Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-01-16
ORDER or DUPLICATION.

COUNTY OF AUDRAIN
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
BEFORE THE CLERK IN VACATION. /
Martha i. Noel, Jasper wall, John j
wall. Frank Wall Van Wall. William
wall. Florence Rothrock. Alevla Cook,
and r. l., Wall PLAINTIFFS
The unknown consorts, heirs. devisees,
donees alienees, or immediate, mesne
or remote, voluntary or involuntary
grantees OF Joseph Brown, the I'M
known consorts heirs. devsees, donees
alienecs, or immediate, mesne or re-
mote NSGniarys , or ipEo oriha sr an
Matthew Sims the unknown consorts,
heirs, devisecs, donces. alienees or I'M
mediate. mesne or remote, voluntary or
involuntary grantees OF Joseph Brown,
So, the unknown consort, or cons0rts'
OF Joshua Wright, the unknown con
sorts, heirs, devsees, donees, alienees,
or immediate. mesue or remote, volun-
tary or involuntary grantees or James
G. Crews. the unknown consoTt or con
sorts. Of Fleming b. Hubbard the un-
District Central Agricultural and Me
chanical Association; the unknown
stockholders. Of the sturgeon Agricul,
tural and Mechanical Association; and
L. c. Hendren, Executor .-..,.,.
THE STATE or Missouri to the above
d 9pen, ES eIgnoJ'S GREETINGs.
You are herey notified that an action
has been commenced against you ana l..
c Hendren In the Circuit Court Of the
County Of Audraln, in the State OF Mis-
souri, by petition, verified by affidavit
that the purpose OF said suit is TO perfect
and uuiet the title IN the above named
plaintiffs and to bar. preclude and de-
termine all adverse claims to the Follow
ing described property, lying, being and
situate In said County OF Audrain, to-wlt
"a part OF the West half (1-2) Of the
Northwest quarter Of Section Thirty-onc
t3D Township Fifty,two (S2l, N9rth.
Range. Twelve N2), West described as
Northwest corner OF said Section, ana run
thence South Twenty-one and Fory.three
hundredths (2lA3) chains 70 the NORTH
line Of the right OF way Of the Wabash
Railroad Company. formerly the North Mis-
souri, Railroad Company thence Southeasterly
along said North line Of said right OF way,
To the South lire OF said quarter Section.
thence East Seven and Thlrty-three hun
dredths (733) chains to a stone. thence
North Thirty-nine and twenty-three and
one-thlrd hundredths (39,2S l.3) chains
10 n stone set In the North line OF said
OF said Section Twenty-four and Seventy
four hundredths (247D chains 10 the
point Of beginning. containing Elghty-one
and SiNty-siX hundredths (Si.o6l acres
as per Survey Number Twenty-one hun
ired and Seyenty-two (2l12) OF the sur
veyors Records OF Audrain County, mis-
souri, Also a part OF the West half ui2l
OF the Northwest quarter, OF Section
Thirty-one t3D, described as follows
Begin al stone set for the Southwest
corner OF the Northwest quarter OF said
Fifty-six hundredths (15.56) chains 20
the South line Of the right OF way OF the
Wabash Railroad Company. :, thence
southensterly along the South line OF
said right OF way to the South line Of
said Quarter section, thence West along
said South line Fifteen and Twenty-SN
hundredths G526) chains to the point OF
beginning, containing Eleven and Eighty
eight hundredths Gl $50 acres, as per
said Survey Number Twenty-one hundred
half G-2j OF said Section ThIrty-one
(3ij, containing Three hundred and
Eighty-one and Thirty-siI hundredths
G SSStSS nt'sS Survey thereof excepting
therefrom the right OF way OF the Wabash
Railroad Company. Also the Southwest
township Fifty-two t52), North, OF
Range Twelve (12), West Of the Fifth
Principal Meridian, containing One hun
| dred and sixty (l6O) acres, more or less.
That in their petition, plaintiffs allege
that Martha Sims II living. is a non-resi-
dent OF the State Of Missouri, and cannot
| 81, r. s. 1903; that they verify believe
| there are persons who claim to be inter-
ested in the subject matter OF said
| petition whose names they cannot Insert
therein. because they are unknown to
That in substance the allegations OF
the petition regarding the claims or Inter
Sifnt are, as follows:
THAT by deed dated November 80,
1859 recorded May LIST 1858 in Book |,
page 26s, OF the Records OF Audrain
County, James Roberts and wife convey
ed by warranty deed the Southwest
quarter OF the Northwest quarter Of Sec
ton Thirty-one (31l, Township Fifty
two $50. Range Twelve (12), in. the
County Of Audrain. State OF Missouri, to
iieye' that there are persons who claim to
0sm ies'T palntis cannot aa nsaTt because
they are unknown to them that said un-
claims thereto as consorts, heirs, devisees
donees, alienees or immediate, mesne or
remote, voluntary or involuntary gran
tees OF said Joseph Brown; that said
Joseph Brown duly conveyed said prop
erty TO William W. Brown. whose title
these plaintiffs have acquired that said
deed has been lost or destroyed, and was
not put OF record in said County that no
one, has any claim or Interest, in or to
said property, except these plaintiffs and
defendant l.. c. Hendren, executor, as
herein set FORTH
That on June %, 1919, James II. Hall
and wife, by warranty deed recorded May
/. 1858, in Book l Page 1853, OF the
records Of Audrain County, conveyed to
Matthew Sims, the Northeast quarter OF
one C31,) Township Fifty-two (52).
Rance Twelve (12) in said County; that
the deed OF its face is ambiguous, and
might be taken TO convey said property
10 Martha Sims; that said Martha Sims
acquired no interest whatever in said
property; that plaintiffs do not know
whether said Martha Sims 10 living or
not. that II Martha Sims be living, she is |
nonresident Of the state of Missouri |
and cannot be served in Missouri in the |
manner prescribed In Chapter p, r. s |
1903, and plaintiffs verify believe she |
claims some interest in said property !
that II she be dead. plaintiffs verify /
be'ive there are persons who claim 10 be /
interested 10 said property whose names /
plaintiffs cannot Insert herein. because /
thay are unknown to them that said I'M
known persons claim 10 derive their
claims thereto as cOnsoTts, heirs, devisees ]
dUnees aieness or immediate mesne or /
remote, voluntary or involuntary grantees
Of said Martha Sims; that on August g. 1
1851, said Matthew Sims conveyed said /
property 70 Joseph Brown, Senior by /
warranty decd recorded In said County,
In Book J, at Page 5G4 that plaintiffs are |
Informed and believe that said Sims had
no consOrt or consorts; that II he ala
nave conSort, or cOnsOTts, plaintiffs
verify believe that said consort or con-
sorts, II living, claim 10 be interested in
said property: that the name or names
cannot be inserted herein, because un-
known 10 plaintiffs; that sald consorr, or
consOrts, claim 20 derive their claims as
the cOnsOTt, or consoTts OF said Matthew /
sims that no one has any claim or Inter-