Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-01

Term, 1916.
B. F. White. Plaintiff,
VS.
Oliver Parker, il living, or. IL dead,
the unknown heirs or dcvisees Of
Oliver Parker, deceased, and J. ii.
Slaughter, II living, or, IL dead. the
unknown heirs or devisees Of j.
II. Slaughter, deceased. - Defendants
The State Of Missouri 10 the above
named defendants, Oliver Parker, II
living, or, II dead. the unknown heirs Of
i devisees of Oliver Parker, deceased,
and ]. II. Slaughter. IL living, or, II
dead, the unknown heirs or devisees
Of J. II. Slaughter, deceased, Greet
ings:
You and each Of you are hereby
notified that on the Pond day Of May,
1916. the allowed named plaintiff, B.
F. White, by his attorneys. filed with
the undersigned Clerk Of the Audrain
Circuit Court, his petition, duly veri-
fled by affidavit, wherein plaintiff
alleges that he is the owner of the
following described real estate, stu
ate in Audrain County, Missouri,
to-wit:
Beginning at the West line of
Washington street in the City Of Mex
leo, Missouri, at a point twenty-five
(22l feet north Of the southeast corn
err of block seven "a of the Original
Town Of Mexico, run thence west one
hundred and fourteen (1l4) feet TO
an alley, thence north twenty-five
(22l feet, thence east one hundred
and fourteen (114) feet to the west
line Of Washington street, thence
south on said line twenty-five (22)
feet to the point of beginning, being
part Of lots one ~ and two (2) in
block seven (7) Of the Original Town
Of Mexico, Missouri.
Plaintiff states in said petition that
defendants Oliver Parker and J. II.
Slaughter, if living, are nonresidents
of the state of Missouri; that said de-
PENDANTS, Oliver Parker and J.. H.
Slaughter, are believed to be dead and
that the names Of their consort, heirs,
devisees, donees, alienees or immed-
late. mesne or remote, voluntary or
involuntary grantees are unknown to
plaintiff and cannot be inserted in
said petition because unknown to
plaintiff.
Plaintiff further states in said ne
tition that defendant Oliver Parker
appears TO have a claim or title of
record adverse to plaintiff; that on
June %, 1871. said lands were offer
ed and sold by the sheriff Of Audrain
county, Missouri, on execution in fav-
or Of one ROYAL L. Sims and against
one f. B. Hall, and at said sale said
Oliver Parker became the purchaser
and received a deed therefor: that II
does not appear of record that said
Oliver Parker ever convened said
lands; that plaintiff cannot insert the
interest in or claim or title 10 said
lands claimed by the unknown consort,
heirs, dcvisees, donees, alienees or
immediate mesne or remote, voiun-
tarv or involuntary grantees Of the
said Oliver Parker, If dead, because
the same is unknown 10 plaintiff.
Plaintiff further states in said pc
tition that defendant J. II. Slaughter
appears 10 have n claim or title Of
record adverse TO plaintiff; that on
June Z. 1852. the said j. II. Slaughter
acquired title to said lands by deed Of
conveyance from Charles II. Carter;
that on said June z. 1852, said J. II.
Slaughter as John II. Slaughter, con-
yeyed four-fifths interest in said
lands to T. r, Selms; 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. allie
nees or immediate. mesne or remote.
voluntary or involuntary grantees of
the said j. ii. Slaughter. if dead. he
tiff.
You are further notified that the oh
iect and purpose of said suit as set
forth in said petition is TO divest Won. |
the said defendants, of any and ali
claim and title. if any you have, in |
and to said lands and to vest the same
in plaintiff in fee.
You are further notified that said
suit is retUrnable on the first dav of
the September term 1916, of said
court, to be held at the court house in
the city Of Mexico in the county of
Audrain and state of Missouri, when
and where you may appear and de-
fend such suit; otherwise plaintiffs |
petition will be taken as confessed |
and judgement rendered accordingly.
1t is further ordered by the Clerk |
of said court, in vacation, that notice
of the tendency of this proceeding be
given by publication; that a copy |
hereof be published in the Mexico
Weekly Ledger, a weekly newspaper
printed and published in Audrain
county, Missouri, for four weeks sue
%cessiyely, the last insertion TO be at |
least fifteen days before the first
day OF the term Of court aforesaid.
Witness my hand and official seal.
Done at office in the City of Mex
leo, County and State aforesaid, this |
22nd day Of May. 1916.
+. +. ELLIOTT,
Clerk Of Audrain Circuit Court
A true copy from the record.
Attest: +. +. ELLIOTT, Clerk. |
(Seal) S. ID. Stocks and
L.. HARRY d. STOCKS,