The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-09-01
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.
TATE OE MTCcOTTpT

Farrell, Emma F. Ward. Charles w
Farrell, Bernetta M. Hamilton. .Jobr
Y. Farrell, James Thomas Farrell anc
Earl Rowe and Thelma Rowe. Minors
ny Edward Rowe, Guardian of theil
Person and Curator of their Estates
Plaintiffs.
VS..
David h. Mock, William Mock. Anr
M. Jones, Mary E. Dobson, FranI
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.
tlfs by their attorney and file their
petition verified by affidavit. alleoino
among other things that the defend.
anus, 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
Gary, Ruth Douglas and Mamie Doug
las, you are hereby notified that the
plaintiffs have commenced a sniff
against you in this Court. the
object and general nature of
which is to try, ascertain and ds-
Cermlne the estate, title and interest
Oh SAID plaintiffs and defendants
Inereln respectively, in and to the fol-
lowing described real estate situate
IN Lafayette County, Missouri, to-wit:
a part OF the Northwest quarter Of
Ine Northeast quarter of section 16
township AZ, Range rs, described as
follows; beginning at the Northwest
corner of said Northwest quarter of
the Northwest quarter of said section
10, Township 48, Range 25, thence
south to the Southwest corner of said
quarter quarter section, thence in a
north easterly direction to a noint
40 rods due west of the Nortbeasf
corner OF said Northwest quarter of
tne Northeast quarter, thence west to
place OF beginning. And in which said
petition plaintiffs allege, that thew
own, mold title to and are in possess
ION OF the aforesaid described real es-
tate, that they are the sole heirs of
Urlah 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 nv
the act of Admission granting school
land, more than eighty years aoo
that prior to the year 1854 said tract
OF land was, by order of the County
Court, sold to Franklin Mock, and a
patent was issued to him by the State
OF Missouri, that in the life time of
SAID Franklin Mock, to-wit, August
5Oth, 1871, possession was taken of
SAID land by Uriah Farrell, under
whom Plaintiffs claim title, and that
me said Uriah Farrell and those
claiming under him, including these
Plaintiffs, have ever since had the ac-
tual, continuous, open, adverse. peace
ful, and lawful possession Of the
same, claiming title thereto. That the
SAID Franklin Mock, died intestate in
the year 1873, leaving Sarah E. Mock,
ms widow, who has since died, David
II. Mock, William Mock, Ann N.
Jones, Mary E. Dobson, Frank Mock.
Edwin Mock, Sarah Chinn, and Har.
ret v. Douglas, his children, his on
~ heirs at law, that Harriet V. Doug
las, departed this life intestate in the
year 1915, leaving Henry Douglas,
her widower, and her children. Law
Douglas, Ruth Douglas, Edwin Doug
las, Helen Hargrave, Laura Cary and
Mamie Douglas, her only heirs at law.
That the said Franklin Mock having
never conveyed said tract of land. as
appears OF record, the title thereto
formerly vested in him, appears of
record to be vested in the defendants.
MS children and grandchildren, his
only heirs at law.
That the said Franklin Mock. has
not, nor has any one of the defend
ants nor any person claiming or who
might claim said land, under him. /,
been IN possession thereof for more
thirty-One consecutive years. nor
for more than forty years. nor has
The said Franklin Mock, nor the de-
PENDANTS o any person claiming or )
might claim the same under him
paid taxes upon said land, or any
part thereof, during all these peri /
lds OF time, nor has any such person.
u any time brought any action to F.,
ecover the same. !
That plaintiffs and those under :
ghom they claim have been in the i,
pen notorious, continuous, adverse, !
lostile, lawful and peaceful possess !
on of said land for more than thirty J
ne consecutive years. ;
Plaintiffs state in their petition that !
pc defendants claim some interest, =
'tle or estate in said premises, the :
ature and character of which, is un- j
Town to the plaintiffs, except that !,
IS .%prejudicial to the interest of ;
hintiffs. !
Plaintiffs state in their petition. =
pat their petition contains as full, =
lrrect and complete recital and de- [
Fiption of the claims of the defend q
It's as they could make, and how >
Ich claims are derived as far as :
Town to plaintiffs. :
And it is further ordered by the /
ERIK, that unless the defendants i
tank Mock, Henry Douglas. Jaw +
Puglas, Ruth Douglas, Edwin Doug :
I, Helen Hargrave, Laura Cary and y
Pmle Douglas be and appear at this y
lurt at the next term thereof, TO
gun and held, at the Court House =
the City of Lexington, in said :
pnty of Lafayette, and State of y
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