Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-01-28

Price Marshall,
Plaintiff,
VS..
The unknown heirs, consorts
devisees, donees, alienees, and imme-
date, mesne, remote, voluntary and
involuntary grantees of Thomas j.
Atkinson, deceased, and John p.
Clark, deceased,
Defendants.
The State of Missouri to the
above unknown nonresident de-
PENDANTS
GREETINGS:
Now on this January 10, 1915,
comes the plaintiff by his attorney,
E. S. CAN'T, and files with the Clerk
of the Audrain County Circuit Court,
in vacation, his petition and affidavit
wherein among other things plaintiff
alleges that he holds title to and is
in possession of certain real estate,
situated in Audrain County, Missouri,
to-wit: The north half (1-2) of the
northeast quarter N-4) of Section
twelve ny, in Township ffty-two
(52), north of Range nine (9); and
Twenty-Five (25) acres, more or less,
being the west half Q-2) of the south
half az of Lot numbered three (3)
IOf the southwest quarter (l-4) of
Section six (6), in Township fifty-two
(52) north, of Range eight (S) west
of the 9TH Principal Meridian, in Au-
drain County, Missouri. Containing
in all lO5 acres, more or less.
Plaintiff states that the title to
the above described real estate ema-
mated from the United States Gov
eminent prior to the 2nd day of April,
1913, and that the title to said real
estate has vested in him and those
under whom he claims by limitation
under the provisions of Section 1884
of Chapter II of the Revised Statutes
of Missouri. 1909.
Plaintiff further states that one
Thomas J. Atkinson appears to have
had claim or title of record to the
west half (1-2) of the south half (1-2)
of Lot number three (3) of the south
west quarter of Section six (6), Town
ship fifty-two (52), Range eight (S),
in Audrain County in the State OF
Missouri adverse to that of the plant
itT; and that one John p. Clark APP
pears to have had claim or title OF
record to the west half (l-2) of the
north east quarter (1-4) of Section
twelve (12), Township fifty-two (52),
Range nine (9) in Audrain County in
the State of Missouri, adverse to that
of the plaintiff.
Plaintiff further states that there
are persons who are interested and
who claim to be int rested in the sub.
iect matter of this petition as heirs,
consorts, devisees, donees, alienees
and immediate, mesne, remote, vol.
untary and involuntary grantees Of
Thomas j. Atkinson and John j,
Clark, who are now deceased, or as
claiming through or under the said
Thomas ]. Atkinson and John p
Clerk and their heirs, de-
visees, consorts, donees, aliene es
and grantees whose names he cannot
insert herein because they are un
known TO the plaintiff; that the in
terest of said unknown persons is a.
heirs, consorts, devisees, donees
alienees, and grantees of Thomas j
Atkinson and John p. Clark.
Plaintiff states that he and hi.
prior grantors have been in the
open, adverse possession of all saiC
lands and claiming title to the same
and have paid the taxes on sale
lands continuously during the las
forty years and that none of the de
PENDANTS have been in the possession
of the same or paid any taxes on sale
land during the forty years prior t.
the filing of this petition.
Wherefore plaintiff prays for
decree divesting the title out of sail
defendants and declaring that plant
; 11 has title to said real estate b,
limitation under provision of sail
! aforementioned section, and TO
such further and other relief as tn,
plaintiff shows himself entitled to,
1t is therefore ordered by sal,
Clerk, in vacation, that SAT-
unknown and nonresident defendant
he notified by publication that plant
itf by petition and affidavit file,
herein, has commenced against SAT-
defendants an action at law of whicl
is to enforce and establish Lawful
right TO the above real estate de
scribed in Audrain County, Missouri
1t is further ordered that the sal
defendants be and appear in thi
Court on the first day of the mex
regular term thereof to be begun an
holden at the Court House in the City G
Mexico, Audrain County, Missouri, o.
Monday, the LIST day of March, 1915
and on or before the first day of sal
term to answer or plead to said pet
ton, or in default thereof said pet
tion will be taken and adjudged a
confessed and judgment by defaul
will be rendered against said de
: PENDANTS.
tits further ordered that cop
hereof be published at least one
a week for four consecutive weeks Ii