The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1918-12-20

ruaIN Term, 1919. In vacation No
vember 20th, 1918.
Henry Swanson Plaintiff
VS..
The Unknown Heirs of James Drum
mond, deceased Defendants
Now at this day comes the plaintiff
by his attorney and files his petition
verified by affidavit alleging among
other things that defendants, the un-
known heirs Of the said James Drum
mond, deceased, are persons interest
ed i'm the subject matter of this peti-
ton whose names and interests plain
tiff cannot insert herein because they
gre unknown to him.
Wherefore it is ordered by the clerk
Of said court in vacation as follows:
To the unknown heirs of the said
James Drummond, deceased: You are
hereby notified that the plaintiff has
commenced a suit against you in this
court, the object and general nature
OF which is to determine the interests
of plaintiff and defendants in and to
quit the title in and to the following
described real estate situate in Lafay-
cite County Missouri, to-wit: The
East half of the Southeast quarter
of Section Twenty-three, Township
Fifty-one, Range Twenty-seven; the
petition alleges that the plaintiff is
the owner in fee and claims title to
the aforesaid described real estate
since the year Of 1882; that said land
emanated from the United States
Government in the year of 1925, and
that the title to said real estate was
in the year Of 1925 vested in one
James Drummond, deceased, who died
many years ago without ever having
conveyed the same Of record and that
on the death of the said James Drum
mond. the title descended to and vest
ed m the heirs at law and devisees
OF the said James Drummond, deceas-
ed; that in the year of 1882 and pri-
or thereto the possession of the afore+
said described real estate was taken
by one Alfred A. Coates on payment
of the purchase money for said land
and under claim of title thereto. and
that the said Alfred A. Coats and
those claiming under him, including
this plaintiff, have been in the actu-
al, open, adverse, continuous, exclu-
slye and lawful possession of the
aforesaid described real estate for the
last 80 years and more, claiming title
thereto and paying taxes thereon;
that the unknown heirs of the said
James Drummond, deceased, are per-
sons Interested in the subject matter
OF this petition, whose names and in
terests plaintiff cannot insert herein
because they are unknown to him and
that the interest and claims of the
unknown heirs of the said James
Drummond, deceased, are unknown to
this plaintiff and cannot be set forth
i'm this petition, and that the interests
CT said unknown heirs of the said
James Drummond, deceased, are
50 FAR as known to this plain
utf derived from the said James
Drummcnd, deceased by reason
OF the patent issued to him by the
United States Government in the wear
1928; that the unknown heirs of the
sand James Drummond, deceased. de-
rive or claim to derive their title and
CLAIMS as conSOrt, heirs, devisees. do
nees, ]alienees on immediate. mesne or
remote, voluntary or involuntary
grantees of said James Drummond, .
deceased; that the defendants claim
some title, interest or estate in and to
said premises, the nature and chara-
of which is unknown to this
plaintiff and cannot be described here
m, except that said claims are pref
and adverse to this plaintiff;
'nd plaintiff prayS the court to trv,
ascertain and determine the estate.
.IlIe and interest of plaintiff and de-
.endantS herein, respectively, in and
said real estate, and to define and
lcludge by its Judgment and decree
The title, interest and estate of the
severally, in and to the afore-
said described real estate and to hear
finally determine any and all
claims and interests, liens and
demands, whatsoever, of the parties,
any one of them, concerning or
affecting said real estate, and that
court win award full and complete
Ieliet to the parties herein and to
each and every one Of them.
And that unless the defendants.
The unknown heirs of the said James
Drummond, deceased, be and appear
't this court at the next term there
of to be begun and holden at the court
house in the City of Lexington in
sand County on the 10th day of Feb
.uary, 1919, next, and on or before
first day Of said term answer or
plead to plaintiffs petition in said
cause the same will be taken as con
Iessed and judgment rendered ac-
,ordlngly. 1t is further ordered that
% copy hereof be published according
TO law no the Lexington Intelligencer.
% newspaper published in said County
Of Lafayette, for four weeks success
lvelv, published at least once a week
last insertion to be at least ff-
days before the first day of said
next February term, 1919, of this
court.
w. T. TUTT.
Clerk of the Circuit Court of Lafav-
cite County, Missouri.
\ true copy from the record.
Witness my hand and seal of the
Circuit Court Of Lafayette County.
Missouri, this Both day of November.
1918.
w. T. TUT,
Clerk of the Circuit Court of Lafay-
cite County, Missouri.
Charles Lyons,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
Dec. 6, 1918,
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