The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-01-12

Morehead. died in 1889, leaving the
said I.ucian Morehead, and MARY
Morehead, her children, n otneI
unknown persons her only heirs az
law. that the said Lucian Moreheao
and Mary Morehead, have since cled
leaving unknown persons as unelr
heirs at law, Plaintiffs further a
That the said Margaret = Morehead,'
under the name of M. E.. Morehead'
hv her deed dated January the
Goth. 1877, and recorded in the once
Of the Recorder Of Deed of Lafayette
County. Missouri in book 20 at page
502 conveyed said land to one Bridget
summers. under whom plaintiffs claim
title, Plaintiffs further state that az
the date of said deed, that Pnlnp Y.
Morehead, the husband OF SAID Mar
garet E. Morehead, was dead.
Plaintiffs state that they and
those under whom they claim have
been in the open, notorious, exclusive,
continuous. adverse, quiet and peace
able possession of said land for more
than 35 a claiming title there
to. and paying taxes thereon.
Plaintiffs state that the defendants
and each of them claim and assert
title. to the aforesaid described real
estate, and that the claims OF sad de,
PENDANTS are adverse and preJudiclal
to the title and interest OF plaintlffs,
in and to said real estate.
Plaintiffs further state that this
petition contains as full, correct and
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, plalntlffs
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
its Judgment and decree the title, es-
tate and interest Of the parties sever
ally 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
any one of them concerning or at
fecting said Real property, and that
the Court will award full and COM
plete relief whether legal or equit-
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.
II 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
of trying, determining, settling, and
auieting 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
and appear before this Court and on
the first day Of the next term thereof,
to be begun and holden at the Court
House in the City of Lexington, in
said County of Lafayette on the
18th day Of February 1917, and on OF
before the first day of said term
answer or plead to the petition il
said cause the same will be taken as
confessed and Judgment will be rem.
dered accordingly
And it is further ordered that 6
Copy hereof be published according
to law in The Lexington Intelligen.
Ger, a newspaper published in sale
County of Lafayette, for four weeks
successfully, published at least once
a week the last insertion to be a
least fifteen days before the first da!
Of said next February 1917 term o
said Court.
W. T. TUT,
Circuit Clerk.
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