Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-11-05

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Plaintiff further states that n Da-
vid H. Woods appears to have had
claim or title of record to the North
half of the North East fourth of the
Southwest quarter of Section 8, Town
ship so, Range 10 in Audrain County
in the State of Missouri, adverse to
that Of the plaintiff; and that one
Curtis Wade and oneJamesHardman
appear to have a claim or title Of rec
ord to the Northeast fourth of the
North West quarter and the North
west fourth Of Northeast quarter, all
of Section II, Township so, Range 10,
in Audrain County in the State of
Missouri adverse to that of the plain
tiff; and that there appears of &c
ord in Book B. Page 26, Deed Of
Trust records of Audrain County, Mis-
souri,, a deed of trust dated January
81, 1861, and executed by James S.
Keen and wife, Sarah R. to D. H. Kick
mar and James /. Hickman trustees,
to the use of William Smith to secure
the payment of a note executed by
James S Keen, and also signed by d.
H. Hickman and James |. Hickman,
as securities, for $747.50 and made
payable to William Smith; and that it
appears on the margin of the deed
Of trust record of said mortgage, that
said mortgage is effectively satisfied
and further says that said note has
long since been paid.
Plaintiff states that he and his pri-
or grantors have been in the open ad-
verse possession Of said lands and
claiming title to the same, and have
paid the taxes on said lands continu-
ously during the last thirty-one
years and that none Of the defendants
have been in possession Of the same,
paid any taxes on said lands during
the last thirty-one years, and that
said mortgage debt above referred to
has long since been paid
Wherefore plaintiff prays for a de-
cree divesting the title out of said de-
PENDANTS and ~cancelling and satisfy
ing the above described mortgage
and deed of trust and declaring that
plaintiff has title to said real estate
by limitation under provision of said
before 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 unknown
and nonresident defendants be noti-
fled by publication hat plaintiff by
petition and affidavit filed herein,
has commenced against said defend
ants an action at law of which is to
enforce and establish a lawful right
to the above real estate described
in Audrain county, Missouri.
1t is further ordered that the said
defendants be andappear in thisCourt
on the first day of the next regular
term thereof to be begun and holden
at the Court House in the City of Mex
leo, Audrain County, Missouri, n Mon
day, the 23rd day of November 1914
and on or before the first day of said
term to answer or plead to said petit
ton, or in default thereof said petit
tion will be taken and adjudged as
confessed and judgment by default
will be rendered against said defend
ant
1t is further ordered that a copy
hereof be published at least once a
week forfour consecutive weeks inthe
Mexico Weekly Ledger, a newspaper
duly printed in the English Language,
published in Mexico, Missouri, and
circulated in Audrain County, Mis-
sour, and duly designated by plain-
tiffs Attorney as most likely to give
notice to said defendants,t the last in
sertion to be at least fifteen days be-
fore the commencement Of said term
Of Court
(SEAL) Witness my hand and Off
cial seal. Done ut office in the City
OF Mexico, County and State afore-
said, this October 10, 1914.
E. F ELLIOTT
CLERK OF the Audrain Circuit Court.
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