Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-15
James C. Crawford

lanes u 0fuhAtAA
vs..
The unknown heirs consorts, de-
y;sses. donees, alienees, and i'm
mediate. mesne, remote, voluntary
and involuntary grantees OF Thorn
as +. Thompson, deceased,
Defendants.
The State of Missouri TO the above
unknown ramed defendants, Greet
ing;
Now On this October 10, 1914,
comes the plaintiff by his Attorney
and files with the Clerk Of the Au-
drain County Circuit Court, in vaca-
lion. his petition and affidavit where
In among other things plaintiff al
lepes that he is the owner In fee
simple and in possession of the fol-
lowing tract of land located in Au-
drain County, Missouri, to-wit:-
The North Half Of the Northeast
Quarter Of Section Eighteen, town.
ship fifty-two. Range nine.
Plaintiff states that the title to
the above described real estate en,-
anated from the United States gov
eminent prior to November, 1856
and that the title to said real estate
has vested in him and those under
whom he claims by limitation under
the provisions Of Section 1884 OF
Chapter p of the Revised Statutes
Of Missouri 1909
Plaintiff further states that n
Thomas f. Thompson appears to
have had claim or title of record to
the North half of the Northeast quar-
ter of Section is, township So, range
9, in Audrain County, in the State of
Missouri adverse to that of the
plaintiff aud that there r persons
who are interested, or claim to We in
terested in the subject matter Of this
petition as heirs, consorts, dev1sees
donees, alienees and immediate, mes.
ne, remote, voluntary and involunta-
ry grantees of Thomas E. Thonp-
son. who is now deceased, or claim
ing by, through or under the said
Thomas E. Thonfs'on or his heirs,
devisees, consorts, d%onees, alienees,
and grantees whose lame he cannot
insert herein because they are I'M
known to the plaintiff. That the m
terest of said unknown persons is as
heirs, ~consorts, devisees, donees, al
ienees and grantees of Thomas E.
Thompson. That the said Thomas E.
Thompson in the year 1855 had an
interest in the above described land
and afterwards died but the records
do not show any conveyance by him
and that the plaintiff cannot more
definitely describe the interest of
said unknown persons or more def
initely set forth how said interests
are derived, and that the said interest
and how the same is derived is set
forth herein as far as the plaintiffs
knowledge extends.
Plaintiff states hat he and his
prior grantors have been in the open
adverse possession Of said lands and
claiming title to the same, and have
paid the taxes on said lands contin-
uously during the last t~hirty-one
years and that none Of the defend
ants have been in possession Of the
same or paid any taxes on said lands
during the last ~thirty-one years.
Wherefore plaintiff prays for a
decree divesting the title out Of said
defendants and declaring that plain
tiff has title to said real estate by
limitation under provision Of said be-
fore mentioned section and for such
other and further relief as plaintiff
shall show himself entitled to.
1t is therefore ordered by said
Clerk, in vacation, that said I'M
known and nonresident defendants
be notified by publication that
plaintiff by petition and affidavit
filed herein, has commenced against
said defendants an action at law of
which is TO enforce and establish a
lawful right to the above real estate
described in Audrain County, Mis-
souri,.
1t is further ordered that the said
defendants be and appear in this
Court on the first day of the next
regular term thereof to be begun
and holden at the Court House in
the City of Mexico Audrain County,
Missouri, on Monday, the 23rd day of
November 1914, and on or before the
first day of said term to answer or
plead to said petition, or in default
thereof said petition will be taken
and adjudged as confessed and judg-
ment by default will be rendered
against said defendants.
1t is further ordered that a copy
hereof be published at least once a
week for four consecutive weeks in
the Mexico Weekly Ledger, a news
paper duly printed in the English
Language, published in Mexico, Mis-
souri,, ard circulated in AudEain
County, Missouri, and duly designat-
ed by plaintiffs Attorney as most
likely to give notice to said defend
ants, the last insertion to be at least
fifteen days before the commence
ment of said term Of Court.
(SEAL) Witness my hand and Of
Iicial seal. Done at office in the
Clty Of Mexico, County and State
aforesaid, this October 10, 1914.
E, F. ELLIOTT.
'lefk OF the Audrain Circuit Court.
A true copy from the record.
Attest; L. +. ELLIOTT, CLERK.
H. ). CAN'T, Attorney for Plaintiff.
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