The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-12-29

ifs deed to said Robert Camnbeu
dated June 10th, 1864, and recorded in
Book 'O- No ! at page 1889 and by a
oeea Of Trust dated February 10th.
1868, and recorded in Book 10" at
Page II wherein the said Robert
Campbell is the beneficiary, plaintiffs
aLege that the note referred to in
sand deed Of Trust for Sl7G5.OO in
favor of said Robert Campbell has
long since been paid and barred by
the Statutes Of limitations.
That said deed and deed of Trust
are recorded in the office of the Re-
corder Of Deeds for Lafayette County,
Missouri, in the books and at the
pages mentioned above.
That the unknown assignees Of
John Hagerty claim to derive their in
terest by reason Of a deed Of Trust
dated February DIST, 1885 and record
ed in Book 60, Page 395 in the office
Of the Recorder of deed for Lafayette
County, Missouri, wherein said John
Hagerty is the beneficiary, plaintiffs
allege that the note therein referred
to for 100000 has long since been
paid, by the maker thereof, John De-
vine, and delivered to the maker.
Plaintiffs further state that Iurgen
VOTERS and Claus VOTERS at one
time owned said land as tenants in
common, that Jurgen VOTERS by an
incorrect description conveyed his in
terest in a part of said land to Claus
Wolters, and conveyed the other part
by an erroneous description to one
Henry Cordes. That the said Jurgen
VOTERS died about 30 years age
leaving as his only heirs at law, Claus
Wolters, Henry VOTERS, Katie Koop.
man, Mary Meinecke, and Meta Cor.
des, his children.
That Mary Meinecke, died severa
years ago intestate, leaving as he
only heirs. at law, VIM. Meinecke
Emma Alderman, Mary Mahnken, ant
Martha Ahrens, her children, and tina
Meta Cordes died several years ag,
leaving as her only heirs at law he
children, Geo. Cordes, John H. Cor
des, Martha Holster, Anna Eckhofi
Herman W. Cordes and Henry Il
Cordes.
That all Of said parties, excep
Henry Wolters, Herman W. COrde
and Anna EckhofF, have conveye
their interest to Plaintiffs.
Plaintiffs state that they and thos
under whom they claim, have been ]
the open, notorious, exclusive, contiI
/, uous, adverse, quiet and peaceabI
possession of said real estate *
more than 80 years, paying take
thereon and claiming title thereto.
Plaintiffs state that the defendant
and each of them, claim and asse,
, title to the aforesaid real estate, an
. that the claims of said defendan.
are adverse and prejudicial to u
= title and interest Of plaintiffs IN al
to said real estate. =,
, Plaintiffs further state that tn
! netition contains, as full, correct al
romnlete a recital and description
! the claims Of said defendants a.
Q how such claims are derived as Z
: same are known to Plaintiffs:
Plaintiffs state that the place
residence of all the unknown deten
ants. are unknown to them, and u
the said unknown defendants ean 7
be served with the ordinary proc'
. Of law as required by the Statut
S and prav for an order of publicatl
i against them.
Therefore by reason Of the pre-
ises. plaintiffs pray the Court to
=, and ascertain and determine the
y tate title and interests of plantl
IS and defendants herein respective
. in and to said real estate and to
Il fine. and adiudge by its Judgment
decree the title, estate and interest,"
The narties ~severally in and to
e real estate and the plaintiffs pray
=, Court TO hear and finally determ
any and all rights, claims and IN
esfs. liens and demands OF the
, ties or of any one OF them, conc'
d mo or affecting said real estate
W hat the court will award full
complete relief, whether legal
eonitable to the several parties
70 each of them, according TO
Statutes in such cases mace
nrovided and for all other ana
'iI # Is therefore ordered by
tie Clerk of the CT Court OF La
m, cite County, \ ouri, II yaea
tbat the said unknown defendant
.6. noti6ed that the plaintiffs have
N, monced a suit against them IN
went court for the purpose OF
mo. determining, settling ana 9
n. mo- the title to the above desc
rossl estate, and by which SAID
,iainfiFs seek to forever, bar
,e- preclIde the said defendants and
or Ppf them from setting up or clal
art onv estate in and to said real {
adyerselv to the plaintiffs and tina
Ioss said defendants be and a.
W. Iofore this court and on the trst
~ tbe next term thereof, to be !
in and holden az lHS CpNAN -
.eir Citv Of Lexington, in said Coun
Wit lafayette, on the 18th day Oh I
emit arv 1917, and on or before tne
her Jay of said term, answer or PIE
nee tbs petition in said cause the
viii he taken as confessed and
not ,nont will be rendered ACCORDING
,ess And it is further ordered I
conv hereof be published acc
inc t - law in the Lexington lntelhe
'"is y ~ newspaper published in said I
the Of LAFAYETTE, for four weeks 81
ond iyelv, published at least once a
he'd NE last insertion to be at lea
Mis- teen days before the first day
rter next February 1917 term OF
ton Cour' W. t. TUTT,
Circuit
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