The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-04-13
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.

CAND6AN vi DLlCA
STATE OF MISSOURI,
County of Lafayette-ss.
In the Circuit Court of Lafavett,
County, Missouri, at Lexington, Jun,
Term, 1917.
Jesse L. Groves, Plaintiff
VS.. No. GIL
The unknown heirs, devisees OF gran.
tees Of James Bounds, deceased: Sin.
drilla Gudgel, Philena Bounds. ODE.
diah Bounds, and Benjamin Bounds.
if living, if not their unknown heirs
d~evisees, alienees and Immediate
mesne, remote, voluntary and invol-
untary grantees and assigns; the IN
known heirs, d~evisees, alienees. or as
signs of Benedict Thomas. deceased
Defendants.
IN VACATION, APRIL End. 1917
Now at this day comes the plain
tiff herein by his attorney, H. C. Wal
lace, and files his petition and afida-
Wit, alleging that plaintiff is the ow-
ner in fee simple title and claims that
interest and title to the following de-
scribed real estate, situated in the
County of Lafayette in the State of
Missouri, towit; A tract of land de-
scribed as follows: Beginning at the
north east corner of the NWA sec
ton 80 township 81 range 81, and
thence south with the east
line of said quarter section to a point
where the east line of said quarter
section is intersected by a line run
ming east and west through and with
the middle of South Street in Estill
Heights, as said Street formerly
crossed the Eh of said quarter sec
lion, thence west with the middle Of
said South Street to a point in said
of said South Street 500 feet
East of west line of said Eh NWH
If said section 35, thence north par
lllel with said west line of said Eh
If said quarter section to a point in
he north line of said quarter sec
ion 500 feet East of NV corner
If ER NWA said section 35
hence east to the place of
beginning, containing 20 acres of land
more or less, except all coal under
ying the same and all right and priv
heretofore granted for the
and removal Of said coal. Ref
,rence is here made to the plat of
Gstill Heights, recorded in the office
# the Recorder of Deeds Of said La
County for the location of
aid South Street in said Estill
Heights.
Plaintiff states that the legal and
quitable title to the above described
cal estate emanatd from the gov
.rnment more than ten years before
he filing of this petition, and that
aid real estate now is and has been
or more than thirty-one years in
he lawful possession of this plain
if and those under whom he claims
tile, and who has during all this time
zen in actual, open, ~notorius, adverse
nd peaceable possession of the same
laiming title thereto.
That plaintiff also has title to said
estate by and through mesne con-
eyances conveying to him the title
o said property, that said real es-
ate has not been in the possession
f said defendants, or either of them,
r any person claiming or who might
lain the title, or through whom de-
endants or either Of them might
lain for more than thirty-one years,
or have defendants, or either of
hem or any n claiming title
through or under them paid any tax
s on said real estate during all of
aid thirty-one years, except this
laintiff and those under whom he
laims title who have paid the taxes
n said real estate for over thirty
ne years; that the apparent title
r claim of defendants herein and
0 said real estate is on account of
he title of the ancestors of said de-
endants, viz: James Bounds, Jr., de-
eased, who derived his title by pat
mt from United States government,
uly 5, 1926, which title said ances-
or failed to convey by any proper
onveyance, and which apparent IL
or claim of defendants is prejudi-
ial to the plaintiff and the apparent
tile or claims of defendants herein
he unknown heirs, devices, alienees,
T assignees of Benedict Thomas, de-
eased, to said real estate, is on ac-
cunt of a mortgage given by Isaac
Jbanslor to Benedict Themes, of date
10, 1865, of record in Book
, page 1858, Recorders office, Lafay-
tie County, Mo-, to secure a note Of
anne date for the sum of fifteen hun
red dollars, which said mortgage re-
Mains unsatisied of record, although
he same has long since been paid.
Plaintiff states that he cannot insert
James of defendants herein because
he same r unknown to him. Where
ore by reason of the premises the
plaintiff prays the court to try, as
.ertain and determine the estate, IT,
lie and interest of the plaintiff and
defendants herein, respectively in and
the real estate aforesaid, and to
lefine and adjudge by it's judgment
md decree the title or estate and in
crest of plaintiff and defendants
herein severally in and to the afore-
laid premises and that the court will
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