The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1918-12-13
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.
.TATE OE MISSOURI

Nuulliy M~l0SuuIl, AT Lexington, req I
ruary Term, 1919. In vacation Novem- r
Der Both, 1918. v
George F.. Smith and Robert +. O. J
Brien, Plaintiffs.
VS.. !
The Unknown Heirs of John Gam, de-
ceased, and The Unknown Heirs Of
Jonathan w. Shore, deceased,
Defendants
Now at this day come the plaintiffs
by their attorney and file their pc
tition verified by affidavit alleging a
mong other things that the defend
ants, the unknown heirs of the said
John Gam, deceased, and the un-
known heirs of the said Jonathan w.
Shore, deceased, are persons interest
ed in the subject matter of this pc
tition whose names and interests
plaintiff cannot insert herein because
they are unknown to him.
Wherefore it is ordered by the
clerk of said court in vacation as fol
lows: To the unknown heirs of the
said John Gam, deceased, and to the
unknown heirs of the said Jonathan ".
Shore, deceased, you are hereby mott
fed that the plaintiffs herein have
commenced a suit against you in this
court, the object and general nature
of which is to determine the interests
of plaintiffs and defendants in and
quiet the title in and to the following
described real estate, situated in La
fayette County, Missouri, to-wit: The
Northwest quarter of the Northwest
quarter, Section Thirty-hve, Town
ship Forty-eight, Range Twenty
nine; the petition alleges that the
plaintiffs are the owners in fee and
claim title to the aforesaid describ-
ed real estate since the year of 1897,
when said title emanated from the
United States Government, and that
the title to said real estate was in
said year by patent issued by the
United States Government vested in
the said John Gam, deceased, who
died without ever having conveyed
the same Of record and that on the
death of the said John Gam, the title
descended to and vested in the heirs
at law of the said John Gam, deceas-
ed; that in the year Of 1860, and prior
thereto the possession of the afore-
said described real estate was takeT
by Jonathan w. Shore on payment
Of the purchase money and under
claim of title thereto, and that The
said Jonathan w. Shore and thost
claiming under him, including thest
plaintiffs, have been in the actual
open, adverse, continuous, eXcfusiv,
and lawful possession of the afore
said described real estate for the las
sixty years and more, claiming it'll
thereto and paying taxes thereon
that the said Jonathan w. Shore ha
been dead many years, and that tn
names and interests of his heirs a
law are unknown to these plaintiffs
that the unknown heirs of the sal
John Gam, deceased, and the VI
known heirs of the said Jonathan v
Shore, deceased, are persons Interest
ed in the subject matter of this p'
tition, whose names and interest
plaintiffs cannot insert herein becauS
they are unknown to them, and tn;
the interests and claims of the VI
known heirs of said John Gam, decea
ed, and the unknown heirs of the sa
Jonathan w. Shore, deceased, are u
known to these plaintiffs and cam
be set forth in this petition and tn
the interests of the said unknov
heirs of the said John Gam, decea
ed, are so far as known to these plat
tifs, derived from the said John Gan
deceased, by reason of the patent !
sued to him by the Government
the year of 1887, and the interests
the unknown heirs of the said Jon
than w. Shore, deceased, are so f
as known to these plaintiffs, deriv
as heirs at law from the said Jon
than w Shore, deceased; that the u
known heirs of the said John Gar
deceased, and the unknown heirs
the said Jonathan w. Shore, deceast
derive or claim to derive their ii
and claims as consort, heirs, devise
donees, alienees or immediate, mes
or remote, voluntary or involunta
grantees of the said John Gam, {
ceased, and the said Jonathan
Shore, deceased; that the defendal
claim some title, interest and est
in and to said premises, the natl
and character of which is unkno
to the plaintiffs and cannot be descr
ed herein, except that said claims
prejudicial and adverse to tn,
plaintiffs; and plaintiffs pray
court to try, ascertain and determ
the estate, title and interest of
plaintiffs and defendants, herein.
spectively, in and to said real est
and to define and adjudge by its ju,
ment and decree the title, estate {
interest of the parties severally
and to the aforesaid described +
estate and to hear and finally Diet
mine any and all rights, claims and
terests. liens and demands whatso
err of the parties or any me of tn
concerning or affecting said real
tate, and that the court will award
and complete relief to the par
herein and to each and every one
them.
And that unless the defendants,
unknown heirs of the said John Ga
deceased, and the unknown heirs
the said Jonathan w. Shore, decea.
he and appear at this court at
next term thereof to be begun
holden at the court house in the {
of Lexington, in said County on
10th day of February, 1919, next,
on or before the first day of said :
answer or plead to plaintiffs petit
il said cause the same will be Ia
MS confessed and Judgment rend'
accordingly. 1t is further ord
that a COPY hereof be published