Mexico Missouri message., 1916-01-20
oRDER OF PUBLICATION.

John A. Guthrie and the unknown
heirs of William H. White, deceas-
ed; of Charles w. Baker, deceas-
ed; of John T. Henderson, deceas-
ed; of Joseph D. Morris, deceased;
of Samuel Grant, deceased, and of
Daniel Corker, deceased, Defend
ants.
State of Missouri to the
above named unknown
heirs of William H. White, de-
ceased; of Charles w. Baker, deceas-
ed; of John T. Henderson, deceased;
of Joseph D. Morris, deceased; of
Samuel Grant, deceased, and of Daniel
Corker, deceased, except John A.
Guthrie, GREETINGS:
Now on this January II, 1916,
comes the plaintiff by his attorneys,
Fry & Rodgers, and files with the un-
dersigned, Clerk of the Audrain
County Circuit Court, in vacation,
his petition duly verified by affidavit
wherein among other things plaintiff
alleges that he is the over in fee
and in possession of the following
lands in Audrain County, Missouri,
to-wit: The South West quarter
of Section Sixteen (16), in Township
Fifty-two (52) North of Range Ten
1O), West of the 5th P NJ. and
that his grantors have continuously
owned, occupied and claimed the
| title to said land and paid the taxes
thereon continuously for the last
forty years. that the defendants
claim or might claim some title, es-
tate or interest in the subject matter
of this petition and in the lands here
in described, but plaintiff cannot
insert the names of the defendants
herein because same are unknown
to him other than as herein given;
that said unknown defendants have
obtained and derived their claims to
said property from one William H.
White, Charles w. Baker, John T.
Henderson, Samuel Grant, Joseph
D. Morris or Daniel Corker, all de-
ceased, as heirs, consorts, devisees,
donees, alienees OF immediate,
mesne, remote, voluntary or in
voluntary grantees of said deceased
parties.
Plaintiff states that said William
H. White, by his deed of trust dated
July 10, 1876, conveyed said land
to said Charles W. Baker as trustee
to the use of said John T. Henderson,
to secure a note of 100000, and to
use of said Samuel Grant to secure
note of $16OO.OO, and to John A.
Guthrie as guardian of M. B. Guth-
rie of $1,000, which deed of
trust is recorded in deed of trust
record 81" at page 2SS, of said
county; and that said William H.
White, by his deed of trust dated
June 25, 1879, conveyed said land
to Joseph D. Morris, as trustee to
the use of oneB r. .Cauthorn,as execu-
tor of the estate of Daniel Corker,
to secure a note for $95O4.6O,
which deed of trust is recorded in
Book IN" at page sos. That all
of said notes have been paid and
cancelled and destroyed, but said
deeds of trust have not been sat
isfied on the records or otherwise
released on the records; and that
the above is as full, correct and
complete a recital and description
of the claims of said defendants
and how such claims are derived as
the same are known to plaintiff.
That the defendants claim or might
fclaim and assert title to the afore-
said real esate and the same are
adverse and prejudicial to the title
and interest of plaintiff in said
real estate.
WHEREFORE, plaintiff prays the
Court to try, ascertain and deter
mine the estates, title and interests
of plaintiff and defendants of, in
and to the said real estate herein
before described and by its decree
to adjudge, determine, settle, quiet
and define the respective rights.
titles and interests and estates of
plaintiff and defendants to said real
estate and especially to adjudge
said deeds of trust and the notes
therein paid and satisfied and re-
leased of record. And plaintiff
prays the Court to find and adjudge
that plaintiff is the sole owner of
said real estate, free and released
from said deeds of trust, and that
an order and decree be entered Of
record forever barring and preelud-
ing the defendants from hereafter
= setting up any title or claim to
said property, and for all other
proper orders and relief in the
premises.