Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-15

Wada dooouS, deceased; Curs,
deceased; D.. H. Hickman 5lar'nlp'
ceased James l. Hickman &C.
ceased, and William S nuta de-
ceased; oiHitn' de-
Detendaps
.Ine State of Missouri to fin.
named defendants, greet Il ,ne ''qs
Now on this October 10 1@,I
the plaintiff by his Attorra ayi t., come
with the clerk of the Audroi' s19 ihs
Circuit Court in vacation. NJ III, V'ang
uon and affidavit wherein am no peg e
er things plaintiff alleges ' n o.
the owner in fee simple and i II ne .
sion Of the following tract ot po3S'
Gated in Audrain COUNTY. u V lsoa :
to-wit:- AlsOua
The North Y of the North y,s
Of the South West or. Of So. st'.
and the North West i of tSo I Ta
East or. and the North East u !" Igoa
North West Or. Of Section +, nv
Township so, North of Ra1s. 'u / =
West Of the 9th P. NJ, and contain,
in all 100 acres more or less.
Plaintiff states that the title h a.
above described real
tate emanated from the United 60
Government prior TO the 10Th d,T
November 1856 and that the M !
said real estate has vested h \.
and those under whom he claim, i,
limitation under the provision, 4
Section 1884 Of Chapter q oftsR R,
vised Statutes Of Missouri. 1909
Plaintiff further states that On, n.
vid II. Woods APPEARS to bag, ii
claim or title Of record to the Nan.
half Of the North East fourth q A,
Southwest quarter of Section 3. Tosr.
ship 80, Range 10 in Audraib Can't,
in the State Of Missouri, adverse 4
that Of the plaintiff; and that q,
Curtis Wade and oneJamesBasm,,
appear TO have a claim or title n rpe.
ord TO the Northeast fourth q h,
North West quarter and the North.
west fourth Of Northeast auar,s. All
Of Section II, Township 50. Range "A.
in Audrain County in the State 4
Missouri adverse to that Of the plaiB,
tiff; and that there appears Of rec
ord in Book B. Page %, Deed d
Trust records of Audrain County, Ms
souri,, a deed of trust dated Jauns1
81, 1861, and executed by James S
Keen and wife, Sarah R. to D. h. Hd
man and James ]. Hickman trustees
to the use of William Smith to secure
the payment of a note executed bg
James S Keen, and also signed BY D
H. Hickman and James |, Heknst
as securities, for $747.5O and made
payable to William Smith; and that
appears on the margin of the deed
of trust record of said mortgage, that
said mortgage is defectiyely satisfied
and further says that said note has
long since been paid.
Plaintiff states that he and bis pr
or grantors have been in the open sa
verse possession of said lands and
claiming title to the same, and have
paid the taxes on said lands cOntnl
ously during the last thiry@s
years and that none of the defendants
have been in possession of the sans
paid any taxes on said lands during
the last thirty-one years, and that
mortgage debt above referred %
has long since been paid
Wherefore plaintiff prays for q g.
cree divesting the title out Of sad O.
PENDANTS and cancelling and SATISFY
ing the above described mortgag'
and deed of trust and declaring th''
plaintiff has title TO said real esal.
by limitation under provision OF Ss
before mentioned section, and for 'iei
other and further relief as plalnli
shall show himself entitled TO-
Il Is therefore ordered by Sao
Clerk in vacation that said unknown
and nonresident defendants be nou'
fled by publication that pIalntlil Y
petition and affidavit filed hefeu'
mas commenced against said dele'a.
ants an action at law of which IS Y
snforce and establish a lawful rlsn,
10 the above real estate describe
n Audrain county, Missouri
It is further ordered that the saa
defendants be andappear in thlSOog,'
IN the first day of the next reguD,
ierm thereof to be begun and ho,Ge.
It the Court House in the City oil W,
90. Audrain County, Missouri, on M ",
lay, the 23rd day of November ~.
md on or before the first day Of say
ERIN to answer or plead to sad peg y
ion. or in default thereof SAID Pe.,
ion will be taken and adJudged 20 h
onfessed and judgment by Gs s,"d
ill be rendered against SAID oe'''"
mt
1t is further ordered that d copy
ereof be published at Least oD.y :
,eek forfour consecutive weeks n'.a,
Iexico Weekly Ledger, a ne"'pap,,
uly printed in the English Languas,
ublished in Mexico, Missouri T da'
in Audrain County, mo
ouri, and duly designated by pau.
ifs Attorney as most likely TO sh ~
Office to said defendants,the laS' u
srtion to be at least fifteen days ~
IRE the commencement OF 'a'u '''
! Court All.
sEAL1 Witness my hand and @ G,,
al seal. Done at office in the Wv,
, Mav;oo County and State aioi'
i'd, this October 10, 1914 ,r
E. F ELLIOTT
Jerk Of the Audrain Circuit Court
A true copy from the record e, G,.rs
f.. +. ELldOll o g
S CAN'T, Attorney for PIaIn'ni