The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-04-28
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.

1916.
Harvey A. Farrell, William Alvin
Farrell, Emma F. Ward, Charles W.
Farrell, Bernetta NJ. Hamilton, John
Farrell, James Thomas Farrell, and
Earl Rowe and Thelma Rowe, mi
nors, by Edward Rowe, their Guar
dian,-Plaintiffs.
VS..
John Dobson, Charles P. Dobson,
Dobson, Mary J.. Dyer, and
Emma Observation-Disclosures
Now at this day comes the plain
tiffs herein by their attorney, and file
their petition, alleging among other
that the defendants, John
Dobson and Mary J. Dyer, are non
residents of the State Of Missouri:
WhereupOn it is ordered by the Clerk
Of said Court in vacation as follows:
To the said defendants, John Dobson
and Mary J. Dyer, you are hereby noti-
fed that the plaintiffs have commenc-
ed a suit against you in this Court the
and general nature of which is
to obtain an order and judgment of
said Court to perfect plaintiffs record
title and to declare their title vested
in them by limitation under the pro-
visions of section 1884, Chapter q
Article VIII of the Revised Statutes
of Missouri for 1909, to the following
tracts of land situate in Lafayette
County, Missouri, towit: Thirty acres
a part of the northwest quarter of
the northeast quarter of section six
teen (16) Township 48, Range %,
described as follows beginning at the
northeast corner of said northwest
quarter of the northeast quarter.
thence South 80 rods, thence west 80
rods, thence in a north easterly direc-
ton to a point 40 rods due west Of the
beginning corner thence east to the
place of beginning, also thirty-three
and thr~ee-fourths (33%) acres taken
off the north side of the northeast quar-
ter of the north east quarter Of sec
ton Is, Township AZ, Range rs the
South line to run due east and west,
alleging among other things that
plaintiffs are the sole heirs of Uriah
Farrell, deceased, who died intestate
seized and possessed of said tracts
of land: that the title thereof eman-
ated from the United States Govern
ment more than eighty years ago,
being granted to the State of Mis-
souri,, by the act of admission, grant
ing school land, that the title to said
tracts was vested in William Dobson
in the year 1854 and as appears of
record he has never conveyed said
tracts Of land, whereby the record
title appears to be vested in the de-
PENDANTS as his heirs, and that in the
life time of said William Dobson, pos.
session Of said lands was taken by
John Taggart, under whom plaintiffs
claim title, and that said John Tag.
CART and plaintiffs have had ever since
the actual, continuous, open, adverse
peaceful and lawful possession of sale
lands, claiming title thereto; That thu
said William Dobson died ~intestat,
in 1864, leaving Margaret Dobson
his widow, who has since died, Charlie.
Dobson, Mary j. Dobson, now Mary j
Dyer, Daniel Dobson, William Dobsor
John Dobson and Emma Dobson, nov
Emma Hoffman, his children his onl,
heirs at law, that William Dobson tn
son, died in 1879, leaving Lou f. Dob
son, his widow, who has since died an
the above named defendants his onl
heirs at law, and that the said vii
liam Dobson, the father, of defend
ants. having never conveyed sal
tracts Of land, as appears of recor
the title thereto, formerly vested il
him appears of record to be vested il
the defendants, his children, as hi
only heirs at law, but that the sal,
William Dobson, has not, nor hav
any of the defendants, or other per
sons claiming or who might clair
said lands, under him, been in possess
ion of, paid any taxes upon or brough
and action to recover said lands or an
part thereof, for more than thirty-on
consecutive years nor for more tina
fifty years, that plaintiffs and thos
under whom they claim have been j
the open, notorious, continuous, eN
elusive and adverse possession of sal
land for more than thirty-one cor
secutive years and for more tina
fifty years, and pray for a decree {
Court that the fee simple title to sal
lands be declared vested in plaintiff
by limitations, that the apparent It'll
of defendants be Invested from then
and vested in plaintiffs and that do
PENDANTS and each and all of them b
forever barred and precluded frol
setting up or claiming any right, it'll
or interest in said tracts of land an
for all other and proper relief; an
that unless you the said John Dobso
and Mary j. Dyer, be and appear ;
this court, at the next term thereo
to be begun and holden at the Coul
House in the City of Lexington,
said county on the 18th day of Jur
1916, next and on or before said da
answer or plead to the Petition
said cause, the same will be taken
confessed, and judgment will be re-
dered accordingly.
And it is further ordered, that
Copy hereof, be published, accordir
to law in the Lexington Intelligence
a newspaper published in said coun.
l of Lafayette for four weeks success
t lively, published at least once a wee
: the last insertion to be at least fife
days before the first day of said ne
June term 1916, Of this court.
w. T. TUTT,
, Circuit Clei
e BY Frank Bowman,
. Deput
A true copy from the record.