Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-15

VS. Plaintiff
Oliver Parker, If living, or.ifa..,
the unknown heirs or devinuea d,
Oliver Parker, deceased. ana + ~
slaughter, Il living, or, if dead. 4.
unknown heirs or devisees NJ we
II. Slaughter, deceased. -. Defsr
The State of Missouri II r
named defendants, Oliver d. Sns above
living, or, il dead, the unknogoa We, Il
devisees Of Oliver Parker Jnsltso q
and ]. II. Slaughter. II iiyir U.'eased,
dead, the unknown heirs or dsv u, u
Of J. H. Slaughter, deceased uses ca'
ings; ueeet-
You and each Of Won ara
notified that on the 22nd dav ~ srre0y
1916, the allowed named n~jsirassaS
F. White, by his ATTORNEYS f;IoS =.
the undersigned Clerk of The Sn. NlA
Circuit Court, his petition, duIv va.3
fled by affidavit, wherein nio;s seai,
alleges that he is The owner 81
following described real estate ne
ate in Audrain County, wi, stg,
to-wit: "lsSoar,
Beginning at the West lin.
Washington street in the Civ N NJ
leo, Missouri, at a point twertr "a
(22) feet north of the southeast wv
er of block seven ~ of the Oyio;.ai
Town Of Mexico, run thence was saal
hundred and fourteen (11I Sac one
an alley, thence north tgsrt ~
(22) feet, thence east one br,5'ss9
and fourteen (114l feet to tbs v,0..
line Of Washington street tboss4
south on said line TWENTY-FIVE f9SS
feet to the point of beginning -!
part Of lots one ~ and two f9S /;
block seven % of the Original Tov,
of Mexico, Missouri. 1O"n
Plaintiff states in said petition tb..
defendants Oliver Parker and I n
Slaughter, if living, are nonresi5.,t.
of the state of Missouri: that said 4.
PENDANTS, Oliver Parker and ! n
Slaughter, are believed to be dead and
that the names of their consort. bsi,a
devisees, donees, alienees or immaj
late, mesne or remote, voluntary =,
involuntary grantees are unknown n
plaintiff and cannot be inserted n
said petition because unknovn ~
plaintiff.
Plaintiff further states in said no.
tition that defendant Oliver parks,
appears to have a claim or title n
record adverse to plaintiff: that on
June %, 1S41, said lands were offer.
ed and sold by the sheriff Of AudraiD
county, Missouri, on execution in fay.
or Of one Royal L. Sims and apairH
one z. B. Hall, and at said sale ssd
Oliver Parker became the purchaser
and received a deed therefor: that 4
does. not appear Of record that ali
Oliver Parker ever conveyed aid
lands; that plaintiff cannot insert the
interest in OF claim or title to said
lands claimed by the unknown consOrt
heirs, deyisees, donees, a~liences Or
immediate mesne or remote, volun.
tary or involuntary grantees Of the
said Oliver Parker, II dead. because
the same Is unknown to plaintiff.
Plaintiff further states in said ne
tition that defendant J. H. Slaughter
appears 10 have a claim or title Of
record adverse to plaintiff: that Oh
June z, 1852, the said J. H. Slaughter
acquired title to said lands by deed of
conveyance from Charles II. Carter;
that on said june 7, 1852, said J. H.
Slaughter as John II. Slaughter, con-
veyed four-fiftks interest in said
lands to T. r. Seims; that ii does not
appear of record that J. II, Slaughter
ever conveyed the remaining one.
fifth interest; that plaintiff cannot
insert the interest in or claim or title
to said lands claimed by the unknown
consort, heirs, devisees, donees, ale.
nees or immediate, mesne or remote,
voluntary or involuntary grantees Of
the said j. H. Slaughter, if dead, be-
|, cause the same is unknown to plain
tiff.
You are further notified that the OBJ
=. iect and purpose of said suit as set
forth in said petition is to divest you.
the said defendants, of any and all
: claim and title, if any you have, IN
! and to said lands and to vest the SAINT
/ in plaintiff in fee. -.
You are further notified that sal(
suit is returnable on the first DAY .!
the September term 1915, Of saN
: court, to be held at the court house j
the city of Mexico in the county .
Audrain and state of Missouri, wfe
and where you may appear and &c
: fend such suit; otherwise plaintiff
J petition will be taken as contess,e
and judgement rendered accordingl
It is further ordered by the Cler
of said court, in vacation, that noVt |,
of the tendency of this proceeding
. given by publication; that a COY
, hereof be published in the Mexl'
! Weekly Ledger, a weekly newsptap
{ printed and published in Audra
. county, Missouri, for four weeks So
{ cessively. the last insertion to Dc
: least fifteen days before the III
! day of the term Of court aforesaid
! Witness my hand and official e
= Done at office in the City OF NE u
leo, County and State aforesaid u
> 22nd day Of May, 1916.
Clerk Of Audrain Circuit oo'
A true copy from the record
e Attest: Il. +. ELLIOTT, Cle
n (Seal) s. d. Stocks and
i HARRY D. STOCKS,
} 13-4t Attorneys for Plant