The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-12-22

morsbead. died in 1889, leaving the
said Tucian Morehead, and Mary
Worehead. her children, and other
,,nlnovvn persons her only heirs az
law that the said Lucian Morehead
and Mary Morehead, have since aleu
Leaving unknown persons as theif
ba;re at law. Plaintiffs further state
tba+ the said Margaret b Morehead'
',odor he name of M. r. Morehead'
NV her deed dated January w
Goth. 1877, and recorded IN the one
If the Recorder Of Deed OF LaIayetIe
County. Missouri in book 70 at page
SoS conveyed said land to one Bridget
Summers. under whom plaintiffs claim
t;tla plaintiffs further state that az
ne date of said deed, that Phlllp u
Morehead. the husband Of said Mar
garet E. Morehead, was dead.
plaintiffs state that they n
those under whom they claim have
been in the open, notorious, exclusive,
Continuous. adverse, quiet and peace
able possession Of said land Tor Q
than 35 years claiming title there
to. and paying taxes tnersoh.
Plaintiffs state that the Defendants
and each of them claim and assert
title 10 the aforesaid described real
estate. and that the claims Of said de-
PENDANTS are adverse and prejudiclal
to the title and interest OF plalntlfrs'
in and to said real estate,
Plaintiffs further state that TINS
netition contains as full, correct M
complete a recital and description OF
the claims of said defendants and how
such claims are derived as the same
are known to plaintiffs. therefore
by reason Of the premises, plalntlns
pray 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
estate and to define and adjudge by
lis Judgment and decree the title, es-
tate and interest Of the parties sever
allv in and to said real estate and the
plaintiffs pray the court to hear and
finally determine, any and all right,
claims and interests. liens and de-
mands whatsoever Of the parties, or
anv one of them concerning or af-
fecting said Real property, and that
the Court will award full and COM
plete relief whether legal or eqult-
able to the several parties and to
each of them, according to the Stat
utes. in such cases made and pro-
vided and for all other and further
relief.
It is therefore ordered by the
Clerk Of the Circuit Court of Laf-
ayette County, Missouri, in Vacation,
that the said unknown defendants be
notified that the Plaintiffs have COM
menced a suit against them, in the
said Circuit Court, for the purpose
q of trying, determining. settling, and
duieting the title to the above de-
scribed real estate and by which said
suit, plaintiffs seek to forever, bar
: and preclude the said defendants and
each of them from setting up or
claiming any estate in and to said
. real estate adversely to the plaintiffs
and that unless said defendants be
I and appear before this Court and on
. the first day Of the next term thereof
2 to be begun and holden at the Court
4 House in the City Of Lexington, IN
i said County Of Lafayette on the
Il lLln udy VI HCbludAg AVAfi eFAN - -
! before the first day Of said term
! answer or plead to the petition II
said cause the same will be taken as
confessed and Judgment will be rem
dered accordingly
And II is further ordered that Z
Copy hereof be published according
TO law in The Lexington ~lntelligen
Ger, a newspaper published in saiC
County of Lafayette, for four week
successfully, published at least oncl
n a week the last insertion to be a
= least fifteen days before the first da.
o Of said next February 1917 term o
Is said Court.
- w. T. TUTT,
- Circuit Clerk.
By ] w. SYDNOR,
- Deputy.
A true copy from the Record.
~ Witness my hand and seal of tn
= Circuit Court Of Lafayette County
d Missouri this 18th day of December
te 1916.
~ Circuit Clerk.
~ BY J w. SYDNOR,
Deputy.