Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-01-21

1915.
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 =.
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,
K. S. CAN'T, and files with the Clerk
of the Audrain County Circuit Court,
in vacation, his petition and affidavit
wherein among other things plain5iff
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 IA of Section
twelve I2E in Township fifty-two
1927, 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 (6), in Township fifty-two
(52) north, of Range eight ~ 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 u 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 (l-2) of the south half (1-2,
Lot number three (3) of the south
west quarter of Section six (6), Town
ship ffty-two (52), Range eight 49,
in Audrain County in the State o.
Missouri adverse to that of the plant
if; and that one John P. Clark ap
pears to have had claim or title o.
record to the west half (1-2) of the
north east quarter (1-4) of Section
twelve t12), Township fifty-two 1927
Range nine (9) in Audrain County il
the State of Missouri, adverse to thai
of the plaintiff.
Plaintiff further states that there
are persons who are interested anC
who claim to be int in the sub
ject matter of this petition as heirs
consorts, devisees, donees, alieneei
and immediate, mesne, remote, vol
untary and involuntary grantees o
Thomas J. Atkinson and John J.
Clark, who are now deceased, or al
claiming through or under the saiC
Thomas ]. Atkinson and John p
Clerk and their heirs, de-
visees, consorts, donees, alienC es
and grantees whose names he canno
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 tn,
open, adverse possession of all saic
I lands and claiming title to the SAM
and have paid the taxes on sal,
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 SAT-
land during the forty years prior t,
the fling of this petition.
/ Wherefore plaintiff prays for
decree divesting the title out of sal,
defendants and declaring that plant
if 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 sail
lClerk, in vacation, that saic
unknown and nonresident defendant
be notified by publication that plant
iff by petition and affidavit flee
herein, has commenced against sale
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
1t is further ordered that the sait
J defendants be and appear in thi
Court on the first day of the mex
regular term thereof to be begun anC
holden at the Court House In the City o
Mexico, Audrain County, Missouri, OF
Monday, the LIST day of March, 1915
and on or before the first day of sait
term to answer or plead to said petit
ton, or in default thereof said petit
: tion will be taken and adjudged a
confessed and judgment by defaul
will be rendered against said de
PENDANTS.
1t is further ordered that cop,
hereof be published at least ono,