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

Morehead, died 10 1889, leaving the
said Lucian Morehead, and Mary
Morehead. her children, and other
unknown persons her only heirs az
law. that the said Lucian MOrehead
and Mary Morehead, have since died
leaving unknown persons as thelr
heirs at law. Plaintiffs further state
that the said Margaret b MOreheadi
under the name of M. b. M~orehead'
by her deed dated January She
10th, 1877, and recorded IN the once
of the Recorder of Deed OF Lafayette
County. Missouri in book 20 at page
500 conveyed said land to one Bridget
Summers, under whom plaintiffs clam
title. Plaintiffs further state That at
the date Of said deed, that Philip Z.
Morehead. the husband Of said Mar
garet f.. Morehead, was dead.
Plaintiffs state that they and
those under whom they claim nave
been in the open, notorious, exclusive
continuous. adverse, quiet and peace
able possession of said land for more
than 35 years claiming title there
to. and paying taxes thereon
plaintiffs state that the defendants
and each of them claim and assert
title to the aforesaid described real
estate. and that the claims of said de-
Pendants are adverse and %prejudielal
to the title and interest Of plaintlits,
in and to said real estate.
Plaintiffs further state that TINS
p~etition contains as full, correct ana
complete a recital and description OF
! the claims Of said defendants n now
such claims are derived as the same
are known to plaintiffs. Therefore
, nv reason of the premises, plalntiits
> prav the Court, to- try and ascertain
and determine the estate, title and IN
! terest Of plaintiffs and defendants
herein respectively, in and to said real
n estate and to define and adJudge Dy
its judgment and decree the utle' es-
I tate and interest Of the parties sever
n ally in and to said real estate n Ihe
plaintiffs pray the court to near ana
It finally determine, any and all flgnI1i
claims and interests. liens ana DE-
le mands whatsoever OF the partles, OF
" any one Of them concerning or az,
fecting said Real property, and that
the Court will award full and com
nlete relief whether legal or equit-
able to the several parties and tC
, each of them. according to the Stat
te utes. in such cases made and pro
=, vided and for all other and turtnel
relief. a.
Clerk of the Circuit Court Of Lar
avette County, Missouri, in Vacation
- fiat the said unknown defendants b.
notified that the Plaintiffs have com
menced a suit against them, IN tn
said Circuit Court, for the purpos
80 of irving, determining, settling, an
mieting the title to the above dc
scribed real estate and by which sal
&c su;t plaintiffs seek to forever, ba
and preclude the said defendants an
each of them from setting up {
claiming any estate in and to sal
-; real estate adversely to the plalntr1
and that unless said defendants |
vs. and apnear before this Court and Z
the first day Of the next term thereo
ing IN he begun and holden at the Cou
se1 House in the City OF Lexington
cod said County Of Lafayette on u
sd 10Th day Of February 1917, n on
before the first day OF SAID Teri
~ answer or plead to the petltlon
said cause the same will be
~ confessed and Judgment will be re
rns' dered accordingly
rus And it is further ordered that
ea I Cory hereof be published Accord
len to law in The Lexington lntellg'
Ger. a newspaper published IN 81
am County of Lafayette, for four wet
ney, -successively, published at least OF
.lel5 a week the last insertion to be
lleu least fifteen days before the first
am of said next February 1917 term
iaces w. T. TUTT,
are Circuit Clerk.
that By J w. SYDNOR,
Il be Deputy.
IS Oh A true copy from the Record.
Witness my hand and seal OF
they Circuit Court of Lafayette Coui
pos Missouri this 18th day Of Decent
uette 1916. ~ rrrrvr
and NDN"' Circuit Clerk.