Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-07-23

uptary grantees OF each and ev-
cry one Of tho following named
persons: Joseph Bett o'Rear, chas'
II. Hardin and Melissa N. jewell.
. =. =. Defendants.
The State Of Missouri 10 the ADORE
named defendants. Greeting
Now, on this July sist 1914,
comes tho plaintiff by his Attorney,
ana files with the Cierk OF the Au-
drain County Circuit Court, In va
cation. his petition and affidavit where
In among other things plaintiff al
iegos that he is the owner IN
fee simple and IN possession OF tho
following tract OF land located IN
Audrain County. Missouri, to-wit;
The West half OF the Southwest
quarter OF Section No. t~hirty-two ts2)
Township fiftyone (5i), Range
Ten uO); that the legal lite to
the same animated from the United
tates Government in the year 1899;
that the title has passed fromsaid pat
en~teebyregular and mesne conveyanc'
es to and vested in one Joseph Bett
o'Rear in the year 1870; that the
said Joseph Bett o'Rear made and
executed a deed conveying said
premises in the year 1876. but the
said orear signed said deed as 10
seph B. o'Rear, thus creating a
discrepancy In the name by which he
acquired title and the same BY
which he conveyed title, thus leaf
ing the record title to said prem
Uses vested in the said Joseph Bet
O'Rear; but that plaintiff and
those under whom he claims have
been in the open, notorious, I'M
disputed, adverse and ~peaceable pos
session of said premises for more
than thirty years last past and
have paid all the taxes Levied
against said premises during all thaI
time.
Plaintiff further states that mi
OF the Former owners OF said prem
Uses made and executed a deed o
trust on said premises in the yea
1868 to Chas H Hardin as trustee /,
the use Of Melissa NJ. Jewell to BE
cure the payment of a certain
note in said deed of trust de
scribed which is recorded in Book
No. 20" at page No. 81. OF the
deed records of Audrain County, Mi
souri,; that said trustee in the yea
1869 entered a marginal release o
said deed of trust, but that SAT-
marginal release 10 irregular, INSULT
Client and without authority OF rec
ord, thus leaving said deed Of trust
q record lien on said premises, bu
. that the note secured thereby ha'
long since been fully paid and dis
charged and no recognition hai
been given said deed Of trust sine
the year 1869, and no demand hal
been made of any owner OF said prer
ises for any payments thereon, an
that the same is long since barred b.
the Statute OF Limitations in such
cases made and provided.
1t Is therefore ordered by sal,
Clerk, in vacation, that said un
known and nonresident defend.
ants be notified by publication tina
plaintiff by petition and aft
! davit filed herein this date
July 2lst, 1914, have com
menced against said defendants al
action at law OF which Is to en-.
force and establish a lawful right t.
the above real estate described II
Audrain County, Missouri.
n It is further ordered that tn,
said defendants be and appear ii
this Court on the first day Of tn,
next regular term thereof to bs
begun and holden at the Court
d House in the City OF Mexico, Audrair
3 County, Missouri, on Monday. The
b It'll day Of September, 1914, and OF
or before the first day of said tern
. to answer or plead to said petition
or In default thereof said petition
viii be taken and adjudged as con
a fessed and judgment by default will
Z be rendered against said defendant.
1t is further ordered that a copy
hereof be published at least once
, a week for four consecutive we X,
N the Mexico Weekly Ledger. a
. newspaper duly printed in the In.
glish language. published in Mex
t leo, Missouri, and circulated in An.
drain County, Missouri and duly des.
lgnated BY plaintiffs Attorney a,
most likely TO give notice to sai1
defendants. the last insertion "a
be at least fifteen days before the
commencement of said Term Of
Court. liz
lsEAD Witness my hand and ON.
cial seal. Done ct office in rbe
city Of Mexico, County and State
aforesaid, this July 81, 1914.
p. F. ELLIOTT,
oierk Of the Audrain Circuit Court
A true copy from the record
Attest, z. II. Elliott, Clerk.