licensed. you are hereby notified that
the plaintiff has commenced a suit
AGAINST You in this court, the object
." NNAANA AA AA4At VI WHICH Is TO nave
the record title perfected to the fol-
lowing described real estate In Iafav-
cite County, Missouri, towit: The
piock known and designated on the
plat OF. the town of Lisbon (now Napol-
com Missouri, as block number twelve
I'D and being in section twenty three,
t0WnshtD fifty. range twenty-nine, said
block being two hundred feet on the
Missouri River. n running south to
Illrst street in said town of Lisbon, now
Napoleon. Missouri, subject to the
right Of way of the Missouri Pacific
railway COMPANY owe and across the
same; that defendants claim some title,
estate or interest in the subject matter
OF plaintiffs petition and IN the lands
above described: but that plaintiff can
not insert the names Of said defendants
herein because they are unknown to
Y; that defendants have obtained and
derive their claims to the property here
N described from Asher II. McCowen,
diseased; as heirs. %consort devisees,
remote. voluntary or involuntary gran
tees OF Asher II. McCowen, by virture
OF a deed made by John 6. Roach and
WIG dated November 18th. 1861. con
yeylng to said McCowen the above de-
scrlbed real estate; that plaintiffs petit
ZION contains as full, correct and COM
plete a recital and description Of the
claims of defendants and how such
claims are derived as the same are
known to said plaintiff: that the legal
title to said above described lands
from the Government more
ten years before the filing of
plaintiffs petition. and that said real
estate now is and has been for more
than thirty years in the lawful possess
sion OF plaintiff and those under whom 1t
claims title. and who have during all
this time been In the actual. open, no.
torlous. adverse and peaceable possess
Of the same claiming title to said
estate. and that plaintiff also has
lltle to said real estate bv ard through
mesne conveyances conveying to this
plaintiff the title to said real estate;
that said real estate has not been In
ne possession of defendants or either
mem or any person claiming or who
might claim the title. or through whom
defendants or either Of them might
claim for more than thirty wears, nor
ave defendants or either of them or
anyone claiming title through or under
them paid ms taxes on said real es-
.ate during all of said years. towit,
.hirty wears. except this plaintiff and
nose under whom 1t claims title. who
paid the taxes on said real es-
ate for over thirty years: that the
title to said real estate has vested in
his plaintiff by limitation under and
1y virtue Of the provisions Of Section
-SS4, Of the Revised Statutes Of Missouri,
-yO9;. plaintiff prays the court, win order
ldJudge and decree the fee simple title
2 said property to be vested in the
iers and relief in the premises.
And you, the said unknown heirs,
devisees. donees. ~alienees. and
Immediate mesne. remote. voluntary
md involuntary grantees Of Asher II.
1cCowen. deceased. are further notified
unless YOU be and appear at this
curt at the next term thereof TO be
and holden II the court house
n the City Of Lexington. In said
on the 9th day OF February,
.914. next. n on the first day Of said
erm, answer or plead to the petition
n said cause. the same will be taken
IS confessed and Judgment will be rem
Tered accordingly.
An ~ Is ~ = 'er ordered that a COPY
lereof be published according to law,
9. T e Lexington I~ntelligencer, a news
published in said County of
1%afayette for four weeks successfully,
published at least once a week, the
insertion to be at least thirty
laws before the first dav of said next
february term. 1914. OF this court.
]. w. SYDNOR,
Clerk Circuit Court.
A True Copy from the Record.
Witness my hand and the seal Of said
circuit Court, al office In the City OF
lexington, Missouri. this the 10th day
November. 1913.
(SEALy J.. w. SYDNOR,
Clerk Circuit Court.
n c. Wallace, ATTORNEY for plain