The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-08-25
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.
rATE or MISSOURI.


STATE OF MISSOURI,
COUNTY OF LAFAYETTE-ss
In the Circuit Court of Lafayette
County. Missouri, October Term, 1916,
at Lexington.
Harvey A. Farrell, William Alvin
Farrell, Emma T.. Ward, Charles W.
Farrell, Bernetta NJ. Hamilton, John
c. Farrell, James Thomas Farrell, and
Earl Rowe and Thelma Rowe, minors,
by Edward Rowe their Guardian and
Curator-Plaintiffs
VS..
The Unknown Heirs of Augustine
F. Alexander, deceased and their con-
sorts-Defendants.
Order of Publication, in Vacation,
August II, 1916.
Now at this day come the Plain
tifs herein by their attorney, and
file their petition verified by affidavit,
alleging among other things, that
Defendants. the unknown heirs of
Augustine F. Alexander, deceased,
and their Consorts, are interested in
the subject matter Of said petition
as further recited below and whose
names they can not insert therein
because 4hav are unknown to them,
and plaintiffs have been unable, after
due effort to ascertain such names:
Whereypon it is ordered by the
Clerk of said Court in vacation as
follows:
To the said Defendants, the un-
known heirs of Augustine F. Alex
ander, deceased and their consorts,
YOU are hereby notified that the plain
tifs have commenced a suit against
YOU in this Court. the object and gen
eral nature of which is to try, ascer-
tain and determine the interest of
the plaintiffs and defendants herein
and to obtain an order and judgment
of said Court to perfect plaintiffs
record title and to declare their IL
tie vested in them by limitation UNI
der the Provisions of section 1884.
Chapter 81, Article VIII of the Re-
vised Statutes of Missouri for 1909,
to the following tract of land situate
in Lafayette County, Missouri: to-wit,
The Northwest quarter of tn e
Northwest quarter of the Northeast
quarter of section 16, Township 48,
Range 25; and that the Plaintiffs are
the sole heirs of Uriah Farrell. de-
ceased, who died intestate, seized and
possessed of said tract of land; al
ieging among other things, that the
title emanated from the United
States government 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 of Lafay-
cite County, Missouri, sold to Frank
lin Mock, and a patent was issued
to him by the State Of Missouri. Dec
ember 26th, 1871, That the title to
said tract of land. vested in one Au-
gustine F. Alexander by a sherif's
deed dated July 9Th, 1870, by a sale
under and by virtue of a Judgment
and execution against Franklin Mock,
that in the life time of said Angus
tine F. Alexander, possession of said
lend was taken bv Uriah Farrell,
under whom plaintiffs claim as heirs
under a deed from Franklin Mock.
dated August Both, 1871, and that
ever since August Goth. 1871. the
said Uriah Farrell and those claim
ing under him, including these plain
tifs have had actual, continuous. open.
adverse. peaceful and lawful rossesS-
ion Of the same claiming title thereto,
that the said Augustine F. Alexander
as appears Of record has never con-
veyed said tract of lard to anyone
that he died single and in~testate in
the year 1899, and that title to said
land formerly vested in him appears
Of record to be in his heirs. and by
reason thereof they are interested in
the subject matter of this petition;
that the said Augustine F. Alexander
has not, nor has any person claiming,
or who might claim said land under
his, been in possession thereof. for
more than thirtv-one consecutive
years. nor has said Augustine z. Al
exander nor his heirs, nor any person.
claiming or who might claim the same
under him paid any taxes upon said
land, or any part thereof during all
those periods Of time, nor has any
such person at any time brought any
action to recover the same, and that
the defendants, said unknown heirs
OF Augustine F. Alexander. deceas-
ed. and their consorts, derive their
title by descent from the said Angus
tine F. Alexander, deceased, and are
barred from all title thereto by lin
l%tation; that plaintiffs cannot insert
the names Of said heirs nor of their
consorts in the petition because the
same are unknown to the plaintiffs
and they, after due effort, have been
unable to ascertain such names. and
pray Tor a decree vesting the title to
said land in plaintiffs and divesting
your apparent title of record from
you; and that unless you. the said I'M
known heirs Of Augustine F. Alex
ander deceased, and their consorts be
and apnear at this court at the next
term thereof, to begun and held at
me Court House in the City Of Lex
lngton, in said County, on the 9th
day OF October. 1916, next and on or
before said day answer or plead to
the petition in said cause. the same
VIII be taken as confessed, and iudg-
ment viii be rendered accordingly.
And 1t is further ordered. that a
con,y hereof, be published according
70 law in the Lexington Intelligencer
a newspaper published in said County
Of Lafayette for four weeks success
iyeiy,' published at least once a week,
me last insertion to be at least If
Teen days before the first dav of said
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