Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-08-07
ORDER OF PUBLICATION

ORDER OF PUBLICATION
In the Circuit Court, September
Term 1913.
State of Missouri.
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:
southwest fourth of the southwest
qurter of section eleven (1D, township
lifty-one (jD, 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 2l,
article of the Revised Statutes of the
State of Missouri, for 1902 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, 1874, one Mathew M. Runkle
and wife, Eliza Jane, gave to VIM.
Runkle warranty deed to said land,
which is of record in Book "B", page
l62, records of Audrain county, Mis-
sodri, 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
record Margaret Runkle entered the
above described land.
Plaintiff states that said Mathew M.
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 un'
known to plaintiff and therefore he
cannot insert the names herein, that
the interest of said unknown person:
is that of heirs at law Of said Mathew
M. Runkle and wife Eliza Jane.
Plaintiff states that the interest o.
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 plaintiff prays for ;
decree vesting the title out of said de
PENDANTS, and that said warranty deco
be declared null and void and no lien!
on said premises and that it be further
ordered, adjudged and decreed tina
the absolute fee simple title TO sale
land be vested in said plaintiff herein
by limitation under section 1884, o
the revised Statutes of Missouri, fol-
1909, so that the plaintiff will hold un
to himself his Heirs and assigns for
ever from all clouds, claims of title, OF
by any one claiming by, through OF
under them, and for such other anC
further relief as TO the Court ma,
seem proper in the premises.
And it is further ordered that copy
hereof be published in the Mexico
Missouri Message, a week ly newspaper
published in Audrain county Missouri
for four weeks successfully, the las-
insertion TO be more than fifteen day,
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
: Path, 1913.
(Seal) L. f. ELLIOTT,
Clerk of Audrain county circuit court
A true copy from the Record.
Attest, E. f. Elliott, Clerk
E. A. Shannon, Attorney for Plaintiff