Mexico Missouri message., 1917-01-25
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.

County of Audrain, }
In the Circuit Court, March Term,
1917.
Thomas e. Daugherty,
Maggie d. Crow,
Lulu e. Oaks and
Fannie Maupin, t....... Plaintiffs
VS..
Laura Powell and
~. II. WdlheTs ..'s... DeIenQautS.
The State of Missouri to the above
nonresident defendant, G. H. Walker,
lGreeting:
You are hereby notified that on this
the gath day of January, 1917, comes
the plaintiff in the above entitled
lcause; before the undersigned Clerk
of the Circuit Court of Audrain
County, Missouri, and files in Vaca-
ton their petition and affidavit, set
Ting forth that the defendant C.. H.
Walker is a nonresident of the State
Iof Missouri, and cannot be served
with the ordinary process of law in
this State, 1t is therefore ordered by
me as Clerk aforesaid in vacation that
publication be made notifying you
the said nonresident defendant that
an action has been commenced
against you by petition by the plain
tiff's herein stating that they hold IT,
tie to and ar elm the possession of the
following described tract of real es-
tate situated in Audrain County, Mis-
souri, described as follows: The
North East fourth of the North West
fourth of the South East quarter of
Section IL, in Township 81, Range
G., West.
Plaintiffs say they and their prior
grantors have been in open adverse
and continuous possession of said
land and claiming title to same and
paying the taxes upon same for. the
last 33 years. And that the defend
ants nor any one claiming undsr
them have been in possession of said
land or claimed title to the same or
have paid any taxes on said land
during the last 33 years. And that
the title to said land emanated from
the government of the United States
to plaintiffs grantors in October,
1857.
Plaintiff states that one Mary ].
Walker owned said land from No
vember 25th, 1878, to January cath,
1888. That on said last named date
said Mary ]. Walker sold said land
with other land to one CorneliaA.
Daugherty and on said date executed
and delivered a warranty deed con-
veying said lands to said Cornelias
A. Daugherty which deed was record
ed in the recorders office of said
County, on February End, 1888, in
Ded Book 20 at page 1877. That by
mistake of the scrivner said deed by
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land and failed to describe said ten
acre tract ofSland and mistake con-
veyed the South West fourth instead
of the North East fourth of the North
West fourth of the South East Quar-
ter of said Section Eleven and that
said mistake in said description was
not discovered until recently.
Ppaintiff therefore prays for the
decree deyesting the title to said
tract of land out of said defendants
and in these plaintiffsand declaring
and adjudging that plaintiffs have the
title to said land by limitations under
the Statutes and laws of Missouri,
and to perfect, quiet, determine, de-
fine and adjudge and decree the til
tie to said tract of land in these
plaintiffs so that said defendants be
barred from claiming any title or
interest in said land and same be
perfected and quieted in these plain
tiffs and for such other orders,
judgments and DEGREES in the prem
ises as may be just and proper.
1t is further ordered that said I'M
known defendant be and appear, in
this Court on the first day of the
next regular term thereof to be be
gun and holden at the Court House
in the Cite of Mexico, County of
Audrain, State of Missouri, on the
5th day of March, 1917, and on or
before the first day of said term an
swer or otherwise plead to said petit
ton or in default thereof said petit
ton will be taken as adjudged as
aforesaid and Judgment by default
will be rendered against said de-
PENDANT.
1t is further ordered that a copy
hereof be published at least once a
week for four consecutive weeks in
the Mexico Missouri Message, a week.
ly newspaper duly printed in the
English language in Mexico, Mis-
souri,, and circulated in said Audrain
County, State of Missouri, and duly
designated by plaintiffs attorneys as
most likely to give notice to said
defendants, the last insertion to be
at least fifteen days before the COM
mencement of said term of Court.
Witness my hand and official seal.
Done at office in the City of Mexico,
County and State aforesaid, this
January oath, 1917.
(SEAL.) E. F. ELLIOTT,
Clerk of the Audrain County
Circuit Court.
4 true copy from the record.
Attest: e. F. ELLIOTT,
Clerk.
Fry & Fry, Attorneys for Plaintiff.
First insertion, January 20, 1917.