Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-02-18

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 Is, 1915,
comes the plaintiff by his attorney,
+. 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 1-4) of Section
twelve (12), in Township ffty-two
(52), north of Range nine 10y; and
Twenty-Five (25) acres, more or less,
being the west half Q-2) of the south
half (l-2) of Lot numbered three (3)
of the southwest quarter (l-4) of
Section six 10y, in Township ffty-two
(52) north, of Range eight (S) west
of the 9Th Principal Meridian, in Au-
drain County, Missouri. Containing
in all los 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 81 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)
fLot number three (3) of the south
west quarter of Section six (6), Town
ship ffty-two (52), Range eight (8),
in Audrain County in the State of
Missouri adverse to that of the plant
if; and that one John P. Clark ap-
pears to have had claim or title of
record to the west half (1-2) 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 interested in the sub
feet 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 =.
Clark, who are now deceased, or as
claiming through or under the said
Thomas J. Atkinson and John p.
Clark and their heirs, de-
visees, consorts, donees, alienees,
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 as
heirs, consorts, devisees, donees,
alienees, and grantees of Thomas J.
Atkinson and John P. Clark.
Plaintiff states that he and his
prior grantors have been in the
open, adverse possession of all said
lands and claiming title to the same
and have paid the taxes on said
lands continuously during the last
forty years and that none of the de-
PENDANTS have been in the possession
of the same or paid any taxes on said
land during the forty years prior to
the fling of this petition.
Wherefore plaintiff prays for
decree divesting the title out of said
defendants and declaring that plaint-
if has title to said real estate by
limitation under provision of said
aforementioned section, and for
such further and other relief as the
plaintiff shows himself entitled to.
1t is therefore ordered by said
Clerk, in vacation, that said
unknown and nonresident defendants
be notified by publication that plant
if by petition and affidavit fled
herein, has commenced against said
defendants an action at law of which
is to enforce and establish lawful
right to the above real estate de-
scribed in Audrain County, Missouri.
It is further ordered that the said
defendants be and appear in this
Court on the first day of the next
regular term thereof to be begun and
holden at the Court House in the City of
Mexico, Audrain County, Missouri, on
Monday, the LIST day of. March, 1915,
and on or before the first day of said
term to answer or plead to said petit
tion, or in default thereof said petit
tion will be taken and adjudged as
confessed and Judgment by default
will be rendered against said de-
PENDANTS.
1t is further ordered that copy
hereof be published at least once
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