The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1913-11-21
ORDER OF PUBLICATION
STATE OF MISSOURI.
COUNTY, OF LAFAYETTE-ss.

STATE OF
COUNTY OF LAFAHETTE-ss.
In the Circuit Court Of Lafayette
County. Missouri. at Lexington, Febru-
airy term. 1914. In vacation, November
18th, 1913.
Napoleon Elevator Company, a cor
poration. Plaintiff.
The unknown heirs, consort: deyisees'
done6s. alienees. and Immediate. mesne,
remote, voluntary. and involuntary gran
tees of Asher H.. McCowen, deceased
Defendants.
Now at this day comes the plaintiff
herein by its attorney and Tiles rs
petition, dulN verified by affidavit, all
leging among other things, that Nhe
defendants. the unknown heirs. cor
sort. deyisees. donees. a~lienees and
Immediate, mesne. remote. voluntary
and Involuntary grantees of Asher II.
MCGOWAN. deceased, are persons inter-
ested In the subject matter of the pc
be inserted because they are unknown
to the plaintiff: WhereuDon II Is Or
dered BY the clerk Of this court. IN va
ants. the unknown heirs. consort, de-
visees. donees. alienees. and immadlate,
mesne. remote. voluntary. and lnyolun-
tarv grantees Of Asher II. McCowen,
deceased, YOU are hereby notified that
the plaintiff has commenced a suit
against you IN this court. the object
and general nature Of which is 70 have
the record title perfected 10 the tOl-
lowing described real estate In Laiay-
cite County, Missouri, towit: The
block known and designated on the
plat OF the town of Lisbon (now Napol-
com Missouri. as block number twelve
12l and being In section twenty-three,
4 wnship fifty. range twenty nine, said
block being two hundred feet on tle
Missouri River. and running. south TO
Napoleon. Missouri, subject to the
right Of way Of the Missouri Pacific
Railway Company over and across. tne
same: that defendants claim some title,
estate or interest In the subject matter
Of plaintiffs petition and In the lands
above described: but that Dlalntitf can
not insert the names OF said defendants
herein because they are unknown, 70
derive their claims to the property mere
in described from Asher II. McCowen'
deceased. as heirs. consort. devisees'
donees. alienees. or Immediate, mesne,
remote. voluntary or involuntary gran
tees of Asher H. McCowen, by vlfture
of a deed made BY John g. koach ana
wife. dated Noyember 18th. lS6l. con-
veying to said McCowen the above de-
scribed real estate; that PLAINTIFFS petit
ton contains as full, correct ana t'on,l-
plete a recital and description OF the
claims are derived as the same are
known to said plaintiff: that the Legal
titlee to said above descrihed AVIS
euenated from the Government more
/ AAdl Itl YEAS D1ANl NAN - ~
plaintiffs petition. and that said real
estate now Is and has been for more
tnan thirty years In the lawful possess
sion OF plaintiff and those under Whom "
claims title. and who ave during all
this time beel hi the actual. open, no.
tOrious. adve Sc and peaceable possess
ion Of the same claiming title to said
real estate. AM that plaintiff also has
title to said real estate by and through
mesne c-onveyances conveying to this
plaintiff the title to said real estate.
that said real estate has not been IN
the possession Of defendants, or either
OF them or any person claiming or who
might claim the title. or through whom
defendants or either OF them might
have defendants or either Of them OF
anyone claiming title through or under
them paid any taxes on said real es-
tate during all Of said years, towit,
thirty years, except this plaintiff and
those under whom II claims title, who
nave paid the taxes on said real es-
tate for over thirty years that tn
title to said real estate, has vested N
this plaintiff by Limitation under and
bv virtue Of the provisions Of Sectior
1854, Of the Revised statutes or missouri
1909. plaintiff prays the court, Will orde
adiudge and decree the fee simple title
to said property to be vested In the
plaintiff. and for all other proper or.
ders and relief In the premises.
Ard you. the said unknown heirs
consort. devisees. donees. alienees. and
immediate. mesne. remote. voluntary
and involuntary grantees OF Asher II
McCowen. deceased. are further notified
that unless YOU be and appear at this
court at the next term thereof to be
begun and holden at the court house
in the City OF Lexington, In said
county. ON the 9th day OF February,
1914. next. and on the first day OF said
term. answer or plead to the petition
in said cause. the same will be taken
as confessed and judgment viii be rem.
!, dered accordingly.
And II is further ordered that a CODY
\ hereof be published according to law,
IN THie Lexington i~nteiigencer. a news
IpaDer published IN said Countt, o.
Lafayette for. four weeks successfully
published at least once a week, III,
last insertion to be at least thiftl
/ DAYS before the first day or said nerl
: February term. 1914. OF this court.
j. w, SYDNOR.
Clerk Circuit court.
A. Trnh COPY from the Record.
, Witness my hand and the seal OF sal,
Circuit Court. at office IN the City o
Lexington, Missouri. this the 18th da'
Of November. 1913.
(SEALl J. w. sYDN0R, ,
Clerk Circuit Court.
5 III. G. Wallace. Attorney Tor plain