The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1913-01-03

Asbury; also all the coal in and un-
der the following described tracts Of
land, with the usual mining priv
ileges to mine said coal, except that
no surface privileges are conveyed to
wit: the north west quarter of sec
ton 81; the north half of the north
east quarter of section "a; the UNI
mined coal under the south east
quarter of section 81; being all the
coal under said quarter section, the
same to be mined within fifty years
from the date of the purchase from
Fred LieseT; also beginning at a
stake IA chains and 2S links north
of the corner of sections number
p, 2S, "a and SO in township number
so, of range number %, said begin
ming point being at the intersection
of said section line with the north
line Of the right of way Of the Chi
cago & Alton Railway Company,
thence south $50 degrees west 81
chains and GA links, and parallel
with said railroad to a stake,
thence south 81 degrees and parallel
with said RAILROAD 4 chains and 40
links to the line between the land
of Henry Wahrenbrock and that Of
II. C. Thee, thence north 8 chains
to a stake and from thence north 46
degrees east rs chains and so links
to the quarter section line between
the north half and the south half of
said section 2S, thence north 93B
links to a stake, thence east 25
chains to the line between the east
half and the west half Of the north
west quarter of section q, thence
south of last named line "a chains and
% links to the right of way of said
Chicago & Alton Railway Company,
thence south S5b degrees west and
on a line parallel with the line of
said railway company 20 chains and
g. links to the place of beginning,
containing 100 acres in area; it be-
ing understood that the coal has
been worked from part of said land
and this conveyance is only TO con
vey the unworked portion, be the
same more or less, and the unexpir-
ed term of a fifty years lease upon
the two acres Of land in the south
east quarter of section q, in town
ship so, Of range 25, on which the
old coal shaft is located with the
houses and improvements on said
two acre tract and also the mining
privileges under the north east quar-
ter of section 80 all in town
ship 80, of range %, which were
granted to A. E. Asbury, by Hugh
G. Smith, by deed dated March LIST,
/, 1900, and recorded in Book 1872, at
page 279, of the deed records of La
fayette County, Missouri
mL.A la..~futso, sc A. n.o,arfu
claimed by such unknown defendants,
and the name and names
Of the persons to whom
such title and claims was last trans
: ferred or vested by deed, will and
other written instrument. judgment,
= decree, involuntary conveyance and
judicial proceedings are as herein
after stated and that such unknown
persons derive or claim to derive
f their titles and claims as consorts,
heirs, devisees, donees, alienees and
immediate, mesne, and remote, vol
untary and involuntary grantees Of
T such named person or persons as
herein after stated.
That Benjamin Johnson and his
wife, Matilda Johnson by warranty
deed recorded in the office Of the
Recorder. of Deeds for Lafayette Coun-
+ ty, Missouri. in record "N' page I'll
S Of date April 10, 1887, recorded Oc-
tober %, 1S4S, conveyed the south
: west quarter of the south east
,, quarter Of section 2S, in township
so, of range 25, in Lafayette Coun-
ty, Missouri, to said William Johnson
g who appears Of record never to have
Y conveyed the same and it is claimed
D that the said unknown consOrt, heirs
p ~deyisees, donees, ~alienees and i'm
e mediate, mesne, and remote yolun-
= tary and involuntary grantees Of
o said William Johnson, by reason,
d thereof, have some claim or interest
therein.
d That heretofore William Johnson,
S Sr., and Mary, his wife, conveyed or
attempted to convey to William
e Simpson a portion Of said real es-
S tate in Lafayette County, Missouri,
by deed recorded in the office Of
S said Recorder Of Deeds in Book J..
page 224 of date December 4, 1874,
filed January 6, 1916, and it is
e claimed that said real estate in said
conveyance was indefinitely described
e and that said grantors and their
d heirs, devisees, donees, alienees and
n immediate mesne and remote, volun-
) tary and involuntary grantees by rea-
son thereof, have some interest ii
S said real estate.
i That heretofore, by a warranty
!: deed, recorded in the office of the
y Recorder of Deeds for said Lafayette
County, Missouri, in record III
No. 1" at page 1874 of date March
: Is, 1860, filed March 2S, 1860, Sid
: ney r. Thompson conveyed to j
Henry Chiles the east half of the
. south west quarter of section q, in
= township so of range 25, and the
6 south east quarter Of the north west
. quarter of section 4, in township 49
Of range %, in Lafayette County,
! Missouri, 1t is claimed that the con-
u sort, if any, of said Sidney r. Thomr
:, son did not join in said conveyance
and that no seal was affixed to the
u certificate of acknowledgement and
: that by reason thereof said Sidney
! r. Thompson and his unknown con.
- sort, heirs, devisees, donees, alien.
= ees and immediate, mesne and re.
! mote, voluntary and involuntary gran
= btees have some interest therein.
That heretofore, David T. Carr by
warranty deed recorded in the office
of the Recorder of Deeds for said
p County i'm record 40 page 443 convey