The Hayti herald., 1916-05-25

recorded in the deed records Of Penn.
iscot county, Missouri, In record book
"B," at page $40 thereof. executed by
one John M. Snow TO the said j. 8.
Coats; but plaintiff says that he has,
by certain deeds Of convey ence,. duly
recorded In the deed records Of said
Pemiscot county, long since acquired
all the right, title, interest and estate
of the said J. 8. Coats In and to said
land; that the said John w. Burris,
In his lifetime, acquired . deed from
one r. c. Powell. Sr., which said
deed was intended to convey Q part OF
the land above mentioned, but that by
mistake said deed conveyed to said
John w. Burris the southwest quarter
Of the northeast quarter Of said sec
tion two, and which said deed IL duly
page l3, Of the deed records Of Penn.
says that by mesne convey snces from
said John w. Burris, he has long
since acquired all the right, title, in.
terest and estate of the said John w.
Burris, deceased, in and to said land
and Is now the owner in fee simple
thereof; that Peter W. Coleman, in
his lifetime, acquired sheriff's deed
from the sheriff of Pemiscot county,
Missouri, for the lands herein men
toned, which said deed is recorded in
book "E," at page l22, of the deed
records of Pemiscot county, Missouri,
ard in which said deed said land was
by said sheriff of Pemiscot county
sold and conveyed as the land of one
Thomas p. Cooper; but plaintiff says
that the said Thomas p. Cooper never
at any time owned or claimed to own
any right, title, interest or estate in
and to said land, and that, therefore,
the said Peter w. Coleman, deceased.
never acquired any right, title, in
terest or estate in and to said land
by virtue of said sheriff's deed, afore-
said; that defendant o. p. NJ. Lucus
and Company claim some right, title,
interest and estate In and to said land
by virtue OF certain lease, recorded
in book 80, at page 100, Of the deed
records Of said Pemiscot county, Mis-
souri,. but plaintiff says that by the
terms of said lease, said defendants
have forfeited all the right. title, in.
terest and estate they ever had in and
to said land, and that said lease
should now be cancelled, set aside
and for nought held BY the court.
Plaintiff further states that by vir-
tue of long continued possession of
said land by plaintiff and his
grantors and those under whom he
claims title, and by reason OF the
facts, that no one, nor any OF the de.
PENDANTS, or any one under whom
they might or could claim title, have
been in possession of said land dur
ing more than thirty.one years last
past, and that no one, nor any of the
defendants, nor any one for them, or
any one under whom they might or
could claim title to said land, has
paid any taxes on said land, or any
part thereof, during more than said
period of thirty-one years last past,
said land having emanated from the
United States Government more than
ten years last past, the title to said
land has vested in plaintiff, who has
himself, and by and through those
under wnom he claims title, been in
the actual, open, exclusive and con-
tinuous possession of said land, and
every part thereof during the period
of more than ten years last past,
claiming said land in fee simple un-
der warranty deeds, duly recorded in
the deed records of Pemiscot county.
Missouri.
Plaintiff further states that he is
unable to describe more fully or par