Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-08-21

| IN Jne circuit OoufJ, september
Term 1913.
State of MissourDss
County of Audrain)
John A. Luckie. Plaintiff
VS..
Unknown heirs of Mathew
NJ. Runkle- Defendant
The State of Missouri to the above
named defendants, Greeting:
Now on this July oath, 1913, comes
the plaintiff in the above entitled
cause and files with the clerk Of Aud
rain county circuit court, in Vacation
his petition duly verified by affidavit
wherein among other things plaintiff
alleges that he is the owner in fee
simple and in possession of the follow
ing land in Audrain county, to-wit:
Fifteen acres west one-half of the
southwest fourth of the southwest
qurter of section eleven (ll), township
fifty-one (5l, range eight (s), west.
Plaintiff states that the title to said
land vested in him and those under
whom he claims, by limitation under
provision of section 1884, chapter 81,
article . of the Revised Statutes of the
State of Missouri, for 1909, said section
being entitled, Limitation in case of
certain title, and that the equitable
title TO said lands emanated from the
United States government more than
thirty years ago.
| Plaintiff states that one Mathew NJ.
Runkle, or his heirs, appear to have a
claim of title of record adverse to that
of plaintiff, in this, to-wit: On Janu-
airy 10, 1914, one Mathew M. Runkle
and wife, Eliza Jane, gave to VIM.
Runkle n warranty deed to said land,
which is of record in Book "B", page
1872, records Of Audran county, Mis-
souri,, said warranty deed is defective
in this, that Mathew NJ. Runkle, or
his wife Eliza Jane had no interest in
said land conveyed, but as matter of
5 record Margaret Runkle entered the
above described land
! Plaintiff states that said Mathew NJ.
, Runkle and wife Eliza Jane are both
dead, but the names of the said chill
: dren of Mathew NJ. Runkle and wife
: Eliza Jane, if any there be, are I'M
known TO plaintiff and therefore he
: cannot insert the names herein, that
} the interest of said unknown persons
is that of heirs at law of said Mathew
NJ. Runkle and wife Eliza Jane.
Plaintiff states that the interest of
said unknown parties is set forth here
in as fully as his knowledge extends,
and he verify believes that unknown
persons are interested in the subject
matter of this suit.
Wherefore plaintitr prays for
decree vesting the title out of said de-
PENDANTS, and that said warranty deed
be declared null and void and no liens
on said premises and that it be further
ordered, adjudged and decreed that
the absolute fee simple title to said
land be vested in said plaintiff herein,
by limitation under section 1884, of
the revised Statutes of Missouri, for
1909, so that the plaintiff will hold I'M
to himself his heirs and assigns for
ever from all clouds, claims of title, or
by any one claiming by, through or
under them, and for such other and
further relief as to the Court may
seem proper in the premises.
And it is further ordered that COPY
hereof be published in the Mexico
Missouri Message, a weekly newspaper
published in Audrain county Missouri.
for four weeks successfully, the last
insertion to be more than fifteen DAYS
before the next term of said Court
aforesaid.
Witness my hand and official seal.
Done at office in the city of Mexico. |
county and State aforesaid this July
oath, 1913.
(Seal) L. F. ELLIOTT.
Clerk OF Audrain county Circuit Court.
A true copy from the Record
Attest, L. +. Elliott Clerk
E. A. Shannon, Attorney for Plaintiff.