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

Morehead, died in 1889, leaving the
said Lucian Morehead, and Mary
Morehead, her children, and other
unknown persons her only heirs at
law, that the said Lucian Morehead
and Mary Morehead, have since died
leaving unknown persons as their
heirs at law, Plaintiffs further state
that the said Margaret E Morehead,
under the name of M. E. Morehead,
by her deed dated January the
goth, 1877, and recorded in the office
of the Recorder Of Deed of Lafayette
County, Missouri in book 25 at page
SOP conveyed said land to one Bridget
Summers, under whom plaintiffs claim
title, Plaintiffs further state that at
the date of said deed, that Philip G.
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 years 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 said de-
PENDANTS are adverse and %prejudicial
to the title and interest Of plaintiffs,
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, plaintiffs
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 af-
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.
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
, of trying, determining, settling, and
%uuieting 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 ssaid
: 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,
T to be begun and holden at the Court
. House in the City of Lexington, in
. said County of Lafayette on the
4 18th day of February 1917, and on OF
!; before the first day of said term
!, answer or plead to the petition ir
said cause the same will be taken as
confessed and Judgment will be rem.
dered accordingly
And it is further ordered that
! 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
4 a week the last assertion to be a
least fifteen days before the first da.
o of said next February 1917 term o
e said Court.
% ". T. TUTT,
- Circuit Clerk.
~ By ] w. SYDNOR,
,f Deputy.
A true copy from the Record.
w Witness my hand and seal Of tn
Circuit Court of Lafayette County
d Missouri this 18th day of December
te 1916.
u (Seal) w. T. TUT,
~ Circuit Clerk.
st By J w. SYDNOR,
Deputy.
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