The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-09-15
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.
TATE OLE MISSOURI

August 18th, 1916.
Harvey A. Farrell, William Alvin
Farrell, Emma f. Ward, Charles W.
Farrell, Bernetta M. Hamilton. John
c. Farrell, James Thomas Farrell, and
Earl Rowe and Thelma Rowe, Minors,
By Edward Rowe, Guardian of their
Person and Curator of their Estates.
Plaintiffs.
David H. Mock, William Mock, Ann
M. Jones, Mary E. Dobson, Frank
Mock, Edwin Mock, Sarah Chinn,
Henry Douglas, Jay Douglas, Ruth
Douglas, Edwin Douglas, Helen Har-
grave, Laura Cary and Mamie Doug
las.-Defendants.
Now at this day comes the Plain
tiffs by their attorney and file their
petition verified by affidavit, alleging
among other things that the defend
ants, Frank Mock, Henry Douglas
Ruth Douglas, Edwin Douglas, Helen
Hargrave, Laura Cary and Mamie
Douglas are non-residents of the state
of Missouri; Wereupon it is ordered
by the Clerk of said Court in vacation
as follows: To the said Defendants
Frank Mock, Henry Douglas, Edwin
Douglas, Helen Hargrave, Laura
Cary, Ruth Douglas and Mamie Doug
las, you are hereby notified that the
plaintiffs have commenced a suit
against you in this Court, the
object and general nature of
which is to try, ascertain and de-
termine the estate, title and interest
Of unfA nloTnffHu nnA d~rfanIonfp
herein respectively, in and to the fol-
owing described real estate situate
n Lafayette County, Missouri, to-wit;
a part of the Northwest quarter of
the Northeast quarter of section 16,
Township AZ, Range %, described as
follows: beginning at the Northwest
corner Of said Northwest quarter of
the Northwest quarter of said section
16, Township 48, Range rs, thence
South to the Southwest corner of said
quarter quarter section, thence in a
north easterly direction to a point
40 rods due west of the Northeast
corner of said Northwest quarter of
the Northeast quarter, thence west to
place of beginning. And in which said
petition plaintiffs allege, that they
own, hold title to and are in possess
ion of the aforesaid described real es-
tate, that they are the sole heirs of
Uriah Farrell, deceased, who died in
testate seized and possessed of said
tract of land, that the title thereto
emanated from the United States gov
eminent, to the State of Missouri, by
the act of Admission granting school
land, more than eighty years ago.
that prior to the year 1854 said tract
of land was, by order of the County
Court, sold to Franklin Mock, and q
patent was issued to him by the State
of Missouri, that in the life time Of
said Franklin Mock, to-wit, August
Both, 1871, possession was taken Of
said land by Uriah Farrell, under
whom Plaintiffs claim title, and thai
the said Uriah Farrell and those
claiming under him, including thes'
Plaintiffs, have ever since had the ac
tual, continuous, open, adverse, peace
full, and lawful possession of tn
same, claiming title thereto. That tn
said Franklin Mock, died intestate il
the year 1873, leaving Sarah E. Mock
his widow, who has since died, Davi0
H. Mock, William Mock, Ann N
Jones, Mary E. Dobson, Frank Noel
Edwin Mock, Sarah Chinn, and Har
riet V. Douglas, his children, his on
ly heirs at law, that Harriet V. Doug
las, departed this life intestate in tn
year 1915, leaving Henry Douglas
her widower, and her children, ia
Douglas, Ruth Douglas, Edwin Doug
las, Helen Hargrave, Laura Cary an
Mamie Douglas, her only heirs at Law
That the said Franklin Mock havin
never conveyed said tract of land, a
appears Of record, the title theret
formerly vested in him, appears
record to be vested in the defendant
his children and grandchildren, h
only heirs at law.
That the said Franklin Mock, hs
not, nor has any one of the defent
ants nor any person claiming or WI
might claim said land, under hir
been in possession thereof for mol
than thirty-one consecutive years, M
for more than forty years, nor hi
the said Franklin Mock, nor the d
PENDANTS nor any person claiming
who might claim the same under hi
paid taxes upon said land, or al
part thereof, during all these pei
DDS of time, nor has any such perso
at any time brought any action
recover the same.
That plaintiffs and those und
whom they claim have been in Il
open notorious, continuous, adver'
hostile, lawful and peaceful posses
ion of said land for more than thir
n consecutive years.
Plaintiffs state in their petition tn
the defendants claim some intereI
title or estate in said premises, t
nature and character Of which, is u
known to the plaintiffs, except tn
it is prejudicial to the interest
plaintiffs.
Plaintiffs state in their petite
that their petition contains as fl
correct and complete recital and {
scription Of the claims of the defer
ants as they could make, and h,
such claims are derived as far
known to plaintiffs.
And it is further ordered by [
Clerk, that unless the defendan
Frank Mock, Henry Douglas, J
Douglas, Ruth Douglas, Edwin Dot
las, Helen Hargrave, Laura Cary a
Mamie Douglas be and appear at q
Court at the next term thereof,
begun and held, at the Court Hol