Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-04-26

The State Of Missouri TO the above
named nonresident and unknown de-
PENDANTS, Greetings:--
Now on his April End, 1917, come
the plaintiffs in the above entitled
cause by Attorneys Bruton & Hulen
and during the session and sitting Of
the March term Of this Court and files
petition and affidavit TO perfect title,
i appearing to the satisfaction Of the
Court that defendants can not be
summoned in this action, il is order
ed by the Court that publication be
made notifying the defendants that
an action has been commenced against
them by petition and affidavit in the
Circuit Court Of Audrain County,
Missouri. Plaintiffs state that they
are the owners absolutely and in fee
simple Of the following described
land in Audrain County, State of
Missouri, tO-wit: The North West
quarter tA); and the West half
Ga Of the North East quarter on
all of Section twenty seven (27l
Township fifty two (52), Range elev-
en- tll), containing two hundred and
forty acres (240), more or less; that
the legal title eminated from the I'm
tied States Government more than
tlfty C5O) years next before the insti-
tuition Of this suit. that the plaintiffs
and those under whom they claim have
been in the open, notorious, con-
hnuous, undisputed, Eeaceable and
adverse possession of said prem
lses for more than fifty (50)
years next before the institution
of this suit and have paid all of the
taxes assessed against said lands dur
ing all that period of time; that in
the year Eighteen Hundred and Fifty
Nine, Nathaniel W. Wilson who own
ed said lands executed a mortgage on
the same to James s.. Rollins, and in
the year Eighteen Hundred and Six
" Tine, n suit was brought in the
Boone County Circuit Court TO fore
eiose SAID mortgage and that said
Nathaniel W. Wilson appeared by
attorney in fact and confessed iuJg-
ment in said cause, but that the pow
er OF attorney executed by said Will
son IS irregular, in that the acknowl-
edgement is taken by the same marty
who was designated as attorney IN
.act making technical error in gaid
foreclosure proceedings; that no rec
ognltion has been given to said mort.
gage since the year Eighteen HIM.
are gred and Sixty One; That in 1897
inoihas D. IRVINE executed a deed Of
trust on said lands which deed Of
snl sflst y recorded in Book 1s, az PAGE
9vi OF Audrain County Trust Re-.
orus, winch deed Of trust remains mn.
satisfied, but has long since been
flalntiffs further state that the
names and places Of residence ~ ne
seIehdahts are unknown to them and
lor that reason can not he inserted
hefeln and more specifically desig-
mated as parties to this suit and thst
of Missouri. 'he state
wherefore plaintiffs pray the
Iourt for its order, judgment and
ueeree eancelling and annullino .be
mortgage and deed Of trust described
SDoVe; and barring and estopning 4he
ueiendants from asserting anv r;obt
tlue or interest Hereunder advarsai,,
20 tne plaintiffs or those clsir,;nyy
uhder them and that the unknown an5
nsSh.-Itesident ~ - defendants be notified
Ua4 Ua .ne pendency object and general
na.;I nsture OF this suit by order Of publi-
eesioh ost as provided by law and s1ch
os"er 9rder, judgments and DEGREES
90 70 the Court shall seem meet and
Iust IN the premises. anu
IL IS further ordered that said nm
nIhown sI.wn defendants be and apnear n
.nls nus court on the first day Of the noyt
T Ceouiar term to be holden M tba
Sourt House in Mexico Andrs;n
ofyonsy, ~ Ivy Missouri, on the Fourth day
e. e.. S.uhe, 1917, and on or before the
llfst ,ii., day Of said term TO answer said
peflt,oh i,';ii Or in default said petit;on
mlLl oe taken as confessed and indg.
Lhfnt by default will he ren3erad
against said defendants N''u
IT Is further ordered bv tho Co,,,
m saaI a cory hereof be published IN Inc
heEico Weekly Ledger wnaLIa III
newspaper published In The EngIi.b
language at Mexico. Missorr; asJ s'Si
smIu'"osa SOM; N Audrain County, Mis-
tbc H.. tor Tour weeks successfully.
m .ne last insertion 70 be AT least AZ
yen s days before the commencemnnt on
=" u! Snn next term Of this Court
n.nIaS wines my hand and official seal
Cgone AZ Office in the CITY of Meyico
End, 1917. "'o'esaid' thls April
ra, =. F. ELLIOTT,
Ilerk Of the AuJral.. 60
lSeal) HSq.ah Cira county
" true copy from the record
At,e,,. +. F. ELLIOTT,
Bruton e. Hi. Clerk.
Plaintiffs. Tat ~