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

tiffs knowledge extend, is as follows:
The unknown c~onsorts, heirs, devil
sees, alienees, assignees or imme-
date. mesne, or remote, voluntary or
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 20" No / at page 1879 and by a
deed of Trust dated February 10th,
1868, and recorded in Book 20" at
Page II 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 therein referred
to for $4,000 has long since been
paid, by the maker thereof, John De-
vine, and delivered to the maker.
Plaintiffs further state that Jurgen
VOTERS and Claus Wolters 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 erroneous description to one
Henry Cordes. That the said Jurgen
VOTERS 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 ago
leaving as her only heirs at law her
children, Geo. Cordes, John H. Cor
des, Martha Holster, Anna Eckhoff,
Herman w. Cordes and Henry b.
Cordes.
That all of said parties, except
Henry VOTERS, Herman w. Cordes
onI Au.o EoI,hnG houa ooDvyoyaJ
their interest to Plaintiffs.
Plaintiffs state that they and those
under whom they claim, have been in
the open, notorious, exclusive, contin-
uous, adverse, quiet and peaceable
possession of said real estate for
more than SO years, paying taxes
thereon and claiming title thereto.
Plaintiffs state that the defendants
and each of them, claim and assert
title to the aforesaid real estate, and
that the claims of said defendants
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.
Plaintiffs state that the place of
residence of all the unknown defend
ants, are unknown to them, and that
the said unknown defendants can not
be served with the ordinary process
of law as required by the Statutes,
and pray for an order Of publication
against them.
Therefore by reason of the prem
Uses, plaintiffs pray the Court to try
and ascertain and determine the es-
tate, title and interests Of plaintiffs,
and defendants herein respectively,
in and to said real estate and to de-
fine, and adjudge by its Judgment and
decree the title, estate and interest o.
the parties ~severally in and to sale
real estate and the plaintiffs pray the
Court to hear and finally determine
any and all rights, claims and inter
ests, liens and demands Of the par
ties or of any one of them, concern
ing or affecting said real estate an,
that the court will award full an
complete relief, whether legal o
equitable to the several parties an
to each of them, according to tn
Statutes in such cases made an
provided and for all other and fun
Their relief.
1t is therefore ordered by tn
Clerk of the Circuit Court of Lafa!
J, cite County, Missouri, in vacation
that the said unknown defendants
notified that the plaintiffs have con
menced a suit against them in sa.
circuit court for the purpose of. tr,
ing, determining, settling and quie
ing the title to the above describ,
!. real estate, and by which said su
/ plaintiffs seek to forever, bar al
= preclude the said defendants and ca
u of them from setting up or claimil
any estate in and to said real ests
adversely to the plaintiffs and that u
n less said defendants be and appe
before this court and on the first d;
Of the next term thereof, to be beg
and holden at the Court House in I
ir City Of Lexington, in said County
ne Lafayette, on the 18th day Of Feb
mt airy 1917, and on or before the Fl
er day Of said term, answer or plead
ce the petition in said cause the sa
M viii be taken as confessed and juI
lot ment will be rendered accordingly
'ss And il is further ordered that
es, copy hereof be published accord
ng to law in the Lexington Intelligen,
/, a newspaper published in said Cou
he Of Lafayette, for four weeks succ,
md lively, published at least once a W,
1sed the last insertion to be at least