The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-01-05

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involuntary grantees of Robert Camp
bell, deceased, claim to derive their
title or interest by reason of q Sher-
ifs deed to said Robert Campbell,
dated June 10th, 1864, and recorded in
Book 30" No l at page 189 and by a
deed of Trust dated February goth,
1868, and recorded in Book 20" at
Page IL wherein the said Robert
Campbell is the beneficiary, plaintiffs
! allege that the note referred to in
said deed of Trust for $1765.00 in
favor of said Robert Campbell has
long since been paid and barred by
the Statutes of limitations.
That said deed and deed of Trust
are recorded in the Office of the Re-
corder of Deeds for Lafayette County,
Missouri, in the books and at the
pages mentioned above.
That the unknown assignees of
John Hagerty claim to derive their in
terest by reason of a deed Of Trust
dated February 21st, 1885 and record
ed in Book 60, Page 1896 in the office
of the Recorder of deed for Lafayette
County, Missouri, wherein said John
Hagerty is the beneficiary, plaintiffs
allege that the note the Elm referred
to for $4,000 has cong since been
paid, by the maker thereof, John De-
vine, and delivered to the maker.
Plaintiffs further state that Jurgen
VOTERS and Claus VOTERS at one
time owned said land as tenants in
common, that Jurgen Wolters by an
incorrect description conveyed his in
terest in a part of said land to Claus
VOTERS, and conveyed the other part
by an description to one
Henry Cordes. That the said Jurgen
Wolters died about 80 years ago
leaving as his only heirs at law, Claus
VOTERS, Henry VOTERS, Katie Koop-
man, Mary Meinecke, and Meta Cor
des, his children.
That Mary Meinecke, died several
years ago intestate, leaving as her
only heirs at law, VIM. Meinecke
Emma Alderman, Mary Mahnken, and
Martha Ahrens, her children, and that
Meta Cordes died several years age
leaving as her only heirs at law hel
b, children, Geo. Cordes, John H. Cor.
des, Martha Holster, Anna Eckhoff
} Herman W. Cordes and Henry H
Cordes.
That all of said parties, except
Henry VOTERS, Herman w. Cordel
and Anna Eckhoff, have conveyed
, their interest to Plaintiffs,
= Plaintiffs state that they and thos,
, under whom they claim, have been il
the open, notorious, exclusive, contin
! uous, adverse, quiet and peaceabl
possession of said real estate TO
more than 35 years, paying take
] thereon and claiming title thereto.
n Plaintiffs state that the defendant
: and each of them, claim and asser
r title to the aforesaid real estate, an
G that the claims of said defendant
: are adverse and prejudicial to tn
Z title and interest of plaintiffs in an
4 to said real estate.
- Plaintiffs further state that thi
l. petition contains, as full, correct an
~ complete a recital and description {
the claims of said defendants an
how such claims are derived as tn
same are known to Plaintiffs.
Plaintiffs state that the place {
Y. residence of all the unknown defend
anus, are uIlhllUWu W bllCAn, dlu Ine
the said unknown defendants can M
= be served with the ordinary process
of law as required by the Statute
=, and pray for an order of publicatio
i; against them.
al Therefore by reason of the prem
&c Uses, plaintiffs pray the Court to II
e and ascertain and determine the e
u u tate, title and interests of plaintiff
~ and defendants herein respectivel
~ in and to said real estate and to d
fine, and adjudge by it's Judgment az
{ q decree the title, estate and interest
VI the parties severally in and to sa
Gu real estate and the plaintiffs pray Il
Court to hear and finally determin
IIh any and all rights, claims and inte
" IL ests, liens and demands of the pa
De ties or of any one of them, concer
ing or affecting said real estate a
that the court will award full a.
complete relief, whether legal
equitable to the several parties a
to each Of them, according to t
Statutes in such cases made a
provided and for all other and fl
Their relief.
=. IL 10 IlGIelOIc OIutIGu ny I
tie Clerk of the Circuit Court of Lafa
on, cite County, Missouri, in vacatiC
-. that the said unknown defendants
notified that the plaintiffs have CO
an, menced a suit against them in S;
circuit court for the purpose Of II
ing, determining, settling and qui
oil, ing the title to the above descrik
real estate, and by which said S
WI plaintiffs seek to forever bar a
ne preclude the said defendants and es
or of them from setting up or claim.
'ert any estate in and to said real est
adversely to the plaintiffs and that
less said defendants be and app
nd before this court and on the first d
of the next term thereof, to be bel
aim and holden at the Court House in
1eir City of Lexington, in said County
avit Lafayette, on the 18th day of Feb
rent airy 1917, and on or before the (
her day Of said term, answer or plead
'nce the petition in said cause the So
I'M will be taken as confessed and iu
not ment will be rendered accordingly
cess And it is further ordered tina
ties, copy hereof be published accord
eng to law in the Lexington Intelligen
a newspaper published in said Coz
the Of Lafayette, for four weeks succ
and lively, published at least once a W
1bed the last insertion to be at least
Mis- teen days before the first day Of
next February 1917 term of