The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1914-01-30
oRrER OF PUBLICATION

STATE OF MISSOURI,
COUNTY OF LAFAYETTE-ss.
Cointv' Missouri. February term. 1914,
at Lexington. In vacation December
18th. 1913.
Robert R. Kerley. Plaintiff.
Fannie Carmean. Margaret Fleming.
Welding Parks. and the unknown heirs
(descendants) OF Martin Parks and
Mildred Parks, deceased. and their con-
sorts. Defendants.
Now at this day comes the plaintiff
herein BY his attorneys and files his
among other things, that defendant,
Welding Parks Is a non resident of the
State Of Missouri and that defendants,
the unknown heirs ldescendantsl of
ceased. and their consorts. are interest
ell In the subject matter OF said petition
as hereinafter set forth and whose
names he cannot insert In said petition
because they are unknown TO him and
could not be obtained by plaintiff after
due enquiry. Whereupon, It Is order
ed by the Clerk Of said court In vacatiO
as follows, To the said defendants,
Weldin~ Parks. and the unknown heirs
!~descendants) Of Martin Parks and
Mildred Parks. deceased. and their
consorts. YOU are hereby notified that
the plaintiff has commenced a suit
NkdllHA YOU IN inlS court. the OBJECT
and general nature Of which Is to OBJ
tain q Judgment and decree Of court 70
try. determine. settle. define and quiet
the title to the following tract OF land
situate In Lafayette County. Missouri,
towit: The west half Of the southeast
quarter Of the southeast quarter OF sec
tio- %. IN township As. Of range 20. in
which petition plaintiff states that said
land was patented by the u. s.. to one
William M. Parks in 1857 and that he
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veyed the same. whereby said title Of
record appears to be vested I'm the heirs
Of said William NJ. Parks, who is dead
lntestate: that said William NJ. Park
removed from said land about forty
years ago and that neither he nor de,
~tendants nor any OF them has had an!
possession OF nor paid any taxes upol
said land since that time; that salt
rs his only heirs at law his children
Fannie Carmean. Margaret Flemln
and Welding Parks, defendants, an
Martin Parks and Mildred Parks, bot
OF whom have since died; that the de
seeqdantsi heirs at law, OF Martin an
Mildred Parks would inherit their re
spectsye shares or portions OF thel
parents In and to said land but plaintiff
/, has been unable 70 ascertain what de
scendants they left nor their name
. nor places OF residence. plaintiff aver
mat he is the owner in fec simpl
= Title and Is In possession OF said Ian
A., and the apparent title Of said defend
ants and each and all OF them has bee
long since barred BY the Statute OF Lir
itations; plaintiff prays the court
try, ascertain and determine the q
q tates. title. and interest Of plaintiff an
oeIendants IN said land and settle. duii
S ana define such respective rights ar
uues and decree that plaintiff Is q
< sole owner OF said land and forever bi
/, md preclude the defendants and eaC
t them and all persons claiming b
tnrough or under them from hereaft
S setting up any title or claim TO sa
Ang and for all proper relief.
! JNoY unless you the said defendant
ydescendebtsl OF Martin Parks md M
cred Parks, deceased and their Censor
~ ana appear at this Court, At the ne
YIN thereOf, TO be begun and hold
o the Court House IN the City OF re
N said County, on the 9th a
fore the said day answer or Mead to I
peutioh In said cause. the same will
sHken as confessedt anc ,udgirtnt "
n Oe rendered accordingly.
" = ~ further ordered. that a 90
"A hereof pc published. according 20 ia
II IN The Lexington fnteiiTencer. A nov
paper published In said county OF L
~ ieyette for four weeks nuo~oossfveiy. D,
n Nhed az least once n week. the II
" INSERTION 70 be az least fifteen daya
" pSS5e the first day Of said next Februa
"a J. W. SYDNOR,
n A True Cory From The RECORD.
~ Atlekh my hand. and eeal OF I
u Slrcult Court OF LAFAYETTE County, I
litn day OF December. 1918.
o. NsNAlO '. W. BYDNOR,
chiies g chiies. Attorneys Tor Pa