The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-09-08
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.
STATE OF MISSOURI.
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Harvey A. Farrell, William Alvin
Farrell, Emma f. Ward, Charles w.
Farrell, Bernetta NJ. Hamilton, John
G. 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 said plaintiffs and defendants
herein respectively, in and to the fol-
lowing described real estate situate
in Lafayette County, Missouri, to-wit;
a part Of the Northwest quarter of
the Northeast quarter Of section 16,
Township AZ, Range Is, described as
follows: beginning at the Northwest
corner of said Northwest quarter of
the Northwest quarter Of said section
16, Township 48, Range 25, 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 a
patent was issued to him by the State
of Missouri, that in the life time of
said Franklin Mock, to-wit, August
30th, 1871, possession was taken of
said land by Uriah Farrell, under
whom Plaintiffs claim title, and that
the said Uriah Farrell and those
claiming under him, including these
Plaintiffs, have ever since had the ac-
tual, continuous, open, adverse, peace
full, and lawful possession of the
same, claiming title thereto. That the
said Franklin Mock, died intestate in
the year 1878, leaving Sarah E. Mock
his widow, who has since died, Davii
IL. Mock, William Mock, Ann M
Jones, Mary f. Dobson, Frank Mock
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 the
year 1915, leaving Henry Douglas
her widower, and her children, jay
Douglas, Ruth Douglas, Edwin Doug.
las, Helen Hargrave, Laura Cary anC
Mamie Douglas, her only heirs at law
That the said Franklin Mock having
never conveyed said tract of land, az
appears Of record, the title thereto
formerly vested in him, appears Of
record to be vested in the defendants
his children and grandchildren, his
only heirs at law.
That the said Franklin Mock, ha!
not, nor has any one of the defend
ants nor any person claiming or wht
might claim said land, under him
been in possession thereof for NOR,
than thirty-one consecutive years, no.
for more than forty years, nor hai
the said Franklin Mock, nor the de
PENDANTS nor any person claiming o.
who might claim the same under hin
paid taxes upon said land, or an!
part thereof, during all these peri
DDS of time, nor has any such person
at any time brought any action t,
recover the same.
That plaintiffs and those unde.
whom they claim have been in tn,
open notorious, continuous, adverse
hostile, lawful and peaceful possess
ion of said land for more than thirt,
one consecutive years.
Plaintiffs state in their petition tina
the defendants claim some interest
title or estate in said premises, tn
nature and character Of which, is un
known to the plaintiffs, except tina
it is prejudicial to the interest o
plaintiffs.
Plaintiffs state in their petition
that their petition contains as full
correct and complete recital and de
scription of the claims of the defend
ants as they could make, and HOY
such claims are derived as far a
known to plaintiffs.
And it is further ordered by tn
Clerk, that unless the defendants
Frank Mock, Henry Douglas, ia
Douglas, Ruth Douglas, Edwin Doug
las, Helen Hargrave, Laura Cary an
Mamie Douglas be and appear at thi
Court at the next term thereof, {
begun and held, at the Court Hous
in the City of Lexington, in sal
County Of Lafayette, and State q
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