The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1918-04-05

In the Circuit Court of Lafayett,
County, Missouri, June term, 1918, a
Lexington. In vacation, March 18th
1918.
Louis Frerking Plaintiff
VS..
The Unknown %consorts, heirs. deyi
sees, donees, a~lienees, and Immediate
mesne or remote, voluntary or invol
untary grantees of Anselem Har
grave, deceased Defendant,
Now at this day comes the Plain.
i'll herein by his attorney, Thomas
A. Walker, and files his petition. du.
y verified by the affidavit Of plaintiff
alleging that the places Of ~residenc,
OF the defendants are unknown t,
plaintiff and hat they a not be serv
ed with the ordinary process of Law
as provided by the Statutes:
Plaintiff further states that he i,
the owner and in the lawful possess.
ion of the following described rea.
estate situated in Lafayette County
Missouri, to-wit; Thirty acres off Of
the west side Of the North west quar-.
ter OF the south west quarter Of sec.
ton nineteen, township forty-eight
range twenty-four.
That the plaintiff and those unde,
whom he claims title to said land
have been in the open, notorious. CON
tlnuous, adverse, interrupted, ouiet
peaceable and exclusive possession az
said land, claiming title thereto. and
ownership thereof and paying taxes
thereon for more than thirtv-one
years consecutively next before the
ming OF this petition and the insti-
tuition OF this suit, and that none of
the defendants, o any person under
whom they claim or might claim title
thereto have been in possession Of
said land or paid any taxes thereon
within thirty-one years next before
the ming Of this petition, nor has any
Oh the defendants or any person un-
der whom they claim or might claim
title thereto brought any action to re-
cover said land or enforce any claims
or interest in or to the same within
one year after the expiration of
years after the right to bring
such action accrued. Plaintiff states
tnat the title to said real estate. both
legal and equitable emanated from
United States Government more
than t~hirty-one years next before the
ming CT this suit and that the title
TO the same has vested in plaintiff
and those under whom he claims title
BY limitations in accordance with the
provisions of the Statute Law Of the
state OF Missouri, and particularly
under and by virtue Of section 1854
Of the Revised Statutes Of Missouri
the year 1909.
Plaintiff states that there are or
that he verify believes there are per-
sons interested in or who claim to be
interested in the subject matter Of
this suit, whose names he can not in
sert herein because they are unknown.
10 him and whom he can not furiher
describe than as the unknown con,
sorts, heirs, devisees, donees, ~alienees
md immediate, mesne or remote VOL
intary or involuntary grantees Of
Anselem Hargrave, deceased. and
NhlShi uHhnoWn ~c0ns0rts, heirs, do
ices, d~eyisees, alienees, and immedi-
lte, menses Or remote. voluntary ar
Involuntary grantees Of said Anselem
dargraye, deceased, derive or claim
o derive title to said land or michi
to have some interest in ss;S
and through a warranty deed from
William Harrington and wife 70 ss;d
Anseiem Hargrave, Of date Auonsl
Ind, 1870, and found Of record Il
5ook 70" at Page 702. Recoydn
lf1ce for Lafayette County Missour;
ND plaintiff states that said aren,
en- hargrave died many yeaf 400
yltnout ever having conveyed
snd and he can not state lust what
lgnt, title or interest said unknnssn
'arties claim or might claim. bnf
Whatever right tite or interest," thev
or make TO said premises
erse ana jpreiudicial to the intersss
! plaintiff IN said land.
Plaintiff states that this peti.,oc
ontains as full, correct and comnist"
scital and description Of the tIpims
l defendants and how snch ci-;m