The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1914-01-16
]. w. sYDNOR.
Clrcnlt Clerk
D OF PUBLICATION

state OF MISSOURI.
COUNTY OF LAFAYETTESss.
In the Circuit Court OF Lafayette
County. Missouri. February term. 1914,
at Lexington. In vacation December
18th. 1918.
Robert R. Kerley. Plaintiff.
Fannie Carmean. Margaret Fleming,
! Welding Parks. and the unknown heirs
!descendants) Of Martin Parks and
sorts, Defendants.
Now at this day comes the plaintiff
herein by his attorneys and files his
petition verified by affidavit. alleging
among sother things. that defendant
State Of Missouri and that defendants,
the unknown heirs tdescendants) OF
Martin Parks and Mildred Parks, de-
ed 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. 1t Is order
ed by the Clerk Of said court In vacatio
as follows; To the said defendants,
MeIalnr Parks' am, the unknown heirs
Mildred Parks. deceased, and their
consorts, You are hereby notified that
the plaintiff has commenced a suit
against you In this court. the object
and general nature Of which Is to OBJ
tain a Judgment and decree OF court to
Try. determine, settle. define and quiet
J The title e, the following tract Of land
situate In Lafayette County. Missouri,
I towtt: The west half of the southeast
quarter OF the southeast quarter OF sec
tioT 20. IN township ls. OF range 30. In
when petition plaintiff states that said
land was patented by the u. s. to one
William M, Parks in 1857 and that he
appears Of record never to nave con.
Z veyed the same; whereby said title OF
v record appears to be vested In the heirs
Of. said William M. Parks, who is dead,
lntestate; that said William NJ. Parks
removed from said land about forty
years ago and that neither he nor de.
PENDANTS nor any OF them has had any
possession OF nor paid any taxes upor
said land since that time: that said
William NJ. Parks. left surviving hin
a. bis only heirs at law his children
and Welding Parks, defendants, ant
Martin Parks and Mildred Parks, boil
OF whom have since died; that the de,
s~eeada9ts; heirs at law. Of Martin ant
spectiye shares or portions OF thei
" parents in and to. said and but plaintiff
mas been unable 10 ascertain what de
scendants they left nor their name
nor places OF residence: plaintiff aver
that he Is the owner In fee slmpl
n title and Is In possession OF said Ian
Is and the. apparent title OF said defend
lg ants and each and ell OF them has bee
T. long since barred by the Statute OF Lin
of i~tatlons: plaintiff prnys the court Z
W Try, ascertain and determine the es
tates. title. and interest OF plaintiff an
70 DEFENDANTS In said land and settle, uuie
II and define such respective rights an
~ titles and decree that PLAINTIFF is IN
q sole owner OF said land and forever be
and preclude the defendants and eac
OF of them and all persons claiming bl
O. tnronEh or under them from hereaftt
settinE up any title-or claim to sal
Z iend n for all proper relief.
NOV unless you the said defendant
no yielding Parks and the unknown he'll
i, I~oegcendentsl Of Martin Parks and Nj
Us ared Parks, deceased and their censor
pe pe ana appear at this Court. at the ne
Y, the Court House in the City OF Ley
4. lngton, In said County. on tho on do
OF q FEBRUARY, 1918 next. amt on or bl
e Ioie the said day answer or plead TO q
pNe petition IN said cause. the same will I
~ taken as confessed. ant Judgment WI
be rendered accordingly.
py And = Il further ordered. Tint a cor
g. In The Lexington Inteiilfencer. A new
a. paper published IN enid county OF ~
~, liayette for four weeks SUCCESSFULLY, pu
vt lened at least once a week, tho la
o. insertion 70 be at least fifteen days b
u IgIe the first day or said next FobruRF
1918, term Of this court.
T. w. sYDNOR.
Circuit Clerk.
A True Copy From thu Rocord,
witness my hand. and aooi OF n
he Circuit Court OF LAFAYETTE County, III
BE 18th day Of December. 1918.
tShALl J. w SipNOR,
chiles a Chiles. Attorneys for Pial
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