Mexico Missouri message., 1915-02-04

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 Is, 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 (l-2) of the
northeast quarter (1-4) of Section
twelve (l2), in Township ffty-two
1927, north of Range nine TO-; and
Twenty-Five (25) acres, more or less,
being the west half Q-2) of the south
half (l-2) of Lot numbered three t3)
of the southwest quarter "a of
Section six 10y, in Township fffty-two
(52) north, of Range eight (S) west
of the 5th Principal Meridian, in Au-
drain County, Missouris 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 End 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 (l-2) of the south half (1-2)
ofLot 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
if; and that one John P. Clark APP
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 (l2), Township fifty-two 1927,
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
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 =.
Clark, who are now deceased, or as
claiming through or under the said
Thomas ]. Atkinson and John p.
Clark and their heirs, de-
visees, consorts, donees, alienees,
and grantees whose names he cannot
insert herein because they are I'M
known to the plaintiff; that the in
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
- ~ i
lands and claiming title to the same
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 filing Of this petition.
Wherefore plaintiff prays for q
decree divesting the title out of sale
defendants and declaring that plant
iff has title to said real estate by
limitation under provision of SAID
aforementioned section, and fol
, such further and other relief as the
plaintiff shows himself entitled to.
1t is therefore ordered by sale
= Clerk, in vacation, that sale
unknown and nonresident defendant
n be notified by publication that plant
, iff by petition and affidavit fileC
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
I scribed in Audrain County, Missouri
1t is further ordered that the saiC
defendants be and appear in thi
Z Court on the first day of the mex
regular term thereof to be begun ant
holden at the Court House in the City 0
Mexico, Audrain County, Missouri, Oh
Monday, the lst day Of March, 1915
= and on or before the first day of sail
term to answer or plead to said petit
tion, 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,
n hereof be published at least ono
week for four consecutive weeks ii
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