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

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son, trustee, for Alexander Mann
the east half of the southeast guar
ter of section 2S and the west half
OF the south east quarter OF section
IS, in township so OF range 81, in
said County and State, and ii is
claimed that said Alexander Mann
his consort, hcils. deyisees, dolees,
alienees, and inn ediate, mesne and
remote. voluntary and involuntary
grantees by reason thereof have
some interest in said real estate and
that said mortgage and deed of
trust have not been fully paid off
and discharged and that a certain
release made by the executors Of
the estate Of said Alexander Mann
recorded in said Recorders office in
record 76 at page 271 was not duly
executed and that said executors
had no authority to execute the
same and that for the aforesaid rea-
sons said real estate is not releas-
ed therefro.n.
That heretofore william II. Ster-
rett by warranty deed recorded In
said Recorders office in record Ga
at page 426, dated January 20, 1885,
filed March 2, 1885, conveyed or at
tempted to convey to Hugh G. Smith
the south west quarter Of section q,
in township so, of range 20, in said
County and State south of the Chi
cago & Alton Railroad. 1t is claim
ed that the acknowledgement to
said conveyance is defective and
that the consort, if any, of said
William II. Sterrett did not join
therein and that for the aforesaid
reasons the consort, if any, heirs,
devisees, donees, alienees and inn
mediate, mesne, and remote, vol
untary and involuntary grantees of
the said William H. Sterrett have
some claim and interest therein.
That heretofore William H. Ster-
fett by warranty deed recorded in
said Recorders office in record Is
at page 343 dated March 21, 1887,
filed April %, 1887, conveyed or at
tempted to convey to Hugh G. Smith
and A.. &. Asbury parts of the east
half of the south east quarter of
section % in township so of range
%, in Lafayette County, Missouri, be-
ing those parts south Of the Chica-
go & Alton railroad, and other land
therein described in said quarter
section south of said railroad owned
by said Sterrett. It is claimed
that the consort, if any, of said
gcantor, did not join therein and
that for said reason the said con-
sort, heirs, devisees, donees, a~lienees
and immediate, mesne and remote,
voluntary and involuntary grantees
of said William II. Sterrett and his
said consort have some interest
therein.
That heretofore Fred Liese and
Louisa Liese leased to A. b. AS
bury, H. G.. Smith and Ozias Bailey
and r. ID. Blair the south east quar-
ter of section q, in township so,
of range %, in said county and
state for coal purposes as shown
by lease recorded in the office Of
the recorder Of deeds for said coun-
ty in record 40 at page 800 and
that afterwards said Ozias Bailey
by deed recorded in said Recorders
office in record 46 at page 347 con
veyed or attempted to convey to
Sue B. Slayden all interest of said
Ozias Bailey therein. 1t is claimed
that D. Bailey, ST., who executed
said conveyance as Attorney in
Fact for said Ozias Bailey had no
authority so to execute the same
and that the consort if any Of said
Ozias Bailey did not join therein
and that for said reasons the said
consort, heirs, devisees, d%onees, allie.
nees, and immediate mesne, ana
remote, voluntary and involuntary
grantees of said OZias Bailey and
his said c%onsort, have some inter.
est therein.
That heretofore, r. D. Blair and
Josephine Blair by deed of trust
conveyed to A. e. Asbury trustee
for David Bailey and Stokely Slog-
den by deed recorded in said Re.
corder's office in book 60 at page
$50, the Higginsville Coal Property.
coal and minerals and right to re.
move the same on and from under
the south east quarter of section q
in township so of range "a, in said
county and state and two acres Of
land near the shaft situated ther<
on. It is claimed that the indebt
edness secured thereby and for which
a lien was retained has never beer
satisfied and that said grantorS
their heirs, devisees, donees, allie
nees, and immediate mesne and re
mote, voluntary and involuntary
grantees have some interest therein
by reason thereof.
That heretofore on March "a, 1878
Isabel p. Steele, Michael A. Steele
and William Steele by deed of said
date recorded in said Recorders
office in record 13 at page All
conveyed to Alexander Mann, the
east half of the south east quarter
of section 2S and the west half o.
the south east quarter of section
rs, all in township so and range q
in said county. 1t is claimed thai
the consorts if any of said grantori
did not join in said con.
veyance and that the said grantor'
were not the only parties interested
in the estate Of Benjamin +. Steele
interested therein and that foI
said reasons the ~consorts. heirs, de
v%isees, donees, alienees and i'm
mediate, mesne and remote, yolun
untary and involuntary grantees o
the said Benjamin f. Steele, Isabe
b. Steele, Michael A. Steele, ant
William Steele have some interests
therein.
And that unless said defendants b,
and appear at this Court at the mex